Paris Saint-Germain will welcome Nice to the Parc des Princes in the French Cup last-16 round on Monday. The kick-off is at 22:15 CEST.

Preview

It's been exactly two months since Nice managed to hold PSG to a goalless draw in Paris in their 2021/22 Ligue 1 encounter. Mauricio Pochettino's men have gone nine games unbeaten across all competitions since then, including six wins and three draws. The Parisians' most recent match ended up in a 4-0 thrashing of Reims on January 23 which saw them extending their lead over second-placed Nice in the Ligue 1 table to 11 points.

Christophe Galtier's side, meanwhile, had followed that 0-0 draw at the Parc des Princes with a 3-0 loss to Strasbourg in the league but have gone on register six consecutive wins in all competitions since then, including a 2-0 victory over Metz last Sunday. As metioned, Nice are now second in the French top flight standings but it's up to Marseille to leapfrog Galtier's crop as OM are only two points adrift of them with a game in hand.

Team news

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alexandre Letellier, Juan Bernat, Georginio Wijnaldum and Neymar are all unavailable for the hosts due to injury while Keylor Navas, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria will play no part on Monday as they are all away on international duty. The visitors, on the contrary, have no confirmed absentees for this clash.

Prediction

Well, one arguably can say that PSG's spot in the French Cup quarter-final is a foregone conclusion but that would've been the case if Pochettino had a fully fit squad at his disposal. However, the absence of 12 first-team players, including three key goalkeepers, and the outcome of the Parisians' last head-to-head meeting with Nice make us believe that the Eaglets could actually challenge Pochettino's depleted squad for a place in the competition's next round. Therefore, we'd rather stick with BTTS in this one.

Tip

Both teams to score at 1.832 with 1XBET.