Liverpool vs PSG Match

UEFA CL 2018-19 – Liverpool vs PSG Match Preview

It’s safe to say that this is the most anticipated game of the season! Two teams with unbelievable attacking talent clash. It’s Liverpool against PSG at Anfield. A match that features two world class front threes. Mane Firmino Salah vs Neymar Mbappe and Cavani! Liverpool are looking to kick start their UCL campaign with a win after winning all 5 BPL games to start meanwhile PSG are also holding a 100% domestic league record and will look to snatch a massive win against the UCL runners up! This shapes up to be a cracking game.

Key Facts

Liverpool are perfect so far in the league with 5 Wins from 5 Games. They hold the best defensive record with only 2 conceded goals and Allison has kept 3 clean sheets.

Sadio Mane is Liverpool’s current top scorer with 4. Salah and Firmino have 2 each. Their front 3 have already scored 8 goals combined!

Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 straight home games in all competitions. Last loss to West Brom in the FA Cup last season. They’ve won 9 and drew 3 since and scored 33 goals in that run.

Liverpool played two top tier European sides in UCL last season and smashed them both beating Man City 3-0 and Roma 5-2, they also drew 2-2 with Sevilla but we don’t consider Sevilla up there.

PSG are also destroying their domestic league. 5 Games played 5 wins and are top of the league

PSG have scored 17 goals in 5 league games. Mbappe (4), Neymar (4) and Cavani (3) have scored a combined of 11 goals already. They’ve also got 4 combined assists.

Mbappe, Neymar and Cavani aren’t the only PSG attacking players who are clicking. Di Maria is also In fantastic form as he leads the team in assists with 3. Also has 2 goals.

PSG are unbeaten in 10 straight away games. Last loss came to Real Madrid

PSG lost both of their big away games in Europe last season. 3-1 to Bayern and 3-1 to Real Madrid.

Team News

Liverpool: Dejan Lovren is still out for Liverpool, therefore Joe Gomez should continue to take up his starting spot at CB. There is one bit of bad news for Liverpool as Firmino could potentially miss out due to an eye injury he suffered against Spurs. Although it was determined that the injury won’t be long lasting, it’s still only been 3 days since the game and it may be too early for him to play again. Worse case scenario, we could see Daniel Sturridge or someone else fill in for Firmino. Otherwise there’s nothing to report regarding Liverpool’s team. Klopp always used a 4-3-3 this season and will continue to do so. Keita got back in the squad over Henderson during the weekend. It’s up to Klopp whether he wants to change up the midfield although it seems unlikely given the form that Wijnaldum, Keita and Milner are showing.

PSG: We saw a rotated PSG side against St Etienne but they still won 4-0. Mbappe and Neymar were both out for that game with Mbappe suspended and Neymar rested. Now both will slot back into the line-up alongside Cavani up front who featured during the weekend and scored. Verratti has returned into the side during the weekend but could be benched for Marquinhos whose been occupying the CDM position recently and given Liverpool’s attack we can expect Tuchel to go with a safer approach. PSG don’t have any serious injuries to report really. It’s a full strength in form side. This is going to be their first REAL test of the season.

Betting Tips and Predictions

Let’s be honest, everyone thinks this game will have a goal fest and so do we. The attacking talent on the pitch is simply ridiculous and even with solid defences this will be tough for both sides to hold off the other. Salah Mane Firmino(?) Mbappe Cavani and Neymar. Just look at these names! Liverpool’s backline has shown solid defending this season but they have not come up against anyone on the level of PSG. Tottenham was the toughest but Spurs were injury riddled and still got one goal. PSG themselves are not defending that well to be fair, only 2 clean sheets allowed teams like Nimes, Angers and Guingamp get a goal or two against them so coming up against Liverpool there’s a definite possibility that they could concede a few. Last season PSG had high scoring games against Europe’s elites in Bayern and Madrid, Liverpool did too against City Roma and Real Madrid therefore we can only see an overish game. Over 3.5 at 2.15 is our pick. We expect a 2-2 draw. A draw at 3.65 is definitely worth the look too.

Match Odds (TonyBet)

Liverpool Win – 2.25

Draw – 3.65

PSG Win – 2.95

KICK OFF – 18th September 2018 – 8pm UK Time