French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[ilovealtcoins]

It's hard for me to name the favorite in the AC Ajaccio - Lille match. The hosts are now on relegated position in the table and in the matches so far have only get 1 point, but it must be admitted that they had strong opponents, and in each match, with a bit of luck, the result could have been better. Lille had a nice start, but they got a real beating from PSG last matchday and they lost 7-1. It can be difficult for the team to recover mentally after such a defeat. I bet on a draw in this match.

I think lille should quickly forget the painful defeat they experienced against PSG.
This is the time for Lille to vent their emotions to immediately get the mentality of Lille players, Lille when dealing with AC Ajaccio must make sure to win, and they are also in the lead. i think lille will win by late score

Lille lost perhaps too badly against PSG and conceded 7 goals. But they also shared points with Nantes. Nantes is not a strong team. The overall performance of the Lille team is now poor. They are not performing well. But Lille has a chance to get back on track with a win against Ajaccio. Hopefully Lille will not disappoint the fans in this match.

[DU18]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/arsenal-loan-record-signing-nicolas-pepe-to-ogc-nice-needed-room-to-improve-squad/view/news/410136

Bought at a fairly expensive price but instead Pepe failed to show an impressive performance with Arsenal, actually I personally quite like Pepe style of play, he is able to press well and it's also very difficult to lose the ball when it's at his feet, but it's better for Pepe to return to the French league at this time so that he can improve his playing performance as Saliba did, I hope he will be fine at Nice and can show good development so that arsenal will recruit him again later, I think at a young age Pepe has great opportunity to return to play in the English league, but it all depends on his performance with Nice at the moment.

[Davidvictorson]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

It's right about about time -  At first he looked liked the perfect back up for Saka. Then, it turns out that Arteta didn't want him because he didn't fit in. He had less playing time when compare with Saka. And even when he got the chance to play, it wasn't just enough. I think he made a great choice. In short, go where you are accepted and would be appreciated. He would do well in Nice.

[Minor Miner]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

It's right about about time -  At first he looked liked the perfect back up for Saka. Then, it turns out that Arteta didn't want him because he didn't fit in. He had less playing time when compare with Saka. And even when he got the chance to play, it wasn't just enough. I think he made a great choice. In short, go where you are accepted and would be appreciated. He would do well in Nice.

It is estimated that Nicolas Pepe cost Arsenal around £72 million when he joined the club. However, that signing turned out to be a flop in the end.

It is true that he did not have the performance that was expected of him at Arsenal. Hopefully, he will be able to perform better in Ligue-1. The decision from Nice to not buy him straight up is a better one in my opinion, as I believe that is the right decision.

My opinion is that it will be a better decision if they first watch and monitor how he performs and then make a decision based on that. If he performs well with Nice in the future, I think they should make an effort to buy him if he ends up doing well there. In any case, I think that the best option would be to not waste money in this situation.

[bekti3]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

It's right about about time -  At first he looked liked the perfect back up for Saka. Then, it turns out that Arteta didn't want him because he didn't fit in. He had less playing time when compare with Saka. And even when he got the chance to play, it wasn't just enough. I think he made a great choice. In short, go where you are accepted and would be appreciated. He would do well in Nice.

His game didn't develop at Arsenal, I don't know if his adaptation didn't go well or if he couldn't cope with the coach's scheme but it's a really good option to leave rather than being on the bench all the time.
Pepe is having a hard time at Arsenal and hopefully coming back to Nice he can get himself motivated again and perform as well as 3 years ago

[D-law]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

It's right about about time -  At first he looked liked the perfect back up for Saka. Then, it turns out that Arteta didn't want him because he didn't fit in. He had less playing time when compare with Saka. And even when he got the chance to play, it wasn't just enough. I think he made a great choice. In short, go where you are accepted and would be appreciated. He would do well in Nice.

His game didn't develop at Arsenal, I don't know if his adaptation didn't go well or if he couldn't cope with the coach's scheme but it's a really good option to leave rather than being on the bench all the time.
Pepe is having a hard time at Arsenal and hopefully coming back to Nice he can get himself motivated again and perform as well as 3 years ago

I know Nicholas Pepe will enjoy his stay here at Nice
He had a good season with Unai Emery as coach of Arsenal
But didn't go well when a change in a management came in also couldn't adapt so it means he has to go
He is a strong player and good with the feet and ball I wish h well in his stay

[Doell]

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If we look at the statistics of Ajaccio vs Lille's previous matches, Lille is undoubtedly the favorite in this match. I see no record of Lille losing or drawing against Ajaccio. However, Lille has not been in good form this season. They conceded 7 goals against PSG and shared the points with Nantes. However I think Lille will not drop points against Ajaccio. In this match, I will also put Lille ahead and bet on Lille to win. My prediction is Lille to win 1-0.

My mindset is not good for the beginning of this season. Congrats minairia3 Already 0-2 Lille managed to get a score at half time so far it's certain they will win this match, Ajaccio can't take advantage of the opportunity in counter attack to score goals, at this moment statistics are already very unlikely for Ajaccio. Being left behind by 2 goals is difficult, if they only being left scored 1 goal Ajaccio could probably draw, unfortunately this time their effort did not produce good results and moved away from the relegation zone.

[el kaka22]

Honestly players who play for clubs that do not end up being champions or being good in UCL or anything like that and play for a team that just simply failed.. would end up not being great when they are sold to another club. Think of it this way, if a team that relegates and has 30 goals all year and 22 came from their striker, you may think that the striker is good, but put him on City and he will be terrible.

You need to have some sort of situation where the player is tested in a bigger club in the long run as well before it could be seen as a great player. Like do not go from Nice to Arsenal, go from Nice to West Ham and then to Arsenal, that would be better.

[snipie]

Honestly players who play for clubs that do not end up being champions or being good in UCL or anything like that and play for a team that just simply failed.. would end up not being great when they are sold to another club. Think of it this way, if a team that relegates and has 30 goals all year and 22 came from their striker, you may think that the striker is good, but put him on City and he will be terrible.

You need to have some sort of situation where the player is tested in a bigger club in the long run as well before it could be seen as a great player. Like do not go from Nice to Arsenal, go from Nice to West Ham and then to Arsenal, that would be better.

It depends. Changing from a league to another is the worst scenario for every players since adapting to another team: coach + strategy + teammates + sometimes new position + another league isn't obvious for most. Even top players have to adapt for months or even years to become useful and some of them just fail.
Imagine the same thing happening to a fresh new striker in a weak team. Don't expect a lot from him in the first year. Professional seekers and coaches know that and when they recruit them, they know all of that, they are working for the future and giving him a chance to shine from time to time.
Ajaccio 1-3 Lille. Not bad after being destroyed by 7 few days ago.

[Ratash]

A job well done for lille team they managed to beat ajaccio it was expected since their opponent is having trouble getting points on the beginning of season but after lille poor performance and humiliating loss against psg their fans have started doubting them, they have a young squad and some good players i think lille team will easily compete for the top 5 spots.

[Alisha-k]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

It's right about about time -  At first he looked liked the perfect back up for Saka. Then, it turns out that Arteta didn't want him because he didn't fit in. He had less playing time when compare with Saka. And even when he got the chance to play, it wasn't just enough. I think he made a great choice. In short, go where you are accepted and would be appreciated. He would do well in Nice.

 He sure had a good time at Arsenal tho. Although at some point he was mostly being benched or used as a late sub but later on, he started impressing the fans but I think with the amount spent on h to come to Arsenal, I don't think he has worked for it yet, probably with this move to Nice we could see a different Pepe at the end of his loan season.

[Xxmodded]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/arsenal-loan-record-signing-nicolas-pepe-to-ogc-nice-needed-room-to-improve-squad/view/news/410136

I think have problem adapting faced by Nicolas Pepe with Arsenal and this season returning back with Nice as loan option, I think become his chance show to Arteta about wrong decision loan him to Ligue 1 team Nice. Problem faced by Nicolas Pepe under Arteta as Arsenal manager because he don't get regular playing with Arsenal and make him most difficult to show his talent, I think back to Nice and get back regular position just waiting time with Nicolas Pepe back to the top performance, exactly what happen with Lacazette have bad performance with Arsenal and this season he has back to top level with Lyon.

[Wawa2013]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/arsenal-loan-record-signing-nicolas-pepe-to-ogc-nice-needed-room-to-improve-squad/view/news/410136

I think have problem adapting faced by Nicolas Pepe with Arsenal and this season returning back with Nice as loan option, I think become his chance show to Arteta about wrong decision loan him to Ligue 1 team Nice. Problem faced by Nicolas Pepe under Arteta as Arsenal manager because he don't get regular playing with Arsenal and make him most difficult to show his talent, I think back to Nice and get back regular position just waiting time with Nicolas Pepe back to the top performance, exactly what happen with Lacazette have bad performance with Arsenal and this season he has back to top level with Lyon.

After Mikel Arteta did not include Nicolas Pepe in his plans for the 2022/2023 season, so Arsenal decided to loan Pepe to Nice. I can understand
why Arteta didn't include Pepe in his plans this season, because while playing for Arsenal and several times given the opportunity Pepe
appeared disappointing. Nicolas Pepe moved to Nice on a one-year loan and there is no option for a permanent purchase at the end of the loan.
Maybe because Arsenal who bought Pepe at a price of 72 pounds still want to use Pepe's services next season. What Arsenal did by loaning Pepe
to Nice was the right move, because at Arsenal Pepe didn't get enough playing time. So in order to increase Pepe's confidence and also so that
Pepe can rediscover his best form, it is better if Pepe is loaned to Nice. I'm sure with Nice Pepe will find his best form again, because before
joining Arsenal Pepe was playing very well with Lille. So it looks like Ligue 1 is the right competition for Pepe to be able to put out his best
performance again.

[D-law]

A job well done for lille team they managed to beat ajaccio it was expected since their opponent is having trouble getting points on the beginning of season but after lille poor performance and humiliating loss against psg their fans have started doubting them, they have a young squad and some good players i think lille team will easily compete for the top 5 spots.

And that was easily done by Lillie last night score ended three to one
Won first half by two goals but the pressure came from Ajaxcio after the break
They should have kept clean that is the shot stopper but the home side added one
Two wins and Lossing once to PSG

[hahay]

It was an easy prediction for Lille, even though in the previous match Lille lost heavily by PSG but still the quality of Ajaccio and Lille is very different which is clearly Lille is still the best. At least I didn't miss the moment to take advantage of betting for Lille @2.41 win, and for tomorrow's match maybe Nice v Marseille which seems quite difficult to choose the winning team. But because in the previous three matches Nice have not won, and in head to head considerations it looks at least Marseille is still the best. So I think I'm pretty sure Marseille can win the match or at least a draw might be a good result for the home team.

[bering]

I saw only one match available today between Auxerre vs Strasbourg and compare to their recent performance apparently Auxerre was better especially last week that they had showed impressive performance while against Montpellier because they can flipped the score and won the match and i realized Strasbourg is the favourite in this match because of Auxerre status as promotion team but i think they have potention to surprised us but for bet option i am thinking to bet both teams to score because since first match whether it Auxerre or Strasbourg quite productive always scoring goals for each matches

[rby]

Arsenal have officially loaned Nicolas Pepe to Nice for one season. Three years ago, Arsenal signed him with big hopes for a record price like 80 million euros. But unfortunately he couldn't satisfy the expectations from him. Before coming to the Premier League, he was performing great for Lille. The 18/19 season was his brightest one as he had stats like 22 goals and 11 assists in the Ligue 1. However he shared the same fate with Lacazette after coming to Arsenal.

Now as he is back in the Ligue 1, I hope to see the same positive change for Pepe like it's happened to Lacazette now. I'm surprised that Nice didn't prefer a buying option on the loan contract but maybe they would still go for signing him depending on his effort. I don't think Arsenal would say no to that. 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/arsenal-loan-record-signing-nicolas-pepe-to-ogc-nice-needed-room-to-improve-squad/view/news/410136

I think have problem adapting faced by Nicolas Pepe with Arsenal and this season returning back with Nice as loan option, I think become his chance show to Arteta about wrong decision loan him to Ligue 1 team Nice. Problem faced by Nicolas Pepe under Arteta as Arsenal manager because he don't get regular playing with Arsenal and make him most difficult to show his talent, I think back to Nice and get back regular position just waiting time with Nicolas Pepe back to the top performance, exactly what happen with Lacazette have bad performance with Arsenal and this season he has back to top level with Lyon.

After Mikel Arteta did not include Nicolas Pepe in his plans for the 2022/2023 season, so Arsenal decided to loan Pepe to Nice. I can understand
why Arteta didn't include Pepe in his plans this season, because while playing for Arsenal and several times given the opportunity Pepe
appeared disappointing.

I want to disagree on one thing , it is not right to say that Nicolas pepe did not perform well in Arsenal or he underperformed. Arsenal was not in good form when Pepe was at his peak, so he is not to be blamed. Currently we have good players in Arsenal, Pepe might not find his shadow under Gabriel Jesus, Saka and Zinchenko. The loan to Nice is a beautiful one for him, he will do well there and possibly return to Arsenal to reclaim his position.

[Iranus]

It was an easy prediction for Lille, even though in the previous match Lille lost heavily by PSG but still the quality of Ajaccio and Lille is very different which is clearly Lille is still the best. At least I didn't miss the moment to take advantage of betting for Lille @2.41 win, and for tomorrow's match maybe Nice v Marseille which seems quite difficult to choose the winning team. But because in the previous three matches Nice have not won, and in head to head considerations it looks at least Marseille is still the best. So I think I'm pretty sure Marseille can win the match or at least a draw might be a good result for the home team.

Although Lille won, their performance is still not stable. Lille scored three goals. However, I would say their attack is not strong enough. Lille players made a total of 7 shots in this match, 4 of which were on target. Ajaccio's defense is so weak that Lille managed to score three goals in this match. Lille will need to play better if they want to qualify for the Champions League.

Nice is a very weak opponent for a team like Marseille. Nice has not won in three matches yet. Only two goals were scored. Nice players will want a draw against Marseille. But Marseille is in very good form now, they will want to get 3 points in this match by any means.

[maju69]

Down against Paris Saint Germain, but Lille was able to bounce back with a win when they travel to Ajaccio. The heavy defeat against Paris Saint Germain was because they could not anticipate every attack from Paris Saint Germain, and also at that time Paris Saint Germain was very effective in building attacks, I saw it was the best game from PSG at the beginning of this season.

[mv1986]

It was an easy prediction for Lille, even though in the previous match Lille lost heavily by PSG but still the quality of Ajaccio and Lille is very different which is clearly Lille is still the best. At least I didn't miss the moment to take advantage of betting for Lille @2.41 win, and for tomorrow's match maybe Nice v Marseille which seems quite difficult to choose the winning team. But because in the previous three matches Nice have not won, and in head to head considerations it looks at least Marseille is still the best. So I think I'm pretty sure Marseille can win the match or at least a draw might be a good result for the home team.

Although Lille won, their performance is still not stable. Lille scored three goals. However, I would say their attack is not strong enough. Lille players made a total of 7 shots in this match, 4 of which were on target. Ajaccio's defense is so weak that Lille managed to score three goals in this match. Lille will need to play better if they want to qualify for the Champions League.

Nice is a very weak opponent for a team like Marseille. Nice has not won in three matches yet. Only two goals were scored. Nice players will want a draw against Marseille. But Marseille is in very good form now, they will want to get 3 points in this match by any means.

Strong enough for what? If Lille aims at becoming second in the league they are all set. I guess any club behind PSG is just trying to qualify for the champions league and that's it. I don't expect PSG to run into any serious issues whatsoever.

It might turn out to be a pitfall for PSG if they don't have serious competitors. The way Lille lost the game against PSG doesn't really allow for any hope. We might see a change in the dominance when PSG needs to play all competitions simultaneously.