PSG vs Chelsea Schedule and Prediction 12 March 2026

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will host Chelsea in the first leg of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 at the Parc des Princes. This tie carries a sense of revenge because Chelsea ran out emphatic 3-0 winners over PSG in the 2025 Club World Cup final, and now the two sides meet again on the European stage.

PSG vs Chelsea Schedule

According to the UEFA schedule, the match will be played on Wednesday evening, 11 March 2026, in Europe. In your time zone (GMT+7/WIB), the fixture will take place in the early hours of Thursday, 12 March 2026.

A 20:00 UTC kick-off, equivalent to 03:00 WIB, is listed in the match data, while PSG’s official website displays the kick-off time as 21:00 local time in Paris.

Current Form of Both Teams (Updated to 11 March 2026)

PSG come into this match in somewhat mixed domestic form, but they have had a longer rest period ahead of this fixture and can focus fully on the Champions League. Chelsea, by contrast, arrive with positive momentum, with João Pedro attracting attention for his prolific recent form and emerging as one of the Blues’ main attacking weapons.

In terms of squad news, PSG are still without Fabián Ruiz and Quentin Ndjantou through injury, while Chelsea have several notable absentees, including Mykhaylo Mudryk through suspension as well as a number of injured players, among them Estêvão, Levi Colwill and Jamie Gittens, according to the latest pre-match updates.

Chelsea have also released their travelling squad news for Paris: they have taken 23 players, and Estêvão has not travelled as he is still recovering from injury.

PSG vs Chelsea Head-to-Head

Overall, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is fairly even, with Chelsea’s official record showing a balanced number of wins, draws and defeats, and their meetings have almost always been closely contested.

Below are the last five meetings, with the results shown from PSG’s point of view (Win/Lose/Draw):

Source for the list of the last five meetings: Chelsea official.

Predicted Line-ups for PSG vs Chelsea

The official line-ups are usually released closer to kick-off. The following predictions are based on the latest projected team news ahead of the match.

Predicted PSG line-up (4-3-3): Matvey Safonov; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Warren Zaïre-Emery, Vitinha, Dro Fernández; Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Predicted Chelsea line-up (4-2-3-1): Robert Sánchez; Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella; Moisés Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernández, Pedro Neto; João Pedro.

Match Prediction

PSG will likely try to dominate possession and attack down the flanks through Hakimi and Mendes, while relying on the quality of Dembélé and Kvaratskhelia to create one-against-one situations. Chelsea, with their 4-2-3-1 structure, may be more flexible. They could wait for transitional moments to make the most of João Pedro’s movement and the supply from Palmer and Neto. In terms of the match-up, this feels like a contest with very little between the two sides, and it would be no surprise if the first leg turns into a tight but high-scoring affair.

PSG vs Chelsea Score Prediction

Given the attacking quality on both sides and the context of a first leg, which is often more cautious yet still sharp, a draw looks like the most realistic outcome.

Predicted score: PSG 2-2 Chelsea.

This article written by Bandar Judi Bola.