French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[casperBGD]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

yeah, somehow I have put PSG on all tickets, it was a small odds, but seemed really secure to win, and after early goal, I crossed that as done
but Metz was back, and PSG scored winner six minutes into overtime, had several tickets depending on that goal, but it was a happy-end after all

from now on, I will skip PSG until their first draw/lose in the league games

[onecall123]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

90+5 Another Hard Day with a luck!

PSG keeps 100% Ligue 1 record through Achraf Hakimi's heroics, but yet another hard day for them. Although they have quality strikers, they constantly showcase their weaknesses on attacking. An experienced coach is needed for PSG. Pochetino cannot manage the team effectively. Playing like this against Mertz, what would happen if they met a stronger team? In the same manner as the previous season, the team continues to struggle this season, as they lack chemistry and their midfield players are not strong.

[blackened515]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

Their performance was great. Winning in the first half with goals, although, they couldn't score in the second half. This is probably their second winning in 7 Ligue 1 matches. Their is need for them to ameliorate their performance. I hope to see them play much better in their next match. However,  Yilmaz played awesomely in the match.

Metz - PSG game is going on with a 1-1 score. We are in the second half and I see that PSG are the dominant side. They found the first goal of the game very early with Hakimi. But Metz were still able to respond in the last minutes of the first half. I actually don't have any doubt that PSG will beat their opponent here. By the way, Messi is missing because of a knee injury. Now, we see Neymar - Icardi - Mbappe trio in the field. I think that PSG will score 2 more goals and be victorious.

Hakimi saved the victory for PSG scoring at 95th minute after great assist from Neymar. but overall impression from PSG performance in this match is not good. seems like they underestimated Metz.

You are right, it seems PSG underestimated Metz. They thought it was going to be an easy winning for them. Despite, dominating the game, they found it difficult to score more goals. And also Hakimi scored few minutes after Metz got a red card. The match almost ended in draw. Anyway, PSG got 3 points and are still leading on the standings.

[Maidak]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

90+5 Another Hard Day with a luck!
PSG keeps 100% Ligue 1 record through Achraf Hakimi's heroics, but yet another hard day for them. Although they have quality strikers, they constantly showcase their weaknesses on attacking. An experienced coach is needed for PSG. Pochetino cannot manage the team effectively. Playing like this against Mertz, what would happen if they met a stronger team? In the same manner as the previous season, the team continues to struggle this season, as they lack chemistry and their midfield players are not strong.

PSG has such a strong striker of quality, they should continue to attack the opponent for a full 90 minutes. At least 25+ shots and 10+ on target shots should be completed in each of their Ligue 1 matches. Because every part of their team is strong now. But they can't do anything. I am completely disappointed with the gameplay of the strikers in particular. Mbappe performed well in the first few matches but now he is not performing well. Neymar and Messi do not seem to be in form.

[wiss19]

PSG ends up getting too close to losing points, then they end up getting 3 points at the last minute. This has happened twice now, last week it was the same with a very late goal to get the three points as well. However none of that matters and now they have 21 points in 7 games. Closest to them is Marseille with 14 points. That is 7 point difference in just 7 games, that is a huge margin at such an early stage of the season.

At this point the question is not even "will PSG win this year", it is "by how much", and that is a huge deal, if your team is (not mathematically) nearly guaranteed the championship only after 7 games, then you are a great team. The only possible way for PSG to ever get worse would be them starting to play so horrible for the rest of the season, or have few freak injuries to players that close out the season or something like that, otherwise they are 100% guaranteed to win at this point forward.

[Joca97]

PSG ends up getting too close to losing points, then they end up getting 3 points at the last minute. This has happened twice now, last week it was the same with a very late goal to get the three points as well. However none of that matters and now they have 21 points in 7 games. Closest to them is Marseille with 14 points. That is 7 point difference in just 7 games, that is a huge margin at such an early stage of the season.

At this point the question is not even "will PSG win this year", it is "by how much", and that is a huge deal, if your team is (not mathematically) nearly guaranteed the championship only after 7 games, then you are a great team. The only possible way for PSG to ever get worse would be them starting to play so horrible for the rest of the season, or have few freak injuries to players that close out the season or something like that, otherwise they are 100% guaranteed to win at this point forward.

PSG got lucky once again by scored in the last minute.What a match by Hakimi scoring twice in this match,really good transfer for PSG.I think its just a matter of time before PSG drops some points and it might be in the next away game in the league.They already dropped in the champions league.

[Kusman]

PSG ends up getting too close to losing points, then they end up getting 3 points at the last minute. This has happened twice now, last week it was the same with a very late goal to get the three points as well. However none of that matters and now they have 21 points in 7 games. Closest to them is Marseille with 14 points. That is 7 point difference in just 7 games, that is a huge margin at such an early stage of the season.

At this point the question is not even "will PSG win this year", it is "by how much", and that is a huge deal, if your team is (not mathematically) nearly guaranteed the championship only after 7 games, then you are a great team. The only possible way for PSG to ever get worse would be them starting to play so horrible for the rest of the season, or have few freak injuries to players that close out the season or something like that, otherwise they are 100% guaranteed to win at this point forward.

Even when the times that PSG have difficulty in winning matches in this league, they still somehow become victorious. Because they don't have many serious opponents in this season. Maybe Marseille can do something against them. But the rest of the big teams of the league like Lille, Monaco and Lyon have been experiencing a problematic season so far.

[AndySt]

PSG ends up getting too close to losing points, then they end up getting 3 points at the last minute. This has happened twice now, last week it was the same with a very late goal to get the three points as well. However none of that matters and now they have 21 points in 7 games. Closest to them is Marseille with 14 points. That is 7 point difference in just 7 games, that is a huge margin at such an early stage of the season.
At this point the question is not even "will PSG win this year", it is "by how much", and that is a huge deal, if your team is (not mathematically) nearly guaranteed the championship only after 7 games, then you are a great team. The only possible way for PSG to ever get worse would be them starting to play so horrible for the rest of the season, or have few freak injuries to players that close out the season or something like that, otherwise they are 100% guaranteed to win at this point forward.

PSG got lucky once again by scored in the last minute.What a match by Hakimi scoring twice in this match,really good transfer for PSG.I think its just a matter of time before PSG drops some points and it might be in the next away game in the league.They already dropped in the champions league.

On the one hand, there is such a thing as a champion's fart and usually they say this about a team that gets victories on the flag and it is constantly lucky. On the other hand, is it worth saying such things about a team like Paris Saint-Germain, which has such a strong squad and which, in principle, should not bring things to such a situation. Mrs. Fortune is a changeable lady and you should not count on her services constantly for all sorts of trifles, but you need to try to achieve everything on your own. Otherwise, it will be possible to face a situation that when luck is desperately needed at the most crucial moment, and the entire limit has already been exhausted before on all sorts of insignificant trifles.

[LUCKMCFLY]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

90+5 Another Hard Day with a luck!
PSG keeps 100% Ligue 1 record through Achraf Hakimi's heroics, but yet another hard day for them. Although they have quality strikers, they constantly showcase their weaknesses on attacking. An experienced coach is needed for PSG. Pochetino cannot manage the team effectively. Playing like this against Mertz, what would happen if they met a stronger team? In the same manner as the previous season, the team continues to struggle this season, as they lack chemistry and their midfield players are not strong.

PSG has such a strong striker of quality, they should continue to attack the opponent for a full 90 minutes. At least 25+ shots and 10+ on target shots should be completed in each of their Ligue 1 matches. Because every part of their team is strong now. But they can't do anything. I am completely disappointed with the gameplay of the strikers in particular. Mbappe performed well in the first few matches but now he is not performing well. Neymar and Messi do not seem to be in form.

Well I know that they have not given the best of the games, sometimes when there is bad luck it can be reflected even in the best players, and if the team is not at 100% then you can lose even with the least thought team. Although in PSG there is a lot of quality in football, for now Messi also has a knee injury, and for this reason it was that they took him out of the game, and yes, Mbappé did not show much, and Neymar now has the shadow of the bad , in the QATAR qualifiers, he himself said that he had a good record, that he does not understand the teasing, I think that a lot of player problems can sometimes be reflected on the playing field.

[hahay]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

90+5 Another Hard Day with a luck!
PSG keeps 100% Ligue 1 record through Achraf Hakimi's heroics, but yet another hard day for them. Although they have quality strikers, they constantly showcase their weaknesses on attacking. An experienced coach is needed for PSG. Pochetino cannot manage the team effectively. Playing like this against Mertz, what would happen if they met a stronger team? In the same manner as the previous season, the team continues to struggle this season, as they lack chemistry and their midfield players are not strong.

PSG has such a strong striker of quality, they should continue to attack the opponent for a full 90 minutes. At least 25+ shots and 10+ on target shots should be completed in each of their Ligue 1 matches. Because every part of their team is strong now. But they can't do anything. I am completely disappointed with the gameplay of the strikers in particular. Mbappe performed well in the first few matches but now he is not performing well. Neymar and Messi do not seem to be in form.

Well I know that they have not given the best of the games, sometimes when there is bad luck it can be reflected even in the best players, and if the team is not at 100% then you can lose even with the least thought team. Although in PSG there is a lot of quality in football, for now Messi also has a knee injury, and for this reason it was that they took him out of the game, and yes, Mbappé did not show much, and Neymar now has the shadow of the bad , in the QATAR qualifiers, he himself said that he had a good record, that he does not understand the teasing, I think that a lot of player problems can sometimes be reflected on the playing field.

The real big ordeal for PSG will be facing Manchester City in the near future, PSG so far have not shown their best performance even though they continue to get wins in Ligue 1 but it looks like it's just luck. Because even in the first UCL match yesterday, the fact that PSG only got a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge even though PSG played all their best players. I agree about the possibility that this problem lies with Pochettino who still can't build a better team, because when all the star players are in the squad at least it can be easy for Pochettino to develop some strategies in the game but the fact is PSG still need time to become the strongest team in Europe.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

The real big ordeal for PSG will be facing Manchester City in the near future, PSG so far have not shown their best performance even though they continue to get wins in Ligue 1 but it looks like it's just luck. Because even in the first UCL match yesterday, the fact that PSG only got a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge even though PSG played all their best players. I agree about the possibility that this problem lies with Pochettino who still can't build a better team, because when all the star players are in the squad at least it can be easy for Pochettino to develop some strategies in the game but the fact is PSG still need time to become the strongest team in Europe.

PSG and Manchester City have same level but Manchester City have more opponents in their national league (Premier League) than PSG have in Ligue 1. It can help players of Manchester City improve themselves better than PSG players, in real matches, with stronger opponents.

It can be troubles of PSG when they have to change from weak opponents in Ligue 1 to strong opponents in Champions League. The improvement of PSG in past 2 seasons in Champions League means that are improving and moving closer to win Champions League.

One draw in group stage is not too important and does not reduce the competitive power of PSG.

[onecall123]

In a statement, PSG confirmed Lionel Messi will not play against Montpellier on Saturday due to an injury. Messi ruled out playing another match in 4 weeks for PSG. He should have taken time off to treat the injury, and PSG is doing the right thing by being extra careful and not rushing to things. All good things come to those who wait. Therefore Messi should wait more for the celebration of his first goal at PSG.

[Maidak]

In a statement, PSG confirmed Lionel Messi will not play against Montpellier on Saturday due to an injury. Messi ruled out playing another match in 4 weeks for PSG. He should have taken time off to treat the injury, and PSG is doing the right thing by being extra careful and not rushing to things. All good things come to those who wait. Therefore Messi should wait more for the celebration of his first goal at PSG.

PSG management has brought Messi to the team for better performance in the Champions League. Although Messi did not perform in Ligue 1, PSG has no problem. PSG is a strong team to win Ligue 1 matches if the players are in form. However, Messi still could not adapt to the PSG team. It is difficult to perform well if you cannot adapt. I'm not sure if Messi will be able to score in his next match.

[Joca97]

In a statement, PSG confirmed Lionel Messi will not play against Montpellier on Saturday due to an injury. Messi ruled out playing another match in 4 weeks for PSG. He should have taken time off to treat the injury, and PSG is doing the right thing by being extra careful and not rushing to things. All good things come to those who wait. Therefore Messi should wait more for the celebration of his first goal at PSG.

I didnt see Messi get injured on the field against an opponent. Maybe thats why Pochetino subed him in the match before.
This is a big minus for PSG and they will have to play without him in the next couple of weeks. But with how many good players they have i dont think it will be a problem for them

[Spack17]

It was great to see the last champions Lille winning another match in the league this season. They beat Reims by 2-1 but I must say also that it was a quite balanced match. Burak Yilmaz didn't score but made 2 assists. And I think that he was the player of the match. I hope to see Lille getting better in the coming weeks also. This is not the form we want to see from them in the end.

After watching PSG's match against Metz yesterday, I was wondering how weak their forward lineup is, depending on a defender's two goals to win against their weaker Metz! Even then PSG scored their second goal in 90 + 5 minutes. Their luck is very good, otherwise they would not have won this match. Despite having so many good players on the team, I am not enjoying their gameplay at all. Now, I think they are an average quality team. They should be stronger.

PSG are not having their best performance lately and that's why they are struggling really much. They have a great lineup and attacking players. But they still can't get an easy victory against weak teams like Metz. They were better before the Lyon game actually but something started going really wrong for them. They should find the source of the current problem and solve it as soon as possible.

[blackened515]

Lyon will play against Lorient tomorrow. Lorient is presently ahead of Lyon on the standings with a point. The match will be tough, but I don't think Lyon will easily lose the game. Lyon performance have improved a bit, unlike when they played their first 3 matches this season. They won comfortably on their last match. Lorient is currently not a weak team also, they won their last match, despite getting a red card.
While Lille will play an away match against Strasbourg. Lille won't get an easy winning in the match, and have to be well prepared, if they want to achieve 3 points from the match. Although, they won their last match, and have only won 2 matches so far.

[Raflesia]

In a statement, PSG confirmed Lionel Messi will not play against Montpellier on Saturday due to an injury. Messi ruled out playing another match in 4 weeks for PSG. He should have taken time off to treat the injury, and PSG is doing the right thing by being extra careful and not rushing to things. All good things come to those who wait. Therefore Messi should wait more for the celebration of his first goal at PSG.

I didnt see Messi get injured on the field against an opponent. Maybe thats why Pochetino subed him in the match before.
This is a big minus for PSG and they will have to play without him in the next couple of weeks. But with how many good players they have i dont think it will be a problem for them

Messi's injury is not a problem for PSG even they want to keep Messi wanting to recover after suffering his knee injury I think this is to make messi's health even more perfect.
Well for PSG this is not a problem for one of the injured players because they have a lot of reserves because I have no doubt that Pochettino will not be bothered even if he is ready with other talented players.
But well, in the domestic league, it is still consistent with the victory, it just needs more extra when in the UCL because the opponent is so tough.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In a statement, PSG confirmed Lionel Messi will not play against Montpellier on Saturday due to an injury. Messi ruled out playing another match in 4 weeks for PSG. He should have taken time off to treat the injury, and PSG is doing the right thing by being extra careful and not rushing to things. All good things come to those who wait. Therefore Messi should wait more for the celebration of his first goal at PSG.

I didnt see Messi get injured on the field against an opponent. Maybe thats why Pochetino subed him in the match before.
This is a big minus for PSG and they will have to play without him in the next couple of weeks. But with how many good players they have i dont think it will be a problem for them

Messi's injury is not a problem for PSG even they want to keep Messi wanting to recover after suffering his knee injury I think this is to make messi's health even more perfect.
Well for PSG this is not a problem for one of the injured players because they have a lot of reserves because I have no doubt that Pochettino will not be bothered even if he is ready with other talented players.
But well, in the domestic league, it is still consistent with the victory, it just needs more extra when in the UCL because the opponent is so tough.

As a substitute for Messi, there is Icardi. He is talented enough. And he has done quite well in the past on the PSG team. At the same time, Di Maria will play in the next match. So even if Mesi does not play in the next match, PSG will not have any big problem. But I want to see Ramos in the PSG squad. No one is sure when he will be a regular in the PSG team.

[Pulsar77]

Metz - PSG game is going on with a 1-1 score. We are in the second half and I see that PSG are the dominant side. They found the first goal of the game very early with Hakimi. But Metz were still able to respond in the last minutes of the first half. I actually don't have any doubt that PSG will beat their opponent here. By the way, Messi is missing because of a knee injury. Now, we see Neymar - Icardi - Mbappe trio in the field. I think that PSG will score 2 more goals and be victorious.

They are not only dominant side they have nearly 74% ball possession and still unable to do any goal is huge issue for this 6 goal attempts with just one on target in presence of Mbappé, Icardi and Neymar is talking something with this team and management because they spent most in transfer window, and they have ambition to win some good number of trophies, but result like this is not going to help them even they are winning this match by 1- 2 in injury time.

In other matches Lyon is leading, but Marseille is also playing away from home with score of 0 - 0 against Anger which is good for both teams and also acceptable for PSG as gap is still good for holding top position in Ligue 1.

I really don't like the way PSG play these days. First, they drew with Club Brugge by 1-1 in the Champions League. After that, they barely defeated Lyon with a last minute goal by 2-1. And now, they barely beat Metz with another last minute goal by the same score they got against Lyon. This is really dangerous for them I think. I'm already aware of their great form in the Ligue 1. However, they struggled quite a lot lately and they can have a really tough time against Manchester City in their CL game.

[Emitdama]

I really don't like the way PSG play these days. First, they drew with Club Brugge by 1-1 in the Champions League. After that, they barely defeated Lyon with a last minute goal by 2-1. And now, they barely beat Metz with another last minute goal by the same score they got against Lyon. This is really dangerous for them I think. I'm already aware of their great form in the Ligue 1. However, they struggled quite a lot lately and they can have a really tough time against Manchester City in their CL game.

With current form in Champions League they are not going to win against Manchester City because they are much superior in attack and defense both ways and PSG is struggling in both sections they need to do some better work before going against them because these both teams looking for their first title in Champions League and both spending some good enough money for this.

Right now, I am feeling PSG is good side but just have nothing conversation rate good against quality teams which is very important for win after Messi arrival we can think they will perform better but still some good work needed from them.