French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[hahay]

The draws experienced by Marseille and Lyon I think are a bit quite disappointing, although the opponents they face are also not a completely weak team, but I think Marseille and Lyon still have a chance to be able to win at home. Because the odds available in their matches that Marseille and Lyon are very favored to win, but even Marseille conceded first in the 23rd minute against Strasbourg, and Greenwood was just able to score a goal for Marseille in the 68th minute, it clearly requires a great effort for Marseille to be able to score at home.

Also about Lyon the result was a 0-0 draw, but Lyon has pretty bad statistics too compared to their opponent Toulouse. With results like that, then I think it's pretty clear why no team in Ligue 1 can compete  with PSG for the trophy, because no team is able to maintain consistency and stability in team performance in every match.

[rahmad2nd]

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With Marseille result yesterday, we still have to question how ready they are to be a tough competitor because they did not play as expected, inconsistency is still a problem for them at the moment. I saw their game against Strasbourg yesterday, their attack was not organized, too many chances were wasted and the thing that disappointed me from them was getting a goal from the penalty spot. I would say Marseille were lucky to get that one point. What do we expect from them now in the future? Nothing. PSG are uncatchable, and the title is certainly theirs again.

Regardless of the draw between Marseille and Strasbourg, I see it as if they do not have a reliable pure striker. Indeed, so far Marseille has been quite productive, but most of the goals scored were not from their center forwards. and to compete with Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille must strengthen their team with quality players. at least, they have a reliable center forward and teammates who have the same quality. it does not mean they are bad, in fact under De Zerbi's guidance Marseille's performance has improved again. it's just that because of the financial limitations they face, it is difficult for them to bring in players who have above average quality. but at least now Marseille has returned to being an elite team in this competition, maybe next season they will get players who have the talent and skills. but for now, it seems difficult to compete closely with Paris Saint-Germains.

[indah rezqi]

The draws experienced by Marseille and Lyon I think are a bit quite disappointing, although the opponents they face are also not a completely weak team, but I think Marseille and Lyon still have a chance to be able to win at home. Because the odds available in their matches that Marseille and Lyon are very favored to win, but even Marseille conceded first in the 23rd minute against Strasbourg, and Greenwood was just able to score a goal for Marseille in the 68th minute, it clearly requires a great effort for Marseille to be able to score at home.

Also about Lyon the result was a 0-0 draw, but Lyon has pretty bad statistics too compared to their opponent Toulouse. With results like that, then I think it's pretty clear why no team in Ligue 1 can compete  with PSG for the trophy, because no team is able to maintain consistency and stability in team performance in every match.

The draw made Lyon fail to approach the Champions League zone, and made Marseille fail to press PSG at the top of the standings. Overall, four of the nine matches in week 18 ended in a draw, and the other four matches ended with a score of 2-1, only the Anger versus Auxerre match ended 2-0. I think some of the results of these matches are a bit unique, but they do not make significant changes in the standings, meaning they do not make PSG feel worried at all. Meanwhile, Lyon and Marseille are actually starting to show improvements in their performance towards the better when compared to their performance last season. I predict that Marseille will be able to finish in the top three of the standings this season, and Lyon will probably be able to finish in fourth place and become a participant in the Champions League qualifiers for next season.

[len01]

and to compete with Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille must strengthen their team with quality players.

For me, even though Marseille has high-quality players, it is impossible to shift or compete with PSG who have better finances than other teams in League 1. While currently if you look deeper, Marseille actually does not lack quality players. It's just that the style of play and experienced coaches are important factors for a team to be able to compete with stronger teams.
But honestly, no matter how good or strong the other teams in League 1 are, they will not be able to break PSG dominance as long as some teams cannot have equivalent finances, I am still skeptical about teams other than PSG.

[dezoel]

If any team wants to get better, there aren't any teams that have as much money as PSG, so the only way out would be investing into their youth team. While that will take decades to make you the greatest team there, it will also be a permanent thing, the more money you put into your youth team, the more stars you will get out of it, and you will just collect all the young talented kids around France and from around the world, and will have not only scouting to fish out talents, but also will have a chance to do a lot better with training them to get ready for the main squad as well.

So, we should be considering that any team that spends tens of millions of dollars, then it would make a lot more sense without a doubt, I would consider that as a good way to move forward.

[Rampagoe004]

and to compete with Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille must strengthen their team with quality players.

For me, even though Marseille has high-quality players, it is impossible to shift or compete with PSG who have better finances than other teams in League 1. While currently if you look deeper, Marseille actually does not lack quality players. It's just that the style of play and experienced coaches are important factors for a team to be able to compete with stronger teams.
But honestly, no matter how good or strong the other teams in League 1 are, they will not be able to break PSG dominance as long as some teams cannot have equivalent finances, I am still skeptical about teams other than PSG.

I also see from the past few seasons that there has been no team that rivals PSG both in terms of players and financially. Marseille also has quality players almost on par with the big teams in League 1, but PSG is stronger in controlling the League.
Financially, PSG can do anything, including bringing in star players and also coaches who have the highest careers. There are still other teams before Marseille who want to compete with PSG. In football anything can happen. I don't think other teams can or will be able to decide PSG's career in League 1 for long financially sufficient.

[ancafe]

I also see from the past few seasons that there has been no team that rivals PSG both in terms of players and financially. Marseille also has quality players almost on par with the big teams in League 1, but PSG is stronger in controlling the League.
Financially, PSG can do anything, including bringing in star players and also coaches who have the highest careers. There are still other teams before Marseille who want to compete with PSG. In football anything can happen. I don't think other teams can or will be able to decide PSG's career in League 1 for long financially sufficient.

That's why other teams in Ligue 1 have difficulty keeping up with PSG's game because financially and in terms of player quality they are far inferior to PSG so that when facing competition their strength is far below PSG's standards. Marseille, Monaco and Lille are only able to compete to place second and so on in the standings while competing for the title does not have a much greater chance at all.

If other clubs in Ligue 1 do not have the same financial or even slightly lower than PSG then it is difficult for any team to compete for the title because they do not have the opportunity to recruit several players like PSG have in the title race.

[Adiljutt156]

PSG was lucky to have that win yesterday against Lens, a 1-2 victory, still at the top with 10pt clear until Marseille play their game against Strasbourg which I think won't be an easy one for the second position team. Marseille need this game to reduce the point gap to 7pt at least for now till PSG meet any of the big teams even Marseille for the second leg, that would be another block buster and we know is not going to be easy too. I'd really like Marseille to not only win this game against Strasbourg but also the League title at least let PSG try again next season. It shouldn't be PSG that's always crowned as champions, another team should step up and become Champions but this can only happen if Marseille get a positive results in all their games, starting with this very game against Strasbourg tonight.

Paris Saint-Germain football team played very well in last match and that team won the match by doing 2 goals in this match and opponent team could do only 1 goal in this match. Nzola did first goal of the match and he was player of Lens football team but after this goal , players of Paris Saint-Germain team did effort for the goal and they did back to back goals in this match.  Ruiz was the person who did second goal of the match and he did goal at 59 minutes of the match and after this goal , goals of both teams were equal and after this goal we were thinking that match could go towards draw but after few minutes we saw from another player who was Barcola and he did goal at 86 minutes of the match.

[hyudien]

I also see from the past few seasons that there has been no team that rivals PSG both in terms of players and financially. Marseille also has quality players almost on par with the big teams in League 1, but PSG is stronger in controlling the League.
Financially, PSG can do anything, including bringing in star players and also coaches who have the highest careers. There are still other teams before Marseille who want to compete with PSG. In football anything can happen. I don't think other teams can or will be able to decide PSG's career in League 1 for long financially sufficient.

That's why other teams in Ligue 1 have difficulty keeping up with PSG's game because financially and in terms of player quality they are far inferior to PSG so that when facing competition their strength is far below PSG's standards. Marseille, Monaco and Lille are only able to compete to place second and so on in the standings while competing for the title does not have a much greater chance at all.

If other clubs in Ligue 1 do not have the same financial or even slightly lower than PSG then it is difficult for any team to compete for the title because they do not have the opportunity to recruit several players like PSG have in the title race.

That's what I think, if they can compete financially then they will most likely be able to compete in the game, but unfortunately no team in Ligue 1 has a financial situation like Paris Saint Germain which is ultimately an obstacle for them. When Paris Saint Germain can afford to bring in expensive players, at the same time other teams have to think hard so they can bring in talented players at a price that is not too high. Sometimes they also have to sell players to get fresh funds. they have to find a way so they can get money, this is one thing they can do to provide tight competition to Paris Saint Gemain.

[Fara Chan]

I also see from the past few seasons that there has been no team that rivals PSG both in terms of players and financially. Marseille also has quality players almost on par with the big teams in League 1, but PSG is stronger in controlling the League.
Financially, PSG can do anything, including bringing in star players and also coaches who have the highest careers. There are still other teams before Marseille who want to compete with PSG. In football anything can happen. I don't think other teams can or will be able to decide PSG's career in League 1 for long financially sufficient.

It is indeed not easy to compete financially with the PSG team for all teams in Ligue 1 because PSG always has better financial support every season. But other teams don't need to worry about that because some of the other teams here can still compete with PSG in other competitions such as the UCL because PSG itself is also not very good in the UCL even though the PSG team has better finances and top players.

[pusaka]

I also see from the past few seasons that there has been no team that rivals PSG both in terms of players and financially. Marseille also has quality players almost on par with the big teams in League 1, but PSG is stronger in controlling the League.
Financially, PSG can do anything, including bringing in star players and also coaches who have the highest careers. There are still other teams before Marseille who want to compete with PSG. In football anything can happen. I don't think other teams can or will be able to decide PSG's career in League 1 for long financially sufficient.

It is indeed not easy to compete financially with the PSG team for all teams in Ligue 1 because PSG always has better financial support every season. But other teams don't need to worry about that because some of the other teams here can still compete with PSG in other competitions such as the UCL because PSG itself is also not very good in the UCL even though the PSG team has better finances and top players.

Talking about other competitions such as the Champions League, it can no longer be said to be their competition with Paris Saint Germain, because the competition there is even wider and will face the big teams in Europe. Is this easier? Of course not, and when compared to Ligue 1, the competition should be easier when they are there than in the Champions League. Here their toughest competitor is only Paris Saint Germain, while in the Champions League their competitors increase. Let's just take some of the giant teams from each league, such as the English League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A, and if we talk on paper, I myself do not have high confidence in the team from Ligue 1.

[Jody.Drummer]

Monaco just won in the 7th match of the Champions League when facing Aston Villa, they won with a narrow score, yes that was the only goal they could create. They still have a chance to qualify directly to the last 16, as long as they can win and hope that the club above them achieves something negative so they lose points. Their problem is consistency, in Ligue 1 alone they have not been consistent, we can see from their last 5 matches in Ligue 1 which only managed to achieve 1 win. Actually they can still be more consistent, as long as they can find the main problem that can make them inconsistent like now.

[Palakka]

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Player injuries are always the cause of a setback for a team when competing, but it needs to be prepared carefully so that it does not have much effect on the competition. Squad depth is something that is quite important so that when this happens the coach has the option to rotate the players needed. The beginning of the season was better because Monaco appeared very promising, but as the competition progressed they began to have problems achieving victory.

If they could lose against Montpellier then everyone would definitely doubt Monaco and the defeat was beyond our predictions because Montpellier is not a tough opponent. Lecomte was impressive in goal as he made a number of saves as Monaco lost the match.

I previously hoped that Monaco could rise when facing a team that was in the relegation zone at this time, but in fact what we saw was very sad after they were helpless when Montpellier managed to comeback in the match, the defeat of Montpellier in that match further made their position drop at this time in the standings and for now we can say if they has out from the championship path, if Monaco does not immediately rise in the next match, even to end the season in the UCL zone will be a difficult mission for them, especially now that teams like Nice, Lyon and Lille are actually in positive form and are ready to put strong pressure on Monaco.

Teams' training can sometimes tire players too much. Players can get injured during matches because training is tiring. The technical team should take precautions against such problems in advance because injuries to two first 11 players in a team can disrupt the entire balance.

Teams at the bottom of the league can get surprise points in some matches. The reason for this is that the teams at the top are too confident. Underestimating the opponent is one of the mistakes made in football and many teams do this. Monaco has lost 2 and drawn 2 in the last 4 league matches. The team should think about the mistakes they made and try to play better football.

What you said could be one of the factors that cause many of their players to be injured at this time including training, but if you pay attention, most of their players who are injured at this time occur in the matches they play and this is where their coach is made a mistake, we know that Monaco this season faces a schedule because they also have to play in the UCL, but the coach actually continues to press the stamina of their main players to play in every match, even in fact when facing a weak teams, adolf hutter should be able to rotate, so that way he can maintain stamina and also can avoid injuries happen to their main players, the defeat is currently making them slump in ligue 1, but the performance they show is actually very extraordinary in UCL including when they beat Aston villa yesterday.

[rahmad2nd]

and to compete with Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille must strengthen their team with quality players.

For me, even though Marseille has high-quality players, it is impossible to shift or compete with PSG who have better finances than other teams in League 1. While currently if you look deeper, Marseille actually does not lack quality players. It's just that the style of play and experienced coaches are important factors for a team to be able to compete with stronger teams.
But honestly, no matter how good or strong the other teams in League 1 are, they will not be able to break PSG dominance as long as some teams cannot have equivalent finances, I am still skeptical about teams other than PSG.

Well, therefore I say it will be difficult for Marseille to compete closely with PSG, but at least this season Marseille's performance is quite good under De zerbi. btw, what I see is not all Marseille players have good quality, one of the shortcomings is in their center forward position. Elye Wahi and Neal Maupay are often played alternately, but these two players are not able to become spearheads that can be relied on by De Zerbi. financial problems are a supporting factor, although no one guarantees anything. we know very well that it will be difficult for teams in this League to compete closely with PSG, we know very well that this one team is the most competitive in Lique 1. but believe me there will be a time when PSG will not always be the champion of Lique 1, even though they have healthy finances and players who can be said to be more competitive, but there will be a time when PSG slips and fails to defend the League title. this season they are still showing their dominance, and who knows maybe next season another team can be one of the challengers for the Ligue 1 trophy. I think not all teams have to have finances like PSG to be their competitors, the proof is Marseille who has financial limitations but was able to rise again under the guidance of De Zerbi. unfortunately, they are not filled with qualified players in every line. well for now maybe PSG does not have a strong competitor, but maybe next season Marseille will get more quality players who are equal to PSG players. who knows, after all in football there are always surprises.

[hahay]

Monaco just won in the 7th match of the Champions League when facing Aston Villa, they won with a narrow score, yes that was the only goal they could create. They still have a chance to qualify directly to the last 16, as long as they can win and hope that the club above them achieves something negative so they lose points. Their problem is consistency, in Ligue 1 alone they have not been consistent, we can see from their last 5 matches in Ligue 1 which only managed to achieve 1 win. Actually they can still be more consistent, as long as they can find the main problem that can make them inconsistent like now.

Although Monaco managed to beat Aston Villa and make their current points equal to 13 points, but for the last match later in this phase, in reality Monaco must play away against Inter. Of course, the match will be difficult, because currently Inter also has the same points as Monaco with 13 points, but Inter has a better goal aggressiveness than Monaco. Thus, it is not surprising that currently Monaco is still in ninth position and of course, Inter will also force their last match later to beat Monaco. Because they both need a win to be able to ensure a top eight finish, with unstable performance for Monaco, then I think it seems difficult for Monaco to beat Inter in San Siro for the last match later.

[bitgolden]

I never understood the PSG situation. I mean look at Premier league, yeah sure City is owned by rich people, but so does most other teams, City isn't the only one. Why is PSG owned by super rich people and no other team can compete with them? Why does no other rich person just wants to buy a club at France and make them compete with PSG?

If PSG can be owned by wealthy people and spend bunch of money, that means legally other teams can do the same thing, but for some reason other teams are not getting that. I get that France isn't really lovely in football sense, its the famous "farmers" league, but if any wealthy person ended up buying a team and make them champions over PSG, that clubs worth would go up too, so its not just a fun thing to own a club, but it would be financially great idea too.

[shogun47]

I never understood the PSG situation. I mean look at Premier league, yeah sure City is owned by rich people, but so does most other teams, City isn't the only one. Why is PSG owned by super rich people and no other team can compete with them? Why does no other rich person just wants to buy a club at France and make them compete with PSG?

If PSG can be owned by wealthy people and spend bunch of money, that means legally other teams can do the same thing, but for some reason other teams are not getting that. I get that France isn't really lovely in football sense, its the famous "farmers" league, but if any wealthy person ended up buying a team and make them champions over PSG, that clubs worth would go up too, so its not just a fun thing to own a club, but it would be financially great idea too.

It is because the French League is not as lucrative for investors as the Premier League and if you are a rich guy and could decide in which stadiums you would like to be sitting and watch your team play, would it be the Premier League or Ligue 1? I think I would prefer a club in the Premier League. But the clubs in the Premier League are all richer than other clubs because they generate more action and more action leads to more revenue in professional football and any other sports.

Most high quality players would choose the Premier League and La Liga over Ligue 1. If you buy a club in Ligue 1, what's next? How much do you want to pay Haaland to come to Olympique Marseille? It's not as easy. Mbappe was an exception because he received ridiculous salaries, but he was one guy and PSG was already the best club.

[len01]

Monaco just won in the 7th match of the Champions League when facing Aston Villa, they won with a narrow score, yes that was the only goal they could create. They still have a chance to qualify directly to the last 16, as long as they can win and hope that the club above them achieves something negative so they lose points. Their problem is consistency, in Ligue 1 alone they have not been consistent, we can see from their last 5 matches in Ligue 1 which only managed to achieve 1 win. Actually they can still be more consistent, as long as they can find the main problem that can make them inconsistent like now.

Monaco can't be consistent when they have problems in the defense line and this is a problem that has not been resolved by the coach. I admit that Monaco has a better attack line at this time but if the defense line doesn't have good performance, it will not be able to create a balanced performance. So if Monaco really wants to get higher consistency, the coach must fix all of that.

And in my opinion, no matter how good Monaco is at this time, they actually won't be able to catch up to the top of the standings. Because PSG has locked the league 1 title. Unless Monaco is chasing the runner-up position.

[Leviathan.007]

I never understood the PSG situation. I mean look at Premier league, yeah sure City is owned by rich people, but so does most other teams, City isn't the only one. Why is PSG owned by super rich people and no other team can compete with them? Why does no other rich person just wants to buy a club at France and make them compete with PSG?

If PSG can be owned by wealthy people and spend bunch of money, that means legally other teams can do the same thing, but for some reason other teams are not getting that. I get that France isn't really lovely in football sense, its the famous "farmers" league, but if any wealthy person ended up buying a team and make them champions over PSG, that clubs worth would go up too, so its not just a fun thing to own a club, but it would be financially great idea too.

The answer to your question is clear and easy. In the Premier League, a team like Mamcshter City is owned by rich people but still, the other teams are also owned by rich people and that's how they can race in the of the table even after they see the owner of this team invest too much in Manchester City.

But in the French League other than PSG, the other team won't have a good financial situation and this is because of they do not have rich owners like PSG while this team can hire good coaches and players but the other team can't do the same thing and that's why they can't rave with PSG.

People in France also like to invest money in football but don't forget Arabs, not French people, own PSG.
 

[Weawant]

The top 3 in the points table are PSG, Marseille and Lille. However, I don't think any team can compete with PSG for the title. Marseille's performance was very good at the beginning of the season. Marseille and Monaco played well at the beginning of the season. But gradually both of these teams have fallen behind. And now the performance of both of these teams is irregular. It is very difficult for Marseille to occupy the top position of the table.

Marseille is 9 points behind PSG. And Lille is 14 points behind. The performance of both of these teams is quite irregular. On the other hand, PSG is a very strong team in Ligue 1. And PSG has continued to perform well consistently. So this season too, PSG is almost certain to be the champions of Ligue 1.

How Lille got to the top three is actually baffling me because before now, they weren't in the such good form, I mean last season they didn't get to this point so it's almost like a privilege they are there at the moment. I'm hoping that they are able to maintain it at least next season they get to secure a firm UCL spot but it's funny how even in their supposed good form, they are still very much far behind PSG, that is to say if they were doing poorly maybe they could be at the red zone. Marseille is the only team I have some confidence in that they may be able to probably contented PSG.