French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[maju69]

Every match is very important for Marseille now. Because losing a point in a match in Marseille will reduce their chances of winning the title. Also, they have to lose second place in the points table. Monaco is only 2 points behind Marseille. And Lens is 3 points behind. And so losing a point in any match in Marseille will not allow them to finish second in the table. Ligue 1 has been very competitive this season. Several teams are fighting for the title. PSG's performances have not been consistent and they have dropped points in several matches. As a result, they are not able to dominate Ligue 1. There is also a possibility that PSG will not champion this season.

Even though they haven't been able to be consistent, what Marseille has done this season is still in a good category. Not only are Marseille inconsistent, Paris Saint Germain, who are the biggest favorites to win, often lose their balance which makes them slip several times. I don't know what happened, but indeed all the teams in the top 4 did the same thing, that is, they often failed to score points consistently. On the one hand this is a weakness for them, on the other hand this makes the competition even tougher.

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[flipme]

Marseille managed to beat the host Toulouse in last night's match. Toulouse took the lead quickly through Dallinga's goal in the 3rd minute until the first half ended. But in the second half, Marseille immediately responded with 3 goals from Mbemba, Under and Tavares. Toulouse had wanted to catch up with the score but they could only score 1 additional goal from Onaiwu. With this result the score ended 2-3 in favor of Marseille and at the same time got 3 full points to continue to squeeze PSG at the top of the standings.

Toulouse have only lost to PSG in their last seven matches in the French Ligue 1. They had a really good performance, but Marseille have a better performance than them this season. Also, we have to say that Tudor has taken the team to a very good level this season. If they had made a few more good transfers, maybe they could have competed better with PSG. In this match, they conceded an early goal and fell behind, but they overwhelmed their opponents with effective players such as Sanchez and Tavares. Especially the goal scored by Cengiz Ünder was worth seeing. He scored a great goal.

[Pandu Geddon]

Toulouse have only lost to PSG in their last seven matches in the French Ligue 1. They had a really good performance, but Marseille have a better performance than them this season. Also, we have to say that Tudor has taken the team to a very good level this season. If they had made a few more good transfers, maybe they could have competed better with PSG. In this match, they conceded an early goal and fell behind, but they overwhelmed their opponents with effective players such as Sanchez and Tavares. Especially the goal scored by Cengiz Ünder was worth seeing. He scored a great goal.

both teams played equally well. Toulouse surprised with a quick goal in the 3rd minute and it was a quick blow for Marseille. it looked like Marseille changed their rhythm a bit in the second half which put them ahead. and it managed to beat the Toulouse strategy. the hosts had to be forced to lose 2-3, but their game did not disappoint.
Toulouse is still in the middle of the standings and Marseille is trying to reduce the point gap with PSG. congrats to those who bet on Marseille.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Lille's comeback was unbelievable by the way. It is never easy at all to make a comeback from a 2-0 disadvantage against a team like PSG. They did it even in Parc des Princes which was even more difficult to do.
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I think Bamba and David are stars who deserve to play in better teams than Lille. They tried to keep their team afloat in the PSG match, but it's not easy to stop Mbappe and Messi. Also, Neymar's goal in this match was very strange to me. I think he scored a very funny chance. Then, in the second half of the match, he was injured and left the game. I wish we had the opportunity to watch Neymar in the premier league. I think he is a football player who does not deserve the attention given to him in the media.

There are rumours about the possibility of starting to watch Neymar at Chelsea by next season these days. But we will see how much true these rumours are.

Chelsea have a huge financial power thanks to Boehly now. He is also ready to bring whoever player needed for the team to be successful. Why wouldn't one of these players be Neymar in the end? Some people are claiming that Neymar is not very happy at PSG right now. But I don't think he is unhappy at the moment. I mean at least he must be enjoying his performance now. Because he is having one of his most productive seasons with PSG at the moment. But if PSG don't have a successful season and become out of the Champions League early then maybe Neymar would look for his options.

[kotwica666]

After the 24th week, there has been no change in the Ligue 1 standings. A change in the points gap could almost have occurred if Paris Saint-Germain had not made an extraordinary comeback in the final minutes of the game. Lionel Messi became the actor in their victory in that match by scoring an extra time goal and allowing Paris Saint-Germain to turn things around to 4-3. Lens won the match again after the last few bad results they always got.

Paris Saint-Germain is a great team.  There are great players in the offensive zone, but I think they've been struggling defensively lately.  It was the individual efforts of Lionel Messi that saved Paris in this match.  Paris Saint-Germain added 3 points to the team with a perfect free-kick goal in extra time.  At the end of 24 weeks, they are about to win the championship again.

In my opinion, PSG's defense line-up has enough weaknesses to be targeted in every match. Because when PSG is ahead in goal difference, at the same time due to the negligence of the defense, the opposition team goes ahead with a goal which is really bad for the team. So I think PSG coach needs to create something new from midfielder to defense.

[hahay]

As far as I know about Neymar is that he gets injured a lot, and one of the injuries that Neymar often gets is about ankle injuries. Even though some say it's not a serious injury, for me personally when a player has injured his ankle enough times it is still a serious injury.

Also, because PSG is also under high pressure because the next few matches will get difficult opponents. So PSG should be able to play all their key players to get good results but unfortunately, with Neymar injured, I think it will be more difficult for PSG to get good results in every match.

[Renampun]

Nothing has really changed, but if PSG still make mistakes like when they played against Lille, then we can be sure we will see real competition in the Ligue 1 standings soon. In week 25, PSG will face Marseille, this is a match between ranked 1st and 2nd, there will be high tension in this match. If PSG win here later, they will make up the distance again with a difference of 8 points. But if they lose, then their distance from Marseille is only 2 points.

next week, marseille will face PSG and it is a match that will have high tension because if Marseille manages to win, the point difference between the two teams will only be 1 point difference, so PSG must win if they want to get further away from the team that is ranked 2nd (Marseille). Another interesting thing that I see is the win probability in this match is almost balanced (Marseille 35% - draw 27% - PSG 38%).

But it looks like the PSG trio will not be available in the nearest game as Neymar picked up an ankle injury against Lille yesterday and it looks like he will be out for two weeks. Of course it will be a tough homework for coach Galtier to arrange the composition of his players. On the other hand, PSG has a target to continue to widen the distance, but Marseille and Monaco are indeed in good form and PSG's position could be shifted by one of these teams.

this is certainly very worrying about PSG, so far Neymar has made a big contribution to PSG's front line, it is feared that if he really suffers a serious injury then the match against Marseille and Bayern (in the UCL) will be experienced by PSG with a little difficulty. Mbappe, in an interview, expressed his great hope that Neymar's injury would not be severe.

[jayce]

Besides the cool free kick goal by Messi at injury time, the one thing that caught my attention is, another seasonal injury Neymar gets. It's widely known that Neymar usually will get injured around February-March, which is so close with his sister birthday except the last season. Well, Mbappe as PSG manager should take firm action on it lol.

[Alanaz]

As far as I know about Neymar is that he gets injured a lot, and one of the injuries that Neymar often gets is about ankle injuries. Even though some say it's not a serious injury, for me personally when a player has injured his ankle enough times it is still a serious injury.

Also, because PSG is also under high pressure because the next few matches will get difficult opponents. So PSG should be able to play all their key players to get good results but unfortunately, with Neymar injured, I think it will be more difficult for PSG to get good results in every match.

Yes, it's true, Neymar does have a pretty serious history of injuries, I mean he often gets injured. Also, the tight schedule played by Paris Saint Germain also affects the fitness of the players so that their players are prone to injury. The coach must be good at rotating players, if he can't do that, then they will experience very detrimental things for them in the future.

[Ratash]

Monaco team is the most impressive team in the second half of the season, their performance has improved greatly and with it their results not only in the ligue 1 but in the europa league as well, currently they are on the second position and marseille team is only two points away, next they will face nice it will be a tough game.

[Mustang Shelby]

Besides the cool free kick goal by Messi at injury time, the one thing that caught my attention is, another seasonal injury Neymar gets. It's widely known that Neymar usually will get injured around February-March, which is so close with his sister birthday except the last season. Well, Mbappe as PSG manager should take firm action on it lol.

Psg managed to win with Messi's enormous free-kick into the corner blocked by the goalkeeper.  It was a risky match when you look at it actually.  Lille also managed to take a 3-2 lead, but they couldn't keep it.  If Mbappe, Messi and Neymar are on a good day, it's hard to beat this team.  Psg has now started to take big steps on the way to the championship.

[rahmad2nd]

next week, marseille will face PSG and it is a match that will have high tension because if Marseille manages to win, the point difference between the two teams will only be 1 point difference, so PSG must win if they want to get further away from the team that is ranked 2nd (Marseille). Another interesting thing that I see is the win probability in this match is almost balanced (Marseille 35% - draw 27% - PSG 38%).

Well, it looks like the Marseille vs PSG match will take place tough if we refer to the probabilities that you show in this post. it seems, Neymar will be absent if the injury is severe enough. so naturally, if PSG only has a 38% probability.

But, what concerns me is how Galtier solves the problem of his team's weaknesses. Like it or not, Galtier must prioritize and evaluate his team's weaknesses in the defense sector. armed with the match against Lille, PSG's defense was really bad, whether it was Ramos, Pembele, Kimpembe and also Mendes. meaning, Galtier must be more disciplining his players, whether they are defenders or midfielders. by the way, although PSG will not play Neymar in the match. it shouldn't be a big problem, because after all there is still Messi and Mbappe. well, the problem is with the supporting players. if they play with high performance, I am optimistic that PSG can win the match against Marseille.

[Docnaster]

PSG's performance right from their clash with Monaco and Marseille was quite too weak. I'm so surprised that PSG can't perform without the presence of the three duos on the front line. Even in the last match against Bayern Munich in the UEFA champions league, they were struggling so much to find the back of the net while playimg 10 against 11. I pray Neymar doesn't take too long to recover cuz the situation might worsen.

[emrecemsan]

It was really crucial for Marseille to get a win on the week PSG did the same. Because they kept the five-point gap with PSG just before the match between these teams. Actually this match against Toulouse would have turned to a nightmare for Marseille as well. Because after scoring the first goal very early in the match Toulouse got another critical opportunity to benefit from in the 18th minute already. But Marseille goalkeeper Lopez did an incredible work there by saving 2 shots in a row with great reflexes.

If Toulouse were able to make it 2-0 then maybe we were going to watch a much more different match. The reason why I mentioned this incident is to emphasize the weaknesses in Marseille in this match. They should get better until facing PSG.

[snipie]

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Yes, it's true, Neymar does have a pretty serious history of injuries, I mean he often gets injured. Also, the tight schedule played by Paris Saint Germain also affects the fitness of the players so that their players are prone to injury. The coach must be good at rotating players, if he can't do that, then they will experience very detrimental things for them in the future.

Galtier is rotating his players, you can take a look on lineups of different games to see that but his options become limited when he has keys players injured like Mbappe or missing like Messi after World Cup or when the team is not doing good at all and needs to play with full power.
For Neymar, he always acts like injured at a point his injuries become more frequent and people took some time to trust him..

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LOSC Lille will be hosting Stade Brestois 29 at Stade Pierre Mauroy on 2023-02- in an encounter in france Ligue1 The both side meeting record is worth a look. LOSC Lille have won 0 meetings with Stade Brestois 29, while Stade Brestois 29 have won 2. There have been 3 draws between the two sides. Currently the home team is in 6th position of the league table while the away team is sitted at the 16th position looking at this analysis closely any of these two team can win but the most favourite team to win this match if we consider the current league position is the home side.

[harapan]

PSG's performance right from their clash with Monaco and Marseille was quite too weak. I'm so surprised that PSG can't perform without the presence of the three duos on the front line. Even in the last match against Bayern Munich in the UEFA champions league, they were struggling so much to find the back of the net while playimg 10 against 11. I pray Neymar doesn't take too long to recover cuz the situation might worsen.

I don't think the PSG coach is the man for the job. He has what it takes to be a fearful side but they are still a normal team. In the game against Bayern Munich it was as if he was clueless on how to set up his players. How can you play a 4-4-2 formation and place your two most creative players up front as your strikers. What kind of a rookie mistake is that?
He had Fabian Ruiz and Vitihna who are very technical midfielder but decided to start Soler. I don't know how he sees the game but he does impress me.
With Neymer injured, Mbappe can play on his preferred left wing and Messi on the right while Etikike plays in the middle.

[Newlifebtc]

PSG has to work on the team to stop conceiving every match this team is a big team that own most of the world sophisticated players their game plan should change for good.

[Newlifebtc]

Monaco has really improved the seem to have returned to their winning ways after winning consecutively the French ligue1, their next match might likely favour them.

[dezoel]

PSG definitely had one of the most weirdest games of their past 2 seasons. Not weirdest because of the result or anything, but weirdest because of the difference between the club itself. The defense looked like a French team trying to not get relegated, the offense looked like an elite team that could destroy anyone. I hope Neymars injury is not bad enough that he would miss the Bayern game, they really need him to come back.

However, if Mbappe plays like he did, he could beat Bayern all by himself, that first goal? Getting the ball too far left, then going between two players, with ball going through one of their legs, and then shooting while going down? That's some epic talent no doubt.