French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[jaberwock]

this league is not going on very interestingly now because of PSG' incredible performance so far. They are already far ahead of every team and would win the Ligue 1 title easily also. Maybe the race for the 2nd place would be delightful to follow but still it is not very attention getting in terms of winning the title. PSG will focus on the Champions League mostly from now on. Real Madrid is a very tough competitor. They should fight with all they've got to be able to get an advantageous result in the first leg.

Last year we have some better competition as few teams were level in quality, and they fight hard for title with Lille won title in all season they won 24 matches but PSG won 26 matches but still second with 82 points and Lille having 83 and Monaco 24 wins and having 78 points but sadly in this year we have no competition all teams struggling very badly against Giants PSG with just after 18 rounds points gap is almost 13 points mean PSG is clearly champions and defending champions are at 11th spot and third position holder Monaco is at 8th spot look like all going down in quality which is not good for this league they need to do some better strategy for improving quality and bringing more fans in stadium for entertaining matches.

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[Swordsoffreedom]

this league is not going on very interestingly now because of PSG' incredible performance so far. They are already far ahead of every team and would win the Ligue 1 title easily also. Maybe the race for the 2nd place would be delightful to follow but still it is not very attention getting in terms of winning the title. PSG will focus on the Champions League mostly from now on. Real Madrid is a very tough competitor. They should fight with all they've got to be able to get an advantageous result in the first leg.

Last year we have some better competition as few teams were level in quality, and they fight hard for title with Lille won title in all season they won 24 matches but PSG won 26 matches but still second with 82 points and Lille having 83 and Monaco 24 wins and having 78 points but sadly in this year we have no competition all teams struggling very badly against Giants PSG with just after 18 rounds points gap is almost 13 points mean PSG is clearly champions and defending champions are at 11th spot and third position holder Monaco is at 8th spot look like all going down in quality which is not good for this league they need to do some better strategy for improving quality and bringing more fans in stadium for entertaining matches.

If we want to bring more spectators to the stadium, first of all the teams have to improve themselves. All other teams are weaker than PSG. Teams must spend money, build stars and talented players, bring in teams. Ligue 1 is no better than other European leagues. Very low competitive ligue 1. If the clubs do not improve now, they will lose more spectators.

[BALIK]

This league is now the most uninteresting league of all major European leagues.The fact that PSG has players like Messi,Neymar,Ramos and many others compared to other teams being part of this league makes it boring.Paris can win against any of such teams and even when they draw or lose a game it is because of the fact that they already know that they are winners of this league and do not focus a lot on certain matches letting their guard down.Paris only objective this year is to win the Champions League but that will be a difficult task as they face Real Madrid in the upcoming fight.

PSG has made Ligue 1 the most uninteresting. This has only happened for PSG management. PSG has fielded one of the best all-star players in the world to win the Champions League. As a result, Ligue 1 is now the exclusive domain of PSG. Maybe there is no rich club in Ligue 1. I don't see any good star player in any club other than PSG. Ligue 1 teams should improve themselves as much as the Premier League teams. Otherwise, after players like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe Ramos leave Ligue 1, spectators will not be found in Ligue 1 matches.

PSG may dominate most of the time, but keep in mind that even bottom clubs of Ligue 1 can make a difference of the title race-a scene perhaps not as frequent in other "big" leagues. Now with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe and Ramos the only thing missing is a strong stable opponent in the league, like Bayern has with Dortmund for example. Someone who at least challenges it year in year out. The problem is Lille Marseille Lyon etc, they perform one season and the next theatre out the window , sometimes not even getting into European competitions.

You are right. PSG has no opponents in Ligue 1 to win the title. Marseille, Lille and Lyon must be strong and well-organized if they want to make Ligue 1 better and more competitive. They have to fight for the title. Ligue 1 teams seem to be fighting for second place in the points table. They gave the first place to PSG without any competition.

[Barcode_]

FC Nantes are still in a good position on the table to challenge for a spot on the qualification to the Europa League next season, I think FC Nantes should have an easy game when they play against Saint-Etienne today. Saint-Etienne are having a lot of problem on their defense at the moment as they are unable to keep a clean sheet for most of their games played, I guess it would be very hard for Saint-Etienne to stop FC Nantes getting 3 points from them at the end of the match today.

[hahay]

FC Nantes are still in a good position on the table to challenge for a spot on the qualification to the Europa League next season, I think FC Nantes should have an easy game when they play against Saint-Etienne today. Saint-Etienne are having a lot of problem on their defense at the moment as they are unable to keep a clean sheet for most of their games played, I guess it would be very hard for Saint-Etienne to stop FC Nantes getting 3 points from them at the end of the match today.

Their head to head was dominated by draws and I don't see Nantes having a chance to win here, even though Etienne are bottom of the table but I still believe Etienne can put up a fight and make the final result a draw. Indeed, Nantes look better but I think Nantes are good only when playing at home and as such, it is possible that Nantes will maximize this opportunity to get full points, but honestly I have doubts about that.

[poldanmig]

You are right. PSG has no opponents in Ligue 1 to win the title. Marseille, Lille and Lyon must be strong and well-organized if they want to make Ligue 1 better and more competitive. They have to fight for the title. Ligue 1 teams seem to be fighting for second place in the points table. They gave the first place to PSG without any competition.

In Ligue 1, in fact, the tight competition only occurs in second and lower positions, while position 1 of course from the beginning of the season we can also guess if it will belong to PSG at the end of the season, while now the teams under PSG, I think they are only competing to be able to qualifying for the champions league competition and also europe by getting a strong position in the standings, While to become championship of league 1, of course maybe just a dream that is very difficult to realize for other teams in ligue 1 right now.

[ziyaaa]

PSG may dominate most of the time, but keep in mind that even bottom clubs of Ligue 1 can make a difference of the title race-a scene perhaps not as frequent in other "big" leagues. Now with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe and Ramos the only thing missing is a strong stable opponent in the league, like Bayern has with Dortmund for example. Someone who at least challenges it year in year out. The problem is Lille Marseille Lyon etc, they perform one season and the next theatre out the window , sometimes not even getting into European competitions.

Exactly. There are no consistent team in this league except PSG. This is mostly because the remaining teams don't have a very solid squad like PSG as they are not as rich as PSG. However, the other teams you mentioned can't even be consistent about finishing at top positions in the standings. They are generally ending seasons being far away from the leader in terms of points.

[DU18]

PSG may dominate most of the time, but keep in mind that even bottom clubs of Ligue 1 can make a difference of the title race-a scene perhaps not as frequent in other "big" leagues. Now with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe and Ramos the only thing missing is a strong stable opponent in the league, like Bayern has with Dortmund for example. Someone who at least challenges it year in year out. The problem is Lille Marseille Lyon etc, they perform one season and the next theatre out the window , sometimes not even getting into European competitions.

Exactly. There are no consistent team in this league except PSG. This is mostly because the remaining teams don't have a very solid squad like PSG as they are not as rich as PSG. However, the other teams you mentioned can't even be consistent about finishing at top positions in the standings. They are generally ending seasons being far away from the leader in terms of points.

Right now PSG have quite a quality squad and it would be absolutely impossible for any other Club to stop PSG's current dominance in the league, and even after seeing the difference in points that are quite far from the club in second place, to be honest, I started to stop to watch the league 1  match  right now, because there is no longer any competition going on right now in the French league and it is certain that PSG have succeeded in locking the championship trophy this season.

[Hidrofor]

PSG may dominate most of the time, but keep in mind that even bottom clubs of Ligue 1 can make a difference of the title race-a scene perhaps not as frequent in other "big" leagues. Now with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe and Ramos the only thing missing is a strong stable opponent in the league, like Bayern has with Dortmund for example. Someone who at least challenges it year in year out. The problem is Lille Marseille Lyon etc, they perform one season and the next theatre out the window , sometimes not even getting into European competitions.

Teams like Monaco, Lille, Lyon and Marseille are very unstable indeed. For example, Lille won the Ligue 1 title last season. But now, we see them having a terrible season. This is because they don't have a lineup full of world star players like PSG. This prevents them from being consistent about their title competition. This is not fair for this league like the Bundesliga. We need to be seeing more competition.

[Falconer]

As long as at least one of the remaining clubs in the Ligue 1 aren't bought by a rich person, PSG will always continue to maintain their high dominance. There is no way for other teams to compete with PSG too much under these circumstances. I know that Lille did a perfect job in the last season but this doesn't always happen. It was no different than Leicester's becoming the champions even though they didn't have a squad full of expensive players.

What I need to say is that Ligue 1 is not just about PSG because other teams can also win titles regardless of which team dominates. Almost every league in Europe is dominated by strong teams and I think you have to admit that and that is also the case in the Bundesliga, Premier League, Laliga and Serie A.

I don't think it's a problem in any league at the moment because as long as these team adhere to FFP rule then I think they are fine. Regarding dominance, I think other team just need to have a good strategy to stay competitive throughout the season, even though in the end it will be very difficult for them to win the title.

For today's match I think PSG will win again vs Lorient and it was an easy match to secure 3 more point for PSG.

[ShowOff]

For today's match I think PSG will win again vs Lorient and it was an easy match to secure 3 more point for PSG.

It wasn't an exciting match, but it will probably be a good one to see Messi score in Ligue 1. PSG are very likely to win today away vs Lorient and that's to be expected with a big score as well. I don't see any problem with that, but there is still a possibility that Lorient will want to keep the net against a lot of goals.

In addition, Pochettino can try different tactics in this match by making a little rotation in midfield. It might be good to assess how the different strategies work, but what is clear is that PSG should not underestimate any opposing team regardless they are the superior team in Ligue 1.

[Pulsar77]

There is a very little time left for the matches to be underway. PSG are going to be playing an away game against Lorient and it is a very comfortable one for them truthfully. Before giving a long break, I don't expect PSG to make a mistake and lose points as a result. But actually, I'm more interested in the Monaco - Rennes game. This is a clash of equal in strength teams. Monaco seem to have a stadium advantage but anything can still happen. I feel myself closer to seeing a draw and both teams scoring.

[Ratash]

Some surprises on todays games so far bordeaux are ahead 2 1 against lille in the first half and psg are behind 1 0 against lorient what a first half for the home team they deserved to score they were really dangerous but it will be difficult for them on the second half as we all know psg are good at comebacks especially on the second half of the games i think a draw for lorient team will be a positive result.

[diyetisman]

In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi have the most of the responsibility in the game against Lorient now. And it looks like things are not going very well for PSG. They had a really poor performance in the first half and Lorient managed to end it by a 1-0 lead. PSG should do something about it to make a comeback. We will see if Messi will be able to carry his team like in the old times at Barcelona.

[KTChampions]

PSG again decided to play according to the old scheme: an unsuccessful start, then a painful game and a victory in the last minutes. But there is a problem - Mbappe is missing. I'm not sure if PSG will win, but the 3.45 odds look like a gift. Easy bet. ‍
2,25 - 3,25 - 3,45
I don't think Lorient will have enough strength for the second half.

[jostorres]

In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi have the most of the responsibility in the game against Lorient now. And it looks like things are not going very well for PSG. They had a really poor performance in the first half and Lorient managed to end it by a 1-0 lead. PSG should do something about it to make a comeback. We will see if Messi will be able to carry his team like in the old times at Barcelona.

With three strikers from Argentina on for PSG and Ramos is also now having his spot it's really poor display of game from PSG standard and squad Lorient is coming out of relegation after this win and PSG is having more frustration because of very poor play.

Good thing happening as Marseille is also playing without any goal at home against Reims, so gape is still 12 points between these teams, but we have another half hour hopefully something positive will happen for these two teams. Lyon just take leads and Rennes and Monaco are also playing draw with score of 1 - 1 last round before break is very interesting right now.

[perfect999]

Some surprises on todays games so far bordeaux are ahead 2 1 against lille in the first half and psg are behind 1 0 against lorient what a first half for the home team they deserved to score they were really dangerous but it will be difficult for them on the second half as we all know psg are good at comebacks especially on the second half of the games i think a draw for lorient team will be a positive result.

Now all surprises are in normal as we are having end of these matches with Bordeaux is lost against Lille by 2 - 3 what a comeback from Lille good fight for having win. PSG having red carded Ramos is guilty party but good thing injury time goal from Icardi give them a draw with some better end of this match against 18 rank team in League. Monaco won against Rennes and Marseille also having injury time penalty for respectable draw against Reims, Brest also ends in draw after having early leads against Troyes. Now Nice staying at second spot with 13 points trailing from leaders PSG.

[BITCOIN4X]

I think the Lorient vs PSG match was beyond what most of us expected. PSG, who dominated the game, was left behind in the first half. Several PSG attempts failed, including Messi's hard kick that hit the post. Icardi also missed a few chances and the same happened to Di Maria. Luckily Icardi's header a few minutes before the game ended managed to become a goal, 1-1 for a match that is considered unattractive by most people.

[KingsDen]

I think the Lorient vs PSG match was beyond what most of us expected. PSG, who dominated the game, was left behind in the first half. Several PSG attempts failed, including Messi's hard kick that hit the post. Icardi also missed a few chances and the same happened to Di Maria. Luckily Icardi's header a few minutes before the game ended managed to become a goal, 1-1 for a match that is considered unattractive by most people.

The whole farmer's league has been unattractive to many, not exclusively for this match. I so much wished that Lorient could replicate what Spezia did to Napoli in Italy. It nearly happened. Despite PSG dominating the game, they had narrow luck on goals.
However, Icardi go suddenly lucky to redeem a lone point for his giant side.

[Juggy777]

I think the Lorient vs PSG match was beyond what most of us expected. PSG, who dominated the game, was left behind in the first half. Several PSG attempts failed, including Messi's hard kick that hit the post. Icardi also missed a few chances and the same happened to Di Maria. Luckily Icardi's header a few minutes before the game ended managed to become a goal, 1-1 for a match that is considered unattractive by most people.

The whole farmer's league has been unattractive to many, not exclusively for this match. I so much wished that Lorient could replicate what Spezia did to Napoli in Italy. It nearly happened. Despite PSG dominating the game, they had narrow luck on goals.
However, Icardi go suddenly lucky to redeem a lone point for his giant side.

@KingsDwn it’s a poor performance from PSG, and they should be livid with themselves for not getting the full three points against Lorient. Furthermore if Poch really wishes to secure his job then he needs to make PSG win against such easy opponents, otherwise I fear he won’t last long at the club.