French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Alanaz]

Maybe they can do it, maybe not - it's one thing to play "sub-optimally" against weak opponents and still win, and another thing to play against strong opponents (some of which I have listed) when every little thing matters. At the beginning and middle of last season, I observed an obvious pattern - when the trio played together, then PSG played clearly worse than when one of the trio was absent (either Messi, then Neymar due to injury). By the end of the season, the situation has improved, but this does not mean that this problem does not exist at all and it will not manifest itself in important games.

Actually this is also optional because when they are pressed, they inevitably have to defend and it is impossible to stay in front, but on the other hand, with their current condition, why should their trio be pulled into the middle of the field? to survive because of the complete dominance of PSG in the match.

Do you think that when playing against Bayern, Liverpool, City and even Barcelona, PSG will dominate in the center of the field? I will believe it when I see it with my own eyes.

In the meantime, PSG managed to beat Nice, but the victory was not easy, but this is normal for the game after the games of the national teams.

Maybe it's possible but it's unlikely, because even when they face big teams they always play like this. For example, when they faced Madrid in the Champions League last season they always tried to keep their striker up front and had possession of the ball even though they lost in the end.
At least being in the middle might be possible but for a team of their class I doubt they will come back and defend.

[dwminer1]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

[EdenHazard]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

Instead of having a lot of goals ...

I think the match might ended with very few goal as we witnessed that rc lens used to have a slight strict defensive line recently so i expect a final score like 0-0 or 0-1 for lyon to beark the lens unbeaten run. Not really sure about this but it's just my guts.

[zuzie]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

I bet to Lens to win today
In addition to playing with the status of the host, based on the performance Lens superior from Lyon in the last few matches
Lorient, Lens, Monaco are in 3rd, 4th and 5th positions in the standings, the overall performance of these three teams is not much different. And based on notes that Lyon lost from Lorient and Monaco, so the chances of Lyon winning today's match are very small

[alpamar99]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

Instead of having a lot of goals ...

I think the match might ended with very few goal as we witnessed that rc lens used to have a slight strict defensive line recently so i expect a final score like 0-0 or 0-1 for lyon to beark the lens unbeaten run. Not really sure about this but it's just my guts.

But in this match I will be in Lens.
Currently, Lyon's condition is still not good, especially with their 3 defeats in a row.
Even though in terms of team strength they can be said to be balanced but in terms of performance it is clear that Lens is better at this time so even though it's still at risk I will still be at Lens in this match.

[crunck]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

Instead of having a lot of goals ...

I think the match might ended with very few goal as we witnessed that rc lens used to have a slight strict defensive line recently so i expect a final score like 0-0 or 0-1 for lyon to beark the lens unbeaten run. Not really sure about this but it's just my guts.

But in this match I will be in Lens.
Currently, Lyon's condition is still not good, especially with their 3 defeats in a row.
Even though in terms of team strength they can be said to be balanced but in terms of performance it is clear that Lens is better at this time so even though it's still at risk I will still be at Lens in this match.

The lens is yet to lose a match this season. Lyon, on the other hand, has started the season very well, but has lost their last three matches. The Lyon team is not weak. But now they are not in good form. In this situation, it is difficult to get points against a strong team like Lens. However, if Lyon's defenders play well, they have the potential to earn points.

[sana54210]

Although PSG won the match by a 2-1 score-line, they fought hard for it. In the game against Nice, Mbappé scored the game's winning goal off the bench for PSG. Following Messi's wonder free-kick, Mbappe scores the winning goal to give PSG all three points. The French champions are two points ahead of Marseille, who defeated Angers 3-0 on Friday.

PSG quality is much better than Nice, so it's not surprising that many predictions prioritized PSG victory in that the match, but in terms of the game, Nice made it difficult for PSG to win the match even though they continued to dominate throughout the match, but PSG had difficulty scoring goals after Messi Free Kick goal happen, when the match was drawn 1-1 it seemed that the PSG squad had difficulty breaking into the Nice defense even though they continued to shoot, but fortunately Mbappe who came on as a substitute in the 59th minute was able to become a hero by scoring the winning goal for PSG in that match.

I didn't watch the same game that you watched I believe . I saw a team that dominated the game and PSG was amazing, sure they had trouble scoring a bit but they had plenty of chances and when a team has plenty of chances that means they dominated, the result of course matters but they won anyway. So, this is a game where we could say "it was only 2-1 win but could have been even bigger win" and that's domination to me.

PSG played very well, could be having some trouble playing together at the front three, Mbappe got in later on and scored, and I believe if they started with those three, they would have scored a lot more from the start. In the end, they managed to get the three points they wanted, and that’s important.

[Hyphen(-)]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

Olympique Lyon has lost their last three League1 matches. They will do everything in their power to win this match, even though it will not be easy, because doing so will help them move up in the league and make up for the points they have lost in their previous three matches.
Lyon's main goal this season is to finish in the top four, as returning to the Champions League is now their top priority, which is why they resigned Alexandra Lacazatte from Arsenal.

[Pesona1]

The lens is yet to lose a match this season. Lyon, on the other hand, has started the season very well, but has lost their last three matches. The Lyon team is not weak. But now they are not in good form. In this situation, it is difficult to get points against a strong team like Lens. However, if Lyon's defenders play well, they have the potential to earn points.

The first half has now ended and Lens managed to show a solid game at this time, seeing the game of Lens and Lyon in the first half which was quite balanced certainly makes the second half match  more interesting to watch later, so far Lens can still be consistent and I hope Lens will continue still able to maintain an unbeaten record until the match ends later, in the first half both teams played quite carefully and it was seen from the few opportunities created until the first half ended and If there is no change in strategy from both teams in the second half, then I think we will see a draw which will be the final result of today match.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Lorient are the most surprising team of the season so far. They have got 22 points after nine weeks passed and we see them only three points away from PSG also. They have beaten quite strong teams compared to them like Rennes, Lens, Lyon and lastly Lille today. By the way the win against Lille was really dramatic. While they were 1-0 ahead they got a red card. Lille scored the equalizer however Lorient still found a way to score to winning goal in the last minutes.

This is a really difficult thing to do for them normally. But this proves how much strong they are mentally now. In a month they are going to host PSG which is a candidate to become an interesting game. We all know how strong PSG are but maybe they would have concentration problems after having a tough game vs Juventus in the CL a few days before. Anyway, let's see how long Lorient keep up the good work. They are on a long road to be able to finish the league in top 5 to qualify for a tournament.

[Furious 7]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

A narrow victory was presented in this match, actually I expected something more in this match but this is too monotonous with a club of their class.
I was sleepy watching their game play the ball in midfield but the goal was scored 10 minutes from the end through the Sotoca Penalty.
Even if it's boring this result is definitely good enough for Lens.

[herurist]

Lorient are the most surprising team of the season so far. They have got 22 points after nine weeks passed and we see them only three points away from PSG also. They have beaten quite strong teams compared to them like Rennes, Lens, Lyon and lastly Lille today. By the way the win against Lille was really dramatic. While they were 1-0 ahead they got a red card. Lille scored the equalizer however Lorient still found a way to score to winning goal in the last minutes.

This is a really difficult thing to do for them normally. But this proves how much strong they are mentally now. In a month they are going to host PSG which is a candidate to become an interesting game. We all know how strong PSG are but maybe they would have concentration problems after having a tough game vs Juventus in the CL a few days before. Anyway, let's see how long Lorient keep up the good work. They are on a long road to be able to finish the league in top 5 to qualify for a tournament.

They impress by continuing to receive wins in every match run.
9 matches 7 wins 1 draw and 1 loss clearly this is one very good achievement by a club that is always close to the relegation zone.
The previous 2 seasons after they were promoted they had to continue to be in 16th position but this is probably their best achievement by being in 3rd position at the moment for a while.

[Ratash]

Today's last match of the French league, Lens vs Olympique Lyon, promises to be interesting. The favorites of the game are the hosts who have not lost the match this season. Lyon had a good start to the season but have lost the last 3 games. Both teams will probably want to fight for the top places in the league this season, so every point gained at the expense of a direct opponent is especially valuable.

This game was a disapointement it was a one sided domination from lens especially on the second half, lyon performance have gone down recently and they were not able to shoot on goal all game long, they were lucky the score was not a large one i think their management should take precautions before its too late.

[Velvet78]

It looks like a quite challenging season is waiting for PSG in the league this time. But I'm saying this considering only the current situation in the league now. Maybe Lorient might not be very consistent but Marseille seem to be a big threat to them. They have been having a very consistent run in the league since they started to focus on the league more than the Champions League.

I'm pretty confident that their priority will continue to be this league as they don't find this kind of a chance to keep up with the best team of the league. I wonder if PSG will manage to pull away from them early to concentrate mostly on the Champions League.

[Tumanggor]

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Sorry mate shit happens in football. Nice were impressive in their attack although not good enough to have secured a draw. At some point i was expecting a draw after the equalising goal by NICE because their defensee got so tight afterwards. But PSG had to play with so much team work and extra pressure before Mbappe could net the ball.

In the match between PSG and nice I also had High Hopes on Psg but I cannot say that they disappointed me. They were able to win and they also played over 2.5 goals so there is no disappointmen. We don't expect PSG to win with very high go margin every match. Remember last season nice got a very tough fight so they are no longer a small club. The most important thing is for there to be a win and nothing else

I was surprised by what NICE did, their defense was really strong after Laborde scored and made the match draw in the first half, besides that the ball possession was almost balanced

as usual, in this PSG match, we saw mbappe who rarely provided assists to messi and neymar, even though there were several opportunities that could have been goals. even so, he has performed well too by contributing 1 goal in minute 83'

[Zlantann]

This game was a disapointement it was a one sided domination from lens especially on the second half, lyon performance have gone down recently and they were not able to shoot on goal all game long, they were lucky the score was not a large one i think their management should take precautions before its too late.

I expected a better performance from both teams considering their positions in the French league table. The match was a totally dissatisfactory, especially for the Olympique Lyonnais. They had no shot on target after making just four attempts. I was expecting Lyon to put up a fight after losing their four last matches. Their defense is doing a good job but the issue is their ability to create chances and score goals. Lyon has been suffering from a financial crisis since after the covid-19 and its American investor John Textor has not been able to match up with the spending of big clubs like PSG, hence they could not buy more quality players this season.

I was surprised by what NICE did, their defense was really strong after Laborde scored and made the match draw in the first half, besides that the ball possession was almost balanced

as usual, in this PSG match, we saw mbappe who rarely provided assists to messi and neymar, even though there were several opportunities that could have been goals. even so, he has performed well too by contributing 1 goal in minute 83'

It was not totally a bad performance for Nice considering the quality of PSG. Although their attack was not spectacular in that match they utilized the only opportunity they had. Nice defense needs all the commendation because they were able to hold the attacking for PSG. Lionel Messi had a good match but Kylian Mbappe has proved again that without him no party for PSG. Although he was not totally fit for the match Christophe Galtier's gamble paid off after, and Mbappe scored the winning goal.

[Wawa2013]

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Sorry mate shit happens in football. Nice were impressive in their attack although not good enough to have secured a draw. At some point i was expecting a draw after the equalising goal by NICE because their defensee got so tight afterwards. But PSG had to play with so much team work and extra pressure before Mbappe could net the ball.

In the match between PSG and nice I also had High Hopes on Psg but I cannot say that they disappointed me. They were able to win and they also played over 2.5 goals so there is no disappointmen. We don't expect PSG to win with very high go margin every match. Remember last season nice got a very tough fight so they are no longer a small club. The most important thing is for there to be a win and nothing else

I was surprised by what NICE did, their defense was really strong after Laborde scored and made the match draw in the first half, besides that the ball possession was almost balanced

as usual, in this PSG match, we saw mbappe who rarely provided assists to messi and neymar, even though there were several opportunities that could have been goals. even so, he has performed well too by contributing 1 goal in minute 83'

I also appreciate the performance of Nice, which can make it difficult for PSG to play at their own home. Especially as you said
Nice's back line performance was quite solid, which could almost have ended the match in a draw. Unfortunately the Nice players
had difficulty building attacks because they were under pressure from PSG players and created few chances. But it is difficult to prevent
PSG from winning with the quality of PSG's players. Finally PSG managed to score the winning goal 7 minutes before the game ended,
PSG was saved by Mbappe who managed to score the winning goal for PSG. With this victory PSG back up to the top position.
While Nice should be in 13th position after suffering two consecutive defeats, I hope Nice can achieve positive results in the next match.
Because a team like Nice should be in the top 5, hopefully slowly Nice can find its best performance like in the previous season.

[Slow death]

It looks like a quite challenging season is waiting for PSG in the league this time. But I'm saying this considering only the current situation in the league now. Maybe Lorient might not be very consistent but Marseille seem to be a big threat to them. They have been having a very consistent run in the league since they started to focus on the league more than the Champions League.

I'm pretty confident that their priority will continue to be this league as they don't find this kind of a chance to keep up with the best team of the league. I wonder if PSG will manage to pull away from them early to concentrate mostly on the Champions League.

whenever the leagues start we see scenarios like those in which there are small or medium teams that are provisionally in the first places and even in many cases these same medium or small teams manage to win many games at the beginning of the league, but when it arrives in the middle of the league they start to lose points and at the end of the league whoever is at the top is there the dominant team which in this case is PSG that will be at the top and unfortunately this is due to the few investments that medium and small teams make, these small and medium teams prefer do business selling players, they sell their good players to the big teams and at the end of the day these small and medium teams only play to stay in the league


Monaco 4 - 1 Nantes

as expected from monaco they won and managed to score 4 goals, they are playing very well, too bad they have no chance of winning the league, but at least they can try the first leagues

[rahmad2nd]

I didn't watch the same game that you watched I believe . I saw a team that dominated the game and PSG was amazing, sure they had trouble scoring a bit but they had plenty of chances and when a team has plenty of chances that means they dominated, the result of course matters but they won anyway. So, this is a game where we could say "it was only 2-1 win but could have been even bigger win" and that's domination to me.

PSG played very well, could be having some trouble playing together at the front three, Mbappe got in later on and scored, and I believe if they started with those three, they would have scored a lot more from the start. In the end, they managed to get the three points they wanted, and that’s important.

You are right, statistically PSG controlled the game with 57% ball possession.
meaning that PSG dominated, especially in the first half, PSG really dominated the game. unfortunately, there are many people who hope PSG will score a lot of goals in this match. including myself at first, but after seeing the starting eleven and the formation used by Galtier.

looks like Galtier is saving Mbappe energy for the champions league, as a result he sits on the bench.
but often we don't see the opponent's strategy, Nice really play defensively with a 5-4-1 formation pattern.
but as you said, if Galtier had included Mbappe as a starter from the start, maybe the result would have been different. despite all that, the fact is that SPG performed very well even though it was only a thin goal difference.

[swogerino]

I didn't watch the same game that you watched I believe . I saw a team that dominated the game and PSG was amazing, sure they had trouble scoring a bit but they had plenty of chances and when a team has plenty of chances that means they dominated, the result of course matters but they won anyway. So, this is a game where we could say "it was only 2-1 win but could have been even bigger win" and that's domination to me.

PSG played very well, could be having some trouble playing together at the front three, Mbappe got in later on and scored, and I believe if they started with those three, they would have scored a lot more from the start. In the end, they managed to get the three points they wanted, and that’s important.

You are right, statistically PSG controlled the game with 57% ball possession.
meaning that PSG dominated, especially in the first half, PSG really dominated the game. unfortunately, there are many people who hope PSG will score a lot of goals in this match. including myself at first, but after seeing the starting eleven and the formation used by Galtier.

looks like Galtier is saving Mbappe energy for the champions league, as a result he sits on the bench.
but often we don't see the opponent's strategy, Nice really play defensively with a 5-4-1 formation pattern.
but as you said, if Galtier had included Mbappe as a starter from the start, maybe the result would have been different. despite all that, the fact is that SPG performed very well even though it was only a thin goal difference.

Even a thin goal difference gives you the three points and they were the main objective of PSG to get them.Their coach is thinking of course more about the Champions League as there they have failed every year while in the Ligue 1 they have no real opponents,we all know they will win it easily because having Messi and Mbappe on the same team gives you this assurance.I agree it is because of the Champions League that the coach saved Mbappe and did not make him play the full 90 minutes of the game.