French League
2013-02-08 - PSG vs Bastia
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Football : France : Ligue 1
Friday, 8th February 2013 - Kickoff 7:30pm GMT
BETTING PREVIEW
Last week PSG gave us the easiest winner, thumping Toulouse 4-0 away. The Ligue 1 leaders are 3 points clear after Marseille and Lyon dropped points, and will look to pull away with a win over Bastia, who have the worst defence in the French top flight. I think we'll see the Parisian outfit help themselves to some goals.
The reverse meeting, back in September, saw PSG record a 4-0 win away, and I think we're in for a similar result. PSG play Valencia in midweek, and will want to prepare for that in the best possible way. Fortunately, they will have more rest than Valencia, as they are playing once again on Friday. That means there will likely not be players pulled off to get them rest, and they will all likely want to put up dominant displays to push for a 1st team place next week.
This is also the first home game since the club signed one David Beckham, who is going to play for free after doing the kids of a Paris charity a massive favour by donating his salary to them. That kind of gesture merited a massive response from the rest of the team, as they rolled over Toulouse, and I feel that motivation will be the same here, at the Parc de Princes in front of their fans.
PSG drew a blank against Ajaccio here a few weeks back and ended 0-0, and then could only scrape past Lille 1-0. Away, they have scored 7 goals against Toulouse in a couple of league and cup matches, so they'll want to score a few for the home fans, where they have been quiet.
Bastia, who are 14th in the table, have lost 6 of their 12 away matches, winning just 2. They are the worst defence in Ligue 1, shipping 47 goals through 23 matches. In contrast, PSG have let in just 12 so far, and have a great chance at a clean sheet. PSG are also the highest scorers in Ligue 1, with 42. A number I expect them to add significantly to.
THE BETTING VERDICT
PSG are a low price banker that is an automatic selection for any accumulator. I like them to cover the 2 ball on the AH but so maybe it's better we take them to score at least 3, which eliminates the risk posed by the defence going awol and conceding any goals.
The focus will be on tonking the opposition, and I feel they should get the goals to do so.
The Pick :
PSG 4-0 Bastia
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take PSG Team Total - Over 2.5 goals @ 1.83 (Ladbrokes)
