PSG face off with Reims within the ultimate of this season’s Coupe de France within the Stade de France this Saturday.
PSG shall be trying to not solely defend their Coupe de France title, but additionally take the following step in successful a singular treble of trophies this season. Reims, in the meantime, will hope to spring a significant upset in what has been a disastrous marketing campaign for them.
So who will come out on prime this weekend?
PSG vs Reims Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Weirdly sufficient, regardless of PSG’s general dominance over their home rivals in latest seasons, Reims have an honest file towards them. They have not crushed them in any of their final six conferences, however they’ve held PSG to a attract 5 of them, together with twice this season.
- Final weekend noticed PSG finish their Ligue 1 marketing campaign with a flourish, as they comfortably brushed apart Auxerre 3-1. The win was their twenty sixth of the season, a powerful file by anybody’s requirements.
- Reims fell 2-1 to Lille final weekend, however have been wanting all however secure till a last-gasp penalty gave Le Havre a win over Strasbourg – a end result which pushed Reims right into a relegation play-off towards Metz. The primary leg of that play-off occurred on Wednesday and resulted in a 1-1 draw, leaving Reims’ top-flight standing hanging by a thread.
- Curiously, this would be the first time PSG have confronted a Ligue 1 crew within the Coupe de France for the reason that Spherical of 64 in late December. Since then, they’ve crushed lower-level opponents Espaly, Le Mans, Stade Briochin and Dunkerque.
- Reims have had a barely trickier path to the ultimate. Whereas they’ve crushed a few lower-level opponents – together with fourth-tier Cannes within the semi-finals – in addition they eradicated Ligue 1 high-flyers Monaco after a penalty shoot-out within the Spherical of 32.
PSG vs Reims Prediction
Regardless of Reims having a comparatively good file towards PSG in recent times, it is nonetheless laborious to see them having any success right here.
Merely put, their squad simply is not near the identical stage as PSG’s, and whereas there might be an argument that Luis Enrique’s males can have one eye on the upcoming Champions League ultimate, the identical might be stated for Reims and the second leg of their relegation play-off, which comes earlier than that European ultimate.
With that thought of, the most certainly end result here’s a one-sided win for PSG.
Prediction: PSG 3-1 Reims
PSG vs Reims Betting Suggestions
Tip 1: Outcome – PSG to win.
Tip 2: Each groups to attain – Sure (Either side have scored in 4 of PSG’s final six conferences with Reims).
Tip 3: PSG to attain not less than two objectives – Sure (PSG have scored not less than two objectives of their final 4 Coupe de France video games).
Edited by Scott M Newman