French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[OcTradism]

It's expected of them, after all Auxerre are 17th placed, there is nothing they could do even tho they had a total of nine attempts at goal.

Don't use the low ranking of Auxere to undervalue the winning for PSG. They won easily because they are too strong and we should admit it.

I doubt tho that Lens or Rennes would be able to overtake PSG at the top seeing as they have remained unbeaten and won't want to lose form now. Instead I expect to see more of them when they get back from the world cup tournament.

Not only in this season but also in other seasons. Additionally, not only Lens or Rennes but other clubs in other seasons are very difficult to beat PSG in a single match and in a whole season. PSG have too many star players and their quality is super higher than other clubs in Ligue 1.

PSG lost titles only if they over focus on Champions League but did not manage to play well enough in Ligue 1. In most of seasons, in the last decade, they managed to win Ligue 1 even still spent a lot of focus on Champions League.

Damn it, One minute after I typed my post Marseille's second goal happened and I'm not happy about it. 90 + 8 is something that is hard to forget for Monaco because apart from 3 points they lost 10 minutes before the end of time and hoping that there is 1 point in the last minute of extra time they also have to be willing to concede the ball again which makes them have no points in this match.
Marseille's initiation was great when they lost and I admit that even though in this case I have to lose my bet.

It is a very bad match for Monaco. They let Marseille scored first but managed to equalize and find a second goal that gives them hope to earn three points.

Unfortunately they let Marseille to equalize when the match only have 7 minutes left. More terrible, they lost 1 point at the end by a very late goal from Marseille. Changing from three points to zero point is terrible and it all happened within a few minutes. Three points from this match help Marseille jumped to the fourth position in Ligue 1 and they only have 1 point less than Rennes.

[EdenHazard]

Paris Saint-Germain got a easy win today. They scored plenty of goals and showed their strength by winning with a score of 5-0. No one doubts that they will be the champions of the league at the end of this season. The teams of Rennes and Lens also continued their pursuit of the summit by winning this week. They didn't let the points difference open up. However, it seems that this will be the struggle for second place for them in the future.

It's expected of them, after all Auxerre are 17th placed, there is nothing they could do even tho they had a total of nine attempts at goal. I doubt tho that Lens or Rennes would be able to overtake PSG at the top seeing as they have remained unbeaten and won't want to lose form now. Instead I expect to see more of them when they get back from the world cup tournament.
 

Crazy stats by the psg trio messi - neymar - mbappe.

So far neymar has scored 11 goals , messi 7 goals and mbappe 12 goals plus they are unbeaten as well as the half of the season played so far at 15 , it's a normal day for psg at ligue 1 , lens doing good so far they are the closest one to psg with 5 points away.

[Raflesia]

Damn it, One minute after I typed my post Marseille's second goal happened and I'm not happy about it. 90 + 8 is something that is hard to forget for Monaco because apart from 3 points they lost 10 minutes before the end of time and hoping that there is 1 point in the last minute of extra time they also have to be willing to concede the ball again which makes them have no points in this match.
Marseille's initiation was great when they lost and I admit that even though in this case I have to lose my bet.

It is a very bad match for Monaco. They let Marseille scored first but managed to equalize and find a second goal that gives them hope to earn three points.

Unfortunately they let Marseille to equalize when the match only have 7 minutes left. More terrible, they lost 1 point at the end by a very late goal from Marseille. Changing from three points to zero point is terrible and it all happened within a few minutes. Three points from this match help Marseille jumped to the fourth position in Ligue 1 and they only have 1 point less than Rennes.

I don't think so. Monaco's performance is quite good and seeing their focus actually playing very well always keep at least 10 players in the defense zone after they excel, but indeed their concentration buys when they are constantly under pressure by Marseille and it's difficult to remember remembering in this case when Marseille attacked at least there are 5 to 6 players in the Monaco penalty box which makes it difficult for Monaco.
This result made Marseille step over Monaco as well as Lorient because in another match Lorient had to draw against Strasbourg.

[Razmirraz]

It's expected of them, after all Auxerre are 17th placed, there is nothing they could do even tho they had a total of nine attempts at goal. I doubt tho that Lens or Rennes would be able to overtake PSG at the top seeing as they have remained unbeaten and won't want to lose form now. Instead I expect to see more of them when they get back from the world cup tournament.
 

Crazy stats by the psg trio messi - neymar - mbappe.

So far neymar has scored 11 goals , messi 7 goals and mbappe 12 goals plus they are unbeaten as well as the half of the season played so far at 15 , it's a normal day for psg at ligue 1 , lens doing good so far they are the closest one to psg with 5 points away.

There is no need to be surprised by PSG performance in Ligue 1, PSG dominance is still very difficult to break by other teams, especially the trio of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe who have worked well together in PSG attack line. There is not the slightest doubt that PSG will win trophies again because other teams are very difficult to give competition to PSG.
Lens has done a great job compared to other teams, are in second place with a difference of five points from PSG making it the only team that has the closest points to PSG. However, Lens is not a team that PSG needs to worry about because the strengths of these two teams are very much different.

[Sterbens]

Crazy stats by the psg trio messi - neymar - mbappe.

So far neymar has scored 11 goals , messi 7 goals and mbappe 12 goals plus they are unbeaten as well as the half of the season played so far at 15 , it's a normal day for psg at ligue 1 , lens doing good so far they are the closest one to psg with 5 points away.

When coming from Ligue 1 then I wouldn't be too surprised by what they've achieved so far by Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. I appreciate their achievements, but it would be even better when they recorded those statistics in the Champions League, of course, something very extraordinary. I don't underestimate them, but if it's Ligue 1 then no one should be surprised because their dominance here is really strong and no team can at least match them.

[nara1892]

There is no need to be surprised by PSG performance in Ligue 1, PSG dominance is still very difficult to break by other teams, especially the trio of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe who have worked well together in PSG attack line. There is not the slightest doubt that PSG will win trophies again because other teams are very difficult to give competition to PSG.
Lens has done a great job compared to other teams, are in second place with a difference of five points from PSG making it the only team that has the closest points to PSG. However, Lens is not a team that PSG needs to worry about because the strengths of these two teams are very much different.

I totally agree with what you said, because in this case, regardless of the performance of other clubs in Ligue 1, everything is still the same because Ligue 1 will not be separated from PSG, just like the Bundesliga, which will not be separated from Bayern.
It is difficult for other clubs to make competition real in this case, especially in terms of financial strength and team quality, it is clear that the reduction is quite significant.
This season will still be the same with PSG running alone and several other clubs busy competing in the top 2-4 position.

[ajanwalker]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

[MoonOfLife]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

Monaco were at the top of the table at the start of the season but now they have fallen far behind. Monaco is now sixth in the points table. Lens on the other hand is performing well. They have lost just one match this season. And drew 3 matches. Lens is only 5 points behind PSG. Despite not having a star player in the team, Lens is now second in the table due to good match strategy.

[el kaka22]

To be fair Auxerre played like a lower division team and not like a big club. They were horrible, this wasn't just about PSG being good, which they are, but this is a bit about how terrible their opponents played as well.

It is not an easy thing to do and I believe that we are looking at something that is a phenom right now, when teams are playing against PSG they know they will lose even if they play their hardest so they start to play even worse than they normally would because they lose hope, and that’s going to be a lot of terrible results for teams. These teams should realize that getting 3 points out of PSG game would be better than any other 3 points and player harder instead.

[izsara]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

Isn't this a definite thing because regardless of anything and however some big clubs in Ligue 1 played and led at the start of the season in the end it was still PSG who won.
Other teams in Ligue 1 are only able to make moves in the top 2 to 5 positions in order to qualify for the Champions League and Europa League zones but not by making a breakthrough.

[Sirait]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

Monaco were at the top of the table at the start of the season but now they have fallen far behind. Monaco is now sixth in the points table. Lens on the other hand is performing well. They have lost just one match this season. And drew 3 matches. Lens is only 5 points behind PSG. Despite not having a star player in the team, Lens is now second in the table due to good match strategy.

if only Lens were not beaten by Lille last month then PSG will be in close competition with Lens at the top standing. I really like Lens' performance so far, against Clermont Foot yesterday, they played very stable, if only Samed hadn't done an own goal then Lens would have won 2-0 from CF.

[xzone]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

The Monaco match was one of the most critical matches of this week. They had a chance to win the match, but they didn't. I didn't think they would score a goal in the 98th minute
If this match had ended in a draw, the scoreboard would have been different right now. the scores of the teams are quite close to each other, only PSG is a little ahead of the other teams

[ILuckyGuyI]

Marseille deserved this win in fact. There were some serious problems in their defense in the Monaco game. Balerdi caused a really easy penalty and he must be regretful for that. On Monaco's second goal, Marseille left a huge space in the midfield and it was too easy for Volland to score. However their having a really good day about scoring helped them very much still. Veretout's goal helped them join the game again. After that there was a really dramatic goal in the last minute thanks to Payet - Kolasinac duo. It was an incredible cross by Payet indeed.

Marseille are back in action again as it seems. This is their second win in a row. Beating teams like Lyon and Monaco will give them extra confidence surely. Maybe we have a long break now but I still expect them to be fully motivated to maintain this series. It depends on whether to have important players injured of course.

[arimamib]

Monaco were at the top of the table at the start of the season but now they have fallen far behind. Monaco is now sixth in the points table. Lens on the other hand is performing well. They have lost just one match this season. And drew 3 matches. Lens is only 5 points behind PSG. Despite not having a star player in the team, Lens is now second in the table due to good match strategy.

if only Lens were not beaten by Lille last month then PSG will be in close competition with Lens at the top standing. I really like Lens' performance so far, against Clermont Foot yesterday, they played very stable, if only Samed hadn't done an own goal then Lens would have won 2-0 from CF.

Lens has made a surprise with impressive performances this season, five points clear of PSG who are in first place is a very good achievement made by Lens. PSG, which always dominates Ligue 1, is very difficult to be disturbed by a team like Lens, PSG always gives the best performance in Ligue 1 with the strength they have. The PSG squad is still unmatched in Ligue 1, Lens is only able to sit in second place, if for the first place it is very difficult to do.

Competition in Ligue 1 is only limited to chasing points, if for the champion only PSG are able to achieve it. Ligue 1 is the same as the Bundesliga, whoever sits in first place during the season is still rolling, Only PSG will win the trophy. Due to a lack of competition in the domestic league and lack of consistency on the European stage, PSG has always had difficulty getting the Champions League trophy.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

The Monaco match was one of the most critical matches of this week. They had a chance to win the match, but they didn't. I didn't think they would score a goal in the 98th minute
If this match had ended in a draw, the scoreboard would have been different right now. the scores of the teams are quite close to each other, only PSG is a little ahead of the other teams

Monaco had a bit of very bad luck. Otherwise they would not have lost points in this match. I watched this match. Monaco's players played very well. And tried till the end of the match to win the match. But unfortunately they conceded a goal in extra time and lost the match. However, Monaco's players performed better in this match than in Marseille.

However, Lens and Rennes are now second and third in the table, behind Marseille and Monaco. Performances in Monaco and Marseille have deteriorated, but Lens have stabilized themselves day by day. And now their performance is very consistent.

[poldanmig]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

Isn't this a definite thing because regardless of anything and however some big clubs in Ligue 1 played and led at the start of the season in the end it was still PSG who won.
Other teams in Ligue 1 are only able to make moves in the top 2 to 5 positions in order to qualify for the Champions League and Europa League zones but not by making a breakthrough.

The competition in Ligue 1 is almost the same as the bundesliga where there is only one club that dominates in the league, so far PSG are still dominating and it looks like it will happen for the next few seasons until there is another club that is really strong financially, I totally agree with what are you saying, because no team in ligue 1 is really strong until the end of the season, some teams in ligue 1 do often provide competition but slowly they start to fall behind and as usual PSG will end the end of season at the top by leaving their rivals with big difference in points.

[KTChampions]

Paris Saint-Germain got a easy win today. They scored plenty of goals and showed their strength by winning with a score of 5-0. No one doubts that they will be the champions of the league at the end of this season. The teams of Rennes and Lens also continued their pursuit of the summit by winning this week. They didn't let the points difference open up. However, it seems that this will be the struggle for second place for them in the future.

It is strange that of the trio, whose members must farm beautiful statistics for themselves, only Mbappe earned a point according to the goal plus pass system. Apparently, everyone is already in Qatar with their thoughts, and they didn’t even try in such an easy game. By the way even playing in the farm league, Mbappe is still far from getting the golden boot 

[herurist]

Marseille deserved this win in fact. There were some serious problems in their defense in the Monaco game. Balerdi caused a really easy penalty and he must be regretful for that. On Monaco's second goal, Marseille left a huge space in the midfield and it was too easy for Volland to score. However their having a really good day about scoring helped them very much still. Veretout's goal helped them join the game again. After that there was a really dramatic goal in the last minute thanks to Payet - Kolasinac duo. It was an incredible cross by Payet indeed.

Marseille are back in action again as it seems. This is their second win in a row. Beating teams like Lyon and Monaco will give them extra confidence surely. Maybe we have a long break now but I still expect them to be fully motivated to maintain this series. It depends on whether to have important players injured of course.

In this case it is true, because their insistence in the second half must be given a lot of credit in this case because they are tireless and keep trying especially in the last 10 minutes.
Pretty amazed at what they did but I'm having a hard time accepting I lost my bet in the last 10 minutes. Monaco played very well but in this match Marseille was much better.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Although Monaco took the lead 2 times, they could not maintain their superiority. It is highly likely that PSG will be the champion this year. The team that impressed me the most was Lens. They don't have many star players, but they play a team game. The team I bet the most on in this league is Rennes. Rennes' games often end over 2.5 goals.

Isn't this a definite thing because regardless of anything and however some big clubs in Ligue 1 played and led at the start of the season in the end it was still PSG who won.
Other teams in Ligue 1 are only able to make moves in the top 2 to 5 positions in order to qualify for the Champions League and Europa League zones but not by making a breakthrough.

The competition in Ligue 1 is almost the same as the bundesliga where there is only one club that dominates in the league, so far PSG are still dominating and it looks like it will happen for the next few seasons until there is another club that is really strong financially, I totally agree with what are you saying, because no team in ligue 1 is really strong until the end of the season, some teams in ligue 1 do often provide competition but slowly they start to fall behind and as usual PSG will end the end of season at the top by leaving their rivals with big difference in points.

Well, you're right about that, I think that League 1 is not very exciting, from the beginning I had a lot of faith in Lille, Marseille, even Lyon, but I don't know what's going on, I think they play PSG with a lot of respect , and if there is something that cannot be denied, PSG has many stars that can solve any game at a certain moment, even in the last minute, the last second, Messi, Mbappé or Neymar cannot appear to score a goal, that's something indisputable.

Now, they can win the French League, but they have to show what they are made of, because they are doing poorly in the UCL, I am sure that now it will be a great challenge against whoever it was, Bayern is not just any team, it is the great team, and Muller really wants to play and win, I don't know, but I think that PSG now has to manage well, because with such a huge team it is for them to win everything they want.

The case of Messi is different, Messi has won Leagues, UCL, several trophies, but PSG still need to score points, they need to build history, it is not about the team that has the most money, but the one that does things better, and here not only the league matters, football goes much further, at PSG they must think that not only do people think that the league matters, the UCL and anything that plays the duty to be is to win, but what is the use of having so much money?

Well, and a PSG star who will miss the World Cup

PSG star withdraws from France World Cup squad through injury

"Presnel Kimpembe will not participate in the World Cup," a statement read. "The PSG defender does not consider himself sufficiently recovered to be able to hold his place in Les Bleus' defence in Qatar.

Source: https://www.90min.com/posts/psg-star-withdraws-from-france-world-cup-squad-through-injury

[nara1892]

Reflecting on the previous season where Paris Saint Germain claimed the title before the league ended with a difference of 15 points from the second position held by Marseille. It seems that this season we will see the same situation as before, namely Paris Saint Germain will claim the title before the league really ends. Maybe for some people it will be too early to say so, but if we are in the standings now it is possible for this to happen again. Their closest team at the moment is Lens, who has collected 36 points, only 5 points behind Paris Saint Germain. Considering the former Marseille team who were in that position and they couldn't afford to keep it then the same thing is very likely to happen to Lens. This is also inseparable from the superiority of Paris Saint Germain in Ligue 1 which almost does not have a balanced opponent with them.