French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Juggy777]

I feel exactly the same. Ok, I accept that PSG have a much better squad than maybe all of the other teams in the league. But it doesn't mean that they will dominate the league forever. Teamplay is the most important thing for every clubs. If a team give importance to teamplay more than any other thing, their chance for the championship will be higher than their opponents. And it looks like Lille are doing a great job. It's not easy to beat PSG away in the end. If they maintain their good performance, we could see a different champion after years (I hope  ).

PSG spends a lot of money. There are very few clubs that spend that much money. PSG has the strongest forward lineup of Ligue 1. Strong team, very good management and so PSG is consistently winning the title every year. PSG was at the top of the points table last season. They did 68 points, second place Marseille was 12 points behind them. In the 2018-19 season, PSG had 91 points and second-placed LIlle was 16 points behind. Lille is well ahead so far this season. If they don’t lose form the title will win Lille and we will see a new champion.

@LittleBitFunny looks like that shock loss in the league has inspired PSG to beat Bayern, and now PSG can feel that they’re closer to winning the champions league. Also due to this do you believe that they’ll sacrifice winning the league, and focus more on winning the champions league?.

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https://www.skysports.com/football/bayern-munich-vs-paris-saint-germain/report/442554

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[GbitG]

I feel exactly the same. Ok, I accept that PSG have a much better squad than maybe all of the other teams in the league. But it doesn't mean that they will dominate the league forever. Teamplay is the most important thing for every clubs. If a team give importance to teamplay more than any other thing, their chance for the championship will be higher than their opponents. And it looks like Lille are doing a great job. It's not easy to beat PSG away in the end. If they maintain their good performance, we could see a different champion after years (I hope  ).

PSG spends a lot of money. There are very few clubs that spend that much money. PSG has the strongest forward lineup of Ligue 1. Strong team, very good management and so PSG is consistently winning the title every year. PSG was at the top of the points table last season. They did 68 points, second place Marseille was 12 points behind them. In the 2018-19 season, PSG had 91 points and second-placed LIlle was 16 points behind. Lille is well ahead so far this season. If they don’t lose form the title will win Lille and we will see a new champion.

@LittleBitFunny looks like that shock loss in the league has inspired PSG to beat Bayern, and now PSG can feel that they’re closer to winning the champions league. Also due to this do you believe that they’ll sacrifice winning the league, and focus more on winning the champions league?.

Source:

https://www.skysports.com/football/bayern-munich-vs-paris-saint-germain/report/442554

After watching this match now I am also feeling they can win this year's title even its still long way to go, but they are doing much better than last year, and for this year's Champions League title they can sacrifice the League title because this year we have some very strong resistance from Lille and Monaco. Just because of this my feeling is they will try to win the Champions League title.

[Saint-loup]

The french cup round of 16 tie ends tonight; already qualified we have Monaco, Rumilly, Angers, Canet, Toulouse, Montpellier. Tonight, Red Star host lyon; and i expect it to be a routine victory for Lyon; so that they can join the rest of the team in the quarter finals. Red star 1 - 3 Lyon. What are your predictions ?

Thank you for speaking about the French Cup here ampere but I think it would be better to post about this topic in a new dedicated thread or in the former one : Coupe de France prediction and discussion thread Because it's not the same competition at all, there are teams below Ligue 1, even below National 3 that participate to this tournament. Moreover results can be very different from the Ligue 1, on Tuesday Monaco hasn't been able to score one goal against Metz during the regular time while they beat them 4-0 just 3 days before on Saturday during a Ligue 1 match.

[hahay]

The french cup round of 16 tie ends tonight; already qualified we have Monaco, Rumilly, Angers, Canet, Toulouse, Montpellier. Tonight, Red Star host lyon; and i expect it to be a routine victory for Lyon; so that they can join the rest of the team in the quarter finals. Red star 1 - 3 Lyon. What are your predictions ?

Thank you for speaking about the French Cup here ampere but I think it would be better to post about this topic in a new dedicated thread or in the former one : Coupe de France prediction and discussion thread Because it's not the same competition at all, there are teams below Ligue 1, even below National 3 that participate to this tournament. Moreover results can be very different from the Ligue 1, on Tuesday Monaco hasn't been able to score one goal against Metz during the regular time while they beat them 4-0 just 3 days before on Saturday during a Ligue 1 match.

I don't think it is a problem to talk about it here because other similar threads sometimes talk about other competitions but still within one country, and among the participants are still part of the team in Ligue 1 and besides, the thread that specifically discusses the Coupe de France has been inactive for a long time. By the way, talking about the league and / or competition in France, I am sure PSG will continue to be more dominant, including in this competition (Coupe de France) as PSG is still the defending champion.

[Saint-loup]

The french cup round of 16 tie ends tonight; already qualified we have Monaco, Rumilly, Angers, Canet, Toulouse, Montpellier. Tonight, Red Star host lyon; and i expect it to be a routine victory for Lyon; so that they can join the rest of the team in the quarter finals. Red star 1 - 3 Lyon. What are your predictions ?

Thank you for speaking about the French Cup here ampere but I think it would be better to post about this topic in a new dedicated thread or in the former one : Coupe de France prediction and discussion thread Because it's not the same competition at all, there are teams below Ligue 1, even below National 3 that participate to this tournament. Moreover results can be very different from the Ligue 1, on Tuesday Monaco hasn't been able to score one goal against Metz during the regular time while they beat them 4-0 just 3 days before on Saturday during a Ligue 1 match.

I don't think it is a problem to talk about it here because other similar threads sometimes talk about other competitions but still within one country, and among the participants are still part of the team in Ligue 1 and besides, the thread that specifically discusses the Coupe de France has been inactive for a long time. By the way, talking about the league and / or competition in France, I am sure PSG will continue to be more dominant, including in this competition (Coupe de France) as PSG is still the defending champion.

I' m sorry Hahay but I have to disagree with your opinion on that matter. People gambling on this specific contest (like me) could miss the discussion if it is mixed with conversation about other competitions. Especially people using Google to find informations about French Cup bettings.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I feel exactly the same. Ok, I accept that PSG have a much better squad than maybe all of the other teams in the league. But it doesn't mean that they will dominate the league forever. Teamplay is the most important thing for every clubs. If a team give importance to teamplay more than any other thing, their chance for the championship will be higher than their opponents. And it looks like Lille are doing a great job. It's not easy to beat PSG away in the end. If they maintain their good performance, we could see a different champion after years (I hope  ).

PSG spends a lot of money. There are very few clubs that spend that much money. PSG has the strongest forward lineup of Ligue 1. Strong team, very good management and so PSG is consistently winning the title every year. PSG was at the top of the points table last season. They did 68 points, second place Marseille was 12 points behind them. In the 2018-19 season, PSG had 91 points and second-placed LIlle was 16 points behind. Lille is well ahead so far this season. If they don’t lose form the title will win Lille and we will see a new champion.

@LittleBitFunny looks like that shock loss in the league has inspired PSG to beat Bayern, and now PSG can feel that they’re closer to winning the champions league. Also due to this do you believe that they’ll sacrifice winning the league, and focus more on winning the champions league?.

Source:

https://www.skysports.com/football/bayern-munich-vs-paris-saint-germain/report/442554

After watching this match now I am also feeling they can win this year's title even its still long way to go, but they are doing much better than last year, and for this year's Champions League title they can sacrifice the League title because this year we have some very strong resistance from Lille and Monaco. Just because of this my feeling is they will try to win the Champions League title.

It was an unexpected win for many people. It will improve the players' morale a great deal it's for sure. But the CL and the national league is not the same. Maybe PSG could have difficulties in carrying the same performance to the league matches also. We'll wait and see what they're going to do in the next matches. If they keep up a good form, they may win the league title again. But as I always say it, I hope to see a different champions. 

[GbitG]

French League history is very interesting as Lyon won just 7 titles and all in a row now PSG is in command as they won 7 out of 8 seasons but still Marseille and Saint Étienne still leading in most titles with 10 each. This year PSG is going for 10th title and Lille for 6th, but I am feeling PSG is more on Champions League instead of French League, but we have to wait for a few more matches for this all.

[tygeade]

It is weird to see how much Lille cares about the league and not so much about other stuff. They are not even on the cup anymore, they faced PSG and you may think that it is normal for them to be eliminated by the previous god knows how many years champions, but they just recently beat them in the league game as well. I think french cup is the way to go for PSG because there is a big chance that they will lose the league and Lille will win. So, being second in the league and being the winner of the cup will be their deal.

I didn't even expected PSG to win against Bayern in champions league but there is one more game left there, I have to say it will be in France and I see PSG chances to be higher now, I was expecting Bayern to go to next stage before the game but now that they have won, I think second game will be easier for them as well. So I say French cup would probably go to PSG for sure.

[ampere]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

[LittleBitFunny]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

Metz is a good enough team. But in this match, I will place my bet in favor of Lille's victory. Lille is aiming to win the title this season. And they are playing well enough. However, to win the title, they need to win all the upcoming matches. If they lose a match, they fall behind. PSG is hungry enough for the title. If Lille makes a mistake PSG will take that opportunity very well and try to occupy the top spot in the points table.

[Altryist]

Metz is a good enough team. But in this match, I will place my bet in favor of Lille's victory. Lille is aiming to win the title this season. And they are playing well enough. However, to win the title, they need to win all the upcoming matches. If they lose a match, they fall behind. PSG is hungry enough for the title. If Lille makes a mistake PSG will take that opportunity very well and try to occupy the top spot in the points table.

PSG will play in parallel in the Champions League, and for him this tournament will be a priority. There are seven more games ahead and Lille have to win them all. the French championship is not easy, so it is not yet clear who will be the champion. PSG before important games of the Champions League may put up a non-main squad for championship matches, and in such games, points may be lost.

[LittleBitFunny]

Metz is a good enough team. But in this match, I will place my bet in favor of Lille's victory. Lille is aiming to win the title this season. And they are playing well enough. However, to win the title, they need to win all the upcoming matches. If they lose a match, they fall behind. PSG is hungry enough for the title. If Lille makes a mistake PSG will take that opportunity very well and try to occupy the top spot in the points table.

PSG will play in parallel in the Champions League, and for him this tournament will be a priority. There are seven more games ahead and Lille have to win them all. the French championship is not easy, so it is not yet clear who will be the champion. PSG before important games of the Champions League may put up a non-main squad for championship matches, and in such games, points may be lost.

The road to winning the Ligue 1 title is still very difficult. Lille, PSG, Monaco and Lyon 4 teams have more than 60 points. But changing their position on the table can happen at any time. So every match is very important to them. If a team loses a match, they will be a few steps behind from the trophy. So far Lille is the most advanced in the fight. If they can maintain their good performance then they will be the champions this season.

[Ratash]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

I think lille will win too they are too hyped from the last win against psg and they perform well in away games against a team unstable in the last five games with no winnings plus metz are not in the danger zone and too far from european competition spots so the season is over for them and they should be thinking about the next one.

[dishku]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

I think lille will win too they are too hyped from the last win against psg and they perform well in away games against a team unstable in the last five games with no winnings plus metz are not in the danger zone and too far from european competition spots so the season is over for them and they should be thinking about the next one.

Indeed that is very important match for Lille as they have golden chance to stay on the top after beating PSG in last game. I also would like to place bet on them. Lille is looking strong as compare with Metz even nothing sure but looking over the points table than it seems Lille will do its best to gain 3 points.

[Spack17]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

We are in the last minutes of the first half. And Lille have been so bad so far. Metz missed a penalty and they also found so many goal chances compared to Lille. Lille should really improve their effort in the second half. Otherwise, they are under a risk of even losing this.

[GbitG]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

We are in the last minutes of the first half. And Lille have been so bad so far. Metz missed a penalty and they also found so many goal chances compared to Lille. Lille should really improve their effort in the second half. Otherwise, they are under a risk of even losing this.

End of first half score is 0 – 0 Lille going with some better luck as home team missed penalty now they need to do some very good play in second half if they want to secure on top for some more weeks because now we are heading for last phase of this league which is very important and this win can give some good confidence and more closure to their first title after some years.

[judas]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

We are in the last minutes of the first half. And Lille have been so bad so far. Metz missed a penalty and they also found so many goal chances compared to Lille. Lille should really improve their effort in the second half. Otherwise, they are under a risk of even losing this.

End of first half score is 0 – 0 Lille going with some better luck as home team missed penalty now they need to do some very good play in second half if they want to secure on top for some more weeks because now we are heading for last phase of this league which is very important and this win can give some good confidence and more closure to their first title after some years.

Yes, they need to improve their game in the second half absolutely. As PSG have been dominating the league over the years, this is Lille's biggest chance to make it to the championship. I hope that they don't start a bad form.

[GbitG]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

We are in the last minutes of the first half. And Lille have been so bad so far. Metz missed a penalty and they also found so many goal chances compared to Lille. Lille should really improve their effort in the second half. Otherwise, they are under a risk of even losing this.

End of first half score is 0 – 0 Lille going with some better luck as home team missed penalty now they need to do some very good play in second half if they want to secure on top for some more weeks because now we are heading for last phase of this league which is very important and this win can give some good confidence and more closure to their first title after some years.

Yes, they need to improve their game in the second half absolutely. As PSG have been dominating the league over the years, this is Lille's biggest chance to make it to the championship. I hope that they don't start a bad form.

We are in 75th minute and Lille is leading by 0 – 1 by courtesy of Yilmaz this is very important goals for them as this is giving them 6 points lead over PSG with 32 rounds in progress hopefully now they hold and have one strong hand on this year's title.

[Spack17]

Metz ? - ? Lille
League leaders Lille go away tonight against Metz in a bid to extend their lead at the top of the league to 6 points atleast before PSG Plays tomorrow. metz are ranked 9th and are coming into this tie following a 4 nil drubbing by Monaco. Can Lille get an away victory to get extra 3 points before PSG Plays? wil they slip off ?

I predict a Lille 2 nil victory

We are in the last minutes of the first half. And Lille have been so bad so far. Metz missed a penalty and they also found so many goal chances compared to Lille. Lille should really improve their effort in the second half. Otherwise, they are under a risk of even losing this.

End of first half score is 0 – 0 Lille going with some better luck as home team missed penalty now they need to do some very good play in second half if they want to secure on top for some more weeks because now we are heading for last phase of this league which is very important and this win can give some good confidence and more closure to their first title after some years.

Yes, they need to improve their game in the second half absolutely. As PSG have been dominating the league over the years, this is Lille's biggest chance to make it to the championship. I hope that they don't start a bad form.

We are in 75th minute and Lille is leading by 0 – 1 by courtesy of Yilmaz this is very important goals for them as this is giving them 6 points lead over PSG with 32 rounds in progress hopefully now they hold and have one strong hand on this year's title.

Zeki Celik had the last word and Lille managed to get a nice 2-0 win in this quite hard game. Metz really fought well against them but they couldn't score any goal. Now Lille are in a comfortable position again and they will hope for PSG to lose points in the away match vs Strasbourg. But it's very likely that we'll see a clear win for PSG in that one.

[LittleBitFunny]

Zeki Celik had the last word and Lille managed to get a nice 2-0 win in this quite hard game. Metz really fought well against them but they couldn't score any goal. Now Lille are in a comfortable position again and they will hope for PSG to lose points in the away match vs Strasbourg. But it's very likely that we'll see a clear win for PSG in that one.

Metz played well, but Lille won. I noticed Lille's matches, even if the opponent played well, but in the end, Lille won the match. PSG also played great against Lille, but could not win. Lille's goalkeeper Maignan is doing a great job. I want to say, it's mainly because of Maignan's great performance that Lille has been able to win against PSG and Metz.