Paris Saint-Germain host Monaco at the Parc des Princes on Matchday eighteen of Ligue 1. The hosts are sitting at the top of the table with forty-two points from seventeen matches while the visitors are seventh with twenty-six points from their seventeen fixtures so far. Paris Saint-Germain come into the game with a 4-1 win at home over Club Brugge in the Champions League. Their last Ligue 1 game ended in a 1-1 draw with Lens in an away fixture. Paris Saint-Germain might not have looked as prominent as they would have liked to after the arrival of Lionel Messi to the team, Mauricio Pochettino’s men have done enough to stay at the top of French football. They have had over 2.5 goals in seven out of their last nine fixtures and also have just one clean sheet in their last nine matches.
Monaco come into the game with a 1-1 draw on the road with Sturm Graz in the Europa League. They beat Metz with a formidable 4-0 scoreline at home in Ligue 1 before travelling to Paris. Monaco also have had over 2.5 goals in four out of their last nine matches and have just one clean sheet in their last six fixtures. It is also to be noted that six out of the last eight meetings between the two sides have had over 2.5 goals.
Monaco have recovered from a shaky start to the season and are on an unbeaten run. They have been scoring loads of goals just like Paris Saint-Germain making the game a very even contest. We are going for over 2.5 goals in this fixture.