French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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The performance of Marseille team is a bit confusing they win away games they have done it in the last three games but they struggle at home they only got one point from their last two home games but luckly for them they are still in the third place with a game less than the others the competition will be tight for the european seats i wish we can see the old marseille again in the champions league.

We are seeing similar problems in many teams this year. The teams that we know as the best team lose points against weak teams with low performance.
We can say that there is no team that performs well apart from PSG. We can see surprises in the match results of all other teams. One of the worst teams in the league can get points from one of their best teams

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[judas]

Maybe PSG are already far ahead of every team in the standings now. But at least, we are witnessing a great rivalry for the second place in the standings. Lastly, Nice captured the place again but they have the same points as Marseille, 33. Rennes and Montpellier follow them right behind with the same points, 31. I feel like Nice or Marseille will succeed in finishing the season at the second place. But it is really hard to make a clear prediction.

[LittleBitFunny]

Maybe PSG are already far ahead of every team in the standings now. But at least, we are witnessing a great rivalry for the second place in the standings. Lastly, Nice captured the place again but they have the same points as Marseille, 33. Rennes and Montpellier follow them right behind with the same points, 31. I feel like Nice or Marseille will succeed in finishing the season at the second place. But it is really hard to make a clear prediction.

There will be a tough fight for second place in the points table this season. Each team in the tenth position in the points table has a chance to come in second place in the points table. Marseille and Nice have 33 points. On the other hand, Strasbourg in the tenth place has 26 points. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Lens team in second place on the table. Lens, Lille and Monaco all three teams have the opportunity and potential to move to the top of the table.

[KTChampions]

The example of Paris Saint-Germain is a separate topic and it should not be extrapolated to the entire championship. Also, it is not necessary to talk about the strength of the league solely by the nature of PSG's games with outsiders. There are quite objective indicators, like the UEFA coefficient table, and France occupies quite high positions there. To be more precise, France ranks fifth in this table. Another question is that the financial resources of the other French clubs are not comparable to PSG and the club is out of their number, which allows you to have some advantage in recruiting a priori, but the class of the league itself is quite high.

If you remove PSG, then it turns out that France is inferior to Portugal and maybe the Netherlands (there is no desire to check the calculations and clarify this point, but Portugal will definitely be ahead if PSG are removed). And the distance to the top 4 is quite long (even with PSG), so I think it's fair to say that the French league is weak.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The performance of Marseille team is a bit confusing they win away games they have done it in the last three games but they struggle at home they only got one point from their last two home games but luckly for them they are still in the third place with a game less than the others the competition will be tight for the european seats i wish we can see the old marseille again in the champions league.

Not only Marseille, the performance of all the teams in Ligue 1 is confusing. Lille was the champions of the previous season. We all expected them to fight for the title this season too. But they are now in the eighth position of the points table. Again, despite PSG having a strong squad, they have shared points with weaker opponents like Lorient.

Lille is the most confusing team this season, after successfully breaking PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 last season and being able to emerge as champions for the first time, but this season Lille's performance is far from the predictions of many observers. Until week 19 Lille was in the middle of the board and out of the champions league zone, which was very confusing for other Ligue 1 teams. Lille should have been able to dominate this season and become a strong contender for PSG, but their performance is very poor and the chances of winning Ligue 1 are very slim this season.

I had already guessed that Lille would not be able to win 1 in the league this season. PSG focused more on the Champions League last season. So Lille got a chance to play well and win the title. My guess was that Lille would be at least in the top 3 teams at the table. However, their performance is very poor. It is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

[DU18]

I had already guessed that Lille would not be able to win 1 in the league this season. PSG focused more on the Champions League last season. So Lille got a chance to play well and win the title. My guess was that Lille would be at least in the top 3 teams at the table. However, their performance is very poor. It is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Lille won ligue 1 last season, I think maybe it's just luck, because PSG ups and downs last season due to a change of coach (Thomas Tuchel to Mauricio Pochettino) also helped Lille success in winning the title, maybe we will wait a few seasons again to see if there is another club that can break PSG dominance in Ligue 1, currently Lille performance is experiencing a slump in the league and strangely the current lille squad has not changed too much from last season, but somehow they were not able to maintain their performance this season , by being in 8th place and only winning 7 of 19 matches, I also doubt that Lille will be able to break into the top 4 at the end of the season, because indeed the team above them has shown a better performance than Lille at the moment.

[D-law]

The performance of Marseille team is a bit confusing they win away games they have done it in the last three games but they struggle at home they only got one point from their last two home games but luckly for them they are still in the third place with a game less than the others the competition will be tight for the european seats i wish we can see the old marseille again in the champions league.

Not only Marseille, the performance of all the teams in Ligue 1 is confusing. Lille was the champions of the previous season. We all expected them to fight for the title this season too. But they are now in the eighth position of the points table. Again, despite PSG having a strong squad, they have shared points with weaker opponents like Lorient.

Lille is the most confusing team this season, after successfully breaking PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 last season and being able to emerge as champions for the first time, but this season Lille's performance is far from the predictions of many observers. Until week 19 Lille was in the middle of the board and out of the champions league zone, which was very confusing for other Ligue 1 teams. Lille should have been able to dominate this season and become a strong contender for PSG, but their performance is very poor and the chances of winning Ligue 1 are very slim this season.

Honestly speaking, I expected a much tougher side than what Lillie is doing.
They're not up for the task at all, isn't this as a result of bad management ?
I'm not impressed a bit, same goes with Athletico Madrid.
Too bad they are defending Champions and are doing less.

[izsara]

It's not the first time PSG have played poorly as favourites! They lack teamwork... That's why they have very poor execution of good chances... To recruit superstars into the team is certainly very good, but the coach must still be able to make the game work, which has not yet been done!

fortunately they still have icardi there, but on the other hand I hope their performance will continue like this in the domestic league because their points are too high to be chased and make the competition not too exciting.
3 draws and 2 wins in the last 5 matches is still pretty good actually, but I expect them to lose
On the other hand, I highlight the game of Ramos which is still fierce even though it is old

PSG performance in the match against lorient was very unconvincing, even though they fielded their best squad in the match, but instead they conceded a goal first in the 40th minute, when the match continued I personally hope PSG will get a defeat and just like you, maybe will It is more exciting if Ligue PSG and rival clubs have a very small difference in points in the standings, compared to now PSG have run quite far and impossible to be overtaken by another team.

Ramos is one of the best central defenders ever, even though he is quite old now but he cannot be underestimated by other players, unfortunately in that match Ramos again got his first red card in ligue 1 and it became his 27th red card in all competitions in his football career

they are now leading and running alone with a point difference of more than 10 and this is not very good and does not sell because there is no competition which makes this in my opinion less exciting in terms of spectacle because it is not exciting to see the current ligue1 position table even though this is only some people might think of it that way.

On the other hand I was a fan of Sergio when I was in Madrid, he always played with his trademark tough style, when he moved to PSG because he was not young anymore I thought at first he would control his emotions a little but I was wrong about this . Only played a few times in Ligue 1 and UCL now he has pocketed his first red card

[TopT3ns]

I had already guessed that Lille would not be able to win 1 in the league this season. PSG focused more on the Champions League last season. So Lille got a chance to play well and win the title. My guess was that Lille would be at least in the top 3 teams at the table. However, their performance is very poor. It is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Lille won ligue 1 last season, I think maybe it's just luck, because PSG ups and downs last season due to a change of coach (Thomas Tuchel to Mauricio Pochettino) also helped Lille success in winning the title, maybe we will wait a few seasons again to see if there is another club that can break PSG dominance in Ligue 1, currently Lille performance is experiencing a slump in the league and strangely the current lille squad has not changed too much from last season, but somehow they were not able to maintain their performance this season , by being in 8th place and only winning 7 of 19 matches, I also doubt that Lille will be able to break into the top 4 at the end of the season, because indeed the team above them has shown a better performance than Lille at the moment.

How come you can said when some team success get trophy as lucky? You can see again head to head between Lille and PSG last season where twice time moment Lille success defeated PSG as home and away, you should remember again at the early season when super France cup between Lille and PSG where Lille success get trophy, how ever happen with Lille right now have out from top fixture position I think not any lucky moment when have club success get trophies.

[Oshosondy]

Honestly speaking, I expected a much tougher side than what Lillie is doing.
They're not up for the task at all, isn't this as a result of bad management ?
I'm not impressed a bit, same goes with Athletico Madrid.
Too bad they are defending Champions and are doing less.

This is about League 1 but I just want to say Atletico is only in its tough time, this may change over time.

Lillie won League 1 last season, but Lillie is just a club that can not continue to impress people. I think you can get what I am saying. Just like when Leicester won EPL.

Maybe poor management, but all happening is not a surprise.

This season is like not competitive again as PSG have gone very far.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The reason why Lille are struggling a lot in this season is that they are not as much consistent team as PSG. Lille don't have a lineup that is full of too qualified players. In the last season, they were just very good when it comes to team play. And they managed to have this great harmony until the end of the season which helped them reach even the league title. But now, they are like that they got what they wanted and they don't even want to make the same effort again.

[fullhdpixel]

The reason why Lille are struggling a lot in this season is that they are not as much consistent team as PSG. Lille don't have a lineup that is full of too qualified players. In the last season, they were just very good when it comes to team play. And they managed to have this great harmony until the end of the season which helped them reach even the league title. But now, they are like that they got what they wanted and they don't even want to make the same effort again.

https://www.transfermarkt.com.tr/losc-lille/transfers/verein/1082

If you look at this, you will see the main reason why they are not as good as they used to be. The main reason why they are bad is the fact that the difference between their sold players and bought players is 40+ million euro total value difference.

Value is something subjective and some great player with high value could end up being horrible whereas some young wonderkid you get for cheap could turn out to be amazing, we have no idea which one it will be before players start playing, but it is obvious that in this case they lost good players. This caused them to have a weaker team and that caused them to lose a lot more games this year.

[blackened515]

I had already guessed that Lille would not be able to win 1 in the league this season. PSG focused more on the Champions League last season. So Lille got a chance to play well and win the title. My guess was that Lille would be at least in the top 3 teams at the table. However, their performance is very poor. It is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Lille performance last season was impressive, they were able to compete with PSG for the title and won it with 83 points. But, this season have been very bad for them, their performance are not stable. And also, with their current condition, it will be difficult for Lille to end this season at the top 4, winning the Ligue 1 is really impossible for them. They are presently at the 8th position. Although, it seems Lille's focus are probably on the Champion League. Because they are performing greatly in the Champion League.

[Boristhecat]

How come you can said when some team success get trophy as lucky? You can see again head to head between Lille and PSG last season where twice time moment Lille success defeated PSG as home and away, you should remember again at the early season when super France cup between Lille and PSG where Lille success get trophy, how ever happen with Lille right now have out from top fixture position I think not any lucky moment when have club success get trophies.

I agree with you - last season Lille won absolutely deservedly. The result of any round robin tournament contains very little luck, since the distance is very large and everyone plays according to a fair scheme - each against each other. I can believe that someone was more fortunate in a tournament that takes place according to the playoff scheme, but this is a separate story. Just because Lille is much weaker this year than last season does not mean it won last year because of luck.

[Slow death]

I had already guessed that Lille would not be able to win 1 in the league this season. PSG focused more on the Champions League last season. So Lille got a chance to play well and win the title. My guess was that Lille would be at least in the top 3 teams at the table. However, their performance is very poor. It is doubtful whether they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Lille performance last season was impressive, they were able to compete with PSG for the title and won it with 83 points. But, this season have been very bad for them, their performance are not stable. And also, with their current condition, it will be difficult for Lille to end this season at the top 4, winning the Ligue 1 is really impossible for them. They are presently at the 8th position. Although, it seems Lille's focus are probably on the Champion League. Because they are performing greatly in the Champion League.

this absolute dominance that PSG has makes the league less competitive, this example of last season where PSG was not champion, but this season PSG has come back to dominate and will probably dominate in the coming seasons, I wonder what other teams they are doing? why don't they also hire good players to compete with PSG in the same way?

just look at the difference in the table:

PSG 46 points (first place)
Nice 33 points ( second place )

the distance only increases

[snipie]

this absolute dominance that PSG has makes the league less competitive, this example of last season where PSG was not champion, but this season PSG has come back to dominate and will probably dominate in the coming seasons, I wonder what other teams they are doing? why don't they also hire good players to compete with PSG in the same way?

just look at the difference in the table:

PSG 46 points (first place)
Nice 33 points ( second place )

the distance only increases

Othe teams can't hire good players since they don't have enough budgets nor were backed by infinite money like PSG.
I remember sawing a funny meme with PSG and Bayern playing in the grass while top teams in the other top leagues were fighting each other

[Ratash]

The reason why Lille are struggling a lot in this season is that they are not as much consistent team as PSG. Lille don't have a lineup that is full of too qualified players. In the last season, they were just very good when it comes to team play. And they managed to have this great harmony until the end of the season which helped them reach even the league title. But now, they are like that they got what they wanted and they don't even want to make the same effort again.

Agreed we dont see big names in their squad its kinda like leicester city when they won the league it was team play that made the difference not to mention that the title contenders were not having the best season i think this season they are more focused on getting far on the champions league.

[AndySt]

If you remove PSG, then it turns out that France is inferior to Portugal and maybe the Netherlands (there is no desire to check the calculations and clarify this point, but Portugal will definitely be ahead if PSG are removed). And the distance to the top 4 is quite long (even with PSG), so I think it's fair to say that the French league is weak.

But still Paris Saint Germain continues to stay in the league and continues to represent France internationally In some ways, I agree with you and the total dominance of one club in the championship can lead to sad consequences when other clubs, instead of reaching for the level of the leader, on the contrary, lose their level, thereby lowering the level of the championship itself. In theory, on the contrary, an option should work in which the other clubs should reach for the leader's level, but so far this is not happening. On the other hand, if you call a weak championship, which occupies the fifth place in the coefficient table, then what do you call those championships that are outside the top ten?

[RaltcoinsB]

This year's favorite Psg in the French league continued its leadership in the first half of the season. It is clear that they have had good results since the beginning of the league. They have not yet received the expected contribution from Lionel Messi, but in the second half of the league, I think Messi will play the high level game we are used to. He must have gotten through the adaptation process. In the league, psg is ahead of their closest rivals Nice and Marseille by 13 points. I think they will be champions this season. They unfortunately lost the title to Lille last year, but this year he is far from his old form in Lille. There is no team that will force the Paris team.

[hahay]

This year's favorite Psg in the French league continued its leadership in the first half of the season. It is clear that they have had good results since the beginning of the league. They have not yet received the expected contribution from Lionel Messi, but in the second half of the league, I think Messi will play the high level game we are used to. He must have gotten through the adaptation process. In the league, psg is ahead of their closest rivals Nice and Marseille by 13 points. I think they will be champions this season. They unfortunately lost the title to Lille last year, but this year he is far from his old form in Lille. There is no team that will force the Paris team.

Even so, PSG does not guarantee to get a win consistently because even though the opponent they face is a team that is in the relegation zone, PSG occasionally gets deadlocked. Cases like this are unfortunate for a team that tops the league table, I still hope PSG can be more consistent in winning because that way, at least PSG proves that now PSG is a strong team that should look more perfect.