French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[W Jr.]

Lille must have won this match. But they draw with Saint Étienne 0-0. Now eyes are on the last game.  To be champions regardless of the Paris SG match, they have to do what they need to do and become champions.  They had a very good year this year and I think they deserve the championship.

[Iranus]

Lille must have won this match. But they draw with Saint Étienne 0-0. Now eyes are on the last game.  To be champions regardless of the Paris SG match, they have to do what they need to do and become champions.  They had a very good year this year and I think they deserve the championship.

ST-Etienne has done a great job in this match. Although throughout the match they played defensively and only resisted Lille's attacks. I think ST- Etienne is happy to share the points. Now it looks like PSG will win the title if they don't win against Angers in the last match.

[LittleBitFunny]

PSG are just 1 point behind Lille in the same number of matches. If LIlle makes a mistake in the last match and fails to score 3 points, then PSG will be the champion. In the last match, PSG will get 3 points by any means. PSG's opponent is Brest in the last match. Brest is not a very good team. So if Lille wants to win the title, they have to win the last match. There is no alternative.

[kassex]

Angers can take away from Lille. They have good statistics of games against Lille at home. Lille managed to win only one game against Angers on their field. PSG will most likely calmly win against Brest and will wait for Lille to misfire. But I wish Lille victory. Change of champion in France will benefit all teams.

[snipie]

Angers can take away from Lille. They have good statistics of games against Lille at home.

They even won against Lille in the away game this season.. I hope Lille win too for some change in Ligue 1
Odds, @1.4 for Lille and @8 for Angers, well let's give them a chance to lift the trophy.

[blackened515]

Lille are much closer in winning the Ligue 1. They have their last match which is against Angers. Winning the match will eventually make them the winner of this season Ligue 1. They are topping PSG with 1 point, and losing the match will lead them into losing the Ligue 1 cup. Nevertheless, their last meeting against Angers  wasn't a successful one, Angers won with a 2-1 score. Lille have to win in order to claim the cup.

[nelson4lov]

Lille are much closer in winning the Ligue 1. They have their last match which is against Angers. Winning the match will eventually make them the winner of this season Ligue 1. They are topping PSG with 1 point, and losing the match will lead them into losing the Ligue 1 cup. Nevertheless, their last meeting against Angers  wasn't a successful one, Angers won with a 2-1 score. Lille have to win in order to claim the cup.

Angers is a thorn in the flesh when it comes to playing against team above them on the table. They just seem to be having a good time upsetting big teams similar to how they beat Lille first they met this season earlier in January. But it's worth noting that there's a big difference between the Lille team then and now. Also, they know for a fact that winning Angers is a must-do action as PSG would do the same. They shouldn't have played goalless draw with Saint Etienne yesterday.

Angers can take away from Lille. They have good statistics of games against Lille at home. Lille managed to win only one game against Angers on their field. PSG will most likely calmly win against Brest and will wait for Lille to misfire. But I wish Lille victory. Change of champion in France will benefit all teams.

I agree with you. It's been somewhat of a monopoly for years now as PSG is the only team winning the title. It's good to see another team other than PSG emerge as the champions.

[Saint-loup]

Angers can take away from Lille. They have good statistics of games against Lille at home. Lille managed to win only one game against Angers on their field. PSG will most likely calmly win against Brest and will wait for Lille to misfire. But I wish Lille victory. Change of champion in France will benefit all teams.

No Lille LOSC is definitely the best team in this head to head. They clearly know that if they'll lose or if they'll make a draw against Angers they will lose their first place of the Ligue 1 championship at the last matchday because Brest can't beat or even make a draw against Paris PSG.  
Moreover they also know they have a very bad Goal Difference compared to PSG in case of a tie in points for the first place.
So even if Lille hasn't been able to score at least one single goal against Saint-Etienne last week they will do all their best for this match, I'm sure of that. I'm expecting 0-3 or 1-3 against Angers.

[Iranus]

PSG are just 1 point behind Lille in the same number of matches. If LIlle makes a mistake in the last match and fails to score 3 points, then PSG will be the champion. In the last match, PSG will get 3 points by any means. PSG's opponent is Brest in the last match. Brest is not a very good team. So if Lille wants to win the title, they have to win the last match. There is no alternative.

After a long time, there is a hope for PSG to win the title. Angers is a good team. Lille also lost 2-1 to Angers in the previous meeting. And in the last match Angers will want to draw the match. My guess is that Angers will be happy if they can draw the match. On the other hand, PSG has won all the matches against Brest. I think they will win the next match as usual.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Lille are much closer in winning the Ligue 1. They have their last match which is against Angers. Winning the match will eventually make them the winner of this season Ligue 1. They are topping PSG with 1 point, and losing the match will lead them into losing the Ligue 1 cup. Nevertheless, their last meeting against Angers  wasn't a successful one, Angers won with a 2-1 score. Lille have to win in order to claim the cup.

I was really surprised to see that Lille couldn't manage to beat St Etienne in their last game. Lille were really clumsy when it comes to finding the target. But still they have a big advantage, yeah. They have to win the Angers game for the title and I know that they can. Brest are still under the threat of relegating. So, maybe they could make difficulties for PSG. But I don't think that PSG will make a huge mistake in a match which is very important for the title.

[W Jr.]

The matches that will determine the champion in France will start at 22:00 on Sunday. Lille-Angers and Brest-Paris SG matches will be played. Champion will be determined according to the winner of these matches. There is a Cup final between Paris SG-Monaco tomorrow at 22:15. If Paris SG does not suffer an injury in this final, they will survive their last game without any losses.

[DU18]

I agree with you. It's been somewhat of a monopoly for years now as PSG is the only team winning the title. It's good to see another team other than PSG emerge as the champions.

Currently in the world of football money is everything, therefore PSG is able to monopolize the French league for years because it has a strong financial position compared to other teams, so it is not surprising that PSG was able to win the domestic league 7 times in a row even with different coaches, we can simply see an example when Manchester City, which was once a small club in the EPL, but after Sheikh Mansour bought the club, Manchester City was transformed into a club that was respected because of the many best footballers in the world he could bring in. And if Lile is able to win Ligue 1 this season it will certainly be a very fantastic thing, as when the English team Leicester City was able to break the dominance of big teams to win the EPL in the 2015/16 season. .

[Juggy777]

I agree with you. It's been somewhat of a monopoly for years now as PSG is the only team winning the title. It's good to see another team other than PSG emerge as the champions.

Currently in the world of football money is everything, therefore PSG is able to monopolize the French league for years because it has a strong financial position compared to other teams, so it is not surprising that PSG was able to win the domestic league 7 times in a row even with different coaches, we can simply see an example when Manchester City, which was once a small club in the EPL, but after Sheikh Mansour bought the club, Manchester City was transformed into a club that was respected because of the many best footballers in the world he could bring in. And if Lile is able to win Ligue 1 this season it will certainly be a very fantastic thing, as when the English team Leicester City was able to break the dominance of big teams to win the EPL in the 2015/16 season. .

@DU18 is it just me or even others are starting to wonder that Poch is jinxed when it comes to winning trophies, because so far he’s only been able to win a single trophy in his managerial career, and it seems to me that his bad luck is now rubbing on PSG too. Also Lile will be under tremendous pressure, but I hope that for their fans sake they’ll be able to cope up and win the last fixture and secure the league title too.

[nelson4lov]

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Currently in the world of football money is everything, therefore PSG is able to monopolize the French league for years because it has a strong financial position compared to other teams, so it is not surprising that PSG was able to win the domestic league 7 times in a row even with different coaches, we can simply see an example when Manchester City, which was once a small club in the EPL, but after Sheikh Mansour bought the club, Manchester City was transformed into a club that was respected because of the many best footballers in the world he could bring in. And if Lile is able to win Ligue 1 this season it will certainly be a very fantastic thing, as when the English team Leicester City was able to break the dominance of big teams to win the EPL in the 2015/16 season. .

It would be really interesting if Lille can break PSG's monopoly reign in France by winning the ligue 1 title. PSG dominated the league for so long as they were able to threaten their squad with good additions like Neymar and Mbappe over the years. Lille would be winning the title without having those caliber of players in their team.  This is a good thing because football is more interesting when it's highly competitive. Pochettino thought it would be business as usual but Lille came through. Now they just have to make a last minute push and see out the last fixture of the season with a win. It should mark Lille's first title win after a decade.

[LittleBitFunny]

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Currently in the world of football money is everything, therefore PSG is able to monopolize the French league for years because it has a strong financial position compared to other teams, so it is not surprising that PSG was able to win the domestic league 7 times in a row even with different coaches, we can simply see an example when Manchester City, which was once a small club in the EPL, but after Sheikh Mansour bought the club, Manchester City was transformed into a club that was respected because of the many best footballers in the world he could bring in. And if Lile is able to win Ligue 1 this season it will certainly be a very fantastic thing, as when the English team Leicester City was able to break the dominance of big teams to win the EPL in the 2015/16 season. .

It would be really interesting if Lille can break PSG's monopoly reign in France by winning the ligue 1 title. PSG dominated the league for so long as they were able to threaten their squad with good additions like Neymar and Mbappe over the years. Lille would be winning the title without having those caliber of players in their team.  This is a good thing because football is more interesting when it's highly competitive. Pochettino thought it would be business as usual but Lille came through. Now they just have to make a last minute push and see out the last fixture of the season with a win. It should mark Lille's first title win after a decade.

I would also be very happy if Lille wins the title. I’m annoyed to see PSG win the title every season. I want to see a new champion. Lille was stable enough throughout the season. They deserve the title this season. They have lost 4 points in the last 5 matches. If they had not drawn in that two matches, they would have already become champions.

[hahay]

The matches that will determine the champion in France will start at 22:00 on Sunday. Lille-Angers and Brest-Paris SG matches will be played. Champion will be determined according to the winner of these matches. There is a Cup final between Paris SG-Monaco tomorrow at 22:15. If Paris SG does not suffer an injury in this final, they will survive their last game without any losses.

Yes, apart from that, there are Monaco and Lyon who are still looking to win in the last match. But yes, the two teams will not be easy to win because the opponents they will face are also not mediocre teams. In contrast to Lille and PSG, which seems like they can be sure to win in the match later, considering that these two teams have a better performance in terms of the squad and the winning mentality they have.

[snipie]

Yes, apart from that, there are Monaco and Lyon who are still looking to win in the last match. But yes, the two teams will not be easy to win because the opponents they will face are also not mediocre teams. In contrast to Lille and PSG, which seems like they can be sure to win in the match later, considering that these two teams have a better performance in terms of the squad and the winning mentality they have.

Lens @4.8 - Monaco @1.6 and Lyon @1.2 - Nice @12 aren't that easy indeed, yet odds are quite unbalanced especially for Nice. PSG and Monaco will have an additional game tomorrow (French Cup final) comparing to other teams so this might have an impact if there will be injuries for example.
There is many possibilities about european leagues that no team can guarantee its qualification except maybe Lille since goal differences are 6 points between it and Monaco

[Swordsoffreedom]

The matches that will determine the champion in France will start at 22:00 on Sunday. Lille-Angers and Brest-Paris SG matches will be played. Champion will be determined according to the winner of these matches. There is a Cup final between Paris SG-Monaco tomorrow at 22:15. If Paris SG does not suffer an injury in this final, they will survive their last game without any losses.

Yes, apart from that, there are Monaco and Lyon who are still looking to win in the last match. But yes, the two teams will not be easy to win because the opponents they will face are also not mediocre teams. In contrast to Lille and PSG, which seems like they can be sure to win in the match later, considering that these two teams have a better performance in terms of the squad and the winning mentality they have.

Lille and PSG's opponents are much weaker than them. If no incident will happen then hopefully both teams can easily score 3 points. Yet Lille has shared points against smaller teams in previous matches. I am a little skeptical of their performance. Lille has lost 3 matches this season, and all against smaller teams.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The matches that will determine the champion in France will start at 22:00 on Sunday. Lille-Angers and Brest-Paris SG matches will be played. Champion will be determined according to the winner of these matches. There is a Cup final between Paris SG-Monaco tomorrow at 22:15. If Paris SG does not suffer an injury in this final, they will survive their last game without any losses.

I wonder what the result of Monaco - PSG game in the cup final will be also. If Monaco become victorious at the end, this might demoralize PSG a little before the last week games. And Lille could really benefit from it. As long as Lille don't make a mistake and win, it's over and Lille are the champions. And I hope that will happen. 

[Lordhermes]

Lille have to win against Angers in order to claim the Ligue 1 Champion. A slight mistake from them, can result in losing the Cup, PSG are just a point behind Lille, while PSG will be playing against Brest. Lille have only won the Ligue 1 trophy three times (1946, 1954 and the last one was in 2011).
Angers will definitely try to give Lille a tough time, but Lille have to win, if only they want to be crown Champion of the Ligue 1.