French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[zuzie]

Marseille vs Monaco seems to be worthy of watching next week. Marseille are obviously the favourite team to win the match @2.12.

There are a few matches that I think are worth watching this week because apart from Monaco against Marseille there are other matches like Lorient against Rennes and Nice will host Lille.
I think these 3 matches will be quite tight. but for Marseille I think I already feel they have won even though Monaco have been quite strong this season as well.

It is much more interesting to watch Lens and Marseille because the two teams are currently competing for second place in the standings, the difference in points between the two teams is also quite thin.
Lens, who are two points ahead in the standings, will visit to the Aube Stadium to face Troyes
Meanwhile, Marseille will host Monaco at the Velodrome Stadium
The two Lens and Marseille teams have the potential to win in the upcoming matches

[1715347550]

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[crunck]

PSG are playing a friendly match against Al-Nassr right now. The first half was really lovely as we watched 4 goals in total. It feels great to watch Ronaldo and Messi playing against each other again after a long time. Both of them scored goals in the first half.

That was a great fun to watch the match because both rival meet after long time, but I am worried about PSG defense they has big big player like Ramos and Marquinhos in defense but still there a big issue in his defense through which they still can't stop the weak team like Al-nasr attack same like against nennes. I taught this will be one sided game but they score 2 against PSG in first half, no doubt they win but defense was quite worrying. If they play with same defense and same lineup the I am pretty sure that Bayern will score huge against them due to bad defense.

It was a 9-goal thriller. Even though it was just a friendly match, they scored 2 goals against one of the greatest teams in history. There was no focus on the result, because they were clearly struggling. The match was only a friendly, so it doesn't seem like PSG played competitively. A red card also went PSG's way, so they're doing well with only 10 players. Riyadh All-Stars captured my heart because statistics matter more than winning.

This was a great match. I think we all knew that this was going to be a win for PSG. But it was good to see that this match was actually competitive. Actually, I thought probably PSG is going to win this match by at least a 2 goal difference. I know at this point it was five- three and towards the end of the match Al Nassr scored once more to make things close. It was good to see Cristiano Ronaldo score and also it was very good to see the iconic celebration of Cristiano Ronaldo again. And obviously, I have to say that Al Nassr played really well. At least compared to what they should have played.

[X-ray]

After end of the first half of this season, now we have no match in this week and mostly teams are busy in their matches for the Coupe de France...
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The French Cup games aren't that interesting since Ligue 1 teams are facing weaker ones and the result is almost certain. This round Marseille 1-0 Rennes was the most competitive. Lorient struggled to win with penalties vs Bastia.
Otherwise Brest - Lens is the remaining game that might be a bit interesting.
Ligue 1 games will resume next Friday with Lorient - Rennes then there is 2 competitive ones imo: Marseille - Monaco and Nice - Lille

The match between Marseille against rennes was pretty interesting thing but Marseille was able to win against rennes. I think that Marseille will be winning against monaco too. Lens is facing an easy opponent. The match didn't look interesting for me. Brest was at the bottom while lens was at the second position. The result from the match is so easy to predict if lens will be winning the game. Lens didn't need to go all in against brest.

[hahay]

After end of the first half of this season, now we have no match in this week and mostly teams are busy in their matches for the Coupe de France...
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The French Cup games aren't that interesting since Ligue 1 teams are facing weaker ones and the result is almost certain. This round Marseille 1-0 Rennes was the most competitive. Lorient struggled to win with penalties vs Bastia.
Otherwise Brest - Lens is the remaining game that might be a bit interesting.
Ligue 1 games will resume next Friday with Lorient - Rennes then there is 2 competitive ones imo: Marseille - Monaco and Nice - Lille

The match between Marseille against rennes was pretty interesting thing but Marseille was able to win against rennes. I think that Marseille will be winning against monaco too. Lens is facing an easy opponent. The match didn't look interesting for me. Brest was at the bottom while lens was at the second position. The result from the match is so easy to predict if lens will be winning the game. Lens didn't need to go all in against brest.

I think the Coupe de France is still quite interesting even though it is true that the favorites win more often but in the end they will also play against strong teams as well. If the Coupe de France is not attractive then it is likely that PSG will not really chase the title in this competition, because PSG also dominated in winning the title in this Coupe de France.
But yes, regarding the match between Brest v Lens I think this will still be an interesting match. Because if Lens doesn't play all of its best players then Brest will be able to provide tough resistance as well, so that victory is still not guaranteed for Lens even though Lens is the favourite.

[rozak]

I think that Marseille will be winning against monaco too.

Marseille may be more favored when facing Monaco. but at the moment Monaco is also not a weak team. they are just below Marseille.
Monaco also got some positive results in the last few matches. I don't think they will be very easy to beat by Marseille.
after a pretty big win against a team in the relegation zone, I think Monaco has good confidence going into the game against Marseille.

[ZAINmalik75]

Yeah, the friendly was a better way to promote the Arab professional league. The game was widely viewed and was a good way of creating awareness of Europe football that a big name like CR7 is currently playing in the Arab professional league.

Yeh may be it's true to promote the Arab league where the great rival of Messi , cristiano Ronaldo recently transferd, no doubt it's a phenomenal league with strong teams who's almost dominant the European top club like PSG with Goat player like mbappe, Messi, Neymar, Ramos,etc so I think scoring 4 goal against PSG is great achievement for them so world should not ignore them

it also created a relationship between Arab football and France League, and I believe there will be friendlies like this in subsequent times.

Yeh it's true I think there will be strong effort of PSG owner al-khalifa who also relate to Arab, but truely it's a great fun to watch again the two old rivals.

[slapper]

Week 20, Lens will travel to Troyes headquarters. They have done very well so far including beating Paris Saint Germain. They have a difference of 3 points that they really have to protect by winning the game this week. Troyes is a weak team, so they have to make the most of their chances in the game later. It's very difficult to get close to Paris Saint Germain on points, and they have that now, they have to apply pressure that will make Paris Saint Germain uncomfortable.

Lens is playing very well this season. And they are fighting for the title. The strongest team in Ligue 1 is PSG. However, Lens continued to fight for the title. Lens team is only 3 points behind PSG. And I would say as the Lens players continue to perform, they will be able to continue their winning streak. The main strength of Lens' consistent performance is their defense. Due to the good performance of the defenders, the Lens team is consistently performing well. Also Lens players are very confident.

Lens' efforts this season have made an impact on everyone, I absolutely concur. They are undoubtedly a Ligue 1 club to watch. There is no disputing that PSG is a good team, but Lens has demonstrated that they can compete with them. It's amazing to see a team like Lens, who aren't one of the league's traditional powerhouses, competing for the title.

Lens seems to function effectively as a team. They work well together as a team, which is critical in a league with the level of competition witnessed in Ligue 1. As you have previously said, their defense has been superb, which has greatly contributed to their success. With their excellent play, their attackers and midfielders have contributed to multiple scoring opportunities. With the confidence they currently have, I feel they can prolong their winning streak and win the title. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the season goes for them.

[Sterbens]

After end of the first half of this season, now we have no match in this week and mostly teams are busy in their matches for the Coupe de France...
~

The French Cup games aren't that interesting since Ligue 1 teams are facing weaker ones and the result is almost certain. This round Marseille 1-0 Rennes was the most competitive. Lorient struggled to win with penalties vs Bastia.
Otherwise Brest - Lens is the remaining game that might be a bit interesting.
Ligue 1 games will resume next Friday with Lorient - Rennes then there is 2 competitive ones imo: Marseille - Monaco and Nice - Lille

It's always been the case, French Cup matches are not interesting because there are many matches that are unequal in terms of team strength. Even in Ligue 1, sometimes I feel that the match is monotonous with a team that is certain to win easily. Except now, at the top the matches are very interesting because the teams that face each other always present very interesting matches, even the results of the matches sometimes go wrong.

[asriloni]

Marseille vs Monaco seems to be worthy of watching next week. Marseille are obviously the favourite team to win the match @2.12.

There are a few matches that I think are worth watching this week because apart from Monaco against Marseille there are other matches like Lorient against Rennes and Nice will host Lille.
I think these 3 matches will be quite tight. but for Marseille I think I already feel they have won even though Monaco have been quite strong this season as well.

I think that the match between merseille against monaco will be the most interesting match compared with rennes vs lorient and nice vs lilla. Marseilel has been placing in the top 3 which was under Lens while monaco was under Marseille. Marseille will able to surpass lens if it will able to win against monaco. Lens itself will be facing a weak team. I expect lens to get full points and there will be no change in the position of french league. I have picked Marseille. Bookies were giving 2.25 for Marseille which is a very good odd for me.
Marseille has more than 60% probability to win the game against monaco.

[maju69]

Paris Saint Germain will host Reims this week, they must avenge last week's defeat and the previous 2 weeks. Paris Saint Germain is now starting to be threatened, in fact they are only 3 points apart from Lens, who are now in second place in the standings. I don't think Reims will have a chance to win this game against a team that has so much ambition to win now. A defensive strategy might be the right strategy for Reims and occasionally counterattack.

[bestcoins1]

Paris Saint Germain will host Reims this week, they must avenge last week's defeat and the previous 2 weeks. Paris Saint Germain is now starting to be threatened, in fact they are only 3 points apart from Lens, who are now in second place in the standings. I don't think Reims will have a chance to win this game against a team that has so much ambition to win now. A defensive strategy might be the right strategy for Reims and occasionally counterattack.

Before PSG were beaten by Rennes last week, very few people also predicted that Rennes would win in their home game. Likewise with the predictions of PSG's match which will take place at home next week against Reims, there will certainly be a lot of people who predict PSG to win, especially next week's match which will take place at PSG's home itself. But this time I personally am also very sure that PSG will play to win and get full points again

[crunck]

I think that Marseille will be winning against monaco too.

Marseille may be more favored when facing Monaco. but at the moment Monaco is also not a weak team. they are just below Marseille.
Monaco also got some positive results in the last few matches. I don't think they will be very easy to beat by Marseille.
after a pretty big win against a team in the relegation zone, I think Monaco has good confidence going into the game against Marseille.

Monaco is a good team. But the problem is in my opinion Marseille is better. And the recent performance of Marseille is also better compared to Monaco. I do believe that this match is going to be very competitive and close between Marseille and Monaco. This actually can also be a draw. But if I have to pick a winner between these two teams I will obviously choose Marseille over Monaco right now.

[Silence Scream]

After end of the first half of this season, now we have no match in this week and mostly teams are busy in their matches for the Coupe de France...
~

The French Cup games aren't that interesting since Ligue 1 teams are facing weaker ones and the result is almost certain. This round Marseille 1-0 Rennes was the most competitive. Lorient struggled to win with penalties vs Bastia.
Otherwise Brest - Lens is the remaining game that might be a bit interesting.
Ligue 1 games will resume next Friday with Lorient - Rennes then there is 2 competitive ones imo: Marseille - Monaco and Nice - Lille

The match between Marseille against rennes was pretty interesting thing but Marseille was able to win against rennes. I think that Marseille will be winning against monaco too. Lens is facing an easy opponent. The match didn't look interesting for me. Brest was at the bottom while lens was at the second position. The result from the match is so easy to predict if lens will be winning the game. Lens didn't need to go all in against brest.

The match between Marseille and Rennes was going to be one of the most exciting matches in the French Cup, and it did.  Despite the 1-0 finish, both teams worked hard to win the match.  Marseille was more effective and they were able to win 1-0.  It was disappointing for Rennes.  Two teams competing against each other in the league.  That's why it was a prestigious match.  I was hopeful for Rennes as they beat psg but they were not successful.

[rahmad2nd]

Paris Saint Germain will host Reims this week, they must avenge last week's defeat and the previous 2 weeks. Paris Saint Germain is now starting to be threatened, in fact they are only 3 points apart from Lens, who are now in second place in the standings. I don't think Reims will have a chance to win this game against a team that has so much ambition to win now. A defensive strategy might be the right strategy for Reims and occasionally counterattack.

After getting two defeats, many parties doubted PSG in Ligue 1. even loud rumors reported that Kylian Mbappe wanted to leave PSG this season and Liverpool could potentially be the final port. I believe these rumors are not true, because there has been no official statement from the two clubs regarding these rumors.

I'm sure Galtier will focus his team on winning the rest of their matches this season before they focus on the Champions League match. there are at least 4 games left for them to win, before hosting Bayern Munich at their own base in the first leg of the Champions League.

At the weekend, PSG will host Rennes at their home turf and this match is also to prove PSG's dominance in Ligue 1. Galtier will definitely play his main starting line-up, the MNM Trio will be a threat to his opponent. because after all, Rennes is not a tough opponent for PSG to conquer. even though last week's away game, PSG lost with a score of 0-1.

[rendravolt]

It turns out that this week there are no matches at all in Ligue 1 and there will be again next week. But my eyes were fixed on one of the big matches between Marseille vs Monaco, there are interesting facts that these two teams are in 3rd and 4th positions in the standings. But the distance between the two points is about 5 points and that's far enough in my opinion.

Marseille must win if they want to shift Lens in 2nd place, while Monaco even though they can win this match later they will still be in 4th place in the standings, at least they have to beat Marseille if they want to shorten the distance in points and be able to overtake 3rd in the standings.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Marseille vs Monaco seems to be worthy of watching next week. Marseille are obviously the favourite team to win the match @2.12.

There are a few matches that I think are worth watching this week because apart from Monaco against Marseille there are other matches like Lorient against Rennes and Nice will host Lille.
I think these 3 matches will be quite tight. but for Marseille I think I already feel they have won even though Monaco have been quite strong this season as well.

Monaro placed under Marseille. Possible draw as the result of the match. Marseille was able beating rennes in the french cup. The performance from monaro was quite good. Marseille itself always win during its last 5 matches. I think that Marseille is far better in this match. 2-0 is enough for Marseille to make sure if it can try to go up to compete with lens and PSG to be a champion at the end of season. The odds given by bookies to the Marseille looks good enough. I will go in to it.
It seems promising at this moment to pick Marseille in that match.

Well, really, Marseille's performance has been impeccable, I don't know, I know that many can go to Monaco, I don't blame them. They show very good football and it is really essential for them to win, but if we look at it, Marseille needs to accumulate more points and the closer they get to PSG and they have more chances of winning, I think that is better, I I would like a fight for first place against a PSG that is already losing a lot of leadership, and if it can surprise all of us that a PSG with so many stars has a somewhat low performance, but football is like that, it can give us a big surprise.

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[tulusikhlas]

It turns out that this week there are no matches at all in Ligue 1 and there will be again next week. But my eyes were fixed on one of the big matches between Marseille vs Monaco, there are interesting facts that these two teams are in 3rd and 4th positions in the standings. But the distance between the two points is about 5 points and that's far enough in my opinion.

Marseille must win if they want to shift Lens in 2nd place, while Monaco even though they can win this match later they will still be in 4th place in the standings, at least they have to beat Marseille if they want to shorten the distance in points and be able to overtake 3rd in the standings.

Also Monaco must get 3 points because they are still in the shadow of Rennes who have the same points by collecting 37 points. Marseille remains the favorite in this match, I don't think both teams will be able to score a goal easily. In fact I think maybe a draw is the best result for these two teams. But we'll see, which team will be able to play better, and they will definitely be able to win, whoever it is.

[Bobrox]

After getting two defeats, many parties doubted PSG in Ligue 1. even loud rumors reported that Kylian Mbappe wanted to leave PSG this season and Liverpool could potentially be the final port. I believe these rumors are not true, because there has been no official statement from the two clubs regarding these rumors.

I'm sure Galtier will focus his team on winning the rest of their matches this season before they focus on the Champions League match. there are at least 4 games left for them to win, before hosting Bayern Munich at their own base in the first leg of the Champions League.

At the weekend, PSG will host Rennes at their home turf and this match is also to prove PSG's dominance in Ligue 1. Galtier will definitely play his main starting line-up, the MNM Trio will be a threat to his opponent. because after all, Rennes is not a tough opponent for PSG to conquer. even though last week's away game, PSG lost with a score of 0-1.

Up coming next match PSG face Reims on Ligue 1 but have another match on French Cup round 32 against Pays de Cassel and seems not familiar team. Many people doubt what current performance from PSG after two defeat from Lens and Rennes, actually PSG still have 3 points left behind Lens on standing position awhile.

I don't think Christophe Galtier focus on Champion League and loss opportunity on Ligue 1, although UEFA Champion League is priority after missing several years but Ligue 1 should be easy for PSG comparison with other team in Ligue 1 player composition.

[MoonOfLife]

I don't think Christophe Galtier focus on Champion League and loss opportunity on Ligue 1, although UEFA Champion League is priority after missing several years but Ligue 1 should be easy for PSG comparison with other team in Ligue 1 player composition.

PSG despite having plenty of star players in their squad, they fail to perform well consistently. The main reason for this is that the understanding between PSG players is not good. Had the chemistry between the players been better, we could have seen better performances from them. PSG is capable of winning against any strong team, while dropping points against weak teams. So predicting this team about the match is now quite risky.

[sovie]

I don't think Christophe Galtier focus on Champion League and loss opportunity on Ligue 1, although UEFA Champion League is priority after missing several years but Ligue 1 should be easy for PSG comparison with other team in Ligue 1 player composition.

PSG despite having plenty of star players in their squad, they fail to perform well consistently. The main reason for this is that the understanding between PSG players is not good. Had the chemistry between the players been better, we could have seen better performances from them. PSG is capable of winning against any strong team, while dropping points against weak teams. So predicting this team about the match is now quite risky.

PSG is one of the best teams in League One. Currently, PSG team's attack is fantastic. Three of the best players in the world are in PSG's attack. They can be expected to be champions this season as well.