French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[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.

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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.

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• 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.

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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.

I also have more confidence in Liverpool than in PSG in the Champions League in the last 16. Because Liverpool is a tough opponent for the Champions League season, a team like PSG will definitely be under more pressure to be able to balance their game when facing Liverpool. In addition, when the standings were still in progress, PSG was also not in a better position because in terms of strength it was very different from Liverpool's current strength.

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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..

If Rennes is a team that has great ambitions, then Rennes should be able to make a victory with a bigger score. Because after all, playing at home against a team that only played with 10 players since the 5th minute, really provides a very big opportunity for the home team  to beat it with a bigger score. But yes, because Rennes and Reims are two teams that are in the middle and bottom of the standings, then a low score like this may still be quite reasonable. Because  anyway, if they are a team that is in the upper zone, then of course they will try to win with a landslide  score when superior  in number of players.

[Palakka]

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PSG is currently in a very comfortable condition by being at the top of the ligue 1 standings, while in the UCL they were also able to qualify for the round of 16 by slaughtering a team that also came from ligue 1, no half-heartedly they destroyed Brest with an aggregate score of 10-0 and I think it was the biggest score that happened in the UCL this season, the big challenge now lies ahead of them against a team that is on fire in the EPL and I hope PSG still have ammunition when face Liverpool after they bombarded Brest previously , but for now I think Enrique will focus on their two closest matches which are facing Lille in Ligue 1 and also Stade Briochin in the French Cup quarterfinals.

I think the PSG team is usually comfortable every season in the Ligue1 because they remain the best team in the league and they have more chances of winning the title every season based on the squad in the team but the champions League competition remains their priority this season and since they are lucky to meet a team that is not in their level and they comfortably defeated them home and away I think they have to show the same when they play against a team that is in their level and in first position in the English Premier League and if they are able to defeat Liverpool to progress to round of 4 then they will have more chances of getting closer to the champions League finals.

What you say is true, there is a big gap that has occurred between them and other teams in ligue 1 so far, and that it making  easier for PSG on dominate the league every season, after winning many ligue 1 trophies so far of course they no longer seem to have great ambitions to win the domestic league trophies, because we cannot deny that the UCL trophy has been  priority and alsoa their main target so far,  The match against Liverpool will be biggest challenge for their this season, although both teams have the status of big teams and have good squad quality but the mentality that Liverpool have is much better than PSG in the UCL, this season is Enrique last season in coaching and I think he has great ambitions to become the first coach to give the first UCL trophy in PSG history later.

[aylabadia05]

Auxeree vs Marseille
Half time: 1-0

I predict Marseille will win over Auxerre with Marseille's initial odds @1.55 for the 1x2 bet type. If VAR does not cancel Auxeree's goal towards the end of the second half, then the bet will lose because chasing three goals in 45 minutes of the second half is too difficult even though nothing is impossible. Marseille is in second place. This is something that strengthens the prediction because Auxerre is only in 10th place with poor achievements in the last 5 matches.

[irhact]

If Rennes is a team that has great ambitions, then Rennes should be able to make a victory with a bigger score. Because after all, playing at home against a team that only played with 10 players since the 5th minute, really provides a very big opportunity for the home team  to beat it with a bigger score. But yes, because Rennes and Reims are two teams that are in the middle and bottom of the standings, then a low score like this may still be quite reasonable. Because  anyway, if they are a team that is in the upper zone, then of course they will try to win with a landslide  score when superior  in number of players.

They even ended the game playing against 9 men therefore they should have scored more but still it's nice that they didn't lose as that's something that they have been getting lately this season. In 23 games, having just 26 points is very bad for Rennes as it's like they're just managing to get over 1 point in every game. Atleast this game that they have now won can give them more motivation to go on and win more games. Rennes aren't in a danger zone as they're not close to the relegation zone but closer to breaking into the top10 in on the table. Rennes tried severally but couldn't score more goals against Reims which were very good defensively as they didn't concede again.

[Kristiyana]

Auxeree vs Marseille
Half time: 1-0

I predict Marseille will win over Auxerre with Marseille's initial odds @1.55 for the 1x2 bet type. If VAR does not cancel Auxeree's goal towards the end of the second half, then the bet will lose because chasing three goals in 45 minutes of the second half is too difficult even though nothing is impossible. Marseille is in second place. This is something that strengthens the prediction because Auxerre is only in 10th place with poor achievements in the last 5 matches.

Actually all my predictions today seems not to work out the way I expected, though I wasn't surprise to see that auxeree finally succeeded in dominating the first half of the game. Because marseille is just being so lazy, you know this is a huge opportunity for marseille to win this match. But it seems they're not just ready to utilize the opportunity, and if they are not careful auxeree May likely make it 2 in the second half of the game.

[aylabadia05]

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Actually all my predictions today seems not to work out the way I expected, though I wasn't surprise to see that auxeree finally succeeded in dominating the first half of the game. Because marseille is just being so lazy, you know this is a huge opportunity for marseille to win this match. But it seems they're not just ready to utilize the opportunity, and if they are not careful auxeree May likely make it 2 in the second half of the game.

Earlier Marseille almost equalized to 1-1 if you watch this match, but VAR again thwarted the goal because after being checked, Gouiri's goal was caught offside.
Marseille's chances to equalize or even a chance to make a comeback are still very open with the game they are trying in the second half.

Roberto De Zerbi has now changed his strategy to catch up by playing players from the bench.
If you in giving predictions do not go according to expectations, then I go according to. The bet for this match is the third bet after I won in several leagues.