French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[DanWalker]

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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.

PSG dominated this match. There is no doubt about that. Lionel Messi's free kick was one of the highlights of the game for me. Obviously, PSG was supposed to win this match. And I really feel like the goal that they conceded was unlucky.

But anyway, Mbappe came on the pitch as a sub and won it for PSG. PSG is obviously going to win the Ligue 1 title. The question is how are they going to perform in the Champions League? Their opponent in the Champions League is going to be Benfica. Considering the fact that it isn't a very challenging match for PSG, I expect them to win this match as well.
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.

PSG dominated this match. There is no doubt about that. Lionel Messi's free kick was one of the highlights of the game for me. Obviously, PSG was supposed to win this match. And I really feel like the goal that they conceded was unlucky.

But anyway, Mbappe came on the pitch as a sub and won it for PSG. PSG is obviously going to win the Ligue 1 title. The question is how are they going to perform in the Champions League? Their opponent in the Champions League is going to be Benfica. Considering the fact that it isn't a very challenging match for PSG, I expect them to win this match as well.

[KTChampions]

Pretty impressively, despite the excellent performance of PSG, which lost only 2 points out of 27 possible, as many as two teams stay one game away (three points).
And I also wonder how Mbappe perceives the success of Haaland. At the moment, Mbappe is not showing anything special and is on a par with Neymar in terms of goals scored, while Haaland is showing a great game. I wonder if Mbappe realizes that at such a pace the Ballon D'ors will float away from him, will it hurt his psyche? As already seen, he is morbidly ambitious and jealous. This could harm both him and the entire PSG.

[Doell]

PSG dominated this match. There is no doubt about that. Lionel Messi's free kick was one of the highlights of the game for me. Obviously, PSG was supposed to win this match. And I really feel like the goal that they conceded was unlucky.

But anyway, Mbappe came on the pitch as a sub and won it for PSG. PSG is obviously going to win the Ligue 1 title. The question is how are they going to perform in the Champions League? Their opponent in the Champions League is going to be Benfica. Considering the fact that it isn't a very challenging match for PSG, I expect them to win this match as well.

Yeah mbappe that guy is very lucky in the right position, even Neymar in that match can't scoring goals his accuracy rate decreased, want to be like Messi for scoring in free kicks but he didn't successful to shoot on target. For the Champions League, maybe PSG have a chance to win, but Benfica at this time should not to be underestimated, this team's performance is currently improving and I think it is quite challenging for PSG. By the way what do you think about Ajaccio? after getting promoted to league 1 this team looks like it will return to league 2, maybe this team not yet strong enough  to compete in league 1.

[Die_empty]

But anyway, Mbappe came on the pitch as a sub and won it for PSG. PSG is obviously going to win the Ligue 1 title. The question is how are they going to perform in the Champions League? Their opponent in the Champions League is going to be Benfica. Considering the fact that it isn't a very challenging match for PSG, I expect them to win this match as well.

PSG really needs luck to a large extent for them to achieve their goal of lifting the Champions league. Their performance against Nice is a clear indication that Christophe Galtier has not fully solved their goal-scoring problems. Benfica is not a team that would be underatted. They won their last match against Maritimo by five goals to nothing. PSG would have to improve if they would be able to with that match. Kylian Mbappe's fitness would be a big boast to the club because he has proved to be one of PSG's most reliable goalscorers. 

Pretty impressively, despite the excellent performance of PSG, which lost only 2 points out of 27 possible, as many as two teams stay one game away (three points).
And I also wonder how Mbappe perceives the success of Haaland. At the moment, Mbappe is not showing anything special and is on a par with Neymar in terms of goals scored, while Haaland is showing a great game. I wonder if Mbappe realizes that at such a pace the Ballon D'ors will float away from him, will it hurt his psyche? As already seen, he is morbidly ambitious and jealous. This could harm both him and the entire PSG.

It is true that Haaland is the bride of football currently, but Mbappe is not also doing badly. Both players seem to be the most promising young footballers currently. Halaand is currently enjoying a well-organized team that has one of the greatest coaches, while Mbappe features in a team that had several issues and is managed by a relatively average coach. He is just recovering from injuries and I expect that Mbappe's performance would improve within a few weeks.   

[LUCKMCFLY]

Had big hopes on PSG and it was a big mistake, I don't care about their opponent because I think PSG will still win by at least two goals difference. But what happened they only won by one goal difference and in fact, PSG's second goal was made with difficulty. It turns out that their good performance this season is still not enough to break their narrow winning trend against Nice, even though Nice are far behind them in many factors and with their very low odds made me choose another option for handicaps and it ruined my multibet ticket because they only won narrowly.

Yes, I know what you mean, I saw the game in its entirety, but I can say something, that the second goal from a free kick by Messi was magnificent, Messi had previously tried to do it and it did not work out, until the same Neymar almost came out, but there is no denying that that goal was masterful, it was perfect and now because of the resolution of the screens it looked like he was playing Play5, that was very good, I think PSG is not that is lowering the level and that's why they win with a difference of 1 or 2 goals, it's because the league is getting very interesting, for me they have to do more merits, because the reign is running out for them, even Mbappé celebrated that 2nd goal as if it had been his.

PSG dominated this match. There is no doubt about that. Lionel Messi's free kick was one of the highlights of the game for me. Obviously, PSG was supposed to win this match. And I really feel like the goal that they conceded was unlucky.

But anyway, Mbappe came on the pitch as a sub and won it for PSG. PSG is obviously going to win the Ligue 1 title. The question is how are they going to perform in the Champions League? Their opponent in the Champions League is going to be Benfica. Considering the fact that it isn't a very challenging match for PSG, I expect them to win this match as well.

Yeah mbappe that guy is very lucky in the right position, even Neymar in that match can't scoring goals his accuracy rate decreased, want to be like Messi for scoring in free kicks but he didn't successful to shoot on target. For the Champions League, maybe PSG have a chance to win, but Benfica at this time should not to be underestimated, this team's performance is currently improving and I think it is quite challenging for PSG. By the way what do you think about Ajaccio? after getting promoted to league 1 this team looks like it will return to league 2, maybe this team not yet strong enough  to compete in league 1.

Well, PSG is leading the standings, it's nothing to be surprised about, however, on social networks, fans praise Messi's performances, they say that now he has found his good streak, however, I think that some internal problems they are still in the team, because it is said that even Segio Ramos has advised Neymar Jr because of the problem he has with Mbappé, really the problem with Mbappé is something that should not be happening, only that sometimes the managers of a team should not being so complacent with a player, because it is just that, a player, I am sure that at any moment of the World Cup in Qatar we will see another player shine much more.

On ESPN the good news and a quick little summary were immediate:

After a disappointing first season, Lionel Messi is flourishing in his second campaign at Paris Saint-Germain. Xavier Laine/Getty Images

Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick and Kylian Mbappe struck a late winner off the bench as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Messi's 28th-minute strike was his seventh of the season in all competitions for PSG this season. He's scored four goals in two games for Argentina on the just-completed international break.

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/639695

Marseille is very close to PSG, it is a team that should not give up on what they are looking for, and with what I have seen they have shown, it is very likely that they can do a better job, they are a few points away fighting for first place, could we see a surprise from this team??



Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/fra.1

[crunck]

Pretty impressively, despite the excellent performance of PSG, which lost only 2 points out of 27 possible, as many as two teams stay one game away (three points).
And I also wonder how Mbappe perceives the success of Haaland. At the moment, Mbappe is not showing anything special and is on a par with Neymar in terms of goals scored, while Haaland is showing a great game. I wonder if Mbappe realizes that at such a pace the Ballon D'ors will float away from him, will it hurt his psyche? As already seen, he is morbidly ambitious and jealous. This could harm both him and the entire PSG.

Mbappe cannot be compared to Haaland at the moment. Haaland has been playing brilliantly in every match. Mbappe, on the other hand, continues to behave selfishly. Mbappe should follow Haaland's style of play. If Mbappe plays this selfish way, no renowned team will be interested in keeping him in the squad in the future. Mbappe will definitely need to change his style of play.

[Prince Malik]

Pretty impressively, despite the excellent performance of PSG, which lost only 2 points out of 27 possible, as many as two teams stay one game away (three points).
And I also wonder how Mbappe perceives the success of Haaland. At the moment, Mbappe is not showing anything special and is on a par with Neymar in terms of goals scored, while Haaland is showing a great game. I wonder if Mbappe realizes that at such a pace the Ballon D'ors will float away from him, will it hurt his psyche? As already seen, he is morbidly ambitious and jealous. This could harm both him and the entire PSG.

it is mostly because Mbappe is not the only good player that can score in the team, and the play style of PSG and Man City is not the same, Man City are focusing more on one striker and PSG play more as a team, Mbappe should not get affected negatively by Haaland's success, like been too greedy and not passing the ball to his teammates, he should focus more on the team's success first and his comes second.

[sana54210]

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.

That's understandable, I mean if you see the roster that PSG has, you may expect them to win by 5 goal too, that's understandable. But just because they didn't win my 5 goals, doesn't mean that they didn't dominated. They dominated but failed to turn the possessions into goals, and that was the reason for the result, not the lack of domination.

In the end, they got the three points, as I always say that's the only thing that matters. They can get even better, but results will not change, no matter how amazing they get, if it's three points it's three points and nobody will ever get anything more. They do not give you points per goal, it's always 3.

[Sirait]

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it is mostly because Mbappe is not the only good player that can score in the team, and the play style of PSG and Man City is not the same, Man City are focusing more on one striker and PSG play more as a team, Mbappe should not get affected negatively by Haaland's success, like been too greedy and not passing the ball to his teammates, he should focus more on the team's success first and his comes second.

I don't know how long mbappe will survive with his selfishness, he can continue to get the ball (assist) from the others because other players still think he is a striker and their friend. PSG's toughest problem is this and it's impossible to fix it.

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

[snipie]

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

But Lens is getting better. It is interesting that after 9 matches, Lens stayed without a defeat along with Marseille and PSG.
Lyon got the 4th defeat in a row which isn't good at all and I believe they will have hard times to compete in an european competition spot. The situation isn't any better for Lille and Montpellier..

[herurist]

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

But Lens is getting better. It is interesting that after 9 matches, Lens stayed without a defeat along with Marseille and PSG.
Lyon got the 4th defeat in a row which isn't good at all and I believe they will have hard times to compete in an european competition spot. The situation isn't any better for Lille and Montpellier..

Lens when compared to last season, they have improved now but this is still early of course and they still have to continue to maintain their performance so that their position is not shifted.
2 seasons in a row they have always been in 7th position and most likely if they are in this form and can maintain it is not impossible that their position is better than before.

[sayaya17]

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

But Lens is getting better. It is interesting that after 9 matches, Lens stayed without a defeat along with Marseille and PSG.
Lyon got the 4th defeat in a row which isn't good at all and I believe they will have hard times to compete in an european competition spot. The situation isn't any better for Lille and Montpellier..

Lens when compared to last season, they have improved now but this is still early of course and they still have to continue to maintain their performance so that their position is not shifted.
2 seasons in a row they have always been in 7th position and most likely if they are in this form and can maintain it is not impossible that their position is better than before.

I'm a little surprised that the performance of Lens so far is quite satisfactory, even Lens until the 9th round has not been defeated.
But it's too early to conclude that Lens will be in a better position this season, Lens had to play consistently until the end of the season
to get to a better position than the previous season and it wasn't easy. Although so far Lens has beaten Monaco and Lyon, both of which
are strong teams in Ligue 1. But Lens still has to face some other strong teams, at least Lens so far is enough to show they are serious
enough this season to want to achieve a better position than the previous season. At least Lens target must be in the top 5 so that next
season they can play in European competition, and we'll see if Lens is able to do that or not. Next Lens will face Lille, and if Lens can beat
Lille at least get closer to Lens to be in the top 5 this season.

[püsür]

Well, PSG is leading the standings, it's nothing to be surprised about, however, on social networks, fans praise Messi's performances, they say that now he has found his good streak, however, I think that some internal problems they are still in the team, because it is said that even Segio Ramos has advised Neymar Jr because of the problem he has with Mbappé, really the problem with Mbappé is something that should not be happening, only that sometimes the managers of a team should not being so complacent with a player, because it is just that, a player, I am sure that at any moment of the World Cup in Qatar we will see another player shine much more.

On ESPN the good news and a quick little summary were immediate:

After a disappointing first season, Lionel Messi is flourishing in his second campaign at Paris Saint-Germain. Xavier Laine/Getty Images

Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick and Kylian Mbappe struck a late winner off the bench as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

Messi's 28th-minute strike was his seventh of the season in all competitions for PSG this season. He's scored four goals in two games for Argentina on the just-completed international break.

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/639695

Being old or playing for another team does not affect a player like Messi. If you only wear out Messi emotionally, Messi ceases to be Messi. That's why last season, the club he played for 20 years that he is a legend has sent him, he left crying even though he doesn't want to go. This is a mental health related event for a player like him. Playing in a city you are not accustomed to in a system that is not based on you, getting used to this place and those sad days when leaving the old club... Then they say why Messi is not as good as before, off-field events affect the inside of the field. We know how many football players have been removed from the market due to such situations? But this year, there is a Messi who has gotten used to the team and the system. There is a Messi who has come to himself. In short, there is the old Messi. As an extra, Neymar's recovery has increased Messi's performance. Mbappe is already good. This year, we will be able to watch GOAT to its fullest, as it has entered a perfect mode in Argentina this year as well.

[Davian144]

Lens when compared to last season, they have improved now but this is still early of course and they still have to continue to maintain their performance so that their position is not shifted.
2 seasons in a row they have always been in 7th position and most likely if they are in this form and can maintain it is not impossible that their position is better than before.

That's true, and last season Lens were also massacred by the Lille team, but for this season Lens have been able to repay them with their best performances and the next match for Lens is on October 10 who will be a guest at Lille. I'm sure Lens can still win against the Lille team even though the match will be at home to Lille, but Lens still has the consistency to win every game this season.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Lens when compared to last season, they have improved now but this is still early of course and they still have to continue to maintain their performance so that their position is not shifted.
2 seasons in a row they have always been in 7th position and most likely if they are in this form and can maintain it is not impossible that their position is better than before.

That's true, and last season Lens were also massacred by the Lille team, but for this season Lens have been able to repay them with their best performances and the next match for Lens is on October 10 who will be a guest at Lille. I'm sure Lens can still win against the Lille team even though the match will be at home to Lille, but Lens still has the consistency to win every game this season.

The lens team is playing very well this season. Compared to Lille, their performance is much more stable. Lens are undefeated so far and have 21 points from 9 matches. On the other hand, the Lille team has scored only 13 points in 9 matches. Lille also lost points against relatively weak teams. And so I guess Lille will lose points against Lens as well. Lens's offensive and defensive performance is excellent. At the same time, due to the good bonding between the players, they are able to play consistently well.

[bering]

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

But Lens is getting better. It is interesting that after 9 matches, Lens stayed without a defeat along with Marseille and PSG.
Lyon got the 4th defeat in a row which isn't good at all and I believe they will have hard times to compete in an european competition spot. The situation isn't any better for Lille and Montpellier..

Actually i didn't too surprised to see Lens achievement because after promoted on Ligue 1 on season 2020/2021 Lens has successfully finish at 7th on standings league two season in a row and as the team who still new in this league i have to say Lens is dark horses team who can beat strong teams and this season they performance quite impressive until week 9 because still unbeatable and if they can managed it i think possible Lens will finish at European competition

[savetheFORUM]

Lyon vs lens match ended as predicted, lens managed to win 1-0. Lyon continues to lose in the last 4 matches, nothing seems to have changed from Lyon, Lyon is still the same as last season.

But Lens is getting better. It is interesting that after 9 matches, Lens stayed without a defeat along with Marseille and PSG.
Lyon got the 4th defeat in a row which isn't good at all and I believe they will have hard times to compete in an european competition spot. The situation isn't any better for Lille and Montpellier..

Lens when compared to last season, they have improved now but this is still early of course and they still have to continue to maintain their performance so that their position is not shifted.
2 seasons in a row they have always been in 7th position and most likely if they are in this form and can maintain it is not impossible that their position is better than before.

No doubt Lens is having very good time in early part of this season and with their game and performance look like they are going to be good until first half of this season after the World Cup we have to check their performance and if they are able to keep this momentum then surely it's going to be best for them and with this most chances they are going to have their European spot at the cost of Lyon and Lille which are surely having the worst time from the start of this season and another club which is surely the biggest disappointment after having good end of last season is Strasbourg which is currently in relegation zone so look like things are changing in Ligue 1 as few teams are going badly down with new challengers are coming for fight which will give them better result and revenue which will be helpful for improving quality.

[Docnaster]

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/fra.1

It is interesting to see how the ligue 1 table looks like as at today. It is different from what it used to be in the past, seeing Marseille giving Psg a very close mark is good. Another surprising gesture is seeing Lens at top4 with over 20 points after playing 9 matches. It is an interesting one and if they could show more strength before this year ends and remain in top 4, they could end in top 4 by the end of the season.

[hd49728]

It is interesting to see how the ligue 1 table looks like as at today. It is different from what it used to be in the past, seeing Marseille giving Psg a very close mark is good. Another surprising gesture is seeing Lens at top4 with over 20 points after playing 9 matches. It is an interesting one and if they could show more strength before this year ends and remain in top 4, they could end in top 4 by the end of the season.

PSG are the strongest with most earned points and biggest goal difference. It means their attacking is a damn dominating strong but the point difference shows that they are still followed very tightly by other clubs from Marseille to Lens. Only a several points differently and it can be covered affer one or two match days.

Above all it is reading stats but I don't think other clubs will be able to catch PSG and beat them at the end. In a long run, PSG have more advantage than others as they have many good players on bench. Their substitute players can get in main squad in other clubs very easily. It reveals a lot about strenght, depth of player resources and differences between PSG and their competitors.

[rahmad2nd]

Pretty impressively, despite the excellent performance of PSG, which lost only 2 points out of 27 possible, as many as two teams stay one game away (three points).
And I also wonder how Mbappe perceives the success of Haaland. At the moment, Mbappe is not showing anything special and is on a par with Neymar in terms of goals scored, while Haaland is showing a great game. I wonder if Mbappe realizes that at such a pace the Ballon D'ors will float away from him, will it hurt his psyche? As already seen, he is morbidly ambitious and jealous. This could harm both him and the entire PSG.

Mbappe cannot be compared to Haaland at the moment. Haaland has been playing brilliantly in every match. Mbappe, on the other hand, continues to behave selfishly. Mbappe should follow Haaland's style of play. If Mbappe plays this selfish way, no renowned team will be interested in keeping him in the squad in the future. Mbappe will definitely need to change his style of play.

Messi said, Kylian Mbappe is a great player and difficult to play against in one-on-one situations, but the current mbappe is not yet in the category of the world's best player, and I agree with his statement. Mbappe and Haaland have incredible talent, but I don't think these two stars are the same. but what is certain is that these two players are young stars of this era.
Mbappe is a beast but Haaland is a goal monster. we always enjoy each of their respective performances, but IMO, Haaland is better than Mbappe in terms of attitude, if there is a vote which chooses who is the best of the two. obviously, we like Haaland more than Mbappe.