French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Docnaster]

 

PSG delivered a world class performance in both the first leg and second leg against Brest in the UEFA Champions League. That said, their match today in the Ligue 1 is against Lyon, considering PSG's current level and momentum they will go into the match as clear favourites. However Lyon, despite struggling this season has shown resilience in big games but I think with PSG's attacking fire power and squad depth they should be able to secure a comfortable victory today.

I don't think so, because they faced a club in Ligue 1 itself, they were sure to win. Maybe I would say differently when the club they faced at that time was another big club.
Not to underestimate them, but that is something I can see from Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League when facing Brest. Because from the beginning we have talked about them that they will be able to win easily and it is true that is what happened in that match, it can be said that I am still not impressed with their performance.

@Jody.Drummer, don't you think that Paris Saint Germaine should find it easier beating a French team than beating a club from a different country? After Paris Saint Germaine defeated Brest 3:0 in the first leg of the tie as an away team, I had already concluded that the second leg at the Parc des Princes will be an easy win for them but surprisingly, they failed to register one goal in that game. PSG dominates the French league and if for any reason they meet another French team in Europe, I expect them to get the better of their opponents.

[Pokapoka124]

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.

How could a struggling team like Reims manage to secure a draw against Rennes? Being a relegation threatened team doesn’t make the players better overnight or the manager develop some brilliant tactic to win games. They are a weaker side compared to Rennes so this loss was not unexpected. The stats doesn’t look good for Reims, if they cannot find consistency, their survival in the league could be in serious jeopardy.

[Palakka]

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It is known that PSG is the absolute leader of Ligue 1, Marseille tends to compete with a higher level, but they have not been able to reach them, it is a shame, I think that has caused some boredom in Ligue 1, on the other hand, until now things with Liverpool have been impeccable, the confrontation with PSG in the UCL will be very interesting, Luis Enrique, like the new PSG that he is managing, is growing, if Liverpool does not grow too, they can lose, many unpleasant things can happen, I think Liverpool has to go all out.

It can almost be said that Ligue 1 has become the property of Paris Saint Germain, I even thought whether they are still interested in getting the title here or not, because any weakness does not look like a weakness when they are in Ligue 1, unlike when they are in the Champions League. No matter how small the weakness they have, it is very visible and can be used by opponents to defeat them, while in Ligue 1 they cannot do that.
It is undeniable that when they look weaker in the Champions League it is because they are too comfortable in Ligue 1.

As I said in the previous post, I don't see any great interest for PSG to be able to continue winning ligue 1, when they have a strong desire to win the UCL for the first time, what we are seeing right now we can actually say is not because of PSG greatness but rather the poor performance and mentality possessed by rival teams makes PSG look very great, What has happened in ligue 1 so far has indeed created poor competition in the league and has an effect on PSG mentality in the UCL, mentality possessed by PSG in the UCL is quite bad although they have a good mentality in the league so far, so I thought maybe PSG chances and mentality of winning the UCL will be increase, if they played in a more tight league like the English league or at least la liga.

[Jody.Drummer]

I don't think so, because they faced a club in Ligue 1 itself, they were sure to win. Maybe I would say differently when the club they faced at that time was another big club.
Not to underestimate them, but that is something I can see from Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League when facing Brest. Because from the beginning we have talked about them that they will be able to win easily and it is true that is what happened in that match, it can be said that I am still not impressed with their performance.

@Jody.Drummer, don't you think that Paris Saint Germaine should find it easier beating a French team than beating a club from a different country?

Yes that's what I mean.

After Paris Saint Germaine defeated Brest 3:0 in the first leg of the tie as an away team, I had already concluded that the second leg at the Parc des Princes will be an easy win for them but surprisingly, they failed to register one goal in that game. PSG dominates the French league and if for any reason they meet another French team in Europe, I expect them to get the better of their opponents.

Are you not wrong to say something like that? because in the second leg Paris Saint Germain created 7 goals for their victory and made the aggregate 10-0.
They have done that in the Champions League this season, where they managed to get an easy victory when facing a club from the same league. Brest became the club that had to accept a very heavy defeat like that.

[pusaka]

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.

Marseille who were able to dominate possession of the ball better did not produce anything in the match because Auxerre who were the hosts in the match were able to take advantage of their chances to score goals so that they were able to score three goals in the match. Marseille really have to regret the match because they did not score a single goal and moreover Marseille lost their balance when one of their players got a red card in the 64th minute so that it made Marseille even worse in the match.

Marseille must lose in this match, as usual the team that is below Paris Saint Germain will automatically move away from their position and that is what we saw in this match. Auxerre managed to play well, apart from the red card that Marseille had to receive, but their game in this match was really neat, especially in defense. On the other hand, even though they could dominate the match, Marseille could not be more creative so they failed to score even 1 goal in this match. I think the red card they received cannot be used as an excuse for their defeat.

[rahmad2nd]

Marseille who were able to dominate possession of the ball better did not produce anything in the match because Auxerre who were the hosts in the match were able to take advantage of their chances to score goals so that they were able to score three goals in the match. Marseille really have to regret the match because they did not score a single goal and moreover Marseille lost their balance when one of their players got a red card in the 64th minute so that it made Marseille even worse in the match.

Marseille dominated the game, they were far superior in possession of the ball. However, the tight defense of Auxerre made it difficult for De Zerbi's team to develop their game. In this match, Marseille players were unable to develop creativity in every attack they built, we can refer to the opportunities they had. Marseille's three front lines seemed unable to play impressively, as did Greenwood. On the other hand, the home team did not really control possession of the ball, however. every opportunity they had was utilized very well. They were able to create 3 goals in this match, while Marseille could not convert a single opportunity into a goal. As a result, their points did not increase, thus making Paris Saint-Germains more comfortable in their position.

[hahay]

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.

Marseille who were able to dominate possession of the ball better did not produce anything in the match because Auxerre who were the hosts in the match were able to take advantage of their chances to score goals so that they were able to score three goals in the match. Marseille really have to regret the match because they did not score a single goal and moreover Marseille lost their balance when one of their players got a red card in the 64th minute so that it made Marseille even worse in the match.

I also got defeat in this match, the reason I chose Marseille is because Marseille has a good record or result for away games from season to season. Thus, I personally am very confident that Marseille will win even though it may only be with a narrow score of 0-1. But after all, Auxerre has been leading since the 34th minute and entering the second half, instead of Marseille scoring a goal, Cornelius got a red card in the 63rd minute and thus, Auxerre managed to increase their winning score to 3-0.

It is very unfortunate of course, because if Marseille still gets bad results like this, then maybe Marseille will be overtaken by other teams. Although there is no hope of competing in the trophy race, Marseille should still be able to be consistent for good results to maintain its position  in second place.

[Weawant]

As I predicted earlier, siding with Auxerre would be very profitable. And the appearance of both teams was still the same as the previous meeting when Marseille played at home. Although in terms of ball possession and passing accuracy Marseille was very superior, Auxerre knew Marseille's weaknesses and was able to launch a slow attack but produced a winning score. I know that Marseille only played with 10 players, but Marseille still looked unimpressive from the start.

Why Marseille has been this inconsistent is one concern of mine because I saw them as a possible contender against PSG for the title this season but again they have had too many  unpatterned approaches to their games such that some times you cannot even place expectations around them because of the fear of them not meeting it, they did showed off as a good team enough to really get points but it's actually heartbreaking that they are going off with such poor performance at this time they needed the productive performance the most.

[dezoel]

Brest will not be able to do anything at the league, while we may had some fun and all this year with all of this, in the end lets be realistic and see that it is just not going to be possible for them to have any success this year, just doesn't feel like it at all. I know that this isn't really that much of a trouble for most poeple, we could have no Brest for years (micah would disagree lol).

PSG however has a chance to do a great work, if they could beat Liverpool, they would have a good chance, at least to attempt, lets see if they will have the same luck against Liverpool too. This is a big deal, if they win, then I am sure they will win the next series too and be at semi finals at least, if they lose then even the manager could be fired.

[Akbarkoe]

As I predicted earlier, siding with Auxerre would be very profitable. And the appearance of both teams was still the same as the previous meeting when Marseille played at home. Although in terms of ball possession and passing accuracy Marseille was very superior, Auxerre knew Marseille's weaknesses and was able to launch a slow attack but produced a winning score. I know that Marseille only played with 10 players, but Marseille still looked unimpressive from the start.

Why Marseille has been this inconsistent is one concern of mine because I saw them as a possible contender against PSG for the title this season but again they have had too many  unpatterned approaches to their games such that some times you cannot even place expectations around them because of the fear of them not meeting it, they did showed off as a good team enough to really get points but it's actually heartbreaking that they are going off with such poor performance at this time they needed the productive performance the most.

I also really regret it, and this does not only apply to Marseille but also to other teams such as AS Monaco, which at the beginning of the season was able to compete closely with PSG in the fight for the top of the standings, now AS Monaco's position continues to decline and is stuck in 5th place in the standings.

And back to Marseille, facing a weaker team like Auxerre, I think this can be the right momentum for Marseille to catch up on PSG. But instead of being able to gain points in this match, Marseille had to lose badly to Auxerre with a surprising score of 0-3.


In another match, the match between PSG VS Lyon is currently underway and has entered the 86th minute with PSG leading with a temporary score of 3-1. And seeing the minutes that are approaching the end of the match, it seems that PSG will again gain 3 full points in this match. and with this victory, no one can shake PSG's position at the top of the standings.

[TelolettOm]

Why Marseille has been this inconsistent is one concern of mine because I saw them as a possible contender against PSG for the title this season but again they have had too many  unpatterned approaches to their games such that some times you cannot even place expectations around them because of the fear of them not meeting it, they did showed off as a good team enough to really get points but it's actually heartbreaking that they are going off with such poor performance at this time they needed the productive performance the most.

In fact, in the last 3 matches, Marseille's performance has been quite good and they have won. However, in this match, they were really unlucky. Starting from their deficit in the first half due to a goal from Auxerre in the 34th minute, then what made it worse was the fact that in the 63rd minute, Cornellius from Marseille received a red card. and this was very influential. So that they were further behind by 3 goals without any reply.

But actually, if Marseille could optimize the chances in the attack line, they actually still had very high ball dominance, 8-% ball possession, that should be enough. It's just that, their attacks were easily thwarted by Auxerre players, and the opposing team was better at counter attacks.

[Weawant]

In another match, the match between PSG VS Lyon is currently underway and has entered the 86th minute with PSG leading with a temporary score of 3-1. And seeing the minutes that are approaching the end of the match, it seems that PSG will again gain 3 full points in this match. and with this victory, no one can shake PSG's position at the top of the standings.

I'm impressed with PSG performance and I see that it's becoming  clear that they are going  to win the ligue 1 trophy this season  as they are way far ahead of every other team in the league  this season.  Lyon couldn't reduce the number of goals that was scored against  them as PSG was able to secure  three points  and further strength their position on the table  and at this point  they are now the very likely team towing without having  others contending well against them.

[Docnaster]

In another match, the match between PSG VS Lyon is currently underway and has entered the 86th minute with PSG leading with a temporary score of 3-1. And seeing the minutes that are approaching the end of the match, it seems that PSG will again gain 3 full points in this match. and with this victory, no one can shake PSG's position at the top of the standings.

Does it mean that there's no other French club that can actually give Paris Saint Germaine a good run for their money? I know that the French champions have been the best performing team in the league this season but I expected Lyon to force PSG to drop points in their game today but it seems Luis Enrique's men are absolutely unstoppable in the league at the moment. 23 games have been played so far in the league which means that there are 11 more games to play but with 13 points above second placed Marseille in the French league table, it's almost certain that PSG will successfully defend the title again. PSG's dominance is making the French league more boring than any of the other top five leagues in Europe and if nothing is done about it, more football fans across the globe will lose interest in the league

[Sexylizzy2813]

Why Marseille has been this inconsistent is one concern of mine because I saw them as a possible contender against PSG for the title this season but again they have had too many  unpatterned approaches to their games such that some times you cannot even place expectations around them because of the fear of them not meeting it, they did showed off as a good team enough to really get points but it's actually heartbreaking that they are going off with such poor performance at this time they needed the productive performance the most.

I also tip these guys as the only team to give PSG a run for their money but Marseille lost all those opportunities to level up the point gap, it would have been one hell of a ride for PSG because they now have a team that will drag the title with them. For now I don't think any team can delay the title from reaching PSG this season because the PSG in question is not even slowing down and they still have enough to offer and is like this is the best I have seen PSG like them being serious both in their domestic league and outside the league.
For now they don't care who they meet, it will always be the same result with them PSG being the winner, take a look at what they did to Lyon, no doubt but Lyon really put on a real fight but I don't feel them as a match for the expected champions and this dominance in the French league will continue till any of these teams stand up to say enough is enough but for now I'll have to say congratulations to PSG in advance.

[GiftedMAN]

In another match, the match between PSG VS Lyon is currently underway and has entered the 86th minute with PSG leading with a temporary score of 3-1. And seeing the minutes that are approaching the end of the match, it seems that PSG will again gain 3 full points in this match. and with this victory, no one can shake PSG's position at the top of the standings.

I'm impressed with PSG performance and I see that it's becoming  clear that they are going  to win the ligue 1 trophy this season  as they are way far ahead of every other team in the league  this season.  Lyon couldn't reduce the number of goals that was scored against  them as PSG was able to secure  three points  and further strength their position on the table  and at this point  they are now the very likely team towing without having  others contending well against them.

Before PSG's match against Lyon PSG was already sure of winning the league due to their gap to the other Ligue1 team but after defeating Lyon in the encounter they were able to increase the gap between them and the second place team Marseille to 13 points which is enough point to see them lifting the trophy because Marseille and the other teams are not playing well to challenge them in the league again. PSG was lucky to have utilized their opportunity to score up to 3 goals that's why they finally won this game against Lyon because I thought the game was going to end in a 1:3 in favour of PSG not until Tolisso C. scored another goal for Lyon but the goal wasn't enough to cancel the 3 goals that was scored by PSG. It's another away 3 point for PSG, they will be looking forward to pushing their concentration to the champions League hence forth cause they are sure of the league title with the gap right now.

[Iranus]

Before PSG's match against Lyon PSG was already sure of winning the league due to their gap to the other Ligue1 team but after defeating Lyon in the encounter they were able to increase the gap between them and the second place team Marseille to 13 points which is enough point to see them lifting the trophy because Marseille and the other teams are not playing well to challenge them in the league again. PSG was lucky to have utilized their opportunity to score up to 3 goals that's why they finally won this game against Lyon because I thought the game was going to end in a 1:3 in favour of PSG not until Tolisso C. scored another goal for Lyon but the goal wasn't enough to cancel the 3 goals that was scored by PSG. It's another away 3 point for PSG, they will be looking forward to pushing their concentration to the champions League hence forth cause they are sure of the league title with the gap right now.

PSG continues its winning streak in Ligue 1. PSG is undefeated in Ligue 1 so far. With the help of Luis Enrique, PSG is gradually becoming stronger. PSG players also performed well in the match against Lyon. This was Lyon's home match. So Lyon tried their best to win the match. But in the end, Lyon lost by a margin of 3-2. Hakimi scored 2 goals and Dembele was able to score one goal. Now Luis Enrique will probably focus completely on the Champions League matches. However, PSG is going to face Liverpool in the Champions League. The Champions League journey is going to end in the Round of 16, so PSG's journey may be over.

[aylabadia05]

Before PSG's match against Lyon PSG was already sure of winning the league due to their gap to the other Ligue1 team but after defeating Lyon in the encounter they were able to increase the gap between them and the second place team Marseille to 13 points which is enough point to see them lifting the trophy because Marseille and the other teams are not playing well to challenge them in the league again. PSG was lucky to have utilized their opportunity to score up to 3 goals that's why they finally won this game against Lyon because I thought the game was going to end in a 1:3 in favour of PSG not until Tolisso C. scored another goal for Lyon but the goal wasn't enough to cancel the 3 goals that was scored by PSG. It's another away 3 point for PSG, they will be looking forward to pushing their concentration to the champions League hence forth cause they are sure of the league title with the gap right now.

The prediction of PSG to win is also I predicted before the match started or when I was analyzing to place a bet. I actually decided that the Lyon vs PSG match would not be over, but under 3.5.
I didn't watch this match, but based on the highlights and statistics that I saw, PSG played a very active attacker in the first half to be able to score a goal in the early minutes even though they had to concede early to Lyon.
My bet failed because in fact this match ended with over 3.5.

[hyudien]

It can almost be said that Ligue 1 has become the property of Paris Saint Germain, I even thought whether they are still interested in getting the title here or not, because any weakness does not look like a weakness when they are in Ligue 1, unlike when they are in the Champions League. No matter how small the weakness they have, it is very visible and can be used by opponents to defeat them, while in Ligue 1 they cannot do that.
It is undeniable that when they look weaker in the Champions League it is because they are too comfortable in Ligue 1.

As I said in the previous post, I don't see any great interest for PSG to be able to continue winning ligue 1, when they have a strong desire to win the UCL for the first time, what we are seeing right now we can actually say is not because of PSG greatness but rather the poor performance and mentality possessed by rival teams makes PSG look very great, What has happened in ligue 1 so far has indeed created poor competition in the league and has an effect on PSG mentality in the UCL, mentality possessed by PSG in the UCL is quite bad although they have a good mentality in the league so far, so I thought maybe PSG chances and mentality of winning the UCL will be increase, if they played in a more tight league like the English league or at least la liga.

It is undeniable that the Champions League makes them very curious to get it, they have done everything but until now they have continued to fail. They use their financial advantages to bring in star players who are expected to be able to provide something that can make them win, but they failed. Honestly, this season I am also very doubtful about them being able to become champions. I do not rule out their chances, but when compared to other teams, their percentage is smaller than other teams competing in the Champions League.

[mammusu]

Before PSG's match against Lyon PSG was already sure of winning the league due to their gap to the other Ligue1 team but after defeating Lyon in the encounter they were able to increase the gap between them and the second place team Marseille to 13 points which is enough point to see them lifting the trophy because Marseille and the other teams are not playing well to challenge them in the league again. PSG was lucky to have utilized their opportunity to score up to 3 goals that's why they finally won this game against Lyon because I thought the game was going to end in a 1:3 in favour of PSG not until Tolisso C. scored another goal for Lyon but the goal wasn't enough to cancel the 3 goals that was scored by PSG. It's another away 3 point for PSG, they will be looking forward to pushing their concentration to the champions League hence forth cause they are sure of the league title with the gap right now.

The prediction of PSG to win is also I predicted before the match started or when I was analyzing to place a bet. I actually decided that the Lyon vs PSG match would not be over, but under 3.5.
I didn't watch this match, but based on the highlights and statistics that I saw, PSG played a very active attacker in the first half to be able to score a goal in the early minutes even though they had to concede early to Lyon.
My bet failed because in fact this match ended with over 3.5.

The victory achieved by PSG in the league is not something that surprises us and not only you, all of us who bet on matches played in ligue 1 have no other better choice than to favour PSG victory over lyon, the first half match in my opinion was too monotonous although PSG could dominate the match, but in the second half PSG was even more aggressive and made lyon difficult so that they had to end the match with a score of 2-3, regardless of the score in the match but the victory has shown us that no team has a big chance of beating PSG in the league, the victory widened their gap with second-placed (Marseille) and I think we will see them celebrate the championship again before the season is really over later

[mamesso]

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In fact, in the last 3 matches, Marseille's performance has been quite good and they have won. However, in this match, they were really unlucky. Starting from their deficit in the first half due to a goal from Auxerre in the 34th minute, then what made it worse was the fact that in the 63rd minute, Cornellius from Marseille received a red card. and this was very influential. So that they were further behind by 3 goals without any reply.

But actually, if Marseille could optimize the chances in the attack line, they actually still had very high ball dominance, 8-% ball possession, that should be enough. It's just that, their attacks were easily thwarted by Auxerre players, and the opposing team was better at counter attacks.

Before Derek Cornelius received a red card, Marseille was still able to maintain the rhythm of the match well even though they had conceded since the 35th minute, the lack of players made it difficult for Marseille to keep up with Auxerre, the visiting team had several opportunities to catch up, but their efforts were still very easily thwarted by the home team's players.
The defeat made Marseille's struggle even harder in giving competition to PSG, now the two are separated by a gap of 10 points, it seems that PSG will win the title race again this season because until the 23rd week they have not been touched by defeat.