The key numbers: PSG v. PFC

Men's football•04 Jan 2026 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC, which kicks off at 20:45 CET tonight (Matchday 17 of Ligue 1) at the Parc des Princes.

These two teams have played each other competitively on two previous occasions, both of which ended in a draw at the Parc in the 1978–1979 season: 2-2 on 18th August 1978 and 1-1 on 17th December that same year.

Paris Saint-Germain has kept six clean sheets in its opening seven home Ligue 1 games of 2025–2026, thereby repeating a feat that the capital club achieved in 1985–1986, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, 2016–2017 and 2019–2020.

Les Rouge et Bleu have come out on top in their opening outing at the Parc des Princes in each of the last six calendar years, having recorded a 6-1 thrashing of Saint-Étienne in the Coupe de la Ligue in 2020, a 3-0 win and a 2-0 win over Brest in Ligue 1 in 2021 and 2022 respectively, a 2-0 victory over Angers in Ligue 1 in 2023, another 2-0 victory over Toulouse in the Trophée des Champions in 2024 and a 2-1 win over Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1 last year.

PSG and PFC have faced each other in a total of seven friendlies, with the most recent one ending in a 2-1 win for the former of the two sides at the Camp des Loges in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 16th December 2022.

Paris Saint-Germain’s men’s team has been involved in 12 Paris derbies in its history – including 10 against Racing Club de France – with an overall record of four wins, five draws and three losses.

Les Rouge et Bleu have started the calendar year with a win on 33 occasions since the club’s creation in 1970, with just 11 draws and 11 losses otherwise.

37 men have played for both teams: Jean-Michel Badiane, Michel Bensoussan, Jean-Claude Bras, Armando Bianchi, Gilles Brisson, Bernard Caron, Gérard Cenzato, Jean-François Charbonnier, Omar Da Fonseca, Guy Delhumeau, Jean Djorkaeff, Othniel Dossevi, Bernard Dumot, Louis Floch, Daniel Guicci, Bernard Guignedoux, Gérard Hallet, Daniel Horlaville, Jean-Noël Huck, Jonathan Ikoné, Philippe Jean, Lionel Justier, Gérard Lanthier, Sylvain Léandri, Jean-Louis Leonetti, Jérémy Ménez, Mario Mongelli, Bernard Moraly, Fabrice Moreau, Michel Prost, Hocine Ragued, Jean-Paul Rostagni, Daniel Solas, Mordechai Spiegler, Franck Tanasi, Alioune Touré and Kevin Trapp. Meanwhile, Jean-Marc Pilorget and Jean-Luc Vasseur played for Paris Saint-Germain before going on to manage Paris FC.

100

Luis Enrique is set to take charge of his Paris Saint-Germain team for the 100th time in a domestic fixture, having racked up 84 games in Ligue 1, 13 games in the Coupe de France and two editions of the Trophée des Champions. From these fixtures, he has picked up six trophies as well as 73 wins, 20 draws and just six losses.

Javier Pastore v. Paris FC (1-1), 14/07/2017

Michel Kollarmichelkollar

The key numbers: PSG v. PFC

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