Nice v PSG Betting Tips [20 September 2020]

Nice will look to take advantage of the poor start that Paris Saint-Germain have had to their Ligue 1 2020-21 season when they host the defending Champions in round four at the Allianz Riviera. Nice are 7th in the standings with six points from three matches, while PSG are 15th in the table with three points.

Nice started the season with two straight wins – a 2-1 win over Lens followed by a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. However, they were brought crashing down with a 3-1 loss at Montpellier, halting their winning start to the season. Recent home form has been impressive for Lens, who have lost just one of their last 11 Ligue 1 home fixtures. This sequence saw them win seven and draw three matches. That included the only home win for Nice so far this season and most of these games were full of goals. Eight of Nice’s last nine Ligue 1 home matches have produced over 2.5 goals, which could be the case here.

It is unreal for PSG to start a fixture just three points above the relegation zone. With a depleted squad, the Champions started the season disastrously losing two matches in a row. The 1-0 losses to Lens and Marseille showed that PSG are going to find it difficult without their superstars. However, PSG did show determination in getting back to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Metz in the latest round. An injury-time winner from Julian Draxler got PSG back into the reckoning, who are likely to get Kylian Mbappe fit for this match. PSG will hope that this will spur them to action and improve their away record. PSG have lost just once in their last eight Ligue 1 away matches, winning six and drawing once.

Nice had a better start than PSG, but expecting them to continue their run could be a bit too far-fetched. PSG looked stubborn and determined for a win in their previous match. With Mbappe a real chance to be involved in some capacity for this match, the visitors look primed to get another win. We are backing the visitors to win this game. Each of PSG’s last six Ligue 1 away wins saw them score at least 2 goals and repeating that trick would be huge for their return to redemption. Backing the match on the goals market could be on the cards as well.