PSG vs Urawa Red Diamonds Prediction: The Parisians will pick up an easy win

PSG will face Urawa Red Diamonds in another pre-season friendly on 23 July 2022. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

PSG continues their preparations for the new season. A year earlier, the Parisians were crowned French champions, but it is more difficult not to win the trophy with their squad. In other competitions, however, the Blues and Reds fared much worse as Real Madrid knocked them out of the Champions League in the round of 16 and failed to win the domestic cup. Christophe Galtier, who is known for his ability to develop young players, has been confirmed as the new head coach, and a dozen high-profile players are at risk of leaving Paris in the summer.

The Urawa Red Diamonds are a team whose best years came in the last century, when they became Japanese champions four times, and in the 21st century they won the national championship only once, in 2006. However, the Red and Black have won the AFC Champions League twice, in 2007 and 2017. Last season, they finished sixth in the standings, but now they sit in eighth place, eight points behind the top three. The team hasn't lost in seven league games in a row.

PSG is one of the strongest teams in Europe, especially in their current squad. There is the possibility that many players will leave the Parisian club, but for now, almost all of them are on an Asian tour and are helping the Blues to win. Urawa Red Diamonds approach this friendly in excellent form, but the Japanese mid-table opponent is unlikely to be more formidable. As a result, we'd have to bet on PSG to win with a handicap (-2.5) at odds of around 2.025.

The Urawa Red Diamonds are the team in the Japanese league, which doesn't score too much and concedes even less. In just 22 games, only they scored 47 goals (2.14 goals per game on average). In comparison, in the last meeting PSG and Kawasaki scored only three goals, while Kawasaki managed 53 goals in 20 games in the Japanese championship (2.65 goals per game on average). Therefore, we suggest betting on a total under 4 for 2.03.

For PSG, the match against Urawa Red Diamonds will be the third one. Both times, the Parisians opened the scoring after just half an hour in the match. And in the upcoming encounter, it isn't worth expecting a quick goal, as the Red and Black are very organized. As long as they have the strength, they will hold off the attacks of a stronger opponent. In such a situation, we suggest looking at a bet on the first goal after the 16th minute for odds of around 1.5.

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