French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Jossque]

Brest defeated Toulouse 4-2 away to increase their points tally to 40.Brest's goal of finishing in the top 6 of the league in order to qualify for the European Cups remains in place.They managed to reduce the points difference with their closest rival to 6.For Toulouse, the danger bells are not ringing yet, but if they continue to lose points in the coming weeks, it may be risky for them to stay in the league.
In the important match between the 2 teams, Rennes defeated their opponent with 3 goals and got 3 points.There was a 3 point difference between the 2 teams before the match and if Angers had won this match, the points would have been equalized.With this win, we can say for Rennes that they at least took a breath on the relegation line.

[tygeade]

Another impressive win for PSG. Saint-Etienne are in the relegation zone and in a bad position, but that doesn't overshadow a magnificent 6-goal win. PSG are showing that they are one of the fittest teams in the world. Luis Enrique is showing his game intelligence.
The first half ended 1-1, PSG opened up in the second half. 5 different players scored the 6 goals. They're playing really effectively. There's a 22 point gap with 2nd place Marseille. They declared their championship with 7 weeks to go. Even if they lose all their remaining games and Marseille win all their games, they can't catch them. In the last years they had an embargo on the title, but this was one of the easiest.
Their main goal now is to win the Champions League. But they will want to continue this streak in the league and finish the season undefeated.

While you are right that anything could happen, that doesn't mean anything WILL happen, we are going to see plenty of different results for the long term and we should be careful with what we have. I believe Aston Villa is a weak team compared to PSG, and betting on this game should be quite easy, don't mix the probability and possibility.

I can see how Aston Villa and Unai Emery will do their best, but PSG just has that much better talent on the team and should be able to get the win. What they did to Liverpool is just a small proof of how strong they are, but at the same time PSG almost failed to be in the top 24, so we have no idea which PSG will be the one that plays against Aston Villa, depending on if they are good or bad, they have the chance to easily defeat them.

[Agbe]

Another impressive win for PSG. Saint-Etienne are in the relegation zone and in a bad position, but that doesn't overshadow a magnificent 6-goal win. PSG are showing that they are one of the fittest teams in the world. Luis Enrique is showing his game intelligence.
The first half ended 1-1, PSG opened up in the second half. 5 different players scored the 6 goals. They're playing really effectively. There's a 22 point gap with 2nd place Marseille. They declared their championship with 7 weeks to go. Even if they lose all their remaining games and Marseille win all their games, they can't catch them. In the last years they had an embargo on the title, but this was one of the easiest.
Their main goal now is to win the Champions League. But they will want to continue this streak in the league and finish the season undefeated.

While you are right that anything could happen, that doesn't mean anything WILL happen, we are going to see plenty of different results for the long term and we should be careful with what we have. I believe Aston Villa is a weak team compared to PSG, and betting on this game should be quite easy, don't mix the probability and possibility.

I can see how Aston Villa and Unai Emery will do their best, but PSG just has that much better talent on the team and should be able to get the win. What they did to Liverpool is just a small proof of how strong they are, but at the same time PSG almost failed to be in the top 24, so we have no idea which PSG will be the one that plays against Aston Villa, depending on if they are good or bad, they have the chance to easily defeat them.

PSG is going into this game as favorite because of current form and performance in the last five matches PSG has been fantastic so going into this champions League game against Aston Villa it will be very difficult for Aston Villa to overcome the hurdles that PSG will pose I am picking PSG to advance over  Aston Villa over the two legs because this season it looks like they can go far in the champions League with the way that they played against Liverpool,  even though am not trying to underrate Aston Villa going into this game but confident that PSG will give a good account of them self in this game

[imamusma]

PSG should be able to qualify against Aston Villa. If they could qualify playing Liverpool, I don't see Aston Villa as a challenge for them. I believe they should secure a win both home and away against this said team.

Although PSG has been able to hold Liverpool from qualifying for the next round in the Champions League this season, it does not mean that we should equate Aston Villa's condition with Liverpool when Aston Villa faces PSG in the quarter-finals of the UCL this time. Because the condition of the team's strength in the Champions League is always difficult to predict, especially after the break in the last few days, there must be more changes that each team gets when they return to a big competition like the UCL. So PSG must remain vigilant against Aston Villa even though today PSG won big in Ligue1 at their opponent's home.

It can be assumed that PSG will find it easier to beat Aston Villa than Liverpool. But I agree that PSG should not be careless and underestimate their opponents, every team that makes it to the quarter-finals has something special. Unai Emery also has a pretty good squad depth although not as luxurious as PSG squad depth, the Premier League representatives have the potential to make a surprise like when they beat Bayern Munich in the League Phase.
A big win over Saint-Etienne shows that PSG are still in their best form after the International break, overall for the domestic competition I think there is nothing for them to worry about anymore. PSG only need one more win to lock the Ligue 1 trophy, and I think they will also win the French Cup. So automatically in the future Luis Enrique can focus fully on the Champions League.

[Slow death]

results of today's games:

Lille 1 - 0 Lens (it was a very unpredictable game, Lille won but with some difficulty, with this victory, Lille remains in 5th position and could go to the European competitions)

Angers 0 - 1 Rennes (I'm not surprised by this result, Angers had been losing a lot, they have declined a lot in the last games and are still close to the teams that are in the relegation zone)

Le Havre 3 - 2 Nantes (I don't know what the hell is happening with Nantes, they are at risk of being relegated if they continue to be so good and the teams in the relegation zone improve their performance)

Auxerre 1 - 0 Monpellier (I'm not surprised by this result, Monpellier will be relegated)

[Polkeins]

Now PSG has almost no competitors not only in Ligue 1, but also in Europe among other clubs.
I think only 2 teams are able to beat Luis Enrique's PSG now Real Madrid or Barcelona. We can say that now we have 2 teams playing like Barcelona of 2014-2017 seasons, it's Flick's Barcelona and Luis Enrique's PSG.

Although Luis Enrique's winning percentage in Ligue 1 is still lower than Thomas Tuchel's or Unai Emery's, but under Enrique's leadership PSG played 2 times less matches than Tuchel and Emery, so I think next year if PSG continues to play the same way, Enrique's winning percentage will be higher than Tuchel's or Unai Emery's.

What! I'm kinda surprised with this stats you just pulled out here. Do you actually mean that when Thomas Tuchel and Unai Emery were in charge of PSG they actually accumulated more than 71 points in 27 games for PSG? You saying they had a greater win percentage than Enrique in the league at this time of the season simply means that they actually got more points than this current PSG team at this time of the season. I'm just feeling uneasy with it because as it stands now, PSG has played 27 games, won 22, drawn 5 and lost zero. I would really want you to drop a link to this so I took will learn.

Agree with you, but this is in wiki https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%96%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD
it's in russian but you can you online translator
As you can see Tuchel's winning percentage is 74.80 and Emery's is 76.32, but Tuchel has played 127 matches and Emery 114 and if you compare that to Luis Enrique who has 53 matches, it works out to be twice as much.
Nevertheless, Luis Enrique has built a great team, in which almost every player from defender to striker aims to score a goal and because of this PSG game looks extremely entertaining, especially when PSG scores 5-6 goals per match.

[Jossque]

Auxerre defeated Montpellier 1-0 at home and got 3 points.Montpellier's chances of staying in the league are getting slimmer and slimmer.Although mathematically they still have a chance, I think they are now the first team to be relegated.Auxerre showed a better performance in the match and deserved to win.
One of the most important matches of the day was definitely the Lille-Lens match.Both teams are in a race to finish in the top 6.Lille is in a more advantageous situation because it is 5 points ahead of its opponent.If Lens had won this match, it would have taken an important 3 points for the top 6.With the win, Lille continues its fight to finish in the top 3 of the league.

[mamesso]

PSG should be able to qualify against Aston Villa. If they could qualify playing Liverpool, I don't see Aston Villa as a challenge for them. I believe they should secure a win both home and away against this said team.

Although PSG has been able to hold Liverpool from qualifying for the next round in the Champions League this season, it does not mean that we should equate Aston Villa's condition with Liverpool when Aston Villa faces PSG in the quarter-finals of the UCL this time. Because the condition of the team's strength in the Champions League is always difficult to predict, especially after the break in the last few days, there must be more changes that each team gets when they return to a big competition like the UCL. So PSG must remain vigilant against Aston Villa even though today PSG won big in Ligue1 at their opponent's home.

PSG have no pressure ahead of the game against Aston Villa, now very secure at the top of Ligue 1 with a huge points gap over their rivals. Luis Enrique could rest some key players in Ligue 1 in preparation for Aston Villa. While anything is possible in football, PSG current situation is far more favorable than Aston Villa.
The victory over Liverpool also became a motivational booster for them to again eliminate the EPL representatives.

[snipie]

French Cup semifinal games will be held tomorrow and the day after, and I already see two favourite teams.
First Dunkerque - PSG. Obviously PSG is way better and should win.
Second match, Cannes - Reims, again the away team is better.
Overall, PSG is the best candidate and should collect Ligue 1 title in addition to the French Cup.

[Adiljutt156]

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The odds are pretty good, but what we might get a surprise is the Monaco vs Nice match. For some reason, I'm not too sure Monaco will win with a good score in that match. Maybe they will also have a hard time winning the match. The last meeting between the two was a 2-1 Nice victory. Even if Monaco gets the advantage, I think the match will still be tight. Nice might not be easy to beat.

The match between Monaco and Nice was quite tight, Monaco was able to take advantage of home advantage and avenge their defeat in the first meeting. But unfortunately, something unexpected happened in the Marseille match, Marseille fragile defense had to be paid dearly by conceding 3 goals, their defeat was really unexpected and I did not consider their performance in the last 5 weeks, while for PSG their match went smoothly by being able to beat Saint Etienne with a landslide score.

Monaco football team was favorite for that match and players of that team took responsibility of that match and they did well in this match. First of all we saw goal from Boga and he did goal in the first half and at the score of 41 minutes. But with time, Monaco team players accelerated and they did goal at the start of second half and Biereth did goal at 55 minutes of the match and after this, score was level.Embolo was the person who did last goal of the match and he did goal when it was required and he did goal at 73 minutes of the match. The defending system of Monaco team was strong and that was the reason, that team won the match easily.

[Obari]

I agree with you, Lyon is not easy, they are a tough team, if they don't win at least they can get a draw , so in light of these things, it can be said that Lyon's matches are improving a lot, in fact now they have a commitment in the Europa League, can they hurt the progress of a MU ? I say yes, although MU is flying, this team is doing very well, however I really believe in what they can achieve, and in Ligue 1 they have very good opportunities.

Everyone have come up with their different beliefs and we clearly understand the scenario on ground. Manchester United have been really fierce with their dealings with oppositions in the Europa League, they face Marseille Lyonnais next and we know that's completely going to be a tough one for bothsides. Lyon have other targets to hit this season but it doesn't mean they will become reluctant on just one particular game, they will share concentrating power on other games. Manchester United is a flying club that does discover triumphant winning and are completely occupied with distributing victory.

[imamusma]

French Cup semifinal games will be held tomorrow and the day after, and I already see two favourite teams.
First Dunkerque - PSG. Obviously PSG is way better and should win.
Second match, Cannes - Reims, again the away team is better.
Overall, PSG is the best candidate and should collect Ligue 1 title in addition to the French Cup.

I agree with you, PSG will comfortably advance to the final. Dunkerque is no match for PSG. Similarly, if Luis Enrique squad faces Cannes or Reims in the final, it's also quite predictable. Overall, the French Cup will most likely belong to PSG, there's no doubt about it. Besides, one more match PSG will also secure the Ligue 1 trophy. PSG success at the domestic level continues, and who knows, it might spill over into the Champions League as well.

[OcTradism]

Everyone have come up with their different beliefs and we clearly understand the scenario on ground. Manchester United have been really fierce with their dealings with oppositions in the Europa League, they face Marseille Lyonnais next and we know that's completely going to be a tough one for bothsides. Lyon have other targets to hit this season but it doesn't mean they will become reluctant on just one particular game, they will share concentrating power on other games. Manchester United is a flying club that does discover triumphant winning and are completely occupied with distributing victory.

Manchester United have disadvantage from domination of PSG in Ligue 1 that makes Marseille losing their hope of winning Ligue 1. With 21 points less than PSG, Marseille know that they can not win Ligue 1 and their situation in Ligue 1 is dangerous enough. With 50 points, they have only 3 points more than LOSC at the 5th position, and 5 points more than Lyon at the 7th position and Marseille can lose a position in top four of Ligue 1 if they lose like 4 to 6 points in last matches.

They will play with Manchester United but with bigger task to complete in Ligue 1 than Manchester United with no big task in Premier League. It will give Manchester United advantage with more preparation and concentration in UEFA Europa League quarter final matches.

[Nheer]

PSG should be able to qualify against Aston Villa. If they could qualify playing Liverpool, I don't see Aston Villa as a challenge for them. I believe they should secure a win both home and away against this said team.

Assumptions cannot be made in football just like that, because they won against the best team in the premier league this season doesn’t guarantee a win against a premier league team. They are two different teams with different strategies so it might not be the same outcome with Aston Villa.
For sure PSG looks stronger and are the favorites to win the game but Aston Villa is not an opponent that you can write off easily. PSG are in top form this season and they are almost unbeatable as they win matches with higher goal counts so Aston Villa would have to be at their best form if they want to have a chance to win PSG.

[Black Mbaye]

Another impressive win for PSG. Saint-Etienne are in the relegation zone and in a bad position, but that doesn't overshadow a magnificent 6-goal win. PSG are showing that they are one of the fittest teams in the world. Luis Enrique is showing his game intelligence.
The first half ended 1-1, PSG opened up in the second half. 5 different players scored the 6 goals. They're playing really effectively. There's a 22 point gap with 2nd place Marseille. They declared their championship with 7 weeks to go. Even if they lose all their remaining games and Marseille win all their games, they can't catch them. In the last years they had an embargo on the title, but this was one of the easiest.
Their main goal now is to win the Champions League. But they will want to continue this streak in the league and finish the season undefeated.

While you are right that anything could happen, that doesn't mean anything WILL happen, we are going to see plenty of different results for the long term and we should be careful with what we have. I believe Aston Villa is a weak team compared to PSG, and betting on this game should be quite easy, don't mix the probability and possibility.

I can see how Aston Villa and Unai Emery will do their best, but PSG just has that much better talent on the team and should be able to get the win. What they did to Liverpool is just a small proof of how strong they are, but at the same time PSG almost failed to be in the top 24, so we have no idea which PSG will be the one that plays against Aston Villa, depending on if they are good or bad, they have the chance to easily defeat them.

PSG is going into this game as favorite because of current form and performance in the last five matches PSG has been fantastic so going into this champions League game against Aston Villa it will be very difficult for Aston Villa to overcome the hurdles that PSG will pose I am picking PSG to advance over  Aston Villa over the two legs because this season it looks like they can go far in the champions League with the way that they played against Liverpool,  even though am not trying to underrate Aston Villa going into this game but confident that PSG will give a good account of them self in this game

If Paris Saint-Germain continues to play the way they are playing, Aston Villa can also be eliminated. Because they played a great match against Liverpool. Many people were showing Liverpool as the favorite, but we saw Paris Saint-Germain clearly dominating both matches. They finished both matches wonderfully. I think they are having their best season in the Champions League. I am almost sure they will make it to the semi-finals and they can also be in the finals. The French league is already very easy for them and they can be considered to have won the French league this year.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Monaco football team was favorite for that match and players of that team took responsibility of that match and they did well in this match. First of all we saw goal from Boga and he did goal in the first half and at the score of 41 minutes. But with time, Monaco team players accelerated and they did goal at the start of second half and Biereth did goal at 55 minutes of the match and after this, score was level.Embolo was the person who did last goal of the match and he did goal when it was required and he did goal at 73 minutes of the match. The defending system of Monaco team was strong and that was the reason, that team won the match easily.

Here I did not try to regard anyone as a favorites because these two groups are one of the strong teams I am known to with with the France Soccer League. In fact I think those who regularly come to watch the French Soccer League could easily say that the traditional team here is Paris Saint-Germain. Still other teams may be trying to play well in every match to protect their own reputation, but the players of Monaco and Nice were having a lot of trouble because they had a strong desire to foul. To my knowledge in the 55 minutes of the match, the goal became even more aggressive to win the Monaco Football Club. In light of your comments, I would like to say that both Monaco and Nice had strong defensive systems.

[Adbitco]

French Cup semifinal games will be held tomorrow and the day after, and I already see two favourite teams.
First Dunkerque - PSG. Obviously PSG is way better and should win.
Second match, Cannes - Reims, again the away team is better.
Overall, PSG is the best candidate and should collect Ligue 1 title in addition to the French Cup.

I don't know what others opinion might be on this but in my opinion, I think PSG will not only win this match they will also win the trophy because they are more equipped than the other teams that are competing with them in the competition. The league is already done and dusted for PSG in my book, just a matter of time for the league organizers to hand it over to them.

[Zlantann]

If Paris Saint-Germain continues to play the way they are playing, Aston Villa can also be eliminated. Because they played a great match against Liverpool. Many people were showing Liverpool as the favorite, but we saw Paris Saint-Germain clearly dominating both matches. They finished both matches wonderfully. I think they are having their best season in the Champions League. I am almost sure they will make it to the semi-finals and they can also be in the finals. The French league is already very easy for them and they can be considered to have won the French league this year.

The outcome of that UEFA champions league second round game between PSG and Liverpool was one of the surprises of the competition. Liverpool was the favourites considering their exploit in the competition and the EPL. But PSG showed lots of character and determination which enabled them to move to the next round. Nobody is sure of the outcome of the quarterfinals games between them and Aston Villa. This is because English clubs also are very competitive. They might not be topping the English Premier League just as PSG is doing in Ligue One but they will be difficult to win.

[mamesso]

French Cup semifinal games will be held tomorrow and the day after, and I already see two favourite teams.
First Dunkerque - PSG. Obviously PSG is way better and should win.
Second match, Cannes - Reims, again the away team is better.
Overall, PSG is the best candidate and should collect Ligue 1 title in addition to the French Cup.

I don't know what others opinion might be on this but in my opinion, I think PSG will not only win this match they will also win the trophy because they are more equipped than the other teams that are competing with them in the competition. The league is already done and dusted for PSG in my book, just a matter of time for the league organizers to hand it over to them.

In my opinion, Luis Enrique will not take any risks against Dunkerque in the Cup de France and the next match vs Angers in Ligue 1, he will rotate his players to keep them fit to face Aston Villa in UCL.
On paper, PSG can easily win over Dunkerque, while in Ligue 1, they are one step away from becoming Ligue champions, currently they have collected 71 points, 21 points ahead of Monaco in second place, they only need one more point to become champions.

[sana54210]

Even without resting anyone, PSG should be able to beat anyone at Ligue 1 and also beat Aston Villa, they are just way better than any French team and better than Aston Villa too, that is just a huge thing and we need to consider this to be a very crucial part of their key power. If they keep this up and keep winning, they are going to get consistently better, and for this to look for even better in the end, we need to just consider how PSG could force their future with consistent work for further events.

Getting these type of results will allow them to have some great results over time, I am sure that we are going to see what kind of changes we are going to make with PSG if they win or if they lose, but I bet they will win.