Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain: Key team news and predicted line-ups

Strasbourg host Paris Saint-Germain at the Meinau on Saturday, 17 October, with both sides looking to improve their position in Ligue 1. The Alsace club are aiming to return to the top half of the table, while PSG are targeting a place in the top three.

The match is part of the seventh round of the French championship, with both managers facing selection decisions before kick-off.

Strasbourg

Strasbourg will be without several players for the visit of the reigning French champions. Joaquin Panichelli, Martial Godo, Sebastian Nanasi and Ismael Doukoure are all expected to miss the match.

Hugo Oliveira is likely to turn to a number of his summer arrivals to cover those absences, particularly in defence. Giovanni Reyna and Jacobo Ortega could also return to the starting XI.

The predicted Strasbourg line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Filip Jørgensen

Defenders: Genesis Antwi, Jeyland Mitchell, Karim Coulibaly, Oso

Midfielders: Giovanni Reyna, Diogo Sousa, Dario Essugo

Forwards: Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Jacobo Ortega, Gessime Yassine

Strasbourg will be seeking a result that would lift them back into the first half of the standings, but face a PSG side with a largely complete squad available.

Paris Saint-Germain

Luis Enrique has almost all of his players at his disposal, with Senny Mayulu and third-choice goalkeeper Alessandro Longoni the only absentees listed.

PSG’s depth and the current form of their attacking players give the manager room to adjust his side. He could rotate the squad to protect some of his key players ahead of the meeting with Barca.

The predicted PSG line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Matvey Safonov

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Illya Zabarnyi, Willian Pacho, Lucas Digne

Midfielders: Warren Zaire-Emery, Joao Neves, Dro Fernandez

Forwards: Maghnes Akliouche, Ferran Torres, Desire Doue

The proposed line-ups reflect Strasbourg’s injury-related absences and the possibility of changes to the PSG team before their next major fixture.

The published pre-match betting prices list Strasbourg at 6.25 to win, with a draw priced at 5.60 and a PSG victory at 1.38.