French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[herurist]

At least for these 2 matches you did the same as I did. Monaco is now done and it's an easy win in my opinion and of course the odds are favorable.
But indeed for Lorient we failed at the bet. They still can't make the performance as before and the statistics of their last 5 matches have made Lorient now thrown into 7th position.

Lorient is surely having one of the worst time as once they were fighting hard for the top three ranks and now down to seventh with their performance which is on decline and in last five games they have five points with just one win and their defense issue is surely hurting them badly which is surely needs to fix otherwise they can go down and having spot out of the top ten is surely not good for them after having ideal start of this season and good results in first half of this season.

In today match many hopes on them as they are going to play against bottom rank team, and they will try to take good advantage of this but still fail and having goalless draw mean they are falling down and have no fair chance to fight back for the next few weeks as well.

3 matches that have not gone well in the last 5 matches have made it even more difficult for them now.
This condition is clearly not very profitable for Lorient who are very good at the start of the season, with the current conditions it is clear that they seem to be away and make it more difficult for them if indeed their target is to be in the Europa League or Champions League.

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[Alanaz]

It was unexpected that the Marseille vs Nice match would end with a score of 1-3 for Nice to win. This result also made Marseille fail to secure 3 points at home and included failing to shorten the distance from PSG at the top of the standings. Actually the two teams are equally strong, but it looks like Nice can maximize the opportunities that exist and turn things into wins in their away matches.

Of course they failed to shorten the distance. Four losses in Ligue1 during the season. Marseille were not bad but they failed to create chances and finishes. Nice played better despite not having the ball, they made 8 shots on goal while Marseille 5 times.
But I'm glad this defeat made their gap with PSG even further. Of course PSG are getting more comfortable, but there are still plenty of games left before the season ends. But I think PSG are still favourites to win this season.

We still often see this in Ligue 1, yes, teams that are chasing Paris Saint Germain always miss opportunities when they get the chance to reduce the distance from Paris Saint Germain. If the gap has widened it will be very difficult for them to get a good moment like this, because waiting for Paris Saint Germain to decline again, in my opinion, is very difficult in Ligue 1 with such a luxurious composition of their players.

[BALIK]

It was unexpected that the Marseille vs Nice match would end with a score of 1-3 for Nice to win. This result also made Marseille fail to secure 3 points at home and included failing to shorten the distance from PSG at the top of the standings. Actually the two teams are equally strong, but it looks like Nice can maximize the opportunities that exist and turn things into wins in their away matches.

Of course they failed to shorten the distance. Four losses in Ligue1 during the season. Marseille were not bad but they failed to create chances and finishes. Nice played better despite not having the ball, they made 8 shots on goal while Marseille 5 times.
But I'm glad this defeat made their gap with PSG even further. Of course PSG are getting more comfortable, but there are still plenty of games left before the season ends. But I think PSG are still favourites to win this season.

Marseille had very bad luck in this match so they lost. Its performance in Marseille was good. But every attack by Nice's players was planned and organized. Nice were very tactical in this match. A total of 14 shots were taken by Nice players, and 8 of them were on target. On the other hand, Marseille did more attacks. They had 22 shots, but only 4 were on target. In Marseille it should have kept the defense tight and then tried to attack. Then maybe they wouldn't have conceded 3 goals.

[hahay]

Lol, it's not easy to be a title contender in Ligue 1, and only PSG have the ability to stay at the top of the Ligue 1 standings for the whole season at this moment. Because after Lens, who eventually lost his consistency to continue to threaten PSG's position, was replaced by Marseille but what happened was still difficult.

Playing at home against Nice I thought Marseille would be able to get full points or at least get points from a draw result, but what happened was that Marseille lost at home with a score of 1-3.

[Z-tight]

We still often see this in Ligue 1, yes, teams that are chasing Paris Saint Germain always miss opportunities when they get the chance to reduce the distance from Paris Saint Germain. If the gap has widened it will be very difficult for them to get a good moment like this, because waiting for Paris Saint Germain to decline again, in my opinion, is very difficult in Ligue 1 with such a luxurious composition of their players.

You are so correct, Lens were very close to psg, but then they drew to Troyes and lost to Nice, and yesterday they drew again to Brest, i think that would make it three matches now that Lens haven't won, if they had won these three games they would have been just one point behind psg. Marseille also lost to Nice yesterday, so now the two teams: Marseille and Lens that would have reduced the distance to psg are now on 46 points each, and are 8 points behind psg. Psg are going to win the league because of lack of consistency from the clubs that were so close to them.

[Sirait]

Marseille had very bad luck in this match so they lost. Its performance in Marseille was good. But every attack by Nice's players was planned and organized. Nice were very tactical in this match. A total of 14 shots were taken by Nice players, and 8 of them were on target. On the other hand, Marseille did more attacks. They had 22 shots, but only 4 were on target. In Marseille it should have kept the defense tight and then tried to attack. Then maybe they wouldn't have conceded 3 goals.

I don't agree with you, Marseille doesn't play very well when compared to Nice, if we look at the course of the match, the effectiveness of the Marseille attack is very low compared to Nice, out of 8 shots on target that were made nice, 3 were goals while Marseille only have 1 goal from the 5 shots on target they got.

[rahmad2nd]

It was unexpected that the Marseille vs Nice match would end with a score of 1-3 for Nice to win. This result also made Marseille fail to secure 3 points at home and included failing to shorten the distance from PSG at the top of the standings. Actually the two teams are equally strong, but it looks like Nice can maximize the opportunities that exist and turn things into wins in their away matches.

It's a shame I missed this one match, in the end Marseille had to lose after going 8 matches without defeat in all competitions. unfortunately, Marseille fell at home to host Nice. but if I look at the statistics, the two teams played quite a draw even though Marseille had more chances. unfortunately, they were unable to maintain their consistency to stick tightly to PSG at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

In fact, Igor Tudor as a coach said that Marseille's defeat to Nice was due to his mistake. despite failing to pick up any points at home, Igor Tudor was full of respect for the efforts of his players and said the result was not the product of the mistakes of his squad, but because of the system he wanted them to play. Meanwhile, Nice bagged three points after beating Marseille. Didier Digard's troop squad, is on a positive trend winning 4 of their 5 matches without defeat.

[Doell]

It was unexpected that the Marseille vs Nice match would end with a score of 1-3 for Nice to win. This result also made Marseille fail to secure 3 points at home and included failing to shorten the distance from PSG at the top of the standings. Actually the two teams are equally strong, but it looks like Nice can maximize the opportunities that exist and turn things into wins in their away matches.

Marseille in that match, left behind 0-2 at half time it was a mistake that shouldn't have happened. Now they are not only can't shorten the gap with PSG but now they are also threatened by Lens which have same 46 points, even Monaco has a chance to win the UCL ticket. PSG are getting comfortable at the top of the standings, currently also quite a big difference with Marseille or Lens.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Marseille were a little unlucky in their game also. Because the first two goals were results of luck also for Nice. On both goal chances, Lopez made a save first but Nice players scored the goals with a touch after.

Malinovsky found a big space and managed to drop the goal difference to one later. This was some hope for Marseille at least. In the 79th minute, Alexis Sanchez missed a huge goal chance. It was a lovely pass to him but he missed to touch the ball by inches. It would have been an easy equalizer for Marseille. This was like the breaking point of the game. Because a few minutes later Brahimi scored by a great finesse shot and ended Marseille's hopes all of a sudden.

This result helped PSG a lot and Marseille missed the chance of increasing the point difference with Lens also.

[Minecache]

It was unexpected that the Marseille vs Nice match would end with a score of 1-3 for Nice to win. This result also made Marseille fail to secure 3 points at home and included failing to shorten the distance from PSG at the top of the standings. Actually the two teams are equally strong, but it looks like Nice can maximize the opportunities that exist and turn things into wins in their away matches.

It's a shame I missed this one match, in the end Marseille had to lose after going 8 matches without defeat in all competitions. unfortunately, Marseille fell at home to host Nice. but if I look at the statistics, the two teams played quite a draw even though Marseille had more chances. unfortunately, they were unable to maintain their consistency to stick tightly to PSG at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
In fact, Igor Tudor as a coach said that Marseille's defeat to Nice was due to his mistake. despite failing to pick up any points at home, Igor Tudor was full of respect for the efforts of his players and said the result was not the product of the mistakes of his squad, but because of the system he wanted them to play. Meanwhile, Nice bagged three points after beating Marseille. Didier Digard's troop squad, is on a positive trend winning 4 of their 5 matches without defeat.

Marseille should have of course won the match. But they could not. And honestly, it was a great surprise. I never thought that they are actually going to lose against Nice. And that also this humiliatingly. With this win, Marseille could have actually got a little bit of breathing space. But now they do not have that.

On the other hand, Nice is able to get a very unlikely win. This is of course going to be great for them. Just imagine being in the middle of the table and winning a match against the team which is in the second position. This is going to be a huge confidence booster for them.

[visionE2]

I agree that PSG would suffer greatly without Mbappe, but I think they can still win with Messi on the roster. Messi is perhaps the best player of all time, and just having him on the team can instill a fresh sense of optimism and determination in the group. Just by dribbling, being creative, and scoring goals, he can completely alter the course of a game.

Several other quality players on PSG's roster, in my opinion, can easily step up and fill the vacuum left by Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to advance far into the Champions League playoffs with the correct strategies and team spirit. Honestly, they are desperate for the Champion League title. As a matter of fact, I think that difficult situations like this may help a team grow and develop in unexpected ways. Let's see what this year's PSG team can do with great expectations.

Yes, that's true, I also watched the match and indeed PSG had a lot of trouble scoring goals. It will be a big job for Galtiye, the biggest problem is not whether the players are good or not, it is the lack of chemistry between the players in attack, both in midfield and up front.

And I don't know what the game plan is, it's very random and not structured at all, it's really noticeable that even during the counter attack phase with the players there seems to be a lack of communication. The back line looks the best in their duties even though Danilo conceded to Nuno did make a difference in my opinion.

[rendravolt]

Of course they failed to shorten the distance. Four losses in Ligue1 during the season. Marseille were not bad but they failed to create chances and finishes. Nice played better despite not having the ball, they made 8 shots on goal while Marseille 5 times.
But I'm glad this defeat made their gap with PSG even further. Of course PSG are getting more comfortable, but there are still plenty of games left before the season ends. But I think PSG are still favourites to win this season.

I think Marseille must improve their attack line in the next match, otherwise they will be even further behind PSG. On the other hand, this defeat was very undesirable for Marseille supporters considering that they as hosts failed to bring victory. I hope this is only a momentary defeat for Marseille and in the next game they can bounce back. For PSG I think they will be difficult to catch but sometimes there are times when a team can slip up and that is a must watch for PSG.

It's a shame I missed this one match, in the end Marseille had to lose after going 8 matches without defeat in all competitions. unfortunately, Marseille fell at home to host Nice. but if I look at the statistics, the two teams played quite a draw even though Marseille had more chances. unfortunately, they were unable to maintain their consistency to stick tightly to PSG at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

In fact, Igor Tudor as a coach said that Marseille's defeat to Nice was due to his mistake. despite failing to pick up any points at home, Igor Tudor was full of respect for the efforts of his players and said the result was not the product of the mistakes of his squad, but because of the system he wanted them to play. Meanwhile, Nice bagged three points after beating Marseille. Didier Digard's troop squad, is on a positive trend winning 4 of their 5 matches without defeat.

Indeed, Marseille's dominance of victory stopped in yesterday's match, but I think this is not the time to give up considering they must be able to adapt in the next match in order to achieve positive results. Coach Igor Tudor seems to be the person most responsible for this fight. He failed to deliver 3 points at home and it seems that this mistake will be corrected soon considering that PSG have continued to show brilliant performances in the last few matches. For Nice it looks like they are very happy with the results of the match this time, they certainly also did not expect to be able to beat Marseille away from home.

[minime0105]

Psg as a team has to do more in attack, upfront and mildfield in other to win match because the team look unstable to me, looking at the recent happenings in the club the club is really struggling to get get goals, their seems to be looming danger and if something is not done urgently they might slide away from the first position, seeing what Monaco is doing lately anything is possible, PSG without mbappe is frustrating, Messi can't do all the work required of him somebody has to help to get the desired results.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The problem maybe in this case is the difference in the individual skills of the players that the two teams have. Toulouse until now is doing well and is quite comfortable with its position in the mid-table especially after a positive note in the last few matches but PSG is still PSG at their full strength especially now they have tried to get out of the disturbing form and draw in their previous matches.

even though in the composition of the players, Toulouse lost far but in a football game nothing is impossible. Toulouse's chances of holding PSG to a draw or beating PSG are also still there

of all the meetings between toulouse vs PSG, toulouse has almost never won against PSG, and in the match that will occur in the next few hours, it will also be like that, PSG will continue to repeat their positive results against toulouse

In this match, Kylian Mbappe will not be strengthened by PSG due to the injury he experienced in the previous match. This makes PSG lose one of its strengths in attack and Mbappe's position is likely to be replaced by Hugo Ekitike. As for the results, I'm not sure how many scores the two teams will score, but it looks like PSG will narrowly win this match later.

Well without going too far, this could be a game for PSG to win, I don't like to give predictions, but the fact that Mbappé is not in the game does not mean that the team is going to collapse, this is one more opportunity for that the Mesi+Neymar duo continue to give their team good results and continue to show that they have a great level without Mbappé, we are also talking about a Messi who is a world champion, he is not just any person, he is one of the figures of fútbol The most outstanding and the one that has the most fame, PSG is just for that reason it is in the world's sights of the most famous team, almost at the level of Real Madrid or Barcelona, this is something that is noticeable for leagues.

Lol, it's not easy to be a title contender in Ligue 1, and only PSG have the ability to stay at the top of the Ligue 1 standings for the whole season at this moment. Because after Lens, who eventually lost his consistency to continue to threaten PSG's position, was replaced by Marseille but what happened was still difficult.

Playing at home against Nice I thought Marseille would be able to get full points or at least get points from a draw result, but what happened was that Marseille lost at home with a score of 1-3.

This is what I say that a team whenever it has the opportunity to become the best and take the lead and then they get careless and lose, that's what happened with Lens, with Marseille, so there are cases that I don't understand, I don't know if the team in general gets nervous or what happens to it, but honestly when we not only see the French League but also see the Bundesliga it is also very much fought, the League is another that does not escape, of course the last match he had PSG was winning very well, in the headlines it only appeared that Messi had only won the team, something like without Neymar and without Mbappé, the press is very tabloid.

PSG ace Carlos Soler slammed by French media amid claims Arteta wants him at Arsenal

Arsenal have shown an interest in signing Carlos Soler but the midfielder appears to struggling at Paris Saint-Germain right now.

The Gunners landed a new holding midfielder on deadline day as Jorginho made a late move from rivals Chelsea.

The Italian should compete with Thomas Partey moving forward but Arsenal could still look for another midfielder further forward.

Source:https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/02/06/arsenal-carlos-soler-psg-form/

[DanWalker]

Psg as a team has to do more in attack, upfront and mildfield in other to win match because the team look unstable to me, looking at the recent happenings in the club the club is really struggling to get get goals, their seems to be looming danger and if something is not done urgently they might slide away from the first position, seeing what Monaco is doing lately anything is possible, PSG without mbappe is frustrating, Messi can't do all the work required of him somebody has to help to get the desired results.

I think there is a time coming in which PSG is actually going to break down and not be able to actually perform well. But right now they are not facing too many problems. Right now they are cruising along. They have a big advantage of probably 8 points. And that is it big enough advantage for them to actually make sure that they go on to win the title. And it is true that whenever they play without mbappé in the team, they seem to struggle. And we all know how PSG performed without Messi a few weeks ago.

[Velvet78]

I wouldn't have expected to see Marseille's unbeaten streak to end by the Nice game honestly.

They weren't very effective this time. Nice found quite many opportunities to score and benefited from them in a great way. Marseille should have been better at defending. I don't know if it was due to complacency. But I don't want to believe such thing. Because Marseille had a good opportunity to chase PSG for even the league title. But now the point gap has got bigger now.

[Ratash]

Psg team will have a tough game next round against monaco, it will be an away game against a team in a good shape, it will be difficult since psg team performance doesn't seem convincing recently, monaco team is currently fourth and only two points separate them from marseille so they will surely want to win against psg and climb the ranks so i wouldnt be surprised if they manage to beat them.

[snipie]

Psg team will have a tough game next round against monaco, it will be an away game against a team in a good shape, it will be difficult since psg team performance doesn't seem convincing recently, monaco team is currently fourth and only two points separate them from marseille so they will surely want to win against psg and climb the ranks so i wouldnt be surprised if they manage to beat them.

In fact PSG will have 2 hard games before Champions League match against Bayern.
The first game is vs Marseille in 2 days in round of 16 in French Cup which will be crucial for both teams to pass. They don't have choice here.
The second game is vs Monaco 3 days after Marseille one and this time in Ligue 1 which will make it important too.
PSG don't have a chance other than winning without doing much efforts while trying to avoid injuries. Such combination is unlikely to occur and who knows how PSG will deal with these issues..

[KTChampions]

I wouldn't have expected to see Marseille's unbeaten streak to end by the Nice game honestly.

They weren't very effective this time. Nice found quite many opportunities to score and benefited from them in a great way. Marseille should have been better at defending. I don't know if it was due to complacency. But I don't want to believe such thing. Because Marseille had a good opportunity to chase PSG for even the league title. But now the point gap has got bigger now.

For bookmakers, everything was more or less obvious:

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1.93 - 3.05 - 4.40

The bookmakers give an incredibly generous 1.93 (assuming Marseille is really strong), but I guess I fold   

Although they would hardly give 4.40 if they knew how the game would end 
And I do not believe that there can be any escalation of the fight for the title - PSG's competitors are too weak even if PSG is removed - no one team can dominate the rest. In such conditions, they only take away points from each other, increasing PSG's advantage even more.

[EdenHazard]

Psg team will have a tough game next round against monaco, it will be an away game against a team in a good shape, it will be difficult since psg team performance doesn't seem convincing recently, monaco team is currently fourth and only two points separate them from marseille so they will surely want to win against psg and climb the ranks so i wouldnt be surprised if they manage to beat them.

In fact PSG will have 2 hard games before Champions League match against Bayern.
The first game is vs Marseille in 2 days in round of 16 in French Cup which will be crucial for both teams to pass. They don't have choice here.
The second game is vs Monaco 3 days after Marseille one and this time in Ligue 1 which will make it important too.
PSG don't have a chance other than winning without doing much efforts while trying to avoid injuries. Such combination is unlikely to occur and who knows how PSG will deal with these issues..

Mbappe, sergio ramos and now neymar get injured recently , psg can't lose it all at once .. the tight schedule makes anybody who become a coach would be in confusing dizzy situation , they need to win it all and there is a huge risk in it as well , there is no best option.

There is only a now or never , do it 100% now with 100% risk as well. Tough one.