Raphael Durand
Dailysports's expert
One of the semi-final matches of the French Cup will be played on Tuesday at the "Marseille Tribute" arena, where the local Dunkerque will host PSG. I suggest betting on the outcome of this encounter with good chances for success.
Match preview
Luís Castro's team is fighting for a top-5 spot in the current Ligue 2 season, which gives a chance to play in the promotion playoffs. For this modest club, it's already a significant achievement, but recently the team's form has sharply declined.
A series of three consecutive defeats has seriously hit their ambitions, with the most painful being the thrashing by Rodet – 1:5 away. This was followed by a home failure against Metz (2:3) and an away loss to Bastia (0:2), confirming the crisis the team has fallen into. In the cup, the club has defeated Lille, Auxerre, and Brest.
Luís Enrique's team continues to compete on all fronts – in Ligue 1, the French Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. Not only are they participating, but they are also offering their fans true goal spectacles. Right after the international break, the Parisians spectacularly thrashed Saint-Étienne away with a score of 6:1.
The main star of the evening was 19-year-old Désiré Doué, who scored a brace. High ratings were also received by the wide attacking midfielders – Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. It should be noted that in the previous stages of the French Cup, the team defeated Lens (in a penalty shootout), Espaly (4:2), Le Mans (2:0), and Stade Briochin (7:0).
Probable line-ups
- Dunkerque: Ortolá, Abner, Sasso, Sangate, Jorgen, Queirós, Riviera, Pritu, Skutta, Al Sadd, Courte
- PSG: Safonov, Hernandez, Pacho, Beraldo, Hakimi, Mayulu, Ruiz, Neves, Kvaratskhelia, Ramos, Doué
Match facts and head-to-head
- The teams have not previously played against each other in national tournaments
- In five of the last six matches involving Dunkerque, the bet on "Both teams to score" was successful
- In three of PSG's last five matches, both teams scored
Prediction
Bookmakers have no doubt in PSG's victory and offer odds of 1.22 for a win by the visitors. We suggest taking "PSG to win with a handicap (-1.5)" at odds of 1.60.
