With so many key defensive names departing Clermont during the current transfer window, expect a ruthless PSG attack to hit their golden stride straight away this weekend.
Putting four past Nantes without reply was the perfect start to the campaign for Les Parisiens, and we can picture the capital side going one better here with a five-star and five-goal performance.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Paris Saint-Germain win with a probability of 65.21%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Clermont had a probability of 16.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.27%) and 0-1 (8.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.51%), while for a Clermont win it was 2-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-5 win for Paris Saint-Germain in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Paris Saint-Germain.