Paris Saint Germain host Le Mans in Ligue 1. PSG have been mixing big continental results with a couple of bumps domestically, while Le Mans have settled into life in the top flight with steady if unspectacular form.
These two have only met a handful of times before, and PSG have won every one of those, though that history is old and spans different competitions. Whether that pattern still applies against a Le Mans side finding its feet in Ligue 1 is what's worth working through.
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Form across all competitions
Zoom out from the league table and PSG's recent run includes a thumping 6-1 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava, a Trophée des Champions win over Lens and a Super Cup success against Aston Villa. Domestically it's been shakier, with a home defeat to Monaco and a loss at Marseille mixed in among draws.
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Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Paris Saint Germain: 20 completed matches; Le Mans: 20 completed matches.
Paris Saint Germain
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +11
Le Mans
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Marseille | Paris Saint Germain | 20.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Paris Saint Germain | 13.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Paris Saint Germain | Slovan Bratislava | 09.09.2026 | 6-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint Germain | Monaco | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Paris Saint Germain | 28.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Paris Saint Germain | 23.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Trophée des Champions | Lens | Paris Saint Germain | 16.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Super Cup | Paris Saint Germain | Aston Villa | 12.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Paris Saint Germain | Manchester United | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Mallorca | Paris Saint Germain | 05.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Le Mans | Lorient | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Mans | Lens | 13.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Nice | Le Mans | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Le Mans | 30.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Mans | Stade Brestois 29 | 22.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Mans | Le Havre | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Saumur | Le Mans | 08.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Mans | UNFP | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Angers | Le Mans | 01.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Mans | Nantes | 25.07.2026 | 1-0 |
Le Mans's story is different. As recently as May they were still playing Ligue 2 football, then went through a run of summer friendlies before starting life in Ligue 1. Their opening weeks there have brought a home win over Lorient plus draws against Lens and Brest, so they've picked up points without yet finding a big win.
Comparative Team Statistics: Paris Saint Germain vs Le Mans
History leans PSG's way, but it's a thin sample
The recorded meetings between these two are limited to three games, spanning a Coupe de France tie, a friendly and an old Coupe de la Ligue clash. PSG won all three, by two, four and three goals respectively.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupe de France | Le Mans | Paris Saint Germain | 04.02.2025 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Paris Saint Germain | Le Mans | 14.07.2021 | 4-0 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | Le Mans | Paris Saint Germain | 18.12.2019 | 1-4 |
That's a clean record for PSG, but it stretches back years, covers different competitions and venues, and says little about either side's current level.
Where they stand in Ligue 1
After five rounds PSG sit sixth with eight points from two wins, two draws and one loss, scoring eight and conceding seven. Le Mans are ninth on six points, having won once, drawn three times and lost once, with nine scored and nine conceded.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Rennes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/9 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8/7 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6/5 | 7 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10/10 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9/9 | 6 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7/12 | 6 |
That's a modest early return for PSG by their usual standards, and it shows Le Mans holding their own defensively despite this being a new level for them.
The points gap is there, but it isn't as wide as PSG's overall reputation might suggest at this stage of the season.
Attacking threats and disciplinary notes
Ferran Torres has been PSG's sharpest forward lately with four goals in five matches, and Marquinhos has chipped in three from midfield. For Le Mans, Bourabaa and Mafouta have both scored three times in five games, with Bourabaa also leading their assist charts, so a fair amount runs through him.
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x 1 x 3 x 2On discipline, Le Mans's Sidibé has already picked up a red card in just three matches, and Lauray and Boissé have both collected multiple yellows. That's worth keeping in mind if the game gets stretched or emotional.
Le Mans's disciplinary record could leave them exposed if PSG manage to open the game up.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hakimi | Morocco | 27 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| L. Hernández | France | 30 | Defender | 184 | 79 |
| O. Dembélé | France | 29 | Attacker | 178 | 67 |
| Marquinhos | Brazil | 32 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| Fabián Ruiz | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 189 | 70 |
| K. Kvaratskhelia | Georgia | 25 | Attacker | 183 | 76 |
| Ferran Torres | Spain | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 80 |
| M. Safonov | Russia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 82 |
| L. Digne | France | 33 | Defender | 178 | 74 |
| W. Pacho | Ecuador | 24 | Defender | 188 | 81 |
| Vitinha | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 172 | 64 |
| I. Zabarnyi | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 189 | 80 |
| B. Barcola | France | 24 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| L. Chevalier | France | 24 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 78 |
| Nuno Mendes | Portugal | 24 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| M. Akliouche | France | 24 | Attacker | 183 | 72 |
| Beraldo | Brazil | 22 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| João Neves | Portugal | 22 | Midfielder | 174 | 66 |
| W. Zaïre-Emery | France | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| M. Godts | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 176 | 70 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Sidibé | France | 34 | Defender | 182 | 71 |
| A. Lauray | France | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 64 |
| D. Guèye | Senegal | 31 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Brahimi | Algeria | 26 | Attacker | 183 | 75 |
| H. Diallo | Senegal | 31 | Attacker | 186 | 79 |
| S. Yohou | Côte d'Ivoire | 35 | Defender | 190 | 88 |
| A. Rabillard | France | 31 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| L. Buadés | France | 28 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| N. Kocik | France | 28 | Goalkeeper | 193 | n/a |
| L. Mafouta | Central African Republic | 32 | Attacker | 181 | 76 |
| Y. Larouci | France | 25 | Midfielder | 176 | 68 |
| J. Vercruysse | France | 26 | Midfielder | 183 | 77 |
| H. Voyer | France | 29 | Defender | 182 | 66 |
| E. Colas | France | 29 | Attacker | 179 | n/a |
| L. Calodat | France | 24 | Defender | 171 | 64 |
| E. Hatfout | France | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Robin | France | 26 | Midfielder | 186 | 70 |
| T. Eyoum | France | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Bretelle | France | 24 | Midfielder | 165 | 55 |
| A. Delbecque | France | 24 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
Put together, this looks like a game PSG should control, but their domestic form hasn't been dominant enough recently to assume a routine landslide. Le Mans have shown they can be competitive without being overrun, at least in terms of the scoreline.
The handicap line at -1.5 for PSG reflects that balance fairly well: backing the quality gap without needing PSG to produce their biggest scoreline of the season.
Match result odds
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