Paris will be hoping for 3 points in the top match against Strasbourg. Prediction, 17.10.25

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Paris has slowly overcome its injury worries

The Champions League winners had major injury worries at the start of the season this year. The team had to do without Desire Doue and BallonDor winner Ousmane Dembele for a long time. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was also absent for several games, meaning that almost the entire offense was out. They still managed to win their first 4 games of the season, including a 3-6 away win at Toulouse and a 2-0 win at home against RC Lens. In the top games, however, they have struggled and conceded their first defeat away at Olympique Marseille (1:0). After an interim 2:0 win against Auxerre, they only managed a 1:1 draw against OSC Lille on the last matchday. They have therefore dropped a few points in the table. Although they are still in first place, they are only a single point ahead of their closest rivals. Their next opponents Strasbourg are among those chasing them. PSG have been very solid defensively so far this season and have only conceded 5 goals, 3 of them in the win against Toulouse. The injury-plagued offense, however, is naturally struggling and has only scored 7 goals in 6 games. They only managed to score more than 2 goals in one game. In 3 home games so far, they have a goal difference of 5:0.

The BallonDor winner returns to the pitch

Ousmane Dembele was the best player last season and shot Paris to the Champions League title. This year, the Frenchman was still injured at the start of the season, but could now return to the pitch against Strasbourg. In his absence, Bradley Barcola is the team's top scorer with 3 goals so far. However, captain Marquinhos is still likely to miss out. The Brazilian will probably need another week before he returns to the pitch.

Strasbourg wants to seize the momentum

Strasbourg already showed strong performances last season and achieved an outstanding 7th place in the table. Due to the cooperation with Chelsea FC, they naturally have some help and always have new talent in the squad. Nevertheless, they are working very well in Strasbourg and coach Liam Rosenior can boast a points average of 1.81 points per game after 47 competitive matches. After 7 matchdays this season, the team is in third place in the table and is just one point behind league leaders Paris St. Germain. They have won 5 of 7 league games so far and with a goal difference of 14:7 goals, they have even scored one goal more than the league leaders. However, their two defeats came in the top games of all places. First on matchday 3 away at AS Monaco (3:2) and then on matchday 6 at home against Olympique Marseille (1:2). In these two games, they also conceded 5 of their total of just 7 goals. Their biggest success came on the final matchday when they beat Angers 5-0.

Will Strasbourg win the next clash against PSG?

Strasbourg have been playing in Ligue 1 for several years now and therefore regularly face serial champions Paris St. Germain. After going winless in a number of matches, they won their last game at home last season 2:1 to record their first victory since 2017. Away in Paris, on the other hand, they are still without a win in the club's entire history. The games usually promise to be spectacular, however, as the last 4 duels alone have ended with more than 2.5 goals each.

Paris remains the favorite - Our forecast

The serial champions and Champions League winners are naturally favorites to win at home. A number of injured stars will return after the international break, which will make the team even stronger. With the home advantage behind them, we believe they can win in any case. However, Strasbourg have shown this year that they are a force to be reckoned with. We expect another high-scoring game and anticipate more than 3.5 goals.