French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Weawant]

In addition to what you said, this season it seems that PSG will also be more overwhelmed to compete in the Champions League because the opponent that PSG will face in the last 16 is Liverpool. This is quite a tough challenge for PSG because the team immediately meets a very tough opponent in the last 16, while in Ligue 1 itself PSG can still compete more relaxed because the points gap that PSG has is quite a lot with all its rivals.

Facing Liverpool has gat to be one every big challenge PSG will be facing in the Champions League this season and it doesn't look like it's going to be an easy one for them because this season Liverpool is on fire and are willing to make sure they have a chance at the champions league,  at least getting to the finals is their target hence I'm only hoping for PSG but I'm even more optimistic about Liverpool.

[bering]

The reason why PSG failed in the Champions League is that Ligue 1 is not a competitive league. PSG have been champions in Ligue 1 for years. But they have no success in European cups. To turn this situation in their favor, they need to make Ligue 1 a competitive league. PSG alone cannot achieve this. If the French teams want to succeed, then everyone needs to step up to the plate. French teams are under a huge debt burden. The revenue of the teams is very low, the ratings of the league are very low. Ligue 1 needs financial support to increase its appeal. If these things are done, then Ligue 1 will become a more competitive league and PSG's chances of succeeding in the Champions League will increase.

The reason why people called Ligue 1 as farmer league because this league dominated by 1 club only for years and it is PSG so that's why the popularity of Ligue 1 is below to Premier league or Laliga and because for every season PSG didn't gets decent opponents for race title the effect is that had a huge impact on their performance in the Champions League although PSG can be considered as a big team in Europa but they don't have champion mentality which can make them get a trophy from the champions league

Ligue 1 has lack popularities especially after Mbappe leave that most people didn't interested anymore to watching this league because Ligue 1 is lack of star players too and last season Ligue 1 difficult to sell their broadcasting rights because not many big companies are willing to buy their broadcasting rights with expensive price i think the authorized must do something to make this league is more competitive again

[el kaka22]

Well, as Micah would say "PSG ruined Brest" or some joke like that lol. But now they are going to face Liverpool, and things won't be that easy for them. Sure, we have seen how great PSG could be when things are clicking for them, even if you are a far better team, 7-0 is not a simple thing to achieve, and we all know Brest wasn't that much of a terrible team at UCL this season, which is why I am pretty sure we could end up with a result that won't be that simple at all, it would be a different case, and we can't really see Liverpool being so easy.

Let's see how this is going to go, we have some time until those games, and meanwhile PSG could rest some of their players, would be ideal and would help them a lot, because these guys are obviously tired, even after such a win, you can see them having high fatigue.

[hahay]

A goal party against Brest in the play offs but unfortunately, PSG must play against Liverpool in the round of 16 later. Although indeed, PSG also still has a chance to make a surprise by beating Liverpool, because basically PSG is also a top European team so PSG still has a chance and does not completely lose the chance to get good results.

Because anyway, Liverpool have also recently experienced a decline in the Premier League by being held to a draw with Everton and Aston Villa, although on paper Liverpool can win in that match, but in reality Liverpool can still fail. Therefore, if Luis Enrique applies the right strategy and tactics, then PSG should still be successful. So yes, hope is still there even though it is difficult, of course they must keep going and there is no need to doubt and and there is no need to be pessimistic.

[rahmad2nd]

PSG really didn't have mercy on Brest in the Champions League.    Beating them by 10-0 in total was too heavy. It was like a threat to their next opponent but we will see about that when they face Liverpool or Barcelona up next. 

Coming back to the Ligue 1, everything is going great for PSG. A 10-point gap with Marseille and still unbeaten... What do you think? Will they finish the season without getting any loss?

In two days there is a Lyon - PSG game. It has been ages since Lyon beat them home the last. I don't think PSG will lose this time either. 1.76 odds are nice to bet on their win honestly.

Paris Saint-Germain really does not give mercy to the Brest squad, not in the French League and also in the Champions League. In 5 meetings, PSG scored at least 3 goals against Eric Roy's team. I see an improvement in the game played by PSG, although Enrique always tries to rotate some of his players. In the last 16, PSG will host Liverpool in the first leg. I am sure Enrique will continue to carry out a game with high intensity, relying on young players and the speed of some of his players. Referring to your question, it seems that PSG is serious about recording an unbeaten record in Ligue 1. Referring to the Lyon vs PSG match, Luis Enrique's team is still the favorite team. I am sure that Enrique will not change much with his system, but if some of his players are rotated, it could be done. For the center forward, it seems that Dembele currently meets the standards that Enrique wants. In the Lyon camp, this team has actually improved quite a bit. However, to overthrow the one who is in a positive trend in the French League seems difficult to realize. Even though they are acting as the home team, PSG is currently difficult to be defeated by their opponents in the French League. If you really want to involve betting, the most ideal choice is to choose Paris Saint-Germains for the Lyons vs PSG match.

[TelolettOm]

Meanwhile, regarding their performance in the UCL, they have indeed performed quite well compared to the other 3 teams, namely LOSC Lille, Brest, and PSG. But AS Monaco still need one more win to allow them to qualify for the last 16 without having to go through to the playoffs first.

LOSC is a club other than PSG that entered the round of 16, and this is one of their very good achievements. Yes, although if we look at the French Ligue 1, LOSC's performance is not that consistent, but it does not mean they are bad in this regard. LOSC is in 5th place, exactly 2 points below Monaco.

And this week's match between Monaco vs LOSC will be a match that determines who will be in 4th place. This will be a tight game.

[Docnaster]

Well, as Micah would say "PSG ruined Brest" or some joke like that lol. But now they are going to face Liverpool, and things won't be that easy for them. Sure, we have seen how great PSG could be when things are clicking for them, even if you are a far better team, 7-0 is not a simple thing to achieve, and we all know Brest wasn't that much of a terrible team at UCL this season, which is why I am pretty sure we could end up with a result that won't be that simple at all, it would be a different case, and we can't really see Liverpool being so easy.

Let's see how this is going to go, we have some time until those games, and meanwhile PSG could rest some of their players, would be ideal and would help them a lot, because these guys are obviously tired, even after such a win, you can see them having high fatigue.

Brest before they were drawn against Paris Saint Germaine in the knockout play-offs of the UCL were one of the dark horses in the the competition this season but I think Paris Saint Germaine capitalized on their knowledge about the fellow French club to eliminate them in the most humiliating style. I already predicted that Paris Saint Germaine were going to progress to the next round at the expense of Brest but I didn't see the 10:0 aggregate coming. But at the end, I think it was a good European outing for Brest regardless of how they were ousted from the competition.
Now that PSG have progressed to the round of 16 and will now face Liverpool, I hope they replicate their performance when they face the English club. They must not continue to dominate over other French clubs and not be able to do that when they face teams from other countries

[Slow death]

Rennes played against Reims, before the game I thought that Reims could at least try to get a draw, because they are in a bad situation, they are getting closer to the teams in the relegation zone, the saddest part is that in yesterday's game they could have come out with a draw if they hadn't made mistakes, they conceded a penalty, they had 2 red cards. It seemed like they wanted to lose intentionally.



Reims' chances of being relegated have become very high and they have lost 4 consecutive games and not won 12 consecutive games, most of the last 12 games have ended in draws.

[Farma]

Rennes played against Reims, before the game I thought that Reims could at least try to get a draw, because they are in a bad situation, they are getting closer to the teams in the relegation zone, the saddest part is that in yesterday's game they could have come out with a draw if they hadn't made mistakes, they conceded a penalty, they had 2 red cards. It seemed like they wanted to lose intentionally.



Reims' chances of being relegated have become very high and they have lost 4 consecutive games and not won 12 consecutive games, most of the last 12 games have ended in draws.

Reims have done their best but it is difficult for them so they made many mistakes and on the other hand Rennes are also quite strong when playing at home so I think Rennes' victory is quite reasonable.
However, there were not many goals scored in this match making my bet lose, I think Reims put pressure because they really need points to get away from the relegation zone but because one of their players got a red card early in the first half made everything difficult.

[MAAManda]

Rennes played against Reims, before the game I thought that Reims could at least try to get a draw, because they are in a bad situation, they are getting closer to the teams in the relegation zone, the saddest part is that in yesterday's game they could have come out with a draw if they hadn't made mistakes, they conceded a penalty, they had 2 red cards. It seemed like they wanted to lose intentionally.

No team wants to get a bad result, you could ask the Manchester City players that question .

I don't really pay much attention to this team so I don't know what's wrong with them for them to have a run of bad results, but if you're talking about the relegation zone, I don't think they'll be going there this week. They have to improve, if this bad trend continues in the next matches then it's certain that they will go to the loser's circle .

[tusandii]

I have to say PSG is quite lucky in this play off round because they get an opponent from their own league, namely Brest. I also can't understand the person who created the schedule in this play off round from so many clubs why PSG has to meet Brest? of course PSG can get rid of Brest easily because based on their statistics in the domestic league, no League 1 club is able to appear stronger than PSG so when they meet in the UCL it will feel the same if it concerns a 1 league club, I am not at all impressed with PSG's performance in the UCL especially in this round even though they qualified with a fairly large aggregate.

Yes indeed, there is no challenge whatsoever for PSG in the play-off round, because basically PSG is still PSG who has a big dominance in Ligue 1. So, if PSG gets an opponent team from Ligue 1, then without any doubt PSG has been confirmed to qualify even before the match starts. But even so, PSG really did not hold back because PSG also really destroyed Brest in this play-off round. PSG should have only been able to ensure qualification and did not need to destroy Brest with a landslide score like that. But even so, I am sure it will still be difficult for PSG to go further in the Champions League, even to get to the semifinals I still think I will doubt PSG.

But I think PSG's luck only reaches the play-off round because in the last 16 PSG faces a very tough opponent, Liverpool, and this club seems to be a strong candidate for the UCL title based on its performance. I think in this match I don't really expect PSG to win because I think Liverpool will beat them, although it's not certain, but I'm very sure Liverpool will try hard to achieve their goals this season because they look serious about competing in the UCL this season.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Well, as Micah would say "PSG ruined Brest" or some joke like that lol. But now they are going to face Liverpool, and things won't be that easy for them. Sure, we have seen how great PSG could be when things are clicking for them, even if you are a far better team, 7-0 is not a simple thing to achieve, and we all know Brest wasn't that much of a terrible team at UCL this season, which is why I am pretty sure we could end up with a result that won't be that simple at all, it would be a different case, and we can't really see Liverpool being so easy.

Let's see how this is going to go, we have some time until those games, and meanwhile PSG could rest some of their players, would be ideal and would help them a lot, because these guys are obviously tired, even after such a win, you can see them having high fatigue.

Brest before they were drawn against Paris Saint Germaine in the knockout play-offs of the UCL were one of the dark horses in the the competition this season but I think Paris Saint Germaine capitalized on their knowledge about the fellow French club to eliminate them in the most humiliating style. I already predicted that Paris Saint Germaine were going to progress to the next round at the expense of Brest but I didn't see the 10:0 aggregate coming. But at the end, I think it was a good European outing for Brest regardless of how they were ousted from the competition.
Now that PSG have progressed to the round of 16 and will now face Liverpool, I hope they replicate their performance when they face the English club. They must not continue to dominate over other French clubs and not be able to do that when they face teams from other countries

Honestly, I also believe that Brest may find it hard to qualify for the next round of 16. But seriously, as you said, I didn't  also expect PSG to beat Brest with many goals both home and away. When they ended the first leg with a 3-0 win, I thought the second leg would be tough. Maybe PSG wouldn't put in much effort since they had already won the first leg 3-0. I assumed they would just defend their goals.but unfortunately, I was wrong. In the second leg, I saw the way Brest played, and the most painful part was that Brest couldn't even score one goal. I had bet on Brest to score at least one goal in the second leg, but I was disappointed because they failed to score. PSG really played well, and I truly commend them for their performance against Brest in the Champions League playoffs.

[Pandu Geddon]

Rennes played against Reims, before the game I thought that Reims could at least try to get a draw, because they are in a bad situation, they are getting closer to the teams in the relegation zone, the saddest part is that in yesterday's game they could have come out with a draw if they hadn't made mistakes, they conceded a penalty, they had 2 red cards. It seemed like they wanted to lose intentionally.

No team wants to get a bad result, you could ask the Manchester City players that question .

I don't really pay much attention to this team so I don't know what's wrong with them for them to have a run of bad results, but if you're talking about the relegation zone, I don't think they'll be going there this week. They have to improve, if this bad trend continues in the next matches then it's certain that they will go to the loser's circle .

Reims did lose the match, but no team would be happy and intentionally lose in every competition. Moreover, their opponent is also not in a good position in the standings.
But looking at the match situation, Rennes was not good enough with their 1 goal win at the beginning of the match. While they have a fairly big advantage on the field. Maybe if the opponent is a stronger team, Reims will be destroyed with many goals.

[Litzki1990]

Ten points will not be easy to catch up with so PSG is almost certain to get the trophy this season so what the challenger team needs to do is finish second or third so that they have a chance to play in the Champions League next season and I think that's the only thing that is more realistic.

Most of the times when PSG became champions, they had an advantage of 10 or more points, which shows a big difference between PSG and the other teams. But the problem in my opinion is that the other teams do not make good signings of coaches and players to be able to compete against PSG. The other teams have squads just to play and qualify for European competitions or to stay in the league.

On the one hand, PSG spends a lot of money on their club every season just to improve their club's performance, on the other hand, other clubs in the league don't. If other clubs have so much trouble spending money then naturally other clubs will not be able to compete hard with PSG. PSG is a strong team in the French league and the biggest reason behind them being so strong in their domestic league is that they don't look too much at money but rather focus on the quality of their team. Many may ask my comment that since PSG cares so much about their team, why don't they do well in the Champions League? Basically there are many differences between the Champions League tournament and their local league tournament. So far they have tried for the Champions League but it is in the wrong way. 

First they should have appointed an experienced manager in the team but they didn't do that, instead of appointing an experienced manager they bought the best stars in the world and as a result the manager could not use those stars properly. Now a good manager is in charge of this team and if he can bring in the players according to plan then I believe PSG will do well in the Champions League.

[len01]

• Auxerre vs Marseille

From the last meeting of these two teams, Marseille played at home and Auxerre was able to beat the host with an embarrassing score difference. If in today's match Marseille still uses the same formation and strategy as before, I am sure the match can end in a draw and Marseille will have difficulty facing Auxerre who are playing at home.
A comfortable betting option is BTTS and if you want to get big odds with big risks, we can choose the double chance option and side with Auxerre.

• Lille vs Monaco

In this match, Lille remains the favorite even though Monaco is better in terms of current performance. However, in terms of experience, Lille has the advantage. We can see the odds given by the bookmakers, both teams have big odds and I predict that there will be no draw in this match. And both teams will only score under 3. Betting on the favorite or underdog team is a profitable choice.

[CageMabok]

Reims have done their best but it is difficult for them so they made many mistakes and on the other hand Rennes are also quite strong when playing at home so I think Rennes' victory is quite reasonable.
However, there were not many goals scored in this match making my bet lose, I think Reims put pressure because they really need points to get away from the relegation zone but because one of their players got a red card early in the first half made everything difficult.

There were two red cards received by players from the Reims team, but the one that had more influence on Reims' performance in the match was the red card that occurred in the fifth minute for Cedric Kipre because it was the beginning of the match where each team still really needed a balance of performance before entering the final minutes of the match. And in the match Reims also seemed unable to attack better after that happened, but Rennes who were the hosts in the match also did not score more goals except for only one goal from a penalty kick in the tenth minute.

[snipie]

Reims did lose the match, but no team would be happy and intentionally lose in every competition. Moreover, their opponent is also not in a good position in the standings.
But looking at the match situation, Rennes was not good enough with their 1 goal win at the beginning of the match. While they have a fairly big advantage on the field. Maybe if the opponent is a stronger team, Reims will be destroyed with many goals.

No team can play correctly when they start the game with only 10 players. Kipre took a red card since the beginning, in just five minutes making the team weak. Worst they took another red card, well at the end of the game so its impact is less obvious.
I totally agree that if they faced a stronger opponent, the result will be worse than that. PSG for example will score 4 goals there, at the opposite of Rennes which won thanks to a penalty..

[mammusu]

Reims have done their best but it is difficult for them so they made many mistakes and on the other hand Rennes are also quite strong when playing at home so I think Rennes' victory is quite reasonable.
However, there were not many goals scored in this match making my bet lose, I think Reims put pressure because they really need points to get away from the relegation zone but because one of their players got a red card early in the first half made everything difficult.

There were two red cards received by players from the Reims team, but the one that had more influence on Reims' performance in the match was the red card that occurred in the fifth minute for Cedric Kipre because it was the beginning of the match where each team still really needed a balance of performance before entering the final minutes of the match. And in the match Reims also seemed unable to attack better after that happened, but Rennes who were the hosts in the match also did not score more goals except for only one goal from a penalty kick in the tenth minute.

Losing 1 player has disturbed the stability of the game from Reims, even though when the game just started they were able to try to pressure Rennes before the red card in the 5th minute changed everything, in my opinion, despite the loss of the number of players in the match, Reims was actually still able to give a strong resistance to Rennes although reims were more inclined to play defensively by relying on counter-attacks, win 1-0 over Reims through a penalty goal of course just luck for rennes.

[Pandu Geddon]

Reims did lose the match, but no team would be happy and intentionally lose in every competition. Moreover, their opponent is also not in a good position in the standings.
But looking at the match situation, Rennes was not good enough with their 1 goal win at the beginning of the match. While they have a fairly big advantage on the field. Maybe if the opponent is a stronger team, Reims will be destroyed with many goals.

No team can play correctly when they start the game with only 10 players. Kipre took a red card since the beginning, in just five minutes making the team weak. Worst they took another red card, well at the end of the game so its impact is less obvious.
I totally agree that if they faced a stronger opponent, the result will be worse than that. PSG for example will score 4 goals there, at the opposite of Rennes which won thanks to a penalty..

So actually we can see how Rennes quality should have done better. they did dominate the match with many chances, but did not get another goal with the advantage they had, meaning there is something not working in the Rennes team.
A few seasons ago Rennes could actually perform better. But starting last season, we saw they did not do their best, and also this season which I am sure will not be good enough.

[Franctoshi]

Reims did lose the match, but no team would be happy and intentionally lose in every competition. Moreover, their opponent is also not in a good position in the standings.
But looking at the match situation, Rennes was not good enough with their 1 goal win at the beginning of the match. While they have a fairly big advantage on the field. Maybe if the opponent is a stronger team, Reims will be destroyed with many goals.

No team can play correctly when they start the game with only 10 players. Kipre took a red card since the beginning, in just five minutes making the team weak. Worst they took another red card, well at the end of the game so its impact is less obvious.
I totally agree that if they faced a stronger opponent, the result will be worse than that. PSG for example will score 4 goals there, at the opposite of Rennes which won thanks to a penalty..

At the end of the game they used 10-9 players to win the game, and they even scored their goal after Kipre took that red card in the 5th minutes of the game and managed to hold their visitors on a 1 goal lead with 1 man down until they got their second red card, incredible performance regardless, for this game particularly, their performance is commendable, and it was a total bad game for Rennes as they went home with their 3 points.