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Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)
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QueenVera
on 01/10/2023, 20:28:09 UTC

Honestly, I didn't watch this match, but if I refer to the match statistics. Apart from PSG controlling ball possession, they also had lots of opportunities. tactically, PSG played much better. The performance of the PSG players in this match did not play badly. in fact, they attempted 21 total shots. 10 of them, on target, 5 big chances. but for some reason, they were unable to take advantage of every opportunity they had in the match against Clermont.

On the other hand, Clermont is a team that is in shambles. In their 6 matches just before hosting PSG, they won not a single match. but they had one draw against Toulouse. In the match against PSG, Clermont tended to play a little deeper, aka defensive.  There's nothing wrong with that, it's only natural because the team they are playing against is a tough squad. game-wise, they only play pragmatically even with long balls.
one thing that was the difference in this match, so that the match ended with a draw. Clermont goalkeeper, Mory Diaw, saved his team. His performance was brilliant, making 10 saves. 7 saves in the penalty box.

So, it doesn't seem like PSG is playing badly.  but because they are unlucky, they cannot take advantage of every opportunity they have. Well, in football it is unique because it cannot be predicted accurately. Even a team, no matter how strong, has the potential to experience defeat or a draw.
There performance was very good, they were more possessive and dominated the game most of the times buy where so unlucky to find the post, what suprises me is that they played all their key players, none was rested for the Champions League game, even Mbappe who I felt wasn't very fit to face Cleremont foot was included in the game but couldn't help his team to get a better result, well he good thing is that they concede any goal that would had made them to lose the game.

 Normally PSG in the rightful position to win the match as expected by everyone if they had played awfully it would been something else but just that luck were not on their side and I hope unlucky as well against Newcastle in their UCL match, cause they'll need to win that as well if they want to maintain their position at the top of their group