French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[arimamib]

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That is an interesting point of view and I think in many cases I would agree with you that replacing a player doesn't always mean replacing that single player 1:1, but to make up for that gap that gap through collective effort and nearby positions. But I still think that there a few players around the globe that do leave a gap when they leave a club. There is just no way to replace a few of the top stars because their unique quality actually makes them who they are. Mbappe's explosiveness and dribblings can't be replaced 1:1 at the moment. As I said before, if we were to assume that any player is available at any time, then yes maybe you could say Vinicius Junior could get pretty close, but that's not reality. Hence, Mbappe, once he will have left the club, will leave a gap and the team will be weaker unless they can change three other players and make all of those positions 10% better. Mathematically, it could make sense overall, but it's unlikely that PSG can purchase a hand full of world stars in their prime.

Replacing Mbappe's quality is undoubtedly impossible, but a good manager is able to make the team keep being strong at attacking by adjusting their tactical approach. Enrique is a great tactician to have solution for this situation. He can maximalize Dembele's role at attacking to cover up the gap left by Mbappe's quality. During Mbappe's time, their best trait is the penetrating passes to Mbappe's run, Enrique can make up for this with Dembele's dribbling skill with different attacking scheme.

Losing a player of Mbappe's calibre will always have an impact, but that doesn't always mean the team will get weaker. Signing a player to replace the exact same role of previous player will be a bad decision, because every player has a unique presence and ability that can't be replaced by other. I don't think that losing Mbappe will be a big problem for Enrique.

[Weawant]

Mbappe leaving will undoubtedly affect their attacking prowess, therefore Enrique just need to reduce their dependence on the brilliance of one player. A new Left Forward with Dembele as Right Forward would still make their front line strong enough with tactical adjustment. Collective efforts of a team as a unit can be more threatening than a dependence on the brilliance of one player. I believe Enrique will still make a dominant team in Ligue 1 and a reckonable team in Champions League.

Of a truth mabappe have been the strength of the attack for PSG and they cannot denie it because even if they do , it's definitely going to show at his exit just as it has been done few times in his absence so I'm very sure that PSG would want to give up almost anything to still having mbappe to stay back even if i know they actually have what it takes to get his perfect replacement but then he still stands out.

Away from the fact thst mbappe can be really controversial few times, he's still a very good Player and really good t what he does so i don't even have reason to doubt the fact that even beyond PSG he will be able to achieve a whole lot and still do so well that they will singing his praises all over because speculations have it he's going to a much better team where he's most definitely going to get the support he needed to get beyond the stage he is in his career currently as he will be able to make it winning bigger trophies that he couldn't win while in PSG.

Although PSG is gradually trying to reduce their dependency on him trying to look like they can actually get things done both in his absence, i feel isn't a bad one because they actually need to practice how to perform without him even if he's going soon because they need a better replacement either from amongst them or from other teams elsewhere because it's the only bway to get to replace him at this point.

[snipie]

Nantes failed to take advantage of a good opportunity when 2 Montpellier players were shown red cards in the 90++ minute.  what really made a big surprise in this match was that each of the team's goals came in less than the 10th minute.

Nantes' position in the standings is not safe at all, their chances of falling into the relegation zone are very big if they lose against Brest on the next matchday

They could not take advantage while the two red cards were shown in the injury time by the end of the game. Yet Nantes weren't able to added another goal after they got the draw unfortunately for them since they aren't far from the relegation zone.

Tomorrow there will be a match between PSG vs Le Havre and Metz vs Losc, for my bet, i will of course choose PSG and LOSC.

PSG and Lille are way favourite than their rivals and they were supposed to advance in Serie A.

[MAAManda]

Based on the SofaScore rating, Angel Gomes has a higher rating than the AS Monaco goalkeeper who played well, this shows that Angel Gomes & LOSC Lille also played well, unfortunately Jonathan David was not able to take advantage of all the opportunities he had in this match so that made LOSC Lille not even had 1 goal.

IMO, LOSC Lille deserves 1 point here, they also need that point to move Brest from third place in the Ligue 1 standings.

In fact, so far this season Lille has impressive results only when Lille plays at home, but for Lille's away matches so far this season is quite bad . But even so, atleast Lille really tried well also in that away match against Monaco because after all, losing only with a thin score of 1-0 proved that Lille had a big effort in this big match . So yes,I think it's natural that Lille failed to get points in this away match, because Lille really doesn't have a good trend for away matches this season. But even so, there is still a good chance for Lille to be able to finish in third place overtaking Brest.

Despite that fact, I think with a clear objective in the match against AS Monaco they shouldn't not get even 1 point, after all I'm not sure they can displace Brest from third place in the Ligue 1 standings. Here are the next 4 matches of Brest & LOSC Lille :

Brest: 1. Rennes 2. Nantes 3. Reims 4. Toulouse

LOSC Lille: 1. Metz 2. Olympique Lyon 3. Nantes 4. Nice

How? Do you still think LOSC Lille can replace Brest after knowing that Lyon & Nice are waiting for them in the next matches?

[slapper]

Montpelier even with their two men down were still able to make sure they didn't get to concede too many goals that will lead them to loosing points in the game they played today, although the red cards came in late, it was supposed to be enough advantage for Nantes to be able to get a few more die minutes goal to be able to get more points and a chance to step up the table again before the end of the season.

At the 14th position with 32 points is where Nantes currently stand on the table after today's game, and Montpelier is at the  12th position with 37 points which means they are both just five points away of which Nantes would have been three points closer to Montpelier if they had been able win todays game but they actually couldn't in the end, the point they both ended up sharing actually didn't get more effect on them because they were both at far position and didn't even get to go any higher after the game, for me the Ligue 1 game ahs been mostly boring and so it don't get to have much to really say about them.

Except PSG is playing against any teams in the Ligue 1, most times i really actually do find it uninteresting watching them because they will actually end up not been able to properly get to put in the kind of action and entertainment one may actually desire to get watching than play but PSG sometimes try to. Ring in action a s get the viewers entertained a few times away from just playing to win the games.

Red cards for Montpellier were gifts. Perfect time for Nantes to go for the throat, win, and catch up in the league. Frustrating, man. Fan excitement; the sensation your team could win at any moment; is what you want. Ligue 1 isn't always exciting outside of PSG. More teams challenging that dominance would be great. We need the volatility and upsets that make football so exciting. I suppose we may hope that other teams rediscover their stride and we get more high-stakes games

[Strongkored]

It's quite certain that PSG will ensure their title for this season in the match against Le Havre because their opponent is just a team that always faces difficulties when competing against PSG, it is recorded that Le Havre has only won twice from their many meetings, moreover this team is in a bad trend because only produced 1 point in the last five matches.
PSG gets odds @ 1.38 and Le Havre @ 8.00, my prediction is that PSG will score more than three goals and celebrate its success in defending its title again, before a few days later preparing to face Dortmund.
Kylian Mbappe will still play in this match but will not play the 90 minutes because Enrique wants to ensure he remains fit for the Champions League.

[len01]

It's quite certain that PSG will ensure their title for this season in the match against Le Havre because their opponent is just a team that always faces difficulties when competing against PSG, it is recorded that Le Havre has only won twice from their many meetings, moreover this team is in a bad trend because only produced 1 point in the last five matches.
PSG gets odds @ 1.38 and Le Havre @ 8.00, my prediction is that PSG will score more than three goals and celebrate its success in defending its title again, before a few days later preparing to face Dortmund.
Kylian Mbappe will still play in this match but will not play the 90 minutes because Enrique wants to ensure he remains fit for the Champions League.

from the history of recent matches, Le Havre has performed very badly, even though they were able to hold a draw against Lens at that time, it was just luck, whereas there is no doubt that PSG, if they compete at home without Mbappe presence, will not have a big influence on PSG performance and even though Enrique will only will use second tier players but PSG will still be able to get 3 points.
It's just that if PSG appears with second tier players it doesn't look like they will score in large numbers and in my opinion PSG will only score 2 or 3 scores, not more.
betting on the line is the best option to get a profit in this match and it looks like I will bet for -1.5 with odds @1.94
I'm sure Le Havre won't be able to score in this match unless they get lucky again like they did against Lens, but it's very unlikely.

[Salahmu]

In fact, so far this season Lille has impressive results only when Lille plays at home, but for Lille's away matches so far this season is quite bad . But even so, atleast Lille really tried well also in that away match against Monaco because after all, losing only with a thin score of 1-0 proved that Lille had a big effort in this big match . So yes,I think it's natural that Lille failed to get points in this away match, because Lille really doesn't have a good trend for away matches this season. But even so, there is still a good chance for Lille to be able to finish in third place overtaking Brest.

Of course this season has been so nice for Lille because they have secured a very good record especially their last match with Monaco because they gave Monaco what they did not expect and from their performance on that match has clearly shown that they are very difficult to be beating on their home matches, although before the match started I was thinking Monaco will win Lille because they are also very strong and has a good record this season because it only entails a consistent club to be in the position they are now.

However this wining has already helped Lille alot because they now have a close point with Brest and also the chance to qualify to the champions League next season if they continue to win their matches, although their next match with metz is very certain they would win the match because metz is not strong enough so perhaps through that match they will be able to bring Brest down from the fourth position they are.

[Velvet78]

I feel like that's not exactly how a "team" works, we are talking about replacing a players contribution and not the player itself exactly. It's basically a situation where if you lose 5 from one position and get 3, then the other 2 will be improved from other positions. So, if your left wing drops a bit, then you get even better striker or better midfielder or a better right wing, and cover that difference from there. That's the thing about the situation we should be considering for the future of PSG.

And to be fair we are talking about a situation where it's quite clear that PSG already got much much better compared to last season, I have said this at the start of the season but their improvement on midfield is insane right now, which we can see even with their UCL situation.

Of course, relying on one player isn't a thing that I'm a fan of either. I just wanted to say that it isn't easy at all to find a talent which is as good as Mbappe. Otherwise PSG can simply change their vision a little and focus on improving the whole team to play even stronger than now. This isn't a very difficult thing to do. For example Barcelona don't have Messi anymore but they could have eliminated PSG with Mbappe if it weren't for that red card.

Teamwork always comes first. PSG have lacked that honestly for years and it affected them negatively in the Champions League. I believe the main reason why they couldn't still get a title there is this.  

[kro55]

However this wining has already helped Lille alot because they now have a close point with Brest and also the chance to qualify to the champions League next season if they continue to win their matches, although their next match with metz is very certain they would win the match because metz is not strong enough so perhaps through that match they will be able to bring Brest down from the fourth position they are.

Lille lost 1-0 against Monaco after winning three matches in a row. 3 points against Monaco would have kept Lille in third place on the points table. And could have qualified for the Champions League. Lille is now 1 point behind Brest.

Brest have dropped points in their last two matches. The Brest team lost against Monaco and Lyon. And if Brest's players can't improve this performance, then Brest won't be able to keep the third place in the points table. Lille's overall performance compared to Brest is now very good and tidy.

[armanda90]

Ligue 1 Game week 31 : PSG vs Le Havre

Its moment for PSG to secure Ligue 1 tittle in this season on games week 31 against Le Havre, have remaining 11 points from 2nd standings team AS Monaco if can secure three points make PSG will be the winner of Ligue 1 tittle season 2023/24 and three matches left PSG's points can't catch up yet by AS Monaco. Actually Le Havre is not strong teams because try to fight from relegation playoff position standings and PSG only need one or three points to secure their Ligue 1 tittle three time in a row since season 2021/22.
PSG's tactician Luis Henrique seems make many rotation have Champion League match against Dortmund few days later, but its not make PSG get difficult for securing three points and good capital after winning Ligue 1 tittle for facing Dortmund in Champion League match.

[pusaka]

However this wining has already helped Lille alot because they now have a close point with Brest and also the chance to qualify to the champions League next season if they continue to win their matches, although their next match with metz is very certain they would win the match because metz is not strong enough so perhaps through that match they will be able to bring Brest down from the fourth position they are.

Lille lost 1-0 against Monaco after winning three matches in a row. 3 points against Monaco would have kept Lille in third place on the points table. And could have qualified for the Champions League. Lille is now 1 point behind Brest.

Brest have dropped points in their last two matches. The Brest team lost against Monaco and Lyon. And if Brest's players can't improve this performance, then Brest won't be able to keep the third place in the points table. Lille's overall performance compared to Brest is now very good and tidy.

Their defeat in the previous week could not make them shift their position from Brest, but they were lucky enough because at the same time Brest also suffered a defeat against Monaco. Their competition is now getting tighter after they are only 1 point away, and it will be determined in the remaining matches, who will occupy 3rd place in the final standings.
This can at least be a bit of a treat to see that the competition is still interesting, considering that we don't see competitive competition for the title in Ligue 1. This is something that is normal in Ligue 1, where Paris Saint Germain can always dominate the league better than any other team in existence. . Now they have also been confirmed as champions in Ligue 1 this season.

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Ligue 1 Game week 31 : PSG vs Le Havre

Its moment for PSG to secure Ligue 1 tittle in this season on games week 31 against Le Havre, have remaining 11 points from 2nd standings team AS Monaco if can secure three points make PSG will be the winner of Ligue 1 tittle season 2023/24 and three matches left PSG's points can't catch up yet by AS Monaco. Actually Le Havre is not strong teams because try to fight from relegation playoff position standings and PSG only need one or three points to secure their Ligue 1 tittle three time in a row since season 2021/22.
PSG's tactician Luis Henrique seems make many rotation have Champion League match against Dortmund few days later, but its not make PSG get difficult for securing three points and good capital after winning Ligue 1 tittle for facing Dortmund in Champion League match.

Facing Le Havre should not be difficult for PSG, so maybe PSG will field many of their reserve players in the game later, currently PSG only needs one more win and of course they will not waste it, for Le Havre of course in the game they have no hope of winning even though they actually need 3 points to save themselves from the relegation zone,  The chance to stay in Ligue 1 next season seems like just a dream for them because indeed in the rest of the games they also have to meet many strong teams, in my opinion until the season ends there will not be much change in the relegation zone and Le Havre, Lorient and also Clermont Foot seem to be going down to Ligue 2 next season although Le Havre have little hope in the playoffs later.

It is very important for PSG to win the game against Le Havre later, because then they can win the title faster and can focus their attention on the Champions League, now of course facing Dortmund will be the most important match for Enrique, so although the game against Le Havre is an important match but still Enrique will not try to take risks by playing PSG main man in the match later.

[rendravolt]

Playing at home and getting a draw is clearly not a good result, especially having to lose 2 players before the end of the match and that is a very deep loss that should not be done. That's what Montpellier experienced when they hosted Nantes and as we know the two teams could only share 1 point after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

The match was clearly quite fierce with both teams targeting full points but at least it was still quite profitable for Nantes by getting one additional point. The reason is that Nantes is close to the brink of relegation and they have to widen the distance from competitors such as Metz or Le Havre.

[kro55]

However this wining has already helped Lille alot because they now have a close point with Brest and also the chance to qualify to the champions League next season if they continue to win their matches, although their next match with metz is very certain they would win the match because metz is not strong enough so perhaps through that match they will be able to bring Brest down from the fourth position they are.

Lille lost 1-0 against Monaco after winning three matches in a row. 3 points against Monaco would have kept Lille in third place on the points table. And could have qualified for the Champions League. Lille is now 1 point behind Brest.

Brest have dropped points in their last two matches. The Brest team lost against Monaco and Lyon. And if Brest's players can't improve this performance, then Brest won't be able to keep the third place in the points table. Lille's overall performance compared to Brest is now very good and tidy.

Their defeat in the previous week could not make them shift their position from Brest, but they were lucky enough because at the same time Brest also suffered a defeat against Monaco. Their competition is now getting tighter after they are only 1 point away, and it will be determined in the remaining matches, who will occupy 3rd place in the final standings.
This can at least be a bit of a treat to see that the competition is still interesting, considering that we don't see competitive competition for the title in Ligue 1. This is something that is normal in Ligue 1, where Paris Saint Germain can always dominate the league better than any other team in existence. . Now they have also been confirmed as champions in Ligue 1 this season.

It is certain that PSG will win the Ligue 1 title. No team has competed with PSG for the title. PSG won the Ligue 1 title by dominating. However, several teams are fighting for Champions League qualification. Lille, Brest and Nice still continue to fight for third place in the table.

Both Brest and Lille have the potential to occupy third place in the table. The point difference between these two teams is only 1. Brest will play their last four matches against Rennes, Nantes, Toulouse and Reims. The Brest team will face a relatively weak opponent. On the other hand, Lille's two opponents, Lyon and Nice, are quite strong. So I think the third place in the table will probably be occupied by Brest.

[rojan]

Montpellier vs Nantes two teams came to the field to play today's match in French Soccer League. The players of both teams performed well today for which no team could win today's match. In this match both teams tied 1-1 before half time and after half time neither team was able to win.  No goal scored. Montpellier's A. Adams scored in 2 minutes. Moments later Nantes' M. Abline scored 1 goal in 7 minutes to draw the match.

[bering]

It's quite certain that PSG will ensure their title for this season in the match against Le Havre because their opponent is just a team that always faces difficulties when competing against PSG, it is recorded that Le Havre has only won twice from their many meetings, moreover this team is in a bad trend because only produced 1 point in the last five matches.
PSG gets odds @ 1.38 and Le Havre @ 8.00, my prediction is that PSG will score more than three goals and celebrate its success in defending its title again, before a few days later preparing to face Dortmund.
Kylian Mbappe will still play in this match but will not play the 90 minutes because Enrique wants to ensure he remains fit for the Champions League.

PSG position on League Table basically is quite safe because they have 11 points above to Monaco so probably PSG will not considers this match is so important for them and i assume PSG will playing used some of their reserved players in this match considering this Wednesday PSG has important match against Dortmund for semifinal of Champion League so i think PSG will rested some players including Mbappe and even potentially Mbappe will not be played because Luis Enrique want to ensure all of PSG key players will not got injured and in the good fitness later

Ligue 1 only have 4 matches remaining and with the current situation of PSG i think certainly they will being an the champion of this season and regarding the match against Le Havre i think PSG will gets easy win because Le Havre recent performance is so poor and in the last 12 matches in Ligue 1 Le Havre only can gets 1 win so although probably PSG will playing without some of their important players i think PSG is too strong for Le Havre and about betting option as the favourite in Ligue 1 PSG always have low odds to bets for each matches even so with today but although the odds is not high but betting on them is easy money

[Farma]

Montpellier vs Nantes two teams came to the field to play today's match in French Soccer League. The players of both teams performed well today for which no team could win today's match. In this match both teams tied 1-1 before half time and after half time neither team was able to win.  No goal scored. Montpellier's A. Adams scored in 2 minutes. Moments later Nantes' M. Abline scored 1 goal in 7 minutes to draw the match.

It was a fierce match between Montpellier vs Nantes last night, both of them were aiming for victory but Montpellier had to accept a draw at home when they hosted Nantes, in the first half both of them played well buying and selling attacks were carried out in the second minute Montpellier managed to score but it didn't last long Nantes attacked again in the seventh minute, the Nantes team managed to break into Montpellier's goal through Abline, making the score 1-1.

But unfortunately after the equalizer from Nantes there were no more goals during the match, even though if we had dragged it back to the match there could have been a lot of goals but it was a shame that Nantes, who dominated in the second half, were unable to score the winning goal even though at the end of the match Montpellier had to lose. two players must be given red cards.

[Blitzboy]

In fact, so far this season Lille has impressive results only when Lille plays at home, but for Lille's away matches so far this season is quite bad . But even so, atleast Lille really tried well also in that away match against Monaco because after all, losing only with a thin score of 1-0 proved that Lille had a big effort in this big match . So yes,I think it's natural that Lille failed to get points in this away match, because Lille really doesn't have a good trend for away matches this season. But even so, there is still a good chance for Lille to be able to finish in third place overtaking Brest.

Of course this season has been so nice for Lille because they have secured a very good record especially their last match with Monaco because they gave Monaco what they did not expect and from their performance on that match has clearly shown that they are very difficult to be beating on their home matches, although before the match started I was thinking Monaco will win Lille because they are also very strong and has a good record this season because it only entails a consistent club to be in the position they are now.

However this wining has already helped Lille alot because they now have a close point with Brest and also the chance to qualify to the champions League next season if they continue to win their matches, although their next match with metz is very certain they would win the match because metz is not strong enough so perhaps through that match they will be able to bring Brest down from the fourth position they are.

Lille has had a wild season - one minute they're down, the next they're up. Great entertainment, folks. That Monaco loss was painful, but they showed champion mental toughness. Race with Brest? Its Ligue 1's most exciting item. Brest looked invincible, but Monaco and Lyon losses hurt. Lille has their greatest chance in weeks, but they must focus. Nobody can afford losing points. Metz, the underdog, can ruin anyone's day.

I know Lille's ups and downs worry people, but this team has potential. Tighten up, play your game, and believe in yourself. They can qualify for Champions League if they do. Interested, what do you think? Can they withstand stress?

[QueenVera]

Facing Le Havre should not be difficult for PSG, so maybe PSG will field many of their reserve players in the game later, currently PSG only needs one more win and of course they will not waste it, for Le Havre of course in the game they have no hope of winning even though they actually need 3 points to save themselves from the relegation zone,  The chance to stay in Ligue 1 next season seems like just a dream for them because indeed in the rest of the games they also have to meet many strong teams, in my opinion until the season ends there will not be much change in the relegation zone and Le Havre, Lorient and also Clermont Foot seem to be going down to Ligue 2 next season although Le Havre have little hope in the playoffs later.

It is very important for PSG to win the game against Le Havre later, because then they can win the title faster and can focus their attention on the Champions League, now of course facing Dortmund will be the most important match for Enrique, so although the game against Le Havre is an important match but still Enrique will not try to take risks by playing PSG main man in the match later.

 The match against Le Havre is a must win for PSG as they just need this win to be crowned Champions of the league. In as much as you feel they will need to rest most of her key players, getting all 3 points is one that’s sure to happen.

 ⁠Le Havre though so much need the 3 points from this game to be sure they will still remain in the league but I think the major challenge will be how possible it will be for them to defeat PSG. Psg are in a very good form currently and getting the 3 points off this encounter wouldn’t be quite difficult for them so I think Le Havre will be needing more than a miracle to defeat PSG

 ⁠PSG getting the 3 points is very important as it will now help them in winning the title faster and as such giving them more room to try and build for the ucl. I’m very confident in this PSG side winning the match today and also the league though and yea Le Havre will be relegated.
 
 ⁠Looking at the relegation zone, no much difference could occur down there as the teams in that zone aren’t improving in any way in their performance. This game is one very important match for psg and as such, we don’t expect them to be resting any player at all for this match, Enrique will sure get the victory in this match.