Paris Saint-Germain travelled to face Auxerre on Friday in the opening match of Ligue 1’s 14th day (0-0 video summary here). On the sidelines of the match, the renowned sports statistics website OptaJean mentioned an incredible statistic. PSG had 11 shots on target without scoring, the first time a team has had such a dismal record since Opta began collecting statistics (2006/2007).
11 – Paris SG took 11 shots on target against Auxerre tonight, the most of any Ligue 1 team since Opta began collecting this data (2006/07). Impotence. #AJAPSG pic.twitter.com/ZimGwmxUQg
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 6, 2024
A sad statistic at a difficult time for Paris Saint-Germain, who continue to lose confidence. In front of goal, it’s terrible what’s been happening over the last few games. Nothing goes in, but we can also blame the players, who rarely looked for exceptional areas of the goal.
The keeper shone, but the Parisians served him up this perfect match on a platter. The confidence is gone, nobody remembers how to score and how to “be clinical”.
The good thing about this is that things can unblock very quickly. Where many oberservers make rather simplistic analyses, PSG can also very quickly reverse the trend. Of course, the more time passes, the more doubt creeps in.
So it’s urgent to put in a great performance against Salzburg on Tuesday, a team largely within the Parisian club’s reach. There will be plenty of chances, and we’ll need to score not only to keep our hopes alive, but also to reverse the downward spiral.
