Strasbourg's current crop are no strangers to a five-at-the-back system and could adopt that approach here in order to quell the PSG attack, who should still be their rampant selves even with Messi not pulling the strings.
Stephan's side were able to hold their own in a couple of challenging games before the break, but PSG continue to put most foes to the sword and should ease to a resounding win on Wednesday night.
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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 73.89%. A draw had a probability of 15% and a win for Strasbourg had a probability of 11.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.94%) and 3-0 (8.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.54%), while for a Strasbourg win it was 1-2 (3.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% 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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