French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[karabiber]

Angers were a very easy opponent for Lyon. It was as if the Angers defense wasn't in the game. I have seen very few defensive lines that can remain unresponsive to goals. This was one of them. Angers team is mentally removed from the league. Lacazette's vision was good. Gusto was my favorite football player who was open to improvement in Lyon. A football player with high potential. He is a good fullback and we have a good chance of seeing him in the Premier League in the future.

[Z-tight]

Angers were a very easy opponent for Lyon. It was as if the Angers defense wasn't in the game.

Lyon have been very impressive in the Ligue 1 this season, last season they finished in 8th position, very far from the top four, i feel they want to correct that this season and try to finish in the top four, and if they continue playing the way they are doing, they can achieve that, they are in fourth position now with 13 points, and they have played only 5 matches, so it is impressive from Lyon.

I have seen very few defensive lines that can remain unresponsive to goals. This was one of them. Angers team is mentally removed from the league.

Angers, just like Ajaccio are already in trouble of relegation very early in the season, Angers have not won any game this season, if they lose a few more, they can start preparing for life in Ligue 2.

[wiss19]

Angers were a very easy opponent for Lyon. It was as if the Angers defense wasn't in the game.

Lyon have been very impressive in the Ligue 1 this season, last season they finished in 8th position, very far from the top four, i feel they want to correct that this season and try to finish in the top four, and if they continue playing the way they are doing, they can achieve that, they are in fourth position now with 13 points, and they have played only 5 matches, so it is impressive from Lyon.

Lyon is surely deserved in top four teams of French League and in last season their start was also very good but sadly after half of season they slipped and then fail to recover which was big disappointment for them now again in this season they are doing good job and have 13 points from five games with now they are going to face Lorient in sixth round on 7th September which is going to be good for them in case of win they will at third spot behind PSG and Marseille.

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille and then Monaco is going to host Lyon which is also very interesting match as right now Monaco is struggling badly and have second win of this season against Nice in last round surely they are looking for better performance against Lyon.

[Z-tight]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille and then Monaco is going to host Lyon which is also very interesting match as right now Monaco is struggling badly and have second win of this season against Nice in last round surely they are looking for better performance against Lyon.

Before all of that, Lyon is going to play their outstanding game tomorrow, they have played only 5 matches, while other teams except Lorient have played 6 games, so they face Lorient tomorrow away from home, i feel it is going to be another victory for them, if they win that game they will move up to second position, and level on points with Marseille and psg, that is an excellent start to the season.

But like you said, they have two strong tests in the seventh and eight round of games, when they will face Monaco and then psg, how they come out of those two games will say a lot about how strong they are this season, a win against Monaco and a draw at psg will be a good result, but it is going to be difficult to achieve, i will follow those two games closely to see how Lyon fare.

[blue Snow]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

[bering]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

[DU18]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

[hahay]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

About Alexis Sánchez in my personal view Alexis Sánchez is a great player but when it comes to scoring goals, I can't say Alexis Sánchez is the best. Alexis Sánchez is a typical hard working player so Alexis Sánchez will at least always have an influence for the team, but if as you say from 5 matches and Alexis Sánchez has 3 goals then surely it is a good record. Because if I realized, great players with high salaries sometimes get deadlocked to make quick goals in his new team, but Alexis Sánchez can do that so of course it will be a great achievement for him and the team.

[visionE2]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

yes I also doubt that Lorient can win against Lyon. other than head to head, Lorient's condition has not been able to reduce Quentin Boisgard and Adil Aouchiche, because both are still injured.
Meanwhile, Igor Silva is still a doubt to appear in this match due to thigh cramps. so my prediction is 0-2 for Lyon win.

[rahmad2nd]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

Currently marseille is ranked second on the ligue 1 standings, the presence of alexis sanchez adds to the attack power of the igor tudor squad, sanchez is a typical hard worker, his three goals prove that he can be relied on as one of the dangerous attackers that marseille has.

Igor Tudor's squad has just undergone 6 matches this season, this week marseille will host Lillie, but before that match, they will play the UCL tournament match against totenham hotspur.
This week they have a pretty tough job, the Igor Tudor squad are required to perform at their best.

[poldanmig]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

About Alexis Sánchez in my personal view Alexis Sánchez is a great player but when it comes to scoring goals, I can't say Alexis Sánchez is the best. Alexis Sánchez is a typical hard working player so Alexis Sánchez will at least always have an influence for the team, but if as you say from 5 matches and Alexis Sánchez has 3 goals then surely it is a good record. Because if I realized, great players with high salaries sometimes get deadlocked to make quick goals in his new team, but Alexis Sánchez can do that so of course it will be a great achievement for him and the team.

Alexis sanchez is a player who is typical of the opponent's defense disruptor, he has speed and agility when carrying the ball so that it troubles the opponent's defense and finally opens space for other Marseille players, so I don't think it's surprising if the number of goals is not too much compared to other players who play as strikers , as a new player at marseille, alexis sanchez has adapted well and quickly compared to when he was at intermilan, I think alexis sanchez's performance will improve again over time with marseille later.

[fullhdpixel]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

Overall their performance is good, and they have two clean sheets in five matches which is showing us good work from their defense but one match which was against Lens they were completely outclassed by their attack, and they concede five goals which is surely a problem but after this they have again done good and with having an away win against bottom side with clean sheet they are doing unpredictable performance which is surely a problem as they need some better performance in defense which will give them better results.

Now today they are going to face Lyon which is also having good start of this season with good aggressive performance they need to do tight defense for them and if they are able to steal point then surely it's going to be bonus for them against this Lyon.

[LittleBitFunny]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

Overall their performance is good, and they have two clean sheets in five matches which is showing us good work from their defense but one match which was against Lens they were completely outclassed by their attack, and they concede five goals which is surely a problem but after this they have again done good and with having an away win against bottom side with clean sheet they are doing unpredictable performance which is surely a problem as they need some better performance in defense which will give them better results.

Now today they are going to face Lyon which is also having good start of this season with good aggressive performance they need to do tight defense for them and if they are able to steal point then surely it's going to be bonus for them against this Lyon.

The match between Lorient and Lyon has come to an end and the score has ended 3-1 in favor of Lorient.

As far as I am concerned, I really do not know if they deserved to win this match. Due to the fact that Lyon absolutely dominated this match in terms of possession throughout the entire game. At the same time, however, they did not have anything to show for it at the end of the game. In spite of the possession they had, they were not able to make proper use of it. They got caught off guard by the counterattack. In addition, Lorient's attacks have been quite coordinated. Lyon will need to improve their defending.

[blue Snow]

The match between Lorient and Lyon has come to an end and the score has ended 3-1 in favor of Lorient.

As far as I am concerned, I really do not know if they deserved to win this match. Due to the fact that Lyon absolutely dominated this match in terms of possession throughout the entire game. At the same time, however, they did not have anything to show for it at the end of the game. In spite of the possession they had, they were not able to make proper use of it. They got caught off guard by the counterattack. In addition, Lorient's attacks have been quite coordinated. Lyon will need to improve their defending.

Is still problem with the field? because this game was postponed on 14th august ago. I just guess Lyon is still unconfident because of that problem. But, so far when we look at the game, Lyon look don't have a problem with that because have 68% ball possession while Lorient seems just wait for a counter-attack. The strategy was successful, maybe they have support from fans and turn off movement Lacazette, look smart and wake up after losing 3 different goal on Lens.

[Juggy777]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

Overall their performance is good, and they have two clean sheets in five matches which is showing us good work from their defense but one match which was against Lens they were completely outclassed by their attack, and they concede five goals which is surely a problem but after this they have again done good and with having an away win against bottom side with clean sheet they are doing unpredictable performance which is surely a problem as they need some better performance in defense which will give them better results.

Now today they are going to face Lyon which is also having good start of this season with good aggressive performance they need to do tight defense for them and if they are able to steal point then surely it's going to be bonus for them against this Lyon.

The match between Lorient and Lyon has come to an end and the score has ended 3-1 in favor of Lorient.

As far as I am concerned, I really do not know if they deserved to win this match. Due to the fact that Lyon absolutely dominated this match in terms of possession throughout the entire game. At the same time, however, they did not have anything to show for it at the end of the game. In spite of the possession they had, they were not able to make proper use of it. They got caught off guard by the counterattack. In addition, Lorient's attacks have been quite coordinated. Lyon will need to improve their defending.

@LittleBitFunny it doesn’t matter how good you play if in the end you can’t score, and that seemed to be the problem with Lyon and I’m sure that their coach will introspect as to what wrong for them despite seeing so much possession. Furthermore I feel that being the underdogs allowed Lorient to escape the pressure, and stun Lyon who I believe were over confident heading into this fixture.

[DU18]

I noticed Lorient already conceded 8 goals from 5 matches and on the big 6 they are one of the weakest defensive teams after Lille so for today match Lyon can utilized this weakness especially Lyon trio are on fire today because from total 14 goals Lyon their forward line such as Mateus Martins, Lacazette, and Yoko Ekambi has been scoring 10 goals so this proven Lyon had sharp forward players and today Lyon probably will continue their positive results and get 3 points from this match and odds for Lyon is @1.73

Although lorient have a slightly weak defense but they have started the season quite well this season and are able to be ranked 6th in the standings with a value of 10 points, lorient's defense and attack are the same as conceding 8 goals and creating 8 goals so I think their poor defense can still be offset by opportunities they scored a goal,  lyon is still better than lorient but that doesn't mean lyon will easily win at home to lorient, and maybe the match will be difficult and both teams will only get 1 point each in the match later.

Overall their performance is good, and they have two clean sheets in five matches which is showing us good work from their defense but one match which was against Lens they were completely outclassed by their attack, and they concede five goals which is surely a problem but after this they have again done good and with having an away win against bottom side with clean sheet they are doing unpredictable performance which is surely a problem as they need some better performance in defense which will give them better results.

Now today they are going to face Lyon which is also having good start of this season with good aggressive performance they need to do tight defense for them and if they are able to steal point then surely it's going to be bonus for them against this Lyon.

The results of the lorient and lyon matches clearly surprised us all including myself personally, indeed I expected that the match would be difficult for both teams but to be honest I doubt if lorient managed to win the match especially with a score of 3-1, my doubts against lorient are none other than because their unstable performance, while lyon came with an unbeaten record of course being the favorites in that match, but indeed that is football that we can't predict at all, lyon which was previously in 2nd place in the standings was actually destroyed by a team that had inconsistent performance in the league .

[emrecemsan]

This also shows how strongly Lyon performed in the second half but there was no luck. They wasted so many goal opportunities that could have been a silver lining for a comeback. Lacazette still continues to be helpful for his team by 4 goals in 6 matches. However defensive mistakes make things harder for them. Thiago Mendes made a huge mistake which resulted in a goal for Lorient for example. I knew that Lorient were in a good shape and it was going to be a difficult one for Lyon. But this was beyond the expectations.

They have another tough match in three days which is against Monaco. As it is in Monaco's stadium also they can drag down Lyon more by an upset. Monaco waited for many weeks to get their first win against Nice. They defeated Lyon 2-0 here last season and they might get a win again if they play properly. But I won't risk anything by betting on Monaco as their performance is unreliable for now. I'd prefer both teams to score @1.45.

[tulusikhlas]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

This is a fundamental problem that has always existed with the team. They are difficult to maintain consistency, so they have to decline as the season is about to end. I don't understand why things like this always happen, maybe they are too complacent with what they get. Confidence is a must, but if it's too much then it's not good either, because if that's the case, they will definitely underestimate the opponent.

[lixer]

Now in seventh round we are going to have few very exciting matches which will give more clear shape to this league table like Marseille is going to face Lille

They were consistent, 4 wins in the row show us They are more competitive to coup PSG, but usually what makes me worry is they are only good at the beginning and going to down in the middle session. We know both have the same points, Alexis Sanches is on fire, he found his performance in Marseille was just played 5 times but created 3 goals, is he getting better than was on Inter?

This is a fundamental problem that has always existed with the team. They are difficult to maintain consistency, so they have to decline as the season is about to end. I don't understand why things like this always happen, maybe they are too complacent with what they get. Confidence is a must, but if it's too much then it's not good either, because if that's the case, they will definitely underestimate the opponent.

They need to learn about their weakness and with this consistency is also very important for them because they lost badly in last season and downed with this now their start is again good and have 4 wins with first lost against Lorient, but this was terrible now they are going to have another challenge Monaco is also good even having bad season start, but now they are improving performance which is surely going to be good for them with just few hours back they won their first match in UEFA Europa Cup which is good for them and their confidence which is going to be improved their performance in coming matches.

But here Lyon is surely needed more stability as their few quality players are able to give them better results, but they also need to work on consistency which is important for them for their stay at the top of table.

[zaki12]

The match between Lorient and Lyon has come to an end and the score has ended 3-1 in favor of Lorient.

The Lorient goalkeeper was decisive in this shot and hand kick in Lorient's last two goals. Lorient is gradually regaining its identity as it was in the Gourcuff era and its Lorient style of play. hats off! Congratulations Lorient! nice surprise