Nigeria international, Moses Simon will bid to score his 30th Ligue 1 goal when Nantes travel to the capital to face Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday (today) at the Parc des Princes.
The 28-year-old Nigeria international who is expected to play his seventh game against the reigning champions will also seek to increase his tally against the Parisens in the encounter having scored twice and making one assists in his previous meetings. He has also recorded two wins and suffered four defeats against Luis Enrique’s side.
Enrique’s side is one of the hottest clubs in Europe at the moment and can match their longest winning run in Ligue 1 from the 2021-22 campaign against Nantes
The league leaders began the month of December by winning a seventh successive domestic fixture, 2-0 over Le Havre, while Nantes were 1-0 winners against Nice, handing the Southern French side their first defeat in the top-flight this season.
Enrique’s men have notched a league-high 36 goals, outscoring their last four Ligue 1 opponents at home by a margin of 15-2, posting three clean sheets along the way.
While they are four points clear of second-place Nice atop the table, PSG have collected five fewer points after 14 top-flight fixtures this season compared to 2022-23.
PSG have won four of their previous five fixtures versus Nantes across all competitions, scoring three or more times in each of the last three encounters against them, all of which were victories for the reigning Ligue 1 champions.
When scoring first in the top flight this season, PSG have never lost, with their only defeat of the domestic campaign occurring at the Parc des Princes in mid-September (3-2 loss to Nice) when conceding the opener.
Despite sustaining the bulk of the pressure last Saturday, Jocelyn Gourvennec began his managerial tenure successfully, with Nantes ending a four-match winless run in this competition.
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