Big Night for Newcastle United as They Host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
Newcastle United vs Paris St. Germain - 04/10/2023
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We have 8 fixtures to look forward to in the Champions League on the 4th of October, including the meeting between Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain.
The game will be played at St James’ Park and the hosts are currently second in Group F on 1 point while the visitors are top of the table on 3 points.
Newcastle come into the game having beat Burnley 2-0 at home in the Premier League on the weekend.
The Magpies opened the scoring in the 14th minute and led 1-0 at the interval. The second goal came in the 76th minute from the penalty spot to seal the victory for Newcastle.
The win over Burnley means Newcastle United are undefeated in their last 5 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Brentford, Sheffield United, and Burnley in the Premier League plus a 1-0 home win over Manchester City in the League Cup.
The only game Newcastle failed to win was the 0-0 draw at AC Milan in the Champions League but it was a good point.
Trends show Newcastle have won only 1 of their last 5 Champions League games but 4 of those matches were played back in 2003.
They have lost 3 of their last 4 home Champions League fixtures but their recent home form shows Newcastle are not easy to beat and they have won 6 of their last 7 matches on home soil in all competitions.
PSG travel to England on the back of a 0-0 draw at Clermont in Ligue 1 on the weekend. It was a disappointing result for PSG against a team who had picked up just 1 point in the league prior to the game.
The draw at Clermont means PSG are undefeated in their last 3 matches in all competitions and in 7 of their 8 competitive fixtures this season. Recent victories have come at home over Marseille in Ligue 1 and over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
PSG have won 1 of their 3 most recent Champions League fixtures and that was the win over Dortmund this season.
They lost both legs of the round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich last season and were eliminated from the competition.
Trends show PSG are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 away Champions League games but have won only 2 of their last 8 on the road. Both teams have scored in 7 of PSG’s 8 most recent away Champions League matches.
Team news and Newcastle are without the injured duo of Harvey Barnes and Emil Krafth. There are doubts over the fitness of Sven Botman and Joe Willock.
PSG have four players on the treatment table, with Keylor Navas, Marco Asensio, Sergio Rico, and Nuno Mendes unlikely to be involved. Presnel Kimpembe is back in training following an Achilles tendon injury.
Newcastle did well to take a point in Milan in their previous Champions League game but came under a lot of pressure.
PSG are the more experienced team in terms of the Champions League and it could be the visitors who claim the win, with under 2.5 goals scored in total.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UCL
213940
2
0 - 2
2.49
14°
2.60
2.55
3.75
2.60
no
no
no
4 - 1(2 - 0)
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