French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[snipie]

Rennes is on fire, scored 5 goals against Clermont, looking to an easy win after three loses in a row
seems that Wednesday is full of goals in all leagues, there is a tone in France so far, over1.5 in all matches, what could PSG make in Metz tonight, maybe we could expect goals there as well, over 5.5 maybe?

I doubt PSG could score that much although it is possible of course. Otherwise Rennes knocked badly Clermont with 6 goals to 0! It is incredible considering the performance shown by Clermont previously.
Meanwhile Lille won 2-1 vs Reims, surprise not surprise

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[Woodie]

Today's lineups between Metz vs PSG

Starting XI PSG 1 Navas, 25 Mendes, 3 Kimpembe, 5 Marquinhos, 2 Hakimi, 18 Wijnaldum, 15 Pereira, 12 Rafinha, 10 Neymar, 9 Icardi, 7 Mbappé.

Starting XI Metz 16 Oukidja, 2 Bronn, 23 Kouyate, 3 Udol, 18 Centonze, 19 Maiga, 14 Pajot, 26 Yade, 20 Gueye, 7 Niane, 15 Sarr.

Messi not Starting the match today,and from the look of the lineups PSG mean business. Am not expecting less than 3 goals from this team fielded today.

Current scores after 10 minutes Achraf Hakimi scores for PSG: Mets 0-1 PSG

[Mahdirakib]

In Ligue 1 of the French championship, they have no equal, it is a fact, and if they become champions and win the cup it will not surprise anyone and it will be unnecessary for anyone if PSG does not win the Champions League. Even if they win the Champions League, people will talk, - of course with such a line-up, you can win. ) But in fact, the team's play is not impressive, and Messi does not fit into the team, maybe it's too early and he needs time? But the same Ronaldo started to score from the first match and does it all the time.

Ligue 1 isn't competitive like other top football league. Because only PSG have the strongest lineup and they are hot favourite team in this season. Maybe they will win the match today by scoring few goals against Metz. PSG owner have the desire to win the Champions League. They should obtain it as their squad is best now.
However, this is the first time for Messi to change a club in his whole career. So, it's normal to not get fit in the team within a short time. Where Ronaldo had similar experience (team changing) before and he got back into his old club.

[snipie]

Messi not Starting the match today,and from the look of the lineups PSG mean business. Am not expecting less than 3 goals from this team fielded today.

Current scores after 10 minutes Achraf Hakimi scores for PSG: Mets 0-1 PSG

An early goal followed later by a draw from Kouyate and the result is 1-1 in the first half.. PSG will score later for sure tho and 3 goals should be achievable imo.
Looking to the other games results, I see Nice and Lyon receiving 1 goal each in the first half vs not hard opponents... What a mess.

[Desmong]

In Ligue 1 of the French championship, they have no equal, it is a fact, and if they become champions and win the cup it will not surprise anyone and it will be unnecessary for anyone if PSG does not win the Champions League. Even if they win the Champions League, people will talk, - of course with such a line-up, you can win. ) But in fact, the team's play is not impressive, and Messi does not fit into the team, maybe it's too early and he needs time? But the same Ronaldo started to score from the first match and does it all the time.

Ligue 1 isn't competitive like other top football league. Because only PSG have the strongest lineup and they are hot favourite team in this season. Maybe they will win the match today by scoring few goals against Metz. PSG owner have the desire to win the Champions League. They should obtain it as their squad is best now.
However, this is the first time for Messi to change a club in his whole career. So, it's normal to not get fit in the team within a short time. Where Ronaldo had similar experience (team changing) before and he got back into his old club.

Why is everybody pointing at Messi because he hasn't score a single goal since his transfer. I think we need to give him some times for him to settle down and adapt the system and pattern of his current club before we'll expecting goals the I know will surely come. Like you have written, this is his first of being transferred and does not really know the club Patten of playing so more is coming...let's await his goooals!

[Pulsar77]

Metz - PSG game is going on with a 1-1 score. We are in the second half and I see that PSG are the dominant side. They found the first goal of the game very early with Hakimi. But Metz were still able to respond in the last minutes of the first half. I actually don't have any doubt that PSG will beat their opponent here. By the way, Messi is missing because of a knee injury. Now, we see Neymar - Icardi - Mbappe trio in the field. I think that PSG will score 2 more goals and be victorious.

[nikola22]

Metz - PSG game is going on with a 1-1 score. We are in the second half and I see that PSG are the dominant side. They found the first goal of the game very early with Hakimi. But Metz were still able to respond in the last minutes of the first half. I actually don't have any doubt that PSG will beat their opponent here. By the way, Messi is missing because of a knee injury. Now, we see Neymar - Icardi - Mbappe trio in the field. I think that PSG will score 2 more goals and be victorious.

Hakimi saved the victory for PSG scoring at 95th minute after great assist from Neymar. but overall impression from PSG performance in this match is not good. seems like they underestimated Metz.

[KTChampions]

Metz 1 - 2 PSG
Another match where everything was decided in extra time. I must admit that no one expected such a stubborn struggle between first place and last. By the way, initially three minutes were added to the match, but it seemed to me that the referee was a little late with the final whistle and allowed PSG to win?

[Slow death]

Metz 1 -  2 PSG

this game would almost end in a draw, really PSG even with so many good players is not able to perform well and has serious problems in defense and now it seems that they will start to have difficulties in attack. Today Messi didn't play, does anyone know why Messi didn't play? I didn't follow the news or analyze for this game, for this reason I don't know anything about the news about this game.

[judas]

It looks like the real problem is not that Messi's being unable to adapt to the team yet. He didn't play against Metz due to an injury. But PSG still didn't win the game against Metz comfortably. They scored in the first minutes already but they got an answer in the same half also. And in the second half, they increased their dominance but they were barely able to score the winning goal in the last minute (90+4). This time, Hakimi was the player who saved the team. As you can remember, they won against Lyon with a last minute goal also before this game.

[snipie]

Metz 1 -  2 PSG

this game would almost end in a draw, really PSG even with so many good players is not able to perform well and has serious problems in defense and now it seems that they will start to have difficulties in attack. Today Messi didn't play, does anyone know why Messi didn't play? I didn't follow the news or analyze for this game, for this reason I don't know anything about the news about this game.

He has an injury in his knee but doesn't seems to be a serious one so he might resume playing again soon. AFAIK there isn't a fixed recovery date announced yet.
PSG was lucky to get those 3 points at the end of the game but also to see OM and the other teams sitting in the top dropping points too. Lyon flipped the result in the second half and managed to win.
If things continue like that, PSG could claim the title many rounds before the end

[hahay]

I believe there is something wrong with PSG. Indeed, PSG won against Metz but can't we miss the drama that happened, even the final goal which was also the winning goal came after Metz lost 1 player due to receiving a red card and it happened in the last minute of the match. It's funny, when the top team against the bottom team compete but the top team can't win perfectly. So in this case Messi is present or not, PSG is still in trouble and this proves that building a team is not enough just with a lot of money and I believe PSG will be destroyed in the UCL event later if the problem is not resolved immediately.

[ingiltere]

Rennes fixed their average in one match, it was unbelievable score for them. Montpellier game was also a goal fest but there is no winner. Both teams led the game but couldn't hold on to it. I don't know what's wrong for Paris Saint-Germain but even though it's very hard they still won games. You expect Messi, Neymar and Mbappe to shine but one day it is Hakimi, the other day Icardi.
Marseille lost important two points but considering Angers started this season very well, I think it's acceptable loss. Monaco, Lille and Lyon won at home as favorites. It was a decent Wednesday action on Ligue 1.

[Ratash]

I believe there is something wrong with PSG. Indeed, PSG won against Metz but can't we miss the drama that happened, even the final goal which was also the winning goal came after Metz lost 1 player due to receiving a red card and it happened in the last minute of the match. It's funny, when the top team against the bottom team compete but the top team can't win perfectly. So in this case Messi is present or not, PSG is still in trouble and this proves that building a team is not enough just with a lot of money and I believe PSG will be destroyed in the UCL event later if the problem is not resolved immediately.

Yes your right the problem with psg is that there is a lot of stars and every one of them is trying to shine and most of their goals are scored by defenders and midfielders and its tougher for them in champions league where there is a lot of strong teams and having a weak performance is not an option.

[KTChampions]

I believe there is something wrong with PSG. Indeed, PSG won against Metz but can't we miss the drama that happened, even the final goal which was also the winning goal came after Metz lost 1 player due to receiving a red card and it happened in the last minute of the match. It's funny, when the top team against the bottom team compete but the top team can't win perfectly. So in this case Messi is present or not, PSG is still in trouble and this proves that building a team is not enough just with a lot of money and I believe PSG will be destroyed in the UCL event later if the problem is not resolved immediately.

Yes, PSG, although showing a good pace of scoring in the championship, is not showing confident play. The upcoming match against City in the Champions League will be very interesting - PSG lost points in the game against Club Brugge and needs to win, but the opponent is very strong. Maybe that's why Messi rested yesterday, maybe they are trying to prepare him for playing in the Champions League?

[Spack17]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

[rmhuntley]

I believe there is something wrong with PSG. Indeed, PSG won against Metz but can't we miss the drama that happened, even the final goal which was also the winning goal came after Metz lost 1 player due to receiving a red card and it happened in the last minute of the match. It's funny, when the top team against the bottom team compete but the top team can't win perfectly. So in this case Messi is present or not, PSG is still in trouble and this proves that building a team is not enough just with a lot of money and I believe PSG will be destroyed in the UCL event later if the problem is not resolved immediately.

Yes, PSG, although showing a good pace of scoring in the championship, is not showing confident play. The upcoming match against City in the Champions League will be very interesting - PSG lost points in the game against Club Brugge and needs to win, but the opponent is very strong. Maybe that's why Messi rested yesterday, maybe they are trying to prepare him for playing in the Champions League?

PSG looks not easy although have many star player from Neymar, Mbappe and Messi but faced with Metz last night they lucky with Hakimi make brave exactly last goal on last minutes before match ended. I think PSG must show more attractive with many goal for every match, how come with best forward but not created goal so far and Hakimi as defender can made brave last night.

[perfect999]

Metz - PSG game is going on with a 1-1 score. We are in the second half and I see that PSG are the dominant side. They found the first goal of the game very early with Hakimi. But Metz were still able to respond in the last minutes of the first half. I actually don't have any doubt that PSG will beat their opponent here. By the way, Messi is missing because of a knee injury. Now, we see Neymar - Icardi - Mbappe trio in the field. I think that PSG will score 2 more goals and be victorious.

They are not only dominant side they have nearly 74% ball possession and still unable to do any goal is huge issue for this 6 goal attempts with just one on target in presence of Mbappé, Icardi and Neymar is talking something with this team and management because they spent most in transfer window, and they have ambition to win some good number of trophies, but result like this is not going to help them even they are winning this match by 1- 2 in injury time.

In other matches Lyon is leading, but Marseille is also playing away from home with score of 0 - 0 against Anger which is good for both teams and also acceptable for PSG as gap is still good for holding top position in Ligue 1.

[Maidak]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Lille, Monaco and Lyon all won their games this week. These were one of the best teams in the last season. But all of them are struggling this season. And this could make things even easier for PSG to reach the title. PSG are not having their best performance so far but they are still able to beat their competitors every week. They have a 7-win streak now which is really huge. But there are not many clubs that can fight back against them in the league also.