Nice vs PSG Prediction, 3/5/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/4/2022

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Game: Nice vs PSG

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Stade de Nice in Nice, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nice (+375) PSG (-150)

Kasper Dolberg and Nice (14-5-7, 3rd in Ligue 1) host PSG (19-5-2, 1st in Ligue 1) at Stade de Nice on Saturday. The men protecting the net are Walter Benitez for Nice and Keylor Navas for PSG. PSG are at at -150 while Nice are priced at +375. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Nice faced off with Strasbourg in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 0-0. Nice tried 19 dribbles in this contest and completed 9 of the tries for a rate of 47.4%. In regard to passing, they ended up with a 81.3% passes received rate by completing 283 of the 348 passing attempts in their last outing.

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Nice is averaging 1.42 g/90 (37 goals in total) and have tallied 25 assists in all matches for the year.

Kasper Dolberg is a guy who can be a difference maker for Nice. He has accounted for 14 assists while tallying 6 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Dolberg has been a starter in 111 matches in his career and he has earned 0.51 goals per 90. The forward from Denmark has totaled 56 goals in 9,819 minutes played.

Another player who should impact this match is Amine Gouiri, the forward born in France. He has assisted on a goal 14 times during his career and he has scored 22 total goals. Gouiri has earned 4,768 mins during 53 career starts and has earned himself 7 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.42 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Nice will be Walter Benitez. Benitez (78-51-65 record during his soccer career) has recorded 60 shutouts, which gives him a 30.9% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has had 737 shots sent in his direction in 194 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.22 (212 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 74.2%. Benitez has defended the goal for a total of 17,495 mins and has 550 saves so far in his career.

In their last outing, PSG went home victorious with a score of 3-1 against Saint-Etienne. They finished the match by completing 594 out of their 646 passing tries for a rate of 92.0%. PSG had a 38.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 7 out of the 18 dribbles they tried. PSG converted 8 shots on target out of 21 shots attempted which gave them a 38.1% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 54 goals and 41 assists in all competitions, PSG has an average of 2.08 goals and 1.58 assists per 90.

Kylian Mbappe should provide a lift for PSG. The forward hailing from France has been on the field for 12,233 professional minutes and has earned 121 goals. He has totaled 22 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 47 times. He currently averages 0.89 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 135 games in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Lionel Messi, the forward who represents Argentina. He has scored 476 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 203 times. Messi has been given a total of 50 yellow card warnings in 43,340 minutes played (478 starts). His goals per 90 average thus far in his career is 0.99.

Keylor Navas is expected to look after the net for PSG. During his career, Navas has given up 249 goals while totaling 726 stops in 252 starts. He has surrendered 1.00 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 141-55-56. He holds a save % of 74.9% and his clean sheet rate is currently at 34.5%. Navas has totaled 87 clean sheets while he has seen 971 shots tried against him in 22,483 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nice (+375)

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