French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[hahay]

It was surprising to see the final result of the match between PSG vs Nantes, although PSG was superior on all sides over nantes in the match,but they actually failed to take advantage of many opportunities well, lead by 1 goal in the second minute in first half, made me think that they would win with a big score over nantes, but in fact Nantes managed to hold PSG draw with a score of 1-1 in the match .

It seems that PSG really underestimated Nantes who are in the relegation zone, even though PSG managed to score a quick goal but PSG still conceded and worse still PSG did not manage to score any more goals. Playing at home and being a team that is very favored to win because they only played against Nantes, in reality PSG could still fail like that which of course is a very disappointing result for bettors. But, if for example I didn't bet then I might consider it normal, because in any case PSG's position is safe at the top of the standings. But indeed, because Nantes has a bad trend until now, PSG should still be able to guarantee victory even though they not have clean sheets, but in fact PSG still failed to win at home.

[dezoel]

Monaco and Marseille facing each other, Marseille winning is a great benefit for them, lets see what's going to happen. I also believe that PSG getting a tie at this week isn't really good for them but it doesn't really matter at all, because they are still quite far ahead and that doesn't really believe anything that is getting bigger, should be a much better situation for them but they are still winning the league without much issues at all, it is going to just end.

I hope that we could see what we can make a change about, and because of that I believe that we are going to see much better results with them, and UCL is something they need to focus a lot more on right now, with the way things are going, they are not doing that great at UCL so they need some wins there instead.

Mason Greenwood hits his 9th goal for the Marseille on 89th minute penalty to secure 3 points for his club and 3 important points which bring them on second spot in league table with this win now things are interesting for the second and third spot in this season while we have Lille and Lyon on 4th and 5th spots which could be brought good entertainment.

In this game we have good resistance from the Monaco as they have lead in first half but two goals from Luis Henrique and Greenwood give them important win in this game in second half we have aggressive approach by the Marseille as they were looking for positive end of the game and 3 points which helps them for staying at the top and have things well under control Monaco is having tough time in coming weeks as they have few challenging games while visiting Arsenal and hosting PSG give them no easy time.

[Nheer]

With how PSG doing right now, I would say they can play with just U21 for a few weeks and they can still be getting the title win, which is the best thing for a club in UCL because if you are leading by this many points at league, that should give you more than what you need, and that will definitely allow you a bit of resting as well.

If players end up resting, that would be a lot better and we could definitely consider how to get better results without a doubt, I believe that will be the most important part. I can see how things could be a bit different, I can see how we could see where this could lead them to, but it doesn't matter where we can end up with at the end of the day, we still need to wait and see how PSG will do.

You’re right, they doing well in the league and they are already topping the table with about 7 points so even if they play their U21 for a few weeks they would still be able to win some matches and still retain their first place. The Ligue 1 is not a too difficult league so winning the title shouldn’t be much of a challenge for them this season because Merseille and Monaco are not making it challenging for them at all.

They are doing better in the League but not doing well in the champions league and even though they rest players up and feature them in the Champions league only I don’t think it will change anything for them in the champions league so i think they should rather focus on winning the league trophies instead and prepare for the champions league trophy next season.

[TelolettOm]

Monaco and Marseille facing each other, Marseille winning is a great benefit for them, lets see what's going to happen. I also believe that PSG getting a tie at this week isn't really good for them but it doesn't really matter at all, b

For now, PSG's position is still quite safe in the first rank with a gap of 7 points. But it does not mean that they can relax. Even in the last match, PSG was even held to a draw by Nantes club, the bottom 2 of Ligue 1, this is quite disappointing in its track record. In the future, PSG must be much more careful in every match.

It seems that PSG really underestimated Nantes who are in the relegation zone, even though PSG managed to score a quick goal but PSG still conceded and worse still PSG did not manage to score any more goals. Playing at home and being a team that is very favored to win because they only played against Nantes, in reality PSG could still fail like that which of course is a very disappointing result for bettors.

Exactly, or indeed because PSG is very lacking in the front line, there are so many opportunities, but they are unable to score several goals, only 1 goal. even though they tried 24 shots and 10x shots on target, that's how weak PSG's attacking lie is now. It is true that in the transfer market later, PSG must buy a new striker or other new sharper forwards.

[Hirose UK]

It seems that PSG really underestimated Nantes who are in the relegation zone, even though PSG managed to score a quick goal but PSG still conceded and worse still PSG did not manage to score any more goals. Playing at home and being a team that is very favored to win because they only played against Nantes, in reality PSG could still fail like that which of course is a very disappointing result for bettors. But, if for example I didn't bet then I might consider it normal, because in any case PSG's position is safe at the top of the standings. But indeed, because Nantes has a bad trend until now, PSG should still be able to guarantee victory even though they not have clean sheets, but in fact PSG still failed to win at home.

Unfortunately, some of the match of big and top team ended not according to expectations, PSG should have won the match but they let Nantes get draw and every PSG attack effort was not really optimized after Nantes managed to equalize to 1 - 1.
No one knows why this result could happen but they made many people lose money when made them the favorite to win the match, now PSG only has difference of 7 points from Marseille who is in second place and Monaco who also has the same points as Marseille.

[tusandii]

Marseille's victory made their position rise to 2nd place temporarily and have the same number of points as Monaco but interestingly not only that even the number of wins, draws and losses are also the same indicating that their performance is almost equal I think this will be a fierce competition to fight for second place this season, it is impossible to win the title and break PSG's dominance even though the current point difference is not too far but so far PSG is still consistent but Monaco and Marseille are likely to only be able to fight for a position below PSG let's see how far they will survive this season because changes can still happen.

[Hvdv]

It was a big surprise to see PSG losing points in such game. Probably nobody expected them to do so against one of the teams in trouble in the Ligue 1 especially in a home game.

There must be many people who lost their bets on this game by betting on over 2.5 goals and even more than that maybe.    Anyways, now there is an opportunity for Monaco to get much closer to PSG in the standings. However the thing is, they have an away game against Marseille today...



The odds are so close. 2.60 looks really nice to give Monaco a chance here. 

PSG didn't actually loose their points completely they still had a point at the end of the game even if it's not what they was expected of them, but then loosing completely would have been a really terrible one for them. People will loose their bet betting 2.5 or straight win on that game, because for me I expected PSG would get more than a goal in that game and it turned out they weren't able to secure more than a goal in that game. For the Monaco fixture,they are my favorite as I'm hoping they would want to cease this opportunity to further go up the table.

Even though PSG got 1 point in that match, disappointment was still inevitable because many bet on PSG's victory and maybe many bet on the Asian total hoping that PSG could score more than 2.5 goals but the results were not as expected, this was like a deliberate arrangement because with the low odds given by the bookies, PSG should have been able to win easily against Nantes.
For the Marseille vs Monaco match, unfortunately I missed the bet on this match, the victory was obtained by Marseille and collects the same points as Monaco.

In statistics, Paris Saint-Germain clearly had a clear advantage. Paris Saint-Germain, who had 85% ball possession, could not score a second goal. I can say that this match was the most important point for Nantes. Paris Saint-Germain is doing well in the league. Although the Nantes draw did not hurt them, it must have still upset them. Marseille's victory in the match with Monaco was very important. Marseille, who won this derby, reduced the point difference with Paris Saint-Germain to seven points.

[ancafe]

Unfortunately, some of the match of big and top team ended not according to expectations, PSG should have won the match but they let Nantes get draw and every PSG attack effort was not really optimized after Nantes managed to equalize to 1 - 1.
No one knows why this result could happen but they made many people lose money when made them the favorite to win the match, now PSG only has difference of 7 points from Marseille who is in second place and Monaco who also has the same points as Marseille.

That generally happens because we can see how the attack efforts made by PSG are problematic at the time of the final finish so that even though there are many opportunities they fail to take advantage of them to score goals. Another factor is that they have a slightly denser match schedule so that their concentration is divided and they do not play in better condition and on the contrary the opponent takes advantage of that even though they are still unable to beat them and are only able to hold PSG to a draw.

Seven points difference from the challenger can be said to be far for the competition in Ligue 1 because we do not see the competition in this league being more competitive than other leagues. PSG is still comfortable in first place and maybe they will try to prepare for the Champions League match in the future because they will face a much stronger opponent.

[Ayers]

Marseille's victory made their position rise to 2nd place temporarily and have the same number of points as Monaco but interestingly not only that even the number of wins, draws and losses are also the same indicating that their performance is almost equal I think this will be a fierce competition to fight for second place this season, it is impossible to win the title and break PSG's dominance even though the current point difference is not too far but so far PSG is still consistent but Monaco and Marseille are likely to only be able to fight for a position below PSG let's see how far they will survive this season because changes can still happen.

Monaco was in a very strong position at the beginning of the season. But at the moment the team is lagging behind. Monaco's performance is very erratic. Monaco has lost three of the last 5 matches. Monaco also lost the important match against Marseille. Marseille won their home match 2-1. And with this win, Marseille and Monaco are now level on points.

It will no longer be possible for Marseille and Monaco to compete for the title. Marseille and Monaco are now 7 points behind PSG. What is more important is that PSG's overall performance is now stronger and more consistent than these two teams. So I am pretty sure that PSG will be the Ligue 1 champions this season.

[armanda90]

Monaco was in a very strong position at the beginning of the season. But at the moment the team is lagging behind. Monaco's performance is very erratic. Monaco has lost three of the last 5 matches. Monaco also lost the important match against Marseille. Marseille won their home match 2-1. And with this win, Marseille and Monaco are now level on points.

It will no longer be possible for Marseille and Monaco to compete for the title. Marseille and Monaco are now 7 points behind PSG. What is more important is that PSG's overall performance is now stronger and more consistent than these two teams. So I am pretty sure that PSG will be the Ligue 1 champions this season.

Looks not good with AS Monaco recent performance after defeating by Marseille and loss the second standings awhile although still have the same points, two consecutives losses in Champion League match from Benfica and defeating by Marseille in Ligue 1 match make drop mentality for Monaco's players.
Between Monaco or Marseille failed take advantage inconsistent performance of PSG in this season after having 3 draw and remaining 7 points awhile on the top standings place.

PSG looks favorable team for winning Ligue 1 in this season but their performance not consistent yet depend the rival team between Marseille or Monaco keep consistent or not for winning the domestic league match. PSG have loss opportunity in Champion League after dropping to bottom standings and have target for easily to be Ligue 1 winner.

[hyudien]

Marseille's victory made their position rise to 2nd place temporarily and have the same number of points as Monaco but interestingly not only that even the number of wins, draws and losses are also the same indicating that their performance is almost equal I think this will be a fierce competition to fight for second place this season, it is impossible to win the title and break PSG's dominance even though the current point difference is not too far but so far PSG is still consistent but Monaco and Marseille are likely to only be able to fight for a position below PSG let's see how far they will survive this season because changes can still happen.

Monaco was in a very strong position at the beginning of the season. But at the moment the team is lagging behind. Monaco's performance is very erratic. Monaco has lost three of the last 5 matches. Monaco also lost the important match against Marseille. Marseille won their home match 2-1. And with this win, Marseille and Monaco are now level on points.

It will no longer be possible for Marseille and Monaco to compete for the title. Marseille and Monaco are now 7 points behind PSG. What is more important is that PSG's overall performance is now stronger and more consistent than these two teams. So I am pretty sure that PSG will be the Ligue 1 champions this season.

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

[Lannakosa]

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

PSG gave a small chance to other teams to get closer to them, but it didn't last long, and now they are ahead of Marseille and Monaco by 7 points, I think that the whole competition will end here, because PSG will not allow these teams to get closer again. Now Lille, Lyon and maybe Nice will fight for the Champions League zone, and PSG will almost certainly become champions, but in the Champions League their results are much worse.

[Pandu Geddon]

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

PSG gave a small chance to other teams to get closer to them, but it didn't last long, and now they are ahead of Marseille and Monaco by 7 points, I think that the whole competition will end here, because PSG will not allow these teams to get closer again. Now Lille, Lyon and maybe Nice will fight for the Champions League zone, and PSG will almost certainly become champions, but in the Champions League their results are much worse.

Because PSG is indeed undefeated in Ligue 1 at this time, while other teams tend to be inconsistent in several matches which of course makes PSG the favorite to get the trophy this season.
All other teams can do is fight for a few tickets for the Champions League as you said. But if PSG in the next few matches that still have quite a lot of matches left becomes inconsistent and even gets bad results, then it is an opportunity for other teams to approach PSG.
The situation in the League can change, but it might be difficult for Ligue 1.

[rahmad2nd]

Marseille's victory made their position rise to 2nd place temporarily and have the same number of points as Monaco but interestingly not only that even the number of wins, draws and losses are also the same indicating that their performance is almost equal I think this will be a fierce competition to fight for second place this season, it is impossible to win the title and break PSG's dominance even though the current point difference is not too far but so far PSG is still consistent but Monaco and Marseille are likely to only be able to fight for a position below PSG let's see how far they will survive this season because changes can still happen.

You could say that, although Marseille has been more productive in terms of scoring goals so far in Ligue 1. what is certain is that both teams will compete closely to overtake each other, including catching up on points from Paris Saint-Germains. after all, this competition still has many matches to be completed by all teams. although, it seems difficult to break PSG's dominance, at least looking at PSG's performance which has not been defeated in 13 matches. talking about Marseille and Manaco, based on their records they almost have the same as you said, 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. below them are Lille, Lyon and several teams that are only a few points apart. the competition will be even tighter for the next matches, not just the competition between Marseille and Manaco. what is certain is that the team that is able to be consistent is the team that can ultimately compete closely with PSG until the end of this season. let's see, which teams can be consistent in going through match after match, including PSG.

[Palakka]

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PSG gave a small chance to other teams to get closer to them, but it didn't last long, and now they are ahead of Marseille and Monaco by 7 points, I think that the whole competition will end here, because PSG will not allow these teams to get closer again. Now Lille, Lyon and maybe Nice will fight for the Champions League zone, and PSG will almost certainly become champions, but in the Champions League their results are much worse.

Because PSG is indeed undefeated in Ligue 1 at this time, while other teams tend to be inconsistent in several matches which of course makes PSG the favorite to get the trophy this season.
All other teams can do is fight for a few tickets for the Champions League as you said. But if PSG in the next few matches that still have quite a lot of matches left becomes inconsistent and even gets bad results, then it is an opportunity for other teams to approach PSG.
The situation in the League can change, but it might be difficult for Ligue 1.

So far we can't doubt PSG consistency in Ligue 1, although maybe defeat could happen later to them but their ability to get up is actually a benchmark for us to make them as favourite, in the last few seasons they have lost several star players but in fact they are still able to dominate Ligue 1 so far and that shows their mentality in the league is greater than other teams, although maybe some other teams have improved their squad, but in fact in terms of consistency PSG is still better in Ligue 1.

[Docnaster]

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

After just 13 French Ligue 1 matches, 2nd and 3rd placed Marseille and Monaco are 7 points behind league leaders Paris Saint Germaine and that I think is a bad advertisement for French football. In a very competitive league, 7 points difference isn't a big deal and can be closed but in the French league, it's already clear that the reigning champions are going to retain the title at the end of the season.
Out of the top five leagues in Europe, the French league is the most boring and that's because of its predictability. The other clubs in the league needs to step up their games and start giving Paris Saint Germaine a good run for their money. If we continue to experience Paris Saint Germaine's dominance, the relevance of the league continues to fade among football faithfuls. Things needs to change in the French league and it should start now

[Die_empty]

So far we can't doubt PSG consistency in Ligue 1, although maybe defeat could happen later to them but their ability to get up is actually a benchmark for us to make them as favourite, in the last few seasons they have lost several star players but in fact they are still able to dominate Ligue 1 so far and that shows their mentality in the league is greater than other teams, although maybe some other teams have improved their squad, but in fact in terms of consistency PSG is still better in Ligue 1.

PSG is having a free day in Ligue One because no club is enjoying the kind of financial support they have. Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) led by Nasser Al-Khelaifi has invested so much in the best players and coaches, which has made them to remain favourite for many seasons. If other clubs can get a wealthy investor, they might be able to compete with PSG. However, it is open to all that PSG's target is not the local league but the UEFA champions league trophy. Until they win the competition, it is assumed by the management that they are not successful.

[len01]

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

PSG gave a small chance to other teams to get closer to them, but it didn't last long, and now they are ahead of Marseille and Monaco by 7 points, I think that the whole competition will end here, because PSG will not allow these teams to get closer again. Now Lille, Lyon and maybe Nice will fight for the Champions League zone, and PSG will almost certainly become champions, but in the Champions League their results are much worse.

There is still a chance for other teams to catch up on the points difference because the remaining matches are still very long. Although it seems impossible, this is football that cannot be predicted whether PSG can experience consecutive defeats this season.
And if this season PSG again dominates the league 1 title, it certainly won't be interesting to see the competition in this competition.
Maybe we will only be interested in the competition for the position to get a UCL ticket and I think this time Marseille and Monaco will compete to get the runner up position.

[ITExpert]

I'm not saying they can't compete with Paris Saint Germain anymore because their points are now starting to be far apart, but I will say that their chances are now smaller to compete with Paris Saint Germain. because it requires a defeat felt by Paris Saint Germain for them to be able to catch up on their points and even then they have to be able to make sure they don't lose any more points from the matches they play. This is actually what makes Ligue 1 look more boring, because Paris Saint Germain is very superior in the League which makes it difficult for other teams to compete with them.

I have looked at PSG record and I don't see them being strong, which is why I feel comfortable that PSG will not get more points than them. If you look at PSG's first few matches, they have been very poor. Their recently played match ended in a draw. There was a match play earlier in which they loss. If they play the next match with such a perform I bet Monaco is weaker than Marseille and Lyon. I don't see any performance from them that proves that PSG consider teams like them to be weak. In the next matches, the same teams are playing matches, it will be estimated who is strong and who is not.

[Obari]

There is still a chance for other teams to catch up on the points difference because the remaining matches are still very long. Although it seems impossible, this is football that cannot be predicted whether PSG can experience consecutive defeats this season.
And if this season PSG again dominates the league 1 title, it certainly won't be interesting to see the competition in this competition.
Maybe we will only be interested in the competition for the position to get a UCL ticket and I think this time Marseille and Monaco will compete to get the runner up position.

PSG have lost more competitive players over the past years, they've been in the dark if you ask me because winning the domestic league year to year, and when it's time for portray the stuff they're made of in the UEFA Champions League, they failed woefully. PSG manager, Luis Enrique is in PSG to make things better for the club. He's succeeding and breaking limits with Les Parisiens, perhaps there are other sectors to concentrate on and winning is definitely something to consider. PSG remained unbeaten in Ligue One because they're Champions, always coming out to forward competitive race towards oppositions. Paris Saint-Germain are competitive this season, they're having a smooth run in the title race.