On February 8, the 21st round of the French Championship will feature a clash between PSG and Marseille. We are set for a fiery Le Classique in Paris.
This season has been going fairly well for the Parisians. After 20 rounds of Ligue 1, the reigning champions have accumulated 48 points, allowing them to top the league table. However, the gap from their closest rivals, Lens, is not very large—just 2 points. In the French Cup, PSG unexpectedly lost to Paris FC at the round of 32. Their Champions League performance was also less than stellar: over 8 matches, PSG earned 14 points and finished 11th, which was enough to advance to the round of 32.
Marseille, on the other hand, has been far less consistent. After 20 Ligue 1 games, they have 39 points, placing them third in the league standings. Lyon is level with them in fourth, and the gap from the leader currently stands at 9 points. In the French Cup, Marseille qualified for the quarterfinals, where they will play Toulouse. The team also took part in the Champions League, but due to a worse goal difference, they ceded a playoff spot to Benfica and exited the tournament.
PSG vs Marseille: Key Statistics and Trends
In the last 6 games, Marseille has kept a clean sheet only once.
In 9 home matches this Ligue 1 season, PSG has earned 25 points—the second-best result among all teams.
PSG’s winning streak in the league has now reached 6 consecutive rounds.
Marseille has won only twice in their last 5 matches across all competitions.
PSG vs Marseille: Possible Starting Lineups
PSG: Chevalier – Mendes, Pacho, Marquinhos, Zaire-Emery – Neves, Vitinha, Mayulu – Barcola, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Marseille: Rulli – Emerson, Medina, Balerdi, Weah – Timber, Hojbjerg – Paixao, Nwaneri, Greenwood – Gouiri
Previous Matches: PSG vs Marseille
Recently, PSG has held the advantage in Le Classique—over the last 7 matches, they have won 6 times (including once on penalties in the French Super Cup). Marseille, in turn, has managed to win only once. In only 2 of these games were fewer than 3 goals scored.
