PSG Vs Urawa Red Diamonds Match Analysis And Prediction

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Paris Saint-Germain will continue their preparations for next season with a pre-season friendly against Urawa Red Diamonds on Saturday with kickoff at 1 pm.

PSG opened their preparations for the new season with a 2-0 victory over Quevilly on July 15 before recording a 2-1 win over Kawasaki Frontale in their second friendly of the summer last time out.

Lionel Messi and Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga were on the scoresheet in the team’s last fixture in Tokyo, and the Ligue 1 champions will now take on Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka in their final two friendlies of the summer before facing Nantes in the Trophee des Champions on July 30.

The Paris giants will then begin their 2022-23 Ligue 1 season away to Clermont on August 6. They have 10 league titles to their name so far; more than Saint-Etienne’s nine.

Urawa Reds finished sixth in Japan’s top flight last season and are deep into their 2022 campaign, currently sitting eighth in the table with 29 points from 22 matches.

The Japanese club won 2-1 against Shimizu S-Pulse on July 16, while they are unbeaten in five games, recording three wins in that period. They are eight points behind third-placed Kawasaki Frontale in the J1 League, with just six victories from their first 22 games a disappointing return considering the quality in their squad.

PSG vs Urawa Head to Head

Both sides are yet to face against each other and this marks their first encounter. Here is a look at their previous encounters:

Home

Shimizu 1-2 Urawa
Urawa 3-0 FC Tokyo
Urawa 2-2 Kyoto Sanga
Gamba Osaka 1-1 Urawa

Away

Kawasaki 1-2 PSG
PSG 2-0 Metropole
PSG 5-0 Metz
Montpellier 0-4 PSG

PSG Team News

PSG manager Galtier is expected to field the same starting XI as last time out, with Mbappe, Messi and Neymar again likely to feature as the front three. Pablo Sarabia may get a midfield role for PSG, but Vitinha and Gueye should both retain their spots in the side.

Urawa Team News

As for Urawa Reds, head coach Mihailo Petrovic will make full use of his squad during the clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Yusuke Matsuo scored a goal against Shimizu S-Pulse in the league last time out, and the 24-year-old is again expected to play an attacking role against the French giants.

Prediction and Odds

Urawa Reds should provide Galtier with a useful test for his young PSG side, who are deep into their league season and therefore able to play at full strength.