With Ben Yedder struggling to replicate his early-season form and concerns over Balogun and Minamino's late arrivals back to the Principality, another joyless and scoreless outing on the road could await Monaco on Friday.
PSG's midfield certainly has a more depleted look to it, and the champions are not without their own international break-related concerns, but Les Parisiens have re-fortified the Parc des Princes and should extend their lead at the top with a professional 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 61.35%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Monaco had a probability of 19.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.96%) and 3-1 (7.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.45%), while for a Monaco win it was 1-2 (5.1%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Paris Saint-Germain would win this match.
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