PSG vs OGC Nice Prediction: A walkover for PSG

PSG continue their bid for French dominance this season as they take on OGC Nice in the quarter final of the Coup de France tournament. They are already in a good position in the Ligue 1 to lift up the crown in a few months and as an added advantage, they intend to also win the Coup de France trophy.

OGC Nice will feel unfairly mismatched against the French Champions and worse, they get to play at the home turf of the French Champions. But there's a tiny bit of hope for this side as they prepare to take on PSG in this game.

PSG

Paris Saint Germain are always considered favorites to whatever trophy is up for grabs in French football. They have often failed to do that sometimes but at the moment, it looks unlikely. PSG are now in the Quarter Final after beating Stade Brest 3-1 in the previous round. Now their next opponent is OGC Nice in the quarter final stage.

PSG are coming off a 2-2 draw with Reims in their last game. It was not the result they wanted but there's no real reason to panic as they are still looking comfortable at the top of the table.

There's been lots of reactions around the club following Kylian Mbappe’s new contract standoff and both parties seemed to have concluded on the fate of the Superstar who is bound for Real Madrid at the end of the season.

PSG manager Luis Enrique is likely to stick to the 4-3-3 formation like he did in the game against Stade Reims. Kylian Mbappe was brought into the game in the 73rd minute to replace Goncalo Ramos. Randal Kolo Muani and Ousmane Dembele was also substitutes during the game and both players should start this cup clash as Luis Enrique hopes to go strong and settle the business as quickly as possible.

OGC Nice

OGC Nice are in a tough position because they are playing against the best team in the league. PSG are a team with very few to no weaknesses and they are difficult to break down. But OGC Nice will take their shot and hope they get lucky.

OGC Nice trashed Montpellier 4-1 in the Round of 16 stage of the Coup de France tournament. Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Tom Louchet, Mohamed-Ali Cho and Alex Claude-Maurice were all on the scoresheet in that game.

However, it's been tough for OGC Nice in the league lately and they are currently without a win in their last 5 games in a row. Last weekend, they lost 2-1 to Montpellier at home in the Ligue 1.

OGC Nice have fallen far from the levels they were in at the start of the season and the club is in dire need of a change. OGC Nice manager Francesco Farioli hopes to find the answers to the team's shocking form lately before it's too late. He is expected to change the setup of the team ahead of this clash. He deployed the 3-4-2-1 formation against Montpellier in the last match and it was obvious that wasn't the solution. Terem Moffi was particularly poor in the game while playing the lone striker role and he might need a pair for the coming fixture.

Head to Head

Paris Saint Germain have won 13 matches against OGC Nice in the last 20 meetings while OGC Nice won only 4 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Beyond doubt PSG should be walking out of this game with a win. OGC Nice are not just a worthy opponent at the moment and PSG should be able to dictate play and get the important win.

Analysis shows Nice have not kept a clean sheet against PSG in the last 3 meetings. There were also less than 4.5 cards shown in 6 of their last 8 meetings and less than 10.5 corners in 4 of their last 5 meetings.

• PSG to Win and Over 1.5 Total Goals at 1.727 Odds
• PSG to Win and Over 1.5 Total Goals at 1.72 Odds
• PSG to Win 3-0 at 10.00 Odds