French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Marvell1]

I see a very big potential that Monaco has, it's just that it's hampered by several obstacles that finally make them look different from usual.
Specifically talking about them in Ligue 1, they should also be able to be the main competitor for Paris Saint Germain, but it's a shame when they can't use what they have to do that. However, in the future if they can continue to improve, then I can be sure they will be able to be the main threat to Paris Saint Germain.
They may have to look for fresh cash injections so that they can bring in players who can make their squad more even.

I don't think Monaco is a very strong team this season. I think Marseille is stronger than Monaco. Monaco's overall performance is stable. However, I would say that if Monaco wants to compete for the title, they need to strengthen their attack.

Monaco is currently in fourth place in the points table. Monaco's attack is not very strong. And I would say that this is Monaco's main weakness. In 18 matches, Monaco's players have scored 29 goals and conceded 20 goals. Monaco's defense is quite strong. However, if Monaco wants to compete for the title with a strong team like PSG, then Monaco definitely needs a stronger attack. It is difficult to perform consistently well without a strong attack. If Monaco management spends enough money to strengthen their attack, then maybe Monaco can compete for the Ligue 1 title next season.

[Velvet78]

After four games without a win, will Monaco win the next Ligue 1 match or not? Because after all, in the previous match Monaco also lost to a team at the bottom of the standings, Monaco lost 2-1 to Montpellier. For the next match Monaco will still play against a team in the lower zone of the standings, but basically Rennes may not be a completely bad team. But indeed, so far this season Rennes also has no wins for away games, that will be a factor for Monaco to be able  to beat Rennes, because Monaco will also play at home.

But even so, the odds for Monaco are still quite high with some of that considerations, because if Monaco is very favored to win then the odds for Monaco should be @1.3x or maybe even lower like 1.2x. But after all, the odds for Monaco are in the range of @1.73,  and I think it's a shame to miss  this good chance to bet.

After such a bad form I think it would be quite a big risk to take by betting on Monaco to win here.    But it is a wonderful opportunity for the people who want to be all in for it anyway because 1.73 odds are great!

Rennes must be having their worst season in the recent years. They are in a dangerous zone and might even get relegated if they continue to lose. This kind of teams can do unexpected teams against bigger teams sometimes. I wouldn't like to be a victim of it honestly. Instead of betting on Monaco win, I would prefer over 2.5 goals @1.71. It is the same odds and I think it is less risky. I don't think we would see low amount of goals. Both sides would make use of a win here. Moreover BTTS & over 2.5 goals @2.06 also looks like a reasonable risk to take. 

[Palakka]

Very interesting to watch. AS Monaco played quite well in this match, they managed to win with a score of 1-0 over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League. It was not easy for Monaco to score more goals as well as Aston Villa, both of them defended each other and countered attacks. Mastery Aston Villa dominated the ball, not only did they try to disrupt the opponent's defense, but hopes of scoring a goal were in vain. In the first half, AS Monaco also saw AS Monaco attack through the opponent's defense. Finally, Singo scored a goal for Monaco to win and become the best of the match. Did As Monaco will also win the next match in the French League?

I really appreciate their hard work to win this match, because after all the team they beat was not a team that can be underestimated, but they managed to maintain the advantage they managed to score at the beginning of the first half. Looking at their chances now, then they can be sure that they will be in the play-off round, and even if they are lucky enough they can automatically qualify for the round of 16, with the note that they must win in the last match and also there must be a defeat received by one of the teams in the top 8 at this time.

I don't know if it was an improvement for them or just luck for being able to take advantage of opportunities through set pieces to score goals, because after the goal happened, I actually saw if monaco actually got more pressure than pressing aston villa in the match, besides that I saw if aston villa in the match actually played ineffectively even though they managed to dominate the match, but apart from that, the victory can at least be a motivation for monaco to face the next match better, because so far their performance in ligue 1 has been very bad, currently their chances of qualifying for the play offs are wide open even though they might lose in their last match against intermilan, while in ligue 1 their chances of winning the trophy are closed at the moment, is it not better if at this time they should focus more on UCL than ligue 1?

[Webetcoins]

Marseille are growing but they are still not strong and stable enough to challenge PSG for Ligue 1 title. They will try to do it in this season but I see they don't have too good opportunity to do that with domination of PSG in the French domestic league. They can use this season as a trial and come back to challenge PSG again next season more seriously.

That's the reason they are struggling to match PSG's strength and even though Marseille are improving well the chance of getting the champion's gallery is very small. After getting quite satisfactory results in the Champions League and successfully beating Manchester City, the morale of PSG players will definitely be better and this will have a significant impact on the process of the League's journey going forward.

I'm not so sure next season Marseille will get the same moment as this season because the habit of teams like that is usually not able to maintain the same performance for the next season like some of the teams that challenged PSG last season.

Marseille is second-best club in French League but due to their inconsistency they are not able to keep their momentum and having terrible last season, but now they are back with few good changes currently they are having good chance of ending at second spot.

Biggest problems in this league is funds; mostly clubs are having no luxurious sources like PSG just because of this not club able to challenge them for title race investment needs good attraction but here nothing is like few other leagues are bringing stability and competitiveness if organizers able to attack investors these clubs can go much better. In this season, Brest is worst in league, but their performance in Champions League is impressive, and they are going into next round which is the biggest success for them while PSG struggling in Champions League.

[Frankolala]

Very interesting to watch. AS Monaco played quite well in this match, they managed to win with a score of 1-0 over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League. It was not easy for Monaco to score more goals as well as Aston Villa, both of them defended each other and countered attacks. Mastery Aston Villa dominated the ball, not only did they try to disrupt the opponent's defense, but hopes of scoring a goal were in vain. In the first half, AS Monaco also saw AS Monaco attack through the opponent's defense. Finally, Singo scored a goal for Monaco to win and become the best of the match. Did As Monaco will also win the next match in the French League?

I really appreciate their hard work to win this match, because after all the team they beat was not a team that can be underestimated, but they managed to maintain the advantage they managed to score at the beginning of the first half. Looking at their chances now, then they can be sure that they will be in the play-off round, and even if they are lucky enough they can automatically qualify for the round of 16, with the note that they must win in the last match and also there must be a defeat received by one of the teams in the top 8 at this time.

I don't know if it was an improvement for them or just luck for being able to take advantage of opportunities through set pieces to score goals, because after the goal happened, I actually saw if monaco actually got more pressure than pressing aston villa in the match, besides that I saw if aston villa in the match actually played ineffectively even though they managed to dominate the match, but apart from that, the victory can at least be a motivation for monaco to face the next match better, because so far their performance in ligue 1 has been very bad, currently their chances of qualifying for the play offs are wide open even though they might lose in their last match against intermilan, while in ligue 1 their chances of winning the trophy are closed at the moment, is it not better if at this time they should focus more on UCL than ligue 1?

It was a brilliant performance for Monaco because they scored the only goal and was able to defend it til the end of the match. However, talking about their last match against Inter, I don't think that Monaco will be able to have any point in this match. This is because Inter is super hot currently, and Monaco is not a match for them. Perhaps, let's not underestimate Monaco in this game.

[hahay]

In a few minutes there will be a match between Auxerre vs St Etienne, both are promoted teams but St Etienne is in the relegation zone at the moment and for Auxerre is in 11th place. They have a gap of five points and also, these two teams both have better results  for home games than away games. Thus, Auxerre will have a better chance of winning but even so, I sure St Etienne will also  play well because basically St Etienne still has a good chance to get out of the relegation zone. Therefore, although Auxerre has a good chance of winning, it will certainly not be easy because it is possible that thismatch will end in a draw.

[Leviathan.007]

In a few minutes there will be a match between Auxerre vs St Etienne, both are promoted teams but St Etienne is in the relegation zone at the moment and for Auxerre is in 11th place. They have a gap of five points and also, these two teams both have better results  for home games than away games. Thus, Auxerre will have a better chance of winning but even so, I sure St Etienne will also  play well because basically St Etienne still has a good chance to get out of the relegation zone. Therefore, although Auxerre has a good chance of winning, it will certainly not be easy because it is possible that thismatch will end in a draw.

The same applies to the encounte between auxerre and Saint-etienne . Auxerre are solid at home (5 home wins) but are winless in their past 7 matches and their defence will be weakened by the suspension of two key defenders. Saint-Etienne are also better in their last 3 matches since the arrival of the new coach (1 Vl, 1 draw) and their 16 y o kid could also be a threat. Both defenders have, however, been awful: auxerre having let 9 goals in the last 5 encounters and saint etienne 14!

Final prediction: auxerre 2-1 saint etienne, while if saint-etienne can get their defence in order, perhaps a 1 -1 draw.

[dezoel]

Very interesting to watch. AS Monaco played quite well in this match, they managed to win with a score of 1-0 over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League. It was not easy for Monaco to score more goals as well as Aston Villa, both of them defended each other and countered attacks. Mastery Aston Villa dominated the ball, not only did they try to disrupt the opponent's defense, but hopes of scoring a goal were in vain. In the first half, AS Monaco also saw AS Monaco attack through the opponent's defense. Finally, Singo scored a goal for Monaco to win and become the best of the match. Did As Monaco will also win the next match in the French League?

Due to new format in this season mostly French clubs are doing good best thing happen all four clubs are going to be had fair chance of ending into top 24 most chances Lille can go through automatically, but others are going to face challenges like Monaco have Inter Milan and Brest going to host Real Madrid which is currently in lethal mood.

PSG done good job against Manchester City last game against Stuttgart needed same level performance for jumping into top ranks Monaco win against Aston Villa is amazing because English clubs are also in good shape and winning game against them give good reward to Monaco. In league games, they are without win in last four games now hosting Rennes with must win game because in case of other result things can go into problematic for them and chances could be increase for them to have no chance for staying into top 4.

[ShowOff]

I see a very big potential that Monaco has, it's just that it's hampered by several obstacles that finally make them look different from usual.
Specifically talking about them in Ligue 1, they should also be able to be the main competitor for Paris Saint Germain, but it's a shame when they can't use what they have to do that. However, in the future if they can continue to improve, then I can be sure they will be able to be the main threat to Paris Saint Germain.
They may have to look for fresh cash injections so that they can bring in players who can make their squad more even.

I don't think Monaco is a very strong team this season. I think Marseille is stronger than Monaco. Monaco's overall performance is stable. However, I would say that if Monaco wants to compete for the title, they need to strengthen their attack.

Monaco is currently in fourth place in the points table. Monaco's attack is not very strong. And I would say that this is Monaco's main weakness. In 18 matches, Monaco's players have scored 29 goals and conceded 20 goals. Monaco's defense is quite strong. However, if Monaco wants to compete for the title with a strong team like PSG, then Monaco definitely needs a stronger attack. It is difficult to perform consistently well without a strong attack. If Monaco management spends enough money to strengthen their attack, then maybe Monaco can compete for the Ligue 1 title next season.

Last season AS Monaco managed to finish in the runner-up position, it seems they will have difficulty finishing in the same position this season, due to the increasing performance of teams such as Marseille and Lille. In my opinion, the three teams are only able to compete for the Champions League ticket, they have not been able to break PSG dominance. It is not easy to compete with PSG if you do not have abundant financial resources, which can be used to build squad depth.

AS Monaco closed the first half of the season with a defeat, and in the last five matches they have only managed to win one. The pressure in the Champions League seems to make it difficult for AS Monaco to create consistency in Ligue 1, of course this can be overcome if they have better squad depth. If AS Monaco is ambitious to break PSG dominance next season, they must start building a better squad from now.

[irhact]

PSG done good job against Manchester City last game against Stuttgart needed same level performance for jumping into top ranks Monaco win against Aston Villa is amazing because English clubs are also in good shape and winning game against them give good reward to Monaco. In league games, they are without win in last four games now hosting Rennes with must win game because in case of other result things can go into problematic for them and chances could be increase for them to have no chance for staying into top 4.

Monaco and PSG did well to represent the french teams in the champions league but Lille got defeated by Liverpool which isn't a bad result as it was just a 2- 1  win and considering how inform Liverpool are currently, it was a good game to end in such a narrow defeat. PSG comeback against Manchester city was the best game for the french clubs participating in the champions league but now all attention is to the league. Monaco plays against Rennes tomorrow and I think it'll be an easy win for Monaco. PSG will be facing Reims which they're also going to win. Brest didn't have a good game in the champions league but they'll be hoping to bounce back this weekend.

[Weawant]

It was a brilliant performance for Monaco because they scored the only goal and was able to defend it til the end of the match. However, talking about their last match against Inter, I don't think that Monaco will be able to have any point in this match. This is because Inter is super hot currently, and Monaco is not a match for them. Perhaps, let's not underestimate Monaco in this game.

Monaco is no way can equal to Inter, except they get lucky,  they are very likely not going to have the chance to secure even a goal in this game, the only  chance they will have is probably getting a goal but I doubt if they are going  to win Inter, Although I ter have maintained clean sheets a few times this season,  they have been able to win few games too, and this is looking like one of such games they are going to win and not even.give a chance to their opponents to have them loosing, luck will be the only explanation if Monaco wins, they don't have a good win matching finisher that will cause Inter a threat.

[tusandii]

It was a brilliant performance for Monaco because they scored the only goal and was able to defend it til the end of the match. However, talking about their last match against Inter, I don't think that Monaco will be able to have any point in this match. This is because Inter is super hot currently, and Monaco is not a match for them. Perhaps, let's not underestimate Monaco in this game.

Monaco is no way can equal to Inter, except they get lucky,  they are very likely not going to have the chance to secure even a goal in this game, the only  chance they will have is probably getting a goal but I doubt if they are going  to win Inter, Although I ter have maintained clean sheets a few times this season,  they have been able to win few games too, and this is looking like one of such games they are going to win and not even.give a chance to their opponents to have them loosing, luck will be the only explanation if Monaco wins, they don't have a good win matching finisher that will cause Inter a threat.

Inter's position to qualify directly for the last 16 cannot be said to be safe so Inter will try their best to win this match by any means so that they do not need to go to the play off round, the clubs below them such as Milan and Atletico Madrid are only a point difference from Inter so if Inter loses to Monaco it will provide an opportunity for the clubs below them to shift Inter's position, I also don't think Monaco is able to beat Inter who are in good shape moreover Inter has better experience in the UCL.

[hyudien]

I really appreciate their hard work to win this match, because after all the team they beat was not a team that can be underestimated, but they managed to maintain the advantage they managed to score at the beginning of the first half. Looking at their chances now, then they can be sure that they will be in the play-off round, and even if they are lucky enough they can automatically qualify for the round of 16, with the note that they must win in the last match and also there must be a defeat received by one of the teams in the top 8 at this time.

I don't know if it was an improvement for them or just luck for being able to take advantage of opportunities through set pieces to score goals, because after the goal happened, I actually saw if monaco actually got more pressure than pressing aston villa in the match, besides that I saw if aston villa in the match actually played ineffectively even though they managed to dominate the match, but apart from that, the victory can at least be a motivation for monaco to face the next match better, because so far their performance in ligue 1 has been very bad, currently their chances of qualifying for the play offs are wide open even though they might lose in their last match against intermilan, while in ligue 1 their chances of winning the trophy are closed at the moment, is it not better if at this time they should focus more on UCL than ligue 1?

Sometimes a team does have the luck to win a match, like it or not, it happens a lot. And regarding Monaco, I think there will be many who have that kind of thinking that they won with luck. That's not wrong, because that kind of fact happens a lot, especially when looking at the course of the match, it actually favors the opponent if we talk about who played more pressingly.
A team has its own strategy, whether it's from a dead ball or from the game in progress, that's fine. Like Arsenal, who this season have created many goals from their corner kick scheme which is very effective for them to take advantage of.

[Slow death]

some very interesting games today

Monaco - Rennes

although these two teams are in very different positions in the table, with Monaco occupying position number 4 while Rennes occupies position number 15, both teams have something in common, which is the fact that in the last 5 games both teams have had only one victory and taking into account that Monaco in these last 5 games lost in a game against the worst team in Ligue 1, I would not rule out the possibility of Monaco drawing or even losing in today's game against Rennes

Paris Saint Germain - Reims

Today PSG will play against a weak opponent, so I expect a comfortable victory for PSG

[karabiber]

Lille are not doing badly both in UCL and in the Ligue 1. Considering the points they have collected so far and the football they have played, I can say that they have been successful in their remaining matches. However, I should mention that they sometimes lost points they should not have lost by breaking away from team discipline early. Strasbourg, on the other hand, is a team that has been in good form and has a very high fighting power and considering the home field advantage in this match, they can show that resistance again. A mutual score would be a good option in this match.

[Pokapoka124]

In a few minutes there will be a match between Auxerre vs St Etienne, both are promoted teams but St Etienne is in the relegation zone at the moment and for Auxerre is in 11th place. They have a gap of five points and also, these two teams both have better results  for home games than away games. Thus, Auxerre will have a better chance of winning but even so, I sure St Etienne will also  play well because basically St Etienne still has a good chance to get out of the relegation zone. Therefore, although Auxerre has a good chance of winning, it will certainly not be easy because it is possible that thismatch will end in a draw.

Well the match between Auxerre vs St Etienne was a disappointing match. I thought Auxerre was going to win the match but they lost their lead in the 45th minutes. It wasn't a good performance from Auxerre, they constantly lost possession in the match and were lacking the cutting edge in the final third of the game. I believe St Etienne will be happy with this draw as they rise to 14th position in the standings.

[Richbased]

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Monaco football team performance was quite well in the last match and that team won the match at the end  and that was a match of UEFA Champions League. Monaco football team did 1 goal in this match and Aston Villa football team could not do any goal in this match and match was ended with 1-0. Both teams are of equal standard but that was day of Aston Villa team because both teams have same points on the table. Aston Villa has 13 points on the table and Monaco team also have 13 points on the table. Singo was that only person who did goal in this match and he did goal at the start of match and after this no player could do goal in this match . The stats of that Aston Villa team was not bad because their possession percentage was 61 percent.

Very interesting to watch. AS Monaco played quite well in this match, they managed to win with a score of 1-0 over Aston Villa in the UEFA Champions League. It was not easy for Monaco to score more goals as well as Aston Villa, both of them defended each other and countered attacks. Mastery Aston Villa dominated the ball, not only did they try to disrupt the opponent's defense, but hopes of scoring a goal were in vain. In the first half, AS Monaco also saw AS Monaco attack through the opponent's defense. Finally, Singo scored a goal for Monaco to win and become the best of the match. Did As Monaco will also win the next match in the French League?

Monaco defenders really did a brilliant work against Aston Villa in the Champions League because i was literally thinking that Aston Villa can equalize the score but the defense line of Monaco was so solid and couldn't allow Aston Villa to score and the match ended 1:0. At first before the match started, i thought that Aston Villa will win Monaco but after watching the match and saw the energy in the Monaco team, i applauded them for that win because it wasn't really easy for them no win Aston Villa because Aston Villa has a moderate performance in the Champions league and was even above Monaco in the table but after Monaco won them, they now have 13 points each and stand in 9th and 10th position respectively in the league table. Monaco is also among the top four teams in the France ligue 1 even though the fourth position does not give an automatic spot in the Champions league but it is a very considerate position.

Monaco will play Rennes later on today and looking at the performance and statistics of both teams, Monaco stands a better chance of winning since they are welcoming Rennes to their home ground but i just hope that they should not feel tiresome as a result of fatigue from the match they played against Aston Villa in the Champions League.

[ancafe]

Marseille is second-best club in French League but due to their inconsistency they are not able to keep their momentum and having terrible last season, but now they are back with few good changes currently they are having good chance of ending at second spot.

Biggest problems in this league is funds; mostly clubs are having no luxurious sources like PSG just because of this not club able to challenge them for title race investment needs good attraction but here nothing is like few other leagues are bringing stability and competitiveness if organizers able to attack investors these clubs can go much better. In this season, Brest is worst in league, but their performance in Champions League is impressive, and they are going into next round which is the biggest success for them while PSG struggling in Champions League.

Same with Monaco, Lyon, Brest and several other teams because they were unable to maintain consistency after the season ended and finally got bad results in the following season. The problem happens every season and only PSG is the only team that can maintain performance so it is difficult for other teams to defeat them in the struggle for Ligue 1. Marseille looks better for this season but that does not provide guarantees in the next season they can maintain consistency such as Now.

Funds indeed make it difficult for some teams to develop the club because they do not have money to buy players like those owned by PSG so that it affects competition there that does not run competitively and only PSG is the only team that looks so strong.

[Sexylizzy2813]

some very interesting game today

Paris Saint Germain - Reims

Today PSG will play against a weak opponent, so I expect a comfortable victory for PSG

Honestly PSG did very well in their champions league encounter against Man City and from how the game went it was written Manchester City all over it but PSG played like a team that wants all 3pt. Their spirit is very high in going against a very weak side like you said and I expect the game to be a very easy one with goals coming out from it. Even if these guys are not as good as we want them to be, talking about Reims it still doesn't mean they won't fight with all they have and I expect them to have more of the ball too after all PSG players are a little bit stressed out due to the game they played in the champions league, if I'm to predict the score line I'd go for a 4-1 for the host.

[Mame89]

some very interesting games today

Monaco - Rennes

although these two teams are in very different positions in the table, with Monaco occupying position number 4 while Rennes occupies position number 15, both teams have something in common, which is the fact that in the last 5 games both teams have had only one victory and taking into account that Monaco in these last 5 games lost in a game against the worst team in Ligue 1, I would not rule out the possibility of Monaco drawing or even losing in today's game against Rennes

Even so, Monaco faces this match with high confidence after successfully beating Aston Villa in the UCL League. So I think this will also be Monaco's moment to stop their slump in the league and improve the standings. In addition, Rennes' performance in away games is also not special this season, they have difficulty getting points, especially against Monaco who have better team depth than them and have a solid game from the midfield and sharp attacks. So my prediction is that AS Monaco can beat Rennes with a final score of 3-1 in this match.

Paris Saint Germain - Reims

Today PSG will play against a weak opponent, so I expect a comfortable victory for PSG

Yes. I am also sure that this will be an easy opponent for PSG. Not without reason, PSG cannot lose against a weak team after achieving a sensational victory in the UCL League, even though they were behind, PSG won with an extraordinary comeback. So in this match I think PSG will win comfortably, even will achieve a landslide victory especially since this match is played at home.