French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[DU18]

Yesterday Lille has felt their second lose this season that playing at their home ground Lille has playing attacking since the beginning of match even they can lead 1-0 from Jonathan Bamba goal but 2 penalty goals from Nice makes this match result 2-1 for Nice win and actually i am quite dissapoint with this result because after won from Ajaccio last week i thought Lille will return to winning track but lose from weak team Nice is quite not acceptable

Although Lille had been ahead in the 20th minute but two penalty goals from Nice made Lille have to lose again, in my opinion Nice was just lucky to beat Lille in that match, because if we look at the statistics, Lille is quite controlling every line of the match and even they managed made 18 shots with 6 on target, in contrast to Nice who only managed just 3 shots, after conceding 1 goal, Nice tried to keep tightening their defense and made it difficult for Lille to score additional goals, but lucky for Nice to get two penalties in time less than 10 minutes so they could turn things around and finally hold on totally until the game was over.

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[boltz]

Well it seems Ligue 1 is not doing so great in ratings when it comes to people that are watching Ligue 1 because if PSG plays on the same hour with City,Liverpool , Real or Barca...the fans will tend to see this games rather than PSG even if they have Messi , Mbappe and Neymbar. What this mean ? it means that a club is way more attractive for the fans instead of watching top players so the only thing for PSG left is to finally make a name for that team and win a UCL because in the end , we see that football fans are still watching top clubs no matter what.

This statistic have been discuss on my national TV last night where Liverpool game had a bigger tv audition than PSG game.

[Zlantann]

Well it seems Ligue 1 is not doing so great in ratings when it comes to people that are watching Ligue 1 because if PSG plays on the same hour with City,Liverpool , Real or Barca...the fans will tend to see this games rather than PSG even if they have Messi , Mbappe and Neymbar. What this mean ? it means that a club is way more attractive for the fans instead of watching top players so the only thing for PSG left is to finally make a name for that team and win a UCL because in the end , we see that football fans are still watching top clubs no matter what.

This statistic have been discuss on my national TV last night where Liverpool game had a bigger tv audition than PSG game.

Generally, the English Premier League has more fans and audience than the French Ligue 1. The French league is not as exciting as the EPL or the La Liga because it has been dominated by a single team for a few years now. PSG has no competition in the league and most fans already know who would be the winner of the league. Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar are not currently the best players in the world, hence you don't expect many fans to flock around them. I would rather watch a match between Crystal Palace and Everton than watch PSG. This is because EPL matches are unpredictable and more entertaining.

[TheGreatPython]

It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course.    It still seems like there are some issues between them but I hope it won't last too long. Mbappe is acting like he is the owner of the team and it is a result of his unbelievable contract I guess. But this can just hurt the team in the long term. There are even still rumours about Neymar to join Chelsea.

It will not be optimal if in one team there are more than two great players because each will maintain an ego. For example, PSG.
PSG have always had the same problem between Mbappe and Neymar. Before Messi joined, Neymar also had problems with Cavani.
Hopefully they can give the best for PSG this season in Ligue 1 and UCL.

Having too many stars also create problems for teams like we have in PSG and this season is surely going to be vital for them as they bring new coach and now doing their best for having good results, but things are not going as we were expecting from them before start of this season now we are heading for first match day in Champions League and few hypes are also in media about Neymar and Mbappé which can bring troubles for PSG here both coach and management are very crucial for their success how they handle this all if they want to do better otherwise they are going to be down and out from Champions League if they are not going end things which are in media and creating problems for players in team for quality performance.

[onecall123]

It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course.    It still seems like there are some issues between them but I hope it won't last too long. Mbappe is acting like he is the owner of the team and it is a result of his unbelievable contract I guess. But this can just hurt the team in the long term. There are even still rumours about Neymar to join Chelsea.

Their problems can arise at any time, we remember two weeks ago they were able to work well together. Then in the next match they don't seem to know each other. This happened again in this match, and in the next match something undesirable would happen again. Regarding Mbappe, I think everyone knows what he is like now.

PSG's front line Messi, Neymar and also Mbappe I don't think have the right chemistry, sometimes they can work well together to score goals but sometimes in other games they can't even score goals and play really bad.
With so many star players at PSG as it is today, it is very difficult to put them together because each player has their own ego.
now the opponents facing PSG are still not comparable to the quality of the players they have, we will see the real evidence when PSG play on the European stage and face a team that has player quality comparable to them.

Even though they have star players on the front line, that doesn't change the fact. There is no question Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can perform on the biggest stage, but the problem is they can't always work well together to score goals. This monster performs well in league 1, but they fails badly when it comes to bigger stages. Anyway, I'm optimistic about Neymar, as long as he doesn't get injured, he'll have a great season. The European stage is the perfect place to retaliate.

[zaki12]

Yesterday Lille has felt their second lose this season that playing at their home ground Lille has playing attacking since the beginning of match even they can lead 1-0 from Jonathan Bamba goal but 2 penalty goals from Nice makes this match result 2-1 for Nice win and actually i am quite dissapoint with this result because after won from Ajaccio last week i thought Lille will return to winning track but lose from weak team Nice is quite not acceptable

I think Lille Lack of creativity, lack of desire and especially lack of finishing, 18 shots, only 6 on target and only 1 goal. but the game I think was not fun in the game is a shame. The second penalty must not occur with a foul on the previous Lille player. Hopefully Lille in the future will be even better so that they can be in the top 5 until the end of the season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Kylian Mbappe needs some sense into that skull of his, both of them should fix things up real quick as portraying such childish Acton the pitch is such embarrassing for me.

I agree with some of your opinions about Mbappe, he still has a childish and selfish attitude. Of course this was never good for him especially because he needed other people to support his career and success as a striker. He's still very young and I think he's still very unstable in terms of emotional control, so obviously that's going to have a huge impact on the team's performance which is actually very want of the players to play as a team. I think he has to change that attitude as soon as possible and the coach has to tell him well.

The Mbappé thing is something very childish, I think he is not doing things very well, it is speculated that he spoke with the PSG board so that they could remove Neymar Jr, however Ney found out and began to play like never before, even for above Messi, then if Mbappé believes that he is the only player who shines, well, I think that his reign is over, a Neymar totally connected with his game is capable of overcoming the crown that they give him at PSG, the Sheikh is in a position that I don't know that he can give priority, whether to the spoiled child or to those who are really sweating the shirt, I think a team should not revolve around a player, but the entire team.

It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course.    It still seems like there are some issues between them but I hope it won't last too long. Mbappe is acting like he is the owner of the team and it is a result of his unbelievable contract I guess. But this can just hurt the team in the long term. There are even still rumours about Neymar to join Chelsea.

Their problems can arise at any time, we remember two weeks ago they were able to work well together. Then in the next match they don't seem to know each other. This happened again in this match, and in the next match something undesirable would happen again. Regarding Mbappe, I think everyone knows what he is like now.

PSG's front line Messi, Neymar and also Mbappe I don't think have the right chemistry, sometimes they can work well together to score goals but sometimes in other games they can't even score goals and play really bad.
With so many star players at PSG as it is today, it is very difficult to put them together because each player has their own ego.
now the opponents facing PSG are still not comparable to the quality of the players they have, we will see the real evidence when PSG play on the European stage and face a team that has player quality comparable to them.

Even though they have star players on the front line, that doesn't change the fact. There is no question Messi, Neymar and Mbappe can perform on the biggest stage, but the problem is they can't always work well together to score goals. This monster performs well in league 1, but they fails badly when it comes to bigger stages. Anyway, I'm optimistic about Neymar, as long as he doesn't get injured, he'll have a great season. The European stage is the perfect place to retaliate.

Yes, you are right, in fact I think that Neymar will not be injured anymore, nor will he seek to do so, it is already dangerous for him to take a lot of risks for now, the World Cup is coming up and he wants to be the star of Brazil, besides this player also wants to do This is their last World Cup, that is, 3 of the greatest players in the world for me, which are CR7, Messi and Neymar, it will be their last World Cup, so they will try to reach the final, and they may play for 1 or 2 years. more in a club, but if one of these 3 is crowned, he will have the world at his feet and there will be nothing that can be attributed to him due to his high performance.

[D-law]

It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course. 

In the match which took place at the Toulouse stadium, PSG managed to secure 3 points thanks to goals from Neymar, Mbappe and Juan Bernat. Lionel Messi didn't score, but he contributed to Neymar and Mbappe's two goals which saw him have 4 assists in PSG's 5 match so far. Neymar is currently the top scorer and top assists with 7 goals and 6 assists. He beat Mbappe in these 2 stats but Mbappe will soon surpass Neymar if he plays regularly in every PSG match going forward.

Messi has performed well this season, but I don't think he will outperform his two team-mates in terms of goals scored. Messi has been an assist maker for both and I think this season Messi has had the same role as well. But it doesn't matter because as long as Messi is happy to do it then he will be fine.

 Neymar is a good player and so is Mbappe but outlining Neymar's performance and his assist and comparing it to Mbappe makes it look as if there is a competition going on. The truth is they are both teammates and should work in unity and in sync.

 Till tomorrow, you can't see Messi struggling to be in the limelight because he can effortlessly do that. Neymar's first goal was engineered by Messi and I had already seen that the game would be a walk over for them.
 With this win, they have been able to secure another three points and have remained unbeaten since the beginning of the Ligue.

Well said comparison between them both is point less
Team mate's should work as one and not argue and fight over some duties on the pitch.
I need to see some level of improvement and maturity from them both
Why the hate they are both big name's

[hahay]

Yesterday Lille has felt their second lose this season that playing at their home ground Lille has playing attacking since the beginning of match even they can lead 1-0 from Jonathan Bamba goal but 2 penalty goals from Nice makes this match result 2-1 for Nice win and actually i am quite dissapoint with this result because after won from Ajaccio last week i thought Lille will return to winning track but lose from weak team Nice is quite not acceptable

I think Lille Lack of creativity, lack of desire and especially lack of finishing, 18 shots, only 6 on target and only 1 goal. but the game I think was not fun in the game is a shame. The second penalty must not occur with a foul on the previous Lille player. Hopefully Lille in the future will be even better so that they can be in the top 5 until the end of the season.

One thing to be aware of is that Nice are not a weak team as you say. In fact, Lille do not have a high winning dominance when playing against Nice from season to season, they are more likely to share points when playing. Therefore, whatever the result and however their previous results will not really be able to promise the same result, other than that Lille in this match may just lack luck and not lack creativity. Because several times the finishing just bounced and didn't hit the target, it also happened because of pressure from the Nice defenders so that Lille's finishing did not give them a goal.

[visionE2]

Man, I'm through with Monaco. Been losing on them, failed to do the upset against PSG and then find a way to lose at home to... Troyes? Thought I was being maybe a smart sniffer on them but not even Taki can save them.

I'm anger betting on Toulose now at almost 10/1 haha.

Monaco is incomprehensible, they were VERY strong against PSG and they lost against Troyes.  
but Maybe a lot of energy was wasted against psg and not recovered enough after this trip other than playing with 10 players more than half the time. But this is football and a lot of surprises. Be patient mate, I also lost the bet.  

[SirLancelot]

Monaco really humiliated at home, basically Troyes performance in the first three matches it was a poor result. Indeed, Monaco have so far not been in their best form but with them being able to hold PSG to a draw in the previous match it seemed like a sign that Monaco will get full points in this home match against Troyes. But what happened instead was Guillermo Maripan getting a red card and it looks like it was the start where Monaco fell apart, although Monaco had made a second goal in the second half but it really didn't help him to get points.

I didn't think Monaco would lose so badly against Troyes today after such a great performance against PSG. However, Monaco earned 1 point by playing completely defensively against PSG. But against Troyes, they made several attacks. As a result, Monaco conceded three goals from the counterattack today. In this match, Troyes players played very well compared to Monaco. They deserve this win. Even though Monaco got 1 point against PSG, they are quite weak as a team.

Monaco is currently at 16th in league table and their performance is unpredictable as we can check they have just one win from their first game of this season after this they are struggling badly and now have just two points from their last four games which mean they need to improve performance in coming weeks for higher rank in league table.

Even here nothing is new many times things like this happen as good teams struggle in early part of the season like we have in many other European leagues as well with Strasbourg is also struggling badly with have only 3 points from five games and no win in this season mean they are also in trouble if they are not going to improve quality then surely they are going to be in trouble which can bring them in hot waters for rest of the season.

[arimamib]

It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course.    It still seems like there are some issues between them but I hope it won't last too long. Mbappe is acting like he is the owner of the team and it is a result of his unbelievable contract I guess. But this can just hurt the team in the long term. There are even still rumours about Neymar to join Chelsea.

It will not be optimal if in one team there are more than two great players because each will maintain an ego. For example, PSG.

I don't completely agree with this, because before I have seen how the Trio of Messi, Suarez, Neymar (MSN) work together at Barcelona. They are also supported by other great players such as Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and also the defense line is filled with other star players. The problem facing PSG at this time is not because of the accumulation of great players in their squad, but teamwork has not been fully established. The selfishness of players to be the best in the team must be eliminated so that PSG can achieve its goals.

[KTChampions]

Man, I'm through with Monaco. Been losing on them, failed to do the upset against PSG and then find a way to lose at home to... Troyes? Thought I was being maybe a smart sniffer on them but not even Taki can save them.

I'm anger betting on Toulose now at almost 10/1 haha.

For me, all the teams from Ligue 1 look like a mess, I don’t really delve into the position of the teams to be honest and focus mainly on bookmakers’ quotes. Yesterday I chose some meager (but reliable) odds and now Monaco is destroying my multibets (as well as Napoli). Still, it is more reliable to focus on PSG (I mean even those options when it is worth betting on its rivals) than to add these random teams to bets.

[S A KHAIR]

Man, I'm through with Monaco. Been losing on them, failed to do the upset against PSG and then find a way to lose at home to... Troyes? Thought I was being maybe a smart sniffer on them but not even Taki can save them.
I'm anger betting on Toulose now at almost 10/1 haha.

For me, all the teams from Ligue 1 look like a mess, I don’t really delve into the position of the teams to be honest and focus mainly on bookmakers’ quotes. Yesterday I chose some meager (but reliable) odds and now Monaco is destroying my multibets (as well as Napoli). Still, it is more reliable to focus on PSG (I mean even those options when it is worth betting on its rivals) than to add these random teams to bets.

The performances of Ligue 1 teams have further deteriorated, except for PSG. In fact teams do not spend enough money to build their squads. And I don't see star players in teams other than PSG. This is why the performance of the teams is not consistent. Even a few years ago teams like Lille, Monaco and Lens were quite strong. But it is very difficult to make predictions about these teams.

[Sirait]

Man, I'm through with Monaco. Been losing on them, failed to do the upset against PSG and then find a way to lose at home to... Troyes? Thought I was being maybe a smart sniffer on them but not even Taki can save them.

I'm anger betting on Toulose now at almost 10/1 haha.

Monaco is incomprehensible, they were VERY strong against PSG and they lost against Troyes.  
but Maybe a lot of energy was wasted against psg and not recovered enough after this trip other than playing with 10 players more than half the time. But this is football and a lot of surprises. Be patient mate, I also lost the bet.  

To be honest, many were disappointed with Monaco's performance against Troyes yesterday, all of Troyes's 3 goals occurred in the first half, and in the second half Monaco changed the strategy to defend and that made the match not so interesting anymore. so far monaco is not a stable team, so just be careful when placing bets on that team.

[izsara]

To be honest, many were disappointed with Monaco's performance against Troyes yesterday, all of Troyes's 3 goals occurred in the first half, and in the second half Monaco changed the strategy to defend and that made the match not so interesting anymore. so far monaco is not a stable team, so just be careful when placing bets on that team.

Looks like you are wrong because it was only 2 goals in the first half and even then it was scored in the last minute of extra time.
Monaco's main problem is the tough matches. Red cards happen again and again for them and this is clearly a disadvantage. Did they really not learn from the mistakes in the previous game? Because indeed in the last 4 matches they have run 3 red cards have been bagged and it is clear that it is detrimental to the team.

[Iranus]

Monaco really humiliated at home, basically Troyes performance in the first three matches it was a poor result. Indeed, Monaco have so far not been in their best form but with them being able to hold PSG to a draw in the previous match it seemed like a sign that Monaco will get full points in this home match against Troyes. But what happened instead was Guillermo Maripan getting a red card and it looks like it was the start where Monaco fell apart, although Monaco had made a second goal in the second half but it really didn't help him to get points.

I didn't think Monaco would lose so badly against Troyes today after such a great performance against PSG. However, Monaco earned 1 point by playing completely defensively against PSG. But against Troyes, they made several attacks. As a result, Monaco conceded three goals from the counterattack today. In this match, Troyes players played very well compared to Monaco. They deserve this win. Even though Monaco got 1 point against PSG, they are quite weak as a team.

Monaco is currently at 16th in league table and their performance is unpredictable as we can check they have just one win from their first game of this season after this they are struggling badly and now have just two points from their last four games which mean they need to improve performance in coming weeks for higher rank in league table.

Even here nothing is new many times things like this happen as good teams struggle in early part of the season like we have in many other European leagues as well with Strasbourg is also struggling badly with have only 3 points from five games and no win in this season mean they are also in trouble if they are not going to improve quality then surely they are going to be in trouble which can bring them in hot waters for rest of the season.

With a goal from a corner, Monaco got off to a great start in that match. However, after that, they began to lose their way. Monaco did a very poor job of defending against this attack. As a matter of fact, it was lazy defending on the part of the defense. There is no doubt that they could have at least had a draw in that match if they had shown a little more urgency and commitment in the defensive line.

In the aftermath of Monaco's break of the deadlock, their opponent started playing very well. As I was watching the match, I didn't even feel like Monaco was even participating in it. In addition to that, Monaco's sending-off was a big blow to the team. The match ended in a 2-4 loss for Monaco in the end.

[crunck]

Man, I'm through with Monaco. Been losing on them, failed to do the upset against PSG and then find a way to lose at home to... Troyes? Thought I was being maybe a smart sniffer on them but not even Taki can save them.
I'm anger betting on Toulose now at almost 10/1 haha.

Monaco is incomprehensible, they were VERY strong against PSG and they lost against Troyes.  
but Maybe a lot of energy was wasted against psg and not recovered enough after this trip other than playing with 10 players more than half the time. But this is football and a lot of surprises. Be patient mate, I also lost the bet.  

To be honest, many were disappointed with Monaco's performance against Troyes yesterday, all of Troyes's 3 goals occurred in the first half, and in the second half Monaco changed the strategy to defend and that made the match not so interesting anymore. so far monaco is not a stable team, so just be careful when placing bets on that team.

Monaco trailed 2-1 at the end of the first half. And Monaco went down 3-1 after conceding a goal early in the second half. Due to Gullermo Maripan receiving a red card, it is no longer possible for Monaco to return to the truck with 10 players in this match. Troyes players played very well. Their dominance was clearly visible right from the start of the match. And they deserve this win.

[CLS63]

Monaco are really a complete mess. They started the season with a 2-1 Strasbourg win. As you can remember Strasbourg were one of the striking teams of the previous season as they fought for even top 4. Therefore I was feeling positive about Monaco's new season after this start. But all of the matches after that are a complete disaster. They couldn't win a single match in four weeks. I can understand the point loss against PSG of course but they could have won nearly all of the other matches. They just conceded 8 goals in total from Troyes and Lens in home matches. I wonder if they will recover later on like the previous season.

[Shasha80]

Monaco are really a complete mess. They started the season with a 2-1 Strasbourg win. As you can remember Strasbourg were one of the striking teams of the previous season as they fought for even top 4. Therefore I was feeling positive about Monaco's new season after this start. But all of the matches after that are a complete disaster. They couldn't win a single match in four weeks. I can understand the point loss against PSG of course but they could have won nearly all of the other matches. They just conceded 8 goals in total from Troyes and Lens in home matches. I wonder if they will recover later on like the previous season.

Monaco's performance this season has been really disappointing, only picking up 5 points from 5 matches is a very bad result for Monaco.
I was disappointed with Monaco's performance when they played at home, in 3 matches at home, Monaco didn't get a single win.
Monaco's performance when playing away was quite satisfactory with a win against Strasbourg and a draw with PSG. I don't know what's going on
with Monaco this season, I hope Monaco can recover soon and get back to positive results. Then another thing that Monaco must pay attention to is
how they control their emotions when playing, getting 3 red cards in 5 games is a very bad thing. Moreover, every time Monaco get a red card they fail
to win. I want to see Monaco perform better in the next game against Nice. Moreover, Nice's performance is as bad as Monaco's this season,
so this is Monaco's chance to win the game.