French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[AakZaki]

I understand Messi,he is probobly the biggest player in football history,him and Ronaldo dont like to be changed.When did you see Messi get subed in Barca,
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Too many stars there. Mauricio Pochettino has to be a good coach, but I think this is the first experience to coach many big players and big clubs. The difference in the game is very clear at PSG, many players are selfish, from the few videos I have seen that illustrates that. Therefore, Messi's appearance was not as brilliant as Ronaldo's at Manchester United because there was support from other players. Messi didn't get that at PSG.

[W Jr.]

The week starts with the matches to be played today in the French league. I will try to follow Monaco-St.Étienne, Metz-Paris SG, Angers-Marseille matches. I want to see Messi contribute to the Paris SG team. On the other hand, while CR7 played great in ManU, Messi failed to catch statistics in Paris SG. Looking at it on paper, I guessed that Messi would contribute more than Ronaldo. There is the French league on one side and the Premier league on the other. The difficulty of the Premier league is more compared to Ligue 1.

[ropyu1978]

The week starts with the matches to be played today in the French league. I will try to follow Monaco-St.Étienne, Metz-Paris SG, Angers-Marseille matches. I want to see Messi contribute to the Paris SG team. On the other hand, while CR7 played great in ManU, Messi failed to catch statistics in Paris SG. Looking at it on paper, I guessed that Messi would contribute more than Ronaldo. There is the French league on one side and the Premier league on the other. The difficulty of the Premier league is more compared to Ligue 1.

Messi seems to still need time to adapt to a new club after leaving Barca, the club he has played for since 2000 (junior level). I hope PSG fans have to be patient, and don't hate messi because he has not been able to score goals and has not been able to make a good contribution to the club. don't ever compare messi with ronaldo, ronaldo can score goals in every game, because ronaldo is like going home to himself, while messi has just moved to another club, if i become a psg fan I will continue to be patient, because i'm sure messi will definitely play good on psg, it's just a matter of time..

[hahay]

I'm still waiting and hoping PSG can be like German king Bayern Munich, PSG so far only won by a reasonable score which despite winning big but PSG still can't win big with a clean sheet. Tonight PSG will play away against Metz, where Metz is the bottom team in the standings which PSG should be able to take advantage of to win big. Indeed it's not something important, but for a big team like PSG this should be able to show its stunning dominance because then it will prove their expenses and achievements.

[blackened515]

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I think PSG don't really realise what squad they've got and how terrifying they could be to other teams. This is the sort of attitude they took to the UCL and ended up drawing the game between them @PSG and Club Brugge. Not like I'm under rating Club Brugge but, in  what wprld would you have expected a draw to come off that game, looking at the squad PSG have got! It was really Shocking!!

I suppose that's the same kind of attitude they are taking to the League 1, not entirely sure of the damage they are capable of and as such, they employ some defensive strategy in there games. They need to watch Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga a little more.

PSG is supposed to win against Club Brugge. I never expected a draw for them. Although, no team in the Champion League is weak, but PSG have a standard squad which won't have been difficult for them to win in the Champion League. They also have to minimise the number of goal they concede in Ligue 1, they have conceded 6 goals in 6 matches. They have a match today against Metz, which is currently at the bottom of the standings. Am expecting them to scored 4 to 5 goals. And also win with clean sheet.

[MAAManda]

I'm still waiting and hoping PSG can be like German king Bayern Munich, PSG so far only won by a reasonable score which despite winning big but PSG still can't win big with a clean sheet. Tonight PSG will play away against Metz, where Metz is the bottom team in the standings which PSG should be able to take advantage of to win big. Indeed it's not something important, but for a big team like PSG this should be able to show its stunning dominance because then it will prove their expenses and achievements.

All they need is a win, when they are playing well on the pitch, it will certainly result in a lot of chances for goals. Don't equate the Ligue 1 with the Bundesliga, the typical playing of these two leagues is very different, if I see it, in the Bundesliga it's like there is no defense

Therefore, many goals were scored, and it is not uncommon for us to see the team that got the red card win the game or score a goal.

BTW, This week's PSG match will be a very easy match, because Metz seems to have lost the motivation to play, from the last 5 matches, they haven't won once.

[CryptoBuds]

10 matches will be held in League 1 today. The matches are given below -

Lille                -       Reims
Monaco            -       Saint-Etinne
Montpellier.    -       Bordeaux
Nantes.           -       Brest
Rennes            -       Clermont Foot
Angers.            -       Mrseille
Lens               -       Strasbourg
Lorient            -       Nice
Lyon              -       Troyes
Metz               -       PSG

Whether Messi will be able to play in today's match is not yet certain. He has a knee injury. It seems that today PSG will form a team without Messi. However, whatever the squad, I believe PSG will continue to win today.

[Turbolinea]

It is an important day for Lille to get their second win in the league in their seventh game. They have had a really poor performance so far and this is not very good for a champion team. They are 13 points behind the leader PSG. Their opponent Reims are also not much different than them. They also have only one win so far. Lille defeated them in their last two head-to-heads by one goal each. This is another opportunity for Lille to gather strength and this time I believe in them to win this one.

[kro55]

Metz             -        PSG

Whether Messi will be able to play in today's match is not yet certain. He has a knee injury. It seems that today PSG will form a team without Messi. However, whatever the squad, I believe PSG will continue to win today.

The weakest team of the season and the worst-performing team is Metz. Those who have not yet won any match but have lost 3 matches and drawn 3 matches. So their main goal will be to draw in today's match. All 10 of them will play as defenders today. So if PSG wants to win today's match, it is important to strengthen the forward from the defense. Messi and Di Maria will not play today. Although Mbappe alone is enough to destroy a weak team like Metz.

[KTChampions]

PSG is supposed to win against Club Brugge. I never expected a draw for them. Although, no team in the Champion League is weak, but PSG have a standard squad which won't have been difficult for them to win in the Champion League. They also have to minimise the number of goal they concede in Ligue 1, they have conceded 6 goals in 6 matches. They have a match today against Metz, which is currently at the bottom of the standings. Am expecting them to scored 4 to 5 goals. And also win with clean sheet.

There are no weak teams in the Champions League, but in each group it is 99% known which 2 teams will advance to the next round  I also think that a lot of goals will be scored in this match, odds on this indicator are quite interesting:
0-1  5,6
2-3  2,18
4-5  2,9
6+   7
It would be fun to guess the inarticulate game from PSG (everything can be) and to bet on the first outcome, but I will not risk that.

[LittleBitFunny]

In Ligue 1 of the French championship, they have no equal, it is a fact, and if they become champions and win the cup it will not surprise anyone and it will be unnecessary for anyone if PSG does not win the Champions League. Even if they win the Champions League, people will talk, - of course with such a line-up, you can win. ) But in fact, the team's play is not impressive, and Messi does not fit into the team, maybe it's too early and he needs time? But the same Ronaldo started to score from the first match and does it all the time.

You are right. So far the PSG team has not seen any impressive gameplay. Messi has performed in 3 matches. But he could not score a goal. Neymar has not scored yet. PSG relies on Mbappe for goals. The strategy that PSG is playing now needs to change. The coach should focus on this aspect so that all the players of the team can easily adapt to any strategy. Otherwise, they will have to give up their dream of winning the Champions League despite being a strong team.

[Juggy777]

In Ligue 1 of the French championship, they have no equal, it is a fact, and if they become champions and win the cup it will not surprise anyone and it will be unnecessary for anyone if PSG does not win the Champions League. Even if they win the Champions League, people will talk, - of course with such a line-up, you can win. ) But in fact, the team's play is not impressive, and Messi does not fit into the team, maybe it's too early and he needs time? But the same Ronaldo started to score from the first match and does it all the time.

You are right. So far the PSG team has not seen any impressive gameplay. Messi has performed in 3 matches. But he could not score a goal. Neymar has not scored yet. PSG relies on Mbappe for goals. The strategy that PSG is playing now needs to change. The coach should focus on this aspect so that all the players of the team can easily adapt to any strategy. Otherwise, they will have to give up their dream of winning the Champions League despite being a strong team.

@LittleBitFunny the comparison of Ronaldo scoring and Messi not scoring is wrong, because Ronaldo is used to playing for different teams and Messi isn’t you’ll need to give him some more time before considering him to be a failure at PSG.

Also with time Poch will understand the best way to use these player’s at his disposal, and if they win the champions league then I’ll be happy for them because they’ll win on their merits and silence their critics.

[Cafex]

First, we have matches like Lille vs Reims and Monaco vs St Etienne.

Lille have a great opportunity to start a good form as their opponent is quite weak. As long as they play carefully and be more effective as for attacking, there is nothing holding them back for becoming victorious here. I hope to see Burak Yilmaz scoring in this one also.

Monaco are also one of the losing teams so far but they have the capability to pull themselves together actually. The players just need to start believing in themselves a lot. This will help them be much better at winning matches. They are actually not having problem on having dangerous attacks but their problem is finishing. If they start getting better at it, then something will start to change a lot for them. I hope to see them winning this match too.

[hd49728]

You are right. So far the PSG team has not seen any impressive gameplay. Messi has performed in 3 matches. But he could not score a goal. Neymar has not scored yet. PSG relies on Mbappe for goals. The strategy that PSG is playing now needs to change. The coach should focus on this aspect so that all the players of the team can easily adapt to any strategy. Otherwise, they will have to give up their dream of winning the Champions League despite being a strong team.

Messi does not have enough time in a new club. PSG should feel happy because Messi just a little bit far from serious injuries. Two times in a last couple of weeks, he did not get serious injury.

At Messi age now, if he get a serious injury, his career will be down too much and his career lifespan will be shorter dramatically.

[rmhuntley]

Messi is still continuing his goal drought this season with PSG after being confirmed injured and missing the game against Metz, of course this is not a good start for Messi who has missed two games without contributing goals at all for PSG, many fans are hoping Messi can immediately give his first goal for PSG this season.

[nikola22]

You are right. So far the PSG team has not seen any impressive gameplay. Messi has performed in 3 matches. But he could not score a goal. Neymar has not scored yet. PSG relies on Mbappe for goals. The strategy that PSG is playing now needs to change. The coach should focus on this aspect so that all the players of the team can easily adapt to any strategy. Otherwise, they will have to give up their dream of winning the Champions League despite being a strong team.

for now PSG has enough skill to keep winning streak in Ligue 1 even without great performance from Messi or Neymar. they should win in Metz even without Messi.

[DU18]

Messi is still continuing his goal drought this season with PSG after being confirmed injured and missing the game against Metz, of course this is not a good start for Messi who has missed two games without contributing goals at all for PSG, many fans are hoping Messi can immediately give his first goal for PSG this season.

actually i just found out that messi had an injury to his knee, even though i think in the previous game, messi was very angry because it was pulled out by Pochettino in order with reason avoid him to an injury that might have happened in that match, but it turns out that now messi has a pretty knee injury rare throughout Messi career so far, from some news that I read, Messi was declared to have a bone bruise and the injury was caused by a direct blow to the bone which caused bleeding in it and the injury could spread to other body tissues such as muscle and fat.
Pochettino decision to change Messi in the Lyon match was the right thing even though it received a negative response from messi himself, I think now messi must realize and apologize for his annoyance at Pochettino .

[Ratash]

I'm still waiting and hoping PSG can be like German king Bayern Munich, PSG so far only won by a reasonable score which despite winning big but PSG still can't win big with a clean sheet. Tonight PSG will play away against Metz, where Metz is the bottom team in the standings which PSG should be able to take advantage of to win big. Indeed it's not something important, but for a big team like PSG this should be able to show its stunning dominance because then it will prove their expenses and achievements.

Yes your right i did notice that and plus most teams they  they faced were average teams exept for lyon  and today they will face metz a team with no win and three points in the bottom of the table and looks like messi will not play i think this will be good for psg since he is not yet back to his form.

[LittleBitFunny]

In Ligue 1 of the French championship, they have no equal, it is a fact, and if they become champions and win the cup it will not surprise anyone and it will be unnecessary for anyone if PSG does not win the Champions League. Even if they win the Champions League, people will talk, - of course with such a line-up, you can win. ) But in fact, the team's play is not impressive, and Messi does not fit into the team, maybe it's too early and he needs time? But the same Ronaldo started to score from the first match and does it all the time.

You are right. So far the PSG team has not seen any impressive gameplay. Messi has performed in 3 matches. But he could not score a goal. Neymar has not scored yet. PSG relies on Mbappe for goals. The strategy that PSG is playing now needs to change. The coach should focus on this aspect so that all the players of the team can easily adapt to any strategy. Otherwise, they will have to give up their dream of winning the Champions League despite being a strong team.

@LittleBitFunny the comparison of Ronaldo scoring and Messi not scoring is wrong, because Ronaldo is used to playing for different teams and Messi isn’t you’ll need to give him some more time before considering him to be a failure at PSG.

Also with time Poch will understand the best way to use these player’s at his disposal, and if they win the champions league then I’ll be happy for them because they’ll win on their merits and silence their critics.

I'm not saying Messi failed at PSG. But he has played 3 matches. His performance has not improved yet. Although I think PSG players are not as friendly as Manchester United players. Coaches should now apply new tactics. It is important to find out the reason why the performance has deteriorated so much despite having so many good players in the team. It is the responsibility of the coach to ensure that all the players perform at their best.

[casperBGD]

Rennes is on fire, scored 5 goals against Clermont, looking to an easy win after three loses in a row
seems that Wednesday is full of goals in all leagues, there is a tone in France so far, over1.5 in all matches, what could PSG make in Metz tonight, maybe we could expect goals there as well, over 5.5 maybe?

Lyon should a nice pick tonight, but there is no value @1.3, waiting for HT draw to enter live