AS Monaco will square up to Paris Saint-Germain in an all-French encounter in one of the UEFA Champions League knockout phase matches, at Stade Louis II on Tuesday.
Both teams finished outside of the automatic qualification places, and they have to slug it out for a place in the round of 16 of this season's competition.
We have done the heavy lifting with our collection of Today's Champions League predictions and betting tips, which includes our free Monaco vs PSG fixture.
Contents
- 1 Monaco vs PSG predictions: Champions desperate to remain in competition
- 2 Most recent H2Hs: PSG have dominated, but Monaco have the bragging rights
- 3 Monaco preview: Hosts could be hampered by a mountain of injuries
- 4 PSG preview: Visitors will look to get back to winning ways
- 5 Player to watch: Ousmane Dembele
Monaco vs PSG predictions: Champions desperate to remain in competition
Key stats
- PSG suffered their second defeat in six games in a 3-1 loss against Rennes at the weekend (W3, D1).
- PSG are winless in their last three Champions League encounters (D2, L1).
- Monaco managed to win only two of their eight league phase fixtures (D4, L2).
- The hosts have won only two of their last eight games across all competitions (D3, L3).
Correct score prediction: Monaco 1-2 PSG
Monaco managed to squeeze through to the knockout phase after an unimpressive league phase campaign, where they managed to win only two of the eight fixtures in the previous round. Now, they face a difficult but familiar foe in PSG for a place in the round of 16 of the tournament.
However, PSG have also struggled in this season's competition, and they have been a shadow of their former selves from the 2024-25 campaign, considering that they went all the way to the final and thumped Inter Milan 5-0 in a one-sided final.
Nevertheless, should the Parisians get their acts right on Tuesday, they are good value for a victory, and we back them to claim a narrow 2-1 win.
Pre-game odds and win probability: PSG are overwhelming favourites
- HOME: 4/1 (5.00) – 20.0%
- DRAW: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.0%
- AWAY: 4/7 (1.57) – 63.6%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Both sides have had less-than-impressive campaigns in this season's competition, and they barely made their way into the knockout phase. Having said that, the bookies have installed PSG as the favourites with a price of 4/7 (1.57), which means that the Parisians have a 63.6% chance of a successful outing on Tuesday.
Monaco, on the other hand, are the underdogs, with their odds of winning set at 4/1 (5.00), with an implied probability of 20.0%, while a draw has odds of 10/3 (4.33), which corresponds to a 23.0% chance of that happening.
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Most recent H2Hs: PSG have dominated, but Monaco have the bragging rights
While PSG have won three and earned a draw in their last five meetings with Tuesday's opponents, Monaco currently have the bragging rights, having emerged victorious in their last meeting in November. The hosts claimed a narrow 1-0 win, and they will aim for a repeat of that triumph next week.
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Monaco preview: Hosts could be hampered by a mountain of injuries
As earlier stated, Monaco have only managed two victories in eight European games this term, and that has to change if they want to make it through to the round of 16.
However, that will not be easy to achieve for the hosts, given the number of players currently battling with injuries. Pape Cabral (muscle), Eric Dier (unspecified), Lukas Hradecky (knee), Takumi Minamino (knee), Kassoum Ouattara (calf) and Mohammed Salisu (knee) are all ruled out.
Meanwhile, Maghnes Akliouche and Lamine Camara are both doubtful for this fixture due to various injuries.
Predicted lineup: Kohn (GK), Kehrer, Teze, Vanderson, Caio Henrique, Coulibaly, Zakaria, Adingra, Golovin, Fati, Balogun
Last five matches
- 13/02/26: Monaco 3-1 Nantes (Ligue 1)
- 08/02/26: Nice 0-0 Monaco (Ligue 1)
- 05/02/26: Strasbourg 3-1 Monaco (Coupe de France)
- 31/01/26: Monaco 4-0 Rennes (Ligue 1)
- 28/01/26: Monaco 0-0 Juventus (Champions League)
PSG preview: Visitors will look to get back to winning ways
After suffering a disappointing 3-1 loss to Rennes in league action last weekend, Luis Enrique's team will be desperate to make amends, and more importantly, they will be hoping to give themselves a chance to go past Monaco in order to preserve their hopes of defending their title.
Fabian Ruiz is the only injury doubt for the visitors, which means Enrique has an almost fully fit squad to select his starting XI.
Predicted lineup: Safonov (GK), Marquinhos, Pacho, Hakimi, Mendes, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves, Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia
Last five matches
- 13/02/26: Rennes 3-1 PSG (Ligue 1)
- 08/02/26: PSG 5-0 Marseille (Ligue 1)
- 01/02/26: Strasbourg 1-2 PSG (Ligue 1)
- 28/01/26: PSG 1-1 Newcastle (Champions League)
- 23/01/26: Auxerre 0-1 PSG (Ligue 1)
Player to watch: Ousmane Dembele
Ousmane Dembele was highly instrumental to PSG's successful campaign last season. That said, he has not been able to hit the heights of last season, but he remains one of the top players for the Parisians this term, and they will bank on him to deliver the goods on Tuesday.
