Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani. (Photo : Getty Images)
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain FC (6-2-1, 19 points) will look to go back to their usual place at the top of the overall standings as they host middling team Olympique de Marseille (3-3-3, 12 points) at their home field of Parc des Princes on Oct. 23, Sunday in a 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
PSG have bounced back from their upset 0-2 loss to Toulouse two rounds ago with an ongoing two-game winning run.
The four-straight French top flight titlists have been struggling to reclaim their place as the league's best as they are evidently missing former head coach Laurent Blanc and ex-top goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimović who have both left the squad in the summer.
Les Parisiens escaped with a 2-1 win on the road against cellar-dwelling club Nancy at the Stade Marcel-Picot last Saturday to claim the much-needed three points, as per The Sun.
The Parisians netted the first two goals of the contest early one, courtesy of Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, who both have received the scoring burden upon Ibrahimović's departure.
Nancy tried to come back in the game and cut the lead to one point in the 55th minute with a goal from midfielder Alou Diarra, but it was all the hosts can score for the rest of the match.
With the win, new head coach Unai Emery's side has climbed to third place in the league table they used to dominate.
Meanwhile, Marseille pulled off a third consecutive unbeaten performance after nipping Metz, 1-0, at their home field of Stade Velodrome last Sunday, via ESPN.
French striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who was on-loan from English Premier League club Swansea City for the season, scored the winning goal in the 13th minute.
Les Phocéens remained in the 12th spot of the overall standings after the win, five points above the bottom three relegation zone and also five points below the Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain.
Paris Saint-Germain starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Areola; Meunier, Marquinhos, Silva, Kimpembe; Verratti, Krychowiak, Matuidi; Moura, Cavani, Ikone
Marseille starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Pele; Sakai, Fanni, Doria, Bedimo; Diarra, Vainqueur; Thauvin, N'Jie, Sarr; Gomis
