Manchester United - Paris Saint-Germain Football prediction

Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain play at Old Trafford in a UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) match. There was only one direct confrontation in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 07-30-2015, which ended the victory of Paris Saint Germain by (0-2).

Manchester United Analysis
The home team arrive at this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16), having finished the group stage in the second place of Group H with 10 points. In the last game he played, for the Barclays Premier League, won Fulham away by (0-3). In the last 10 home games Manchester United have recorded 7 wins and 3 draws. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the board.

Manchester United enter this motivated round after a 0-3 victory at the visiting Leicester pitch: the team's goals were scored by Pogba (2) and Martial. To reach this stage of the Champions League, the English finished in 2nd place in Group H with 10 points earned. The Manchester team usually plays in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring fast transitions, especially through the sides. One of the strengths of the home team is how they manage to complete the free-kicks: Mata is a specialist in this type of throw. Paul Pogba is the great highlight of Manchester United with 13 goals scored. Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should not be able to count on Valencia and Darmian for being injured.
Review of Paris Saint Germain
The visiting team managed to gain access to this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) after first place in Group C with a total of 11 points. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Bordeaux by (1-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Paris Saint Germain won 6, drew 3 and lost 1. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always conceded goals in the last 6 games, but its attack has marked with great regularity , since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 6 games in this competition. In his games there is a tendency to have goals, since in 24 of his last 27 games out there has been More than 1.5 goals and in 18 of the last 27 there have been More than 2.5 goals. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 14 of the last 15 games, of these 14 reached the break in lead in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 'in 10.

Paris Saint Germain enter this motivated round after a 1-0 home win against Bordeaux: Cavani made the only goal of the team. It is worth mentioning that the French finished in the 1st place of Group C, with 11 points, ahead of Liverpool and Napoli. One of the weaknesses of the visiting team is the inability it proves to act in front of teams that defend themselves in a very compacted way, being that most of the times they can not give a good answer. In addition, the Paris Saint Germain presents some difficulties in the attack-defense transition. The visiting team is expected to play in a 4-3-3, where the three most advanced pieces are Diaby, Di Maria and Mbappé. Coach Thomas Tuchel can not count on Neymar and Cavani for being injured.