Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Fri, Sep 4 · 20:05 Parc des Princes, Paris
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were clear favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (88 vs 55). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Monaco. Paris Saint Germain had 7 days of rest, Monaco 5 and had to travel 689 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel689 kmRest days7 · 5Matches / 14d2 · 2
Paris Saint Germain70%
Draw17%
Monaco12%
Expected goals 2.37 – 0.89
Paris Saint Germain71%
Draw18%
Monaco11%
Expected goals 2.27 – 0.79
Paris Saint Germain70%
Draw18%
Monaco13%
Expected goals 2.34 – 0.88
Paris Saint Germain63%
Draw20%
Monaco17%
Expected goals 2.11 – 1.00
Paris Saint Germain68%
Draw19%
Monaco13%
Expected goals 2.22 – 0.86
Over 2.5 63% Both score 53% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Paris)
24°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 13 km/h
  • Humidity 65%
Referee · FranceJérôme Brisard
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 108

Team strength

Paris Saint GermainMonaco
88 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
91 AttackIn forecast 45
83 DefenceIn forecast 56
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Paris Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Monaco

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Paris Saint GermainMonaco
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
1.80 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.06
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 100%
18.50 ShotsContext 13.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
24% On target shareContext 46%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
43% Box shareContext 58%
11% ConversionContext 12%
— OffsidesContext 3.00
9.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
1.00 BlocksContext 4.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
50% Save rateContext 71%
71% PossessionIn forecast 43%
773 PassesContext 394
701 Accurate passesContext 330
91% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.92 Team ratingContext 7.38
6.50 FoulsContext 10.50
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.58 xGVia Att/Def 1.41
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.39
100% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
16.60 ShotsContext 13.10
5.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
31% On target shareContext 37%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 9.33
60% Box shareContext 67%
12% ConversionContext 14%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.38
10.40 Shots allowedContext 13.40
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
2.63 BlocksContext 4.00
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
68% Save rateContext 61%
63% PossessionIn forecast 54%
655 PassesContext 470
586 Accurate passesContext 397
90% Pass accuracyContext 85%
7.03 Team ratingContext 6.92
7.60 FoulsContext 12.60
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Paris Saint Germain
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km409 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 49 · 2 pts vs 2.2 for an average club · -1.7 vs expected
  • D28 AugA · Lille2–21.8 xPts
  • D23 AugA · Rennes2–21.9 xPts
Monaco
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel689 km1,697 km in 14d
Schedule load11%Low
Form 74 · 6 pts vs 3.2 for an average club · +2.9 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Marseille2–01.5 xPts
  • W23 AugA · LE Havre1–01.6 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Paris Saint Germain Monaco
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 28 Aug5Ligue 1 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km689 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways409 km1,697 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one57.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
39M. Safonov(G)
33W. Zaïre-Emery 51W. Pacho 5Marquinhos 2A. Hakimi
8Fabián Ruiz 17Vitinha 87João Neves
7K. Kvaratskhelia 11M. Akliouche 14D. Doué
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Monaco Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1L. Hrádecký(G)
20Flávio Nazinho 15E. Dier 72S. Sané 2Vanderson
6D. Zakaria 8M. Camara
17S. Idumbo 10A. Golovin 28M. Coulibaly
29P. Brunner
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Paris Saint Germain Absences are shown before kick-off
Monaco Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Paris Saint Germain+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Monaco-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Paris Saint Germain · Home No home games yet this season.
Monaco · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

4 Paris Saint Germain wins3 draws3 Monaco wins
Goals per game2.10 – 1.70 Over 2.570% Both scored80% Clean sheets10% · 20%
  • 6 Mar 2026Paris Saint Germain1–3Monaco
  • 25 Feb 2026Paris Saint Germain2–2Monaco
  • 17 Feb 2026Monaco2–3Paris Saint Germain
  • 29 Nov 2025Monaco1–0Paris Saint Germain
  • 7 Feb 2025Paris Saint Germain4–1Monaco
  • 18 Dec 2024Monaco2–4Paris Saint Germain

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Jérôme Brisard France · 108 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.50league 3.05
Red cards0.27league 0.15
Cards 5+35%league 20%
Fouls23.9league 22.8
Penalties0.32league 0.45
Home wins41%league 35%
Paris Saint Germain15 with this referee
Record8-3-4 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 1 Reds1
  • W10 May 26H · Stade Brestois 291–00
  • L19 Apr 26H · Lyon1–25
  • W16 Jan 26H · Lille3–00
  • L22 Sep 25A · Marseille0–10
  • D6 Oct 24A · Nice1–12
Monaco11 with this referee
Record7-2-2 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.8 Pens for · against4 · 0 Reds2
  • L3 Jan 26H · Lyon1–34
  • W29 Oct 25A · Nantes5–35
  • W3 May 25A · Saint Etienne3–10
  • W29 Mar 25H · Nice2–12
  • L17 Jan 25A · Montpellier1–22

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Paris Saint Germain2 games · scored 4 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Monaco2 games · scored 3 · conceded 0
2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 20 · conceded 14
3 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 46-60
3 2 61-75
5 5 76-90
Monaco10 games · scored 18 · conceded 17
4 3 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
4 5 61-75
1 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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