Paris Saint Germain

2nd · Ligue 1 · 14 points · Matches played: 7

Level on points with Lyon · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-0.9 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed +2.4 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number.
89.5-0.9
World Rank 5th Global, by Elo
Ligue 1 Rank 1st L90 Strength

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Our take

A top side, and in form.

Paris Saint Germain have the best attack and the best defence in Ligue 1. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, their points total is close to our pre-match expectations. The toughest of the next 5 matches is the visit of Barcelona.

They dominate the ball, with 68% possession, 1st in the league, and turn it into 21 shots a game. They allow very few chances (11 shots a game against). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Title 98% · Top 4 >99%Likely 1st · 81 projected points
  • Next 5: about 11 of 15 points Toughest vs Barcelona · , 29% to win
  • 2 out, none key2% of squad weight missing
  • 14 pts vs 15.1 expected-1.1 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Paris Saint Germain. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
UEFA Champions League · League phaseView table →
Position
1st/ 36
Points
63.00 PPG
Played
2
League gap
0pts ahead of 2nd
100.0%Win %
Wins2
Draws0
Losses0

Expected metrics · 1 of 2 matches covered

Goals For
105.00 / game
xG 1.89 2.11 more goals than expected. vs 4 goals
Goals Against
31.50 / game
xGA 2.53 0.53 fewer conceded than expected. vs 2 conceded
Goal Difference
+7+3.50 / game
xGD -0.64 Goal difference is 2.64 higher than expected. vs +2 GD
Clean Sheets
00% of games

League phase standings

UEFA Champions League · 2026-2027

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Full UEFA Champions League table, Paris Saint Germain highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Paris Saint Germain 90 2200 +7 6
2▲ Aston Villa 84 2200 +7 6
3– Barcelona 93 2200 +7 6
4▲ VfB Stuttgart 68 2200 +5 6
5▲ Liverpool 84 2200 +4 6
6– Sporting CP 84 2200 +4 6
7▲ Arsenal 94 2200 +4 6
8▲ Real Betis 72 2200 +2 6
9▲ Real Madrid 89 2200 +2 6
10▼ Bayern München 94 2110 +5 4
11▲ Shakhtar Donetsk 58 2110 +2 4
12▼ Como 67 2101 +2 3
13▼ Manchester United 79 2101 +2 3
14▲ Villarreal 67 2101 +1 3
15▲ Atletico Madrid 81 2101 +1 3
16▲ Club Brugge KV 76 2101 +0 3
17▼ Manchester City 91 2101 +0 3
18▼ Borussia Dortmund 81 2101 +0 3
19▼ Lens 58 2101 -1 3
20▼ AEK Athens FC 53 2101 -1 3
21▲ RB Leipzig 68 2101 -2 3
22▲ Sabah FA 26 2101 -2 3
23▲ Feyenoord 61 2101 -3 3
24▲ Bodo/Glimt 60 2101 -4 3
25▼ AS Roma 74 2011 -1 1
26▼ PSV Eindhoven 74 2011 -1 1
27▲ Viking 16 2011 -2 1
28▼ Fenerbahce 64 2011 -6 1
29▼ Inter 84 2002 -2 0
30▲ FC Porto 80 2002 -3 0
31▼ Slavia Praha 40 2002 -3 0
32▼ Napoli 63 2002 -3 0
33▼ Lask Linz 39 2002 -4 0
34▼ Lille 56 2002 -4 0
35▼ Galatasaray 64 2002 -5 0
36▼ Slovan Bratislava 20 2002 -8 0

36 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchday.

League position over time

Position by matchday

Higher is better. One point per matchday; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Paris Saint Germain league position by matchweek
MDResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
110 Sep 2026131
214 Oct 2026162

Squad 28 players · this season, all competitions · 2 out

Top scorer
Ferran Torres7 goals
Most assists
M. Dembélé5 assists
Best rated
M. Dembélé7.54 avg rating
Most minutes
M. Safonov810 min
Key to the model
VitinhaCore · weight 2.46

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the game with Barcelona: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Ligue 1 · 18 clubs

L90 Strength1st of 18
90 Elo 1968 · World #5
Current Strength
89 With absences before 20 Oct: -3 Elo
Attack1st of 18
91 Scores 2.70 per match against an average top-five side
Defence1st of 18
83 Concedes 1.06 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Lyon: attack 55, defence 56, L90 Strength 60 Paris Saint Germain: attack 91, defence 83, L90 Strength 90 Paris FC: attack 46, defence 38, L90 Strength 34 Lille: attack 42, defence 60, L90 Strength 56 Monaco: attack 45, defence 56, L90 Strength 56 Rennes: attack 63, defence 39, L90 Strength 52 Lorient: attack 28, defence 45, L90 Strength 34 Lens: attack 63, defence 53, L90 Strength 58 Marseille: attack 48, defence 46, L90 Strength 47 Stade Brestois 29: attack 47, defence 36, L90 Strength 34 Toulouse: attack 45, defence 49, L90 Strength 39 Auxerre: attack 39, defence 25, L90 Strength 30 Nice: attack 26, defence 35, L90 Strength 27 Strasbourg: attack 40, defence 37, L90 Strength 45 Angers: attack 22, defence 12, L90 Strength 19 Le Mans: attack 27, defence 21, L90 Strength 26 Estac Troyes: attack 12, defence 19, L90 Strength 12 LE Havre: attack 20, defence 22, L90 Strength 20
Every Ligue 1 club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 9 listed

96
Form index · 1st of 18 in league
Points, last 5
15
Median top-5 club
6.2
Own forecasts
10.1 +4.9
Table2nd L90 Strength1st Form1st

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • W17 OctA · Strasbourg3–12.4 xPts
  • W14 OctA · Manchester City4–20.9 xPts
  • W10 OctH · Le Mans3–12.6 xPts
  • W20 SepA · Marseille2–12.0 xPts
  • W13 SepA · Stade Brestois 291–02.1 xPts
  • W9 SepH · Slovan Bratislava6–12.7 xPts
  • L4 SepH · Monaco1–22.2 xPts
  • D28 AugA · Lille2–21.8 xPts
  • D23 AugA · Rennes2–21.9 xPts

Trends last 9, all competitions

Scored 9/9
Clean sheet 1/9
Conceded 2+ 4/9
Over 2.5 8/9
Both teams scored 8/9

Playing style vs Ligue 1 average

PARLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.00 1.52 2nd
Goals conceded 1.29 1.52 6th
xG 2.65 1.66 1st
xG allowed 1.16 1.66 2nd
Scored in 100% 79% 1st
Clean sheets 14% 21% 8th
PARLeagueRank
Shots 20.57 13.60 1st
Shots on target 7.14 4.85 1st
On target share 35% 36% 11th
Box share 56% 64% 17th
Conversion 10% 11% 14th
PARLeagueRank
Shots allowed 10.86 13.60 2nd
On target allowed 4.14 4.83 4th
Blocks 2.17 3.55 17th
Save rate 83% 71% 1st
PARLeagueRank
Possession 68% 50% 1st
Passes 708 479 1st
Pass accuracy 90% 85% 1st
PARLeagueRank
Fouls 5.71 11.99 1st
Fouls suffered 11.29 11.99 11th
Yellow cards 1.00 1.66 1st
Red cards 0.00 0.06 1st
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
PARLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.50 1.56 1st
Goals conceded 1.30 1.51 5th
xG 2.37 1.52 1st
xG allowed 1.28 1.54 6th
Scored in 100% 79% 1st
Clean sheets 10% 19% 13th
PARLeagueRank
Shots 21.50 13.51 1st
Shots on target 7.80 4.85 1st
On target share 36% 35% 8th
Box share 56% 64% 17th
Conversion 12% 12% 11th
PARLeagueRank
Shots allowed 11.90 13.69 2nd
On target allowed 4.30 4.78 6th
Blocks 3.22 3.75 15th
Save rate 78% 70% 2nd
PARLeagueRank
Possession 67% 50% 1st
Passes 702 464 1st
Pass accuracy 90% 85% 1st
PARLeagueRank
Fouls 7.00 11.61 1st
Fouls suffered 11.20 11.61 10th
Yellow cards 1.00 1.65 1st
Red cards 0.00 0.06 1st
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.50pts per game1-0-1 · 2.0–1.5 goals · 2 games
Away2.20pts per game3-2-0 · 2.0–1.2 goals · 5 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 46-60
5 2 61-75
6 1 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Ligue 1 · 7 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 14 2nd / 18
GF/G 2.00 2nd / 18
xG/G 2.65 1st / 18
G − xG -0.65 17th / 18

Defence

GA 9 6th / 18
GA/G 1.29 6th / 18
xGA/G 1.16 2nd / 18
xGA − GA -0.13 13th / 18

Overall

Pts 14 1st / 18
xPts 15.1 1st / 18
PPG 2.00 1st / 18
TR 7.03 1st / 18
GD +5 2nd / 18
xGD +10.4 1st / 18
W 4 1st / 18
L 1 1st / 18

Scorelines

  • 2–2×2
  • 3–1×2
  • 1–2×1
  • 1–0×1
  • 2–1×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
14% 1
0% 2
29% 3
57% 4
0% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
86%79%
Over 2.5
86%63%
Over 3.5
57%38%
Both scored
86%63%
Clean sheet
14%21%
Failed to score
0%21%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.