French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Minecache]

I am willing to agree with @ShowOff in this because I know PSG certainly did not play well in the last season. But this season they are looking to perform well. They have played very solid so far this season. And I know it is not going to be easy but I will say that PSG would have had an advantage coming into the match against Bayern Munich. But the problem is we are going to have a big break and who knows how Messi and Neymar will perform after the World Cup as the World Cup is truly meaningful to them. Will they be able to stay out of injury is also a big question. Because without them, the attack of PSG is not good enough.

Whether it's Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, these three players are the heart of PSG for this season, so it would be a shame if they were injured in the world cup later, although we hope these three players don't have bad luck in the world cup. indeed, PSG is very, very highly favored to be able to win the match against Bayern Munich, but statistics show that Bayern Munich is better than PSG this season. in Ligue 1 Psg was able to perform brilliantly by going unbeaten up to the 15th match that has been played, but the distance between their points and second place is not too far away and I hope they are really able to maintain their ranking as leaders until the end of the season.

Messi is at a stage of his career where he does not care about club football achievements anymore. He has achieved everything that is there to be achieved.

So, I am not going to be surprised if he doesn’t get injured. Because he is always going to try to give his hundred percent for his national team. But for Neymar and Mbappe it’s different.

Even for Neymar who has already stated that this might be his last World Cup. I think there are a lot of importance to be given to club football. And Mbappe is obviously early in his career and he’s going to give importance to his club a lot.

So, I think the chance of Lionel Messi getting injured is a lot more compared to the other two. But the thing is in my opinion PSG is obviously going to win the league title. and the only important thing for PSG is the Champions League competition, so the player knows that they will win the league title.

Anyway, I think they will try to give their best effort in the World Cup.

[zuzie]

Marseille impressed with their performance on the last two match weeks of the league. While they were maintaining a really poor form they had to face two challenging opponents like Lyon and Monaco. But these matches were also like opportunities for Marseille to stand up and get into the fight again. After playing really tough matches they really made it in both matches. Especially the Monaco match was very difficult for them as they had to make a comeback from a 2-1 disadvantage. But this kind of big wins must help them recover faster.

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

It seems that in tough games marseille team always stand out but their problem is against medium and weak teams they lost many points even at home and that problem persist since last season, they managed to get the second position in the last one but will they be ablle to do it in this one with many teams in good shape.

Marseille's success in defeat Lyon and Monaco in the last two matches should have been a good start for Marseille to return to competing for the top positions in the standings, but unfortunately  their consistency had to stop for a moment due to the world cup break.
Toulouse will be Marseille's next opponent, based on the statistics on the performance of the two teams it shouldn't be a problem for Marseille to continue their winning streak in the upcoming matches.

[Jody.Drummer]

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

In recent years, Marseille has become a club that can occupy the top 5 positions in the standings table. They always provide competition for the position even though they have not been able to be the best in a season like LOSC for example. With that I'm pretty sure they can compete for the 2nd place in the table just like you. Now they are in 4th position, with a difference of 1 point from Renners and 6 points from Lens. With the remaining matches now it is very possible for them to sit back as runners up like the past few weeks.

[Slow death]

Both of these teams have their own advantages and disadvantages and this will be very interesting to look forward to. PSG will be favorites at home for the first leg, and Bayern Munich will also be favorites for the second leg which will be played at home as well. The two of them will both be favorites and this is what is match that will be difficult for people to predict.

The statistics in the group stages will be meaningless because in the last 16 both teams are under different pressure. I never thought Bayern Munich would be happy to meet PSG and underestimate their opponent, the same thing to PSG when the opponent was Bayern Munich.

bayern will be favorites at PSG's home and they will be favorites at home, bayern is much stronger than PSG, PSG was very unlucky at the moment they played against bayern, they will lose, they will only win bayern if they are very lucky. bayern plays very well when playing against strong teams and they score a lot of goals even playing against strong teams, this is an advantage point for them, PSG sometimes plays badly and their defense is another problem, the attack if they have messi will do well, but bayern specialize in scoring a lot of goals

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

In recent years, Marseille has become a club that can occupy the top 5 positions in the standings table. They always provide competition for the position even though they have not been able to be the best in a season like LOSC for example. With that I'm pretty sure they can compete for the 2nd place in the table just like you. Now they are in 4th position, with a difference of 1 point from Renners and 6 points from Lens. With the remaining matches now it is very possible for them to sit back as runners up like the past few weeks.

in my opinion Lens will manage to finish in position 2 this time, they are having good results and in the last 5 games they will achieve 5 consecutive victories and they managed to beat Marseille that's why I see them as the best qualified candidate at this moment to finish in the position 2, I can be wrong, but I believe that if they keep this good consistency they can finish in position 2 and will go to the European champions league next season. against Marseille they play well, but sometimes they lose points and as a consequence they are in that 5

[jack05]

Both of these teams have their own advantages and disadvantages and this will be very interesting to look forward to. PSG will be favorites at home for the first leg, and Bayern Munich will also be favorites for the second leg which will be played at home as well. The two of them will both be favorites and this is what is match that will be difficult for people to predict.

The statistics in the group stages will be meaningless because in the last 16 both teams are under different pressure. I never thought Bayern Munich would be happy to meet PSG and underestimate their opponent, the same thing to PSG when the opponent was Bayern Munich.

bayern will be favorites at PSG's home and they will be favorites at home, bayern is much stronger than PSG, PSG was very unlucky at the moment they played against bayern, they will lose, they will only win bayern if they are very lucky. bayern plays very well when playing against strong teams and they score a lot of goals even playing against strong teams, this is an advantage point for them, PSG sometimes plays badly and their defense is another problem, the attack if they have messi will do well, but bayern specialize in scoring a lot of goals

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

In recent years, Marseille has become a club that can occupy the top 5 positions in the standings table. They always provide competition for the position even though they have not been able to be the best in a season like LOSC for example. With that I'm pretty sure they can compete for the 2nd place in the table just like you. Now they are in 4th position, with a difference of 1 point from Renners and 6 points from Lens. With the remaining matches now it is very possible for them to sit back as runners up like the past few weeks.

in my opinion Lens will manage to finish in position 2 this time, they are having good results and in the last 5 games they will achieve 5 consecutive victories and they managed to beat Marseille that's why I see them as the best qualified candidate at this moment to finish in the position 2, I can be wrong, but I believe that if they keep this good consistency they can finish in position 2 and will go to the European champions league next season. against Marseille they play well, but sometimes they lose points and as a consequence they are in that 5

The most expensive team for Ligue 1 is PSG. Their team is the most advanced, and the team has formed a great combination that will help the team a lot. I am very hopeful that PSG will be champions of League 1 this time.

[Jody.Drummer]

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

In recent years, Marseille has become a club that can occupy the top 5 positions in the standings table. They always provide competition for the position even though they have not been able to be the best in a season like LOSC for example. With that I'm pretty sure they can compete for the 2nd place in the table just like you. Now they are in 4th position, with a difference of 1 point from Renners and 6 points from Lens. With the remaining matches now it is very possible for them to sit back as runners up like the past few weeks.

in my opinion Lens will manage to finish in position 2 this time, they are having good results and in the last 5 games they will achieve 5 consecutive victories and they managed to beat Marseille that's why I see them as the best qualified candidate at this moment to finish in the position 2, I can be wrong, but I believe that if they keep this good consistency they can finish in position 2 and will go to the European champions league next season. against Marseille they play well, but sometimes they lose points and as a consequence they are in that 5

If you look at their current conditions, it is possible, but I don't dare to confirm that from now on, especially seeing the competition from the top 2-5 positions, it's clear that this is still interesting because other teams will definitely catch up with the remaining match time this season is still very long.
with the condition that there are still 18 matches left and the point margin is now only 5 to 6 points, I think there is still a chance for several other clubs to continue to stick and even shift Lens' position, which is now still Runner up there.

[Distraction]

PSG have been very comfortable in the Ligue 1 since they created a trio of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar. It isn't a big deal for them to become the champions by a huge gap with the other teams. Hence their main target has always been the Champions League title. They have zero title in their Champions League history and this is their biggest chance to make it while they have this fascinating trio. Last season wasn't good for them as they were eliminated by Real Madrid. This time they need to be more successful despite having another big obstacle ahead such as Bayern Munich.

Otherwise this trio is quite likely to disband in the near future. Maybe we would see all of them here one more season but I don't expect the trio to stay the same after that. Apart from Messi and Neymar, even Mbappe might think of leaving depending on a possible strong offer by another solid team which are successful in the Champions League also.

[Fesatmas]

The french league is quite unpredictable; from 2nd to 6th position; they usually swap the positions amongst their self until the final game week of the season. With the worldcup break and player fatigue; i think Marseille will have to put in more efforts to keep the second spot come end of the season

Almost all leagues are now closed for the World Cup. This can change the performance of almost all team players. Maybe someone will do great and someone will not be able to do well. We will see the new performance of the clubs after the World Cup.

Shifts from 2 to 4 in the standings will still occur. They are a team that cannot be judged consistently and still tend to be unstable in maintaining their position. Let's see what happens to Marseille who dropped down the rankings due to their inconsistency in recent matches, and it will also apply to other teams like Lens and Renners. Indeed, their current points gain is quite wide, but it is still very easy for them to move positions in the standings.

[MAAManda]

Otherwise this trio is quite likely to disband in the near future. Maybe we would see all of them here one more season but I don't expect the trio to stay the same after that. Apart from Messi and Neymar, even Mbappe might think of leaving depending on a possible strong offer by another solid team which are successful in the Champions League also.

LOL, Does winning the UCL title or not have anything to do with their contract at PSG? Believe me, even if they don't win the UCL title, they will still play together at PSG. Then you talk about the potential for Mbappe to leave PSG, is that possible? I think that at the moment there are no other clubs that can sign Mbappe (perhaps financially) other than Real Madrid and also Manchester City, and as we know that Mbappe had already rejected Real Madrid at that time and preferred to stay at PSG because of additional offers. Manchester City, they already have a bomber from Norway "Erling Haaland".

[arimamib]

Otherwise this trio is quite likely to disband in the near future. Maybe we would see all of them here one more season but I don't expect the trio to stay the same after that. Apart from Messi and Neymar, even Mbappe might think of leaving depending on a possible strong offer by another solid team which are successful in the Champions League also.

So do you think if PSG fail to win the UCL Trophy the trio of Messi, Mbappe, Neymar will disband?
PSG has never won a UCL trophy, but that doesn't mean their flagship trio will move to another club if they fail to win the UCL trophy this season. You speak without clear sources, very unfounded assumptions about this.

Shifts from 2 to 4 in the standings will still occur. They are a team that cannot be judged consistently and still tend to be unstable in maintaining their position. Let's see what happens to Marseille who dropped down the rankings due to their inconsistency in recent matches, and it will also apply to other teams like Lens and Renners. Indeed, their current points gain is quite wide, but it is still very easy for them to move positions in the standings.

Ligue 1 has just finished its 15th week, teams like Lens, Rennes and Marseille are not secure in their positions because besides the competition is still long, their performances are also up and down. Lorient, Monaco and Lille are still capable of surprising.

Apart from PSG, other teams have not been able to keep their performances consistent, changes in the standings will still occur as long as the season is still running. Surprises will always be present in second to fourth positions, teams ranked in the big six will fight for a place in the Champions League zone.
While Lens is still safely in place because the gap is slightly wider than the team below, there is still a possibility for Rennes and Marseille to move up to second place if Lens is not consistent.

[Velvet78]

PSG's main goal about bringing Messi and Neymar here as well and building the "trio" has always been winning the Champions League title. Therefore if they continue to fail in their goal anyway then I don't know if any of these players would think about leaving. Maybe not because of lacking the Champions League title but for example Messi might think of leaving at a point. Because he might be still thinking of retiring at Barcelona. But until then I don't see any reason for him to leave.

[bekti3]

PSG's main goal about bringing Messi and Neymar here as well and building the "trio" has always been winning the Champions League title. Therefore if they continue to fail in their goal anyway then I don't know if any of these players would think about leaving. Maybe not because of lacking the Champions League title but for example Messi might think of leaving at a point. Because he might be still thinking of retiring at Barcelona. But until then I don't see any reason for him to leave.

The possibility will continue to happen but in this case I think not for Messi even though he still hopes to retire at Barcelona but it's a different story with Neymar. Last season he was often rumored to leave and did not rule out the possibility for the next season to be the same, especially in this case he still has a prolonged conflict with the club owner even though his contract is still quite long but it does not rule out the possibility of him leaving sooner.

[maju69]

PSG's main goal about bringing Messi and Neymar here as well and building the "trio" has always been winning the Champions League title. Therefore if they continue to fail in their goal anyway then I don't know if any of these players would think about leaving. Maybe not because of lacking the Champions League title but for example Messi might think of leaving at a point. Because he might be still thinking of retiring at Barcelona. But until then I don't see any reason for him to leave.

It is very clear that Paris Saint Germain's main goal is to bring in a lot of star players because they want to win the Champions League trophy. But so far their plans have not worked out so well and they are still having trouble making it happen. I won't be surprised when in the transfer market they bring in Cristiano Ronaldo to join them. They don't care about the money they will spend to get the players they want. But keep in mind that money does not guarantee to bring them a title.

[Oneandpure]

Otherwise this trio is quite likely to disband in the near future. Maybe we would see all of them here one more season but I don't expect the trio to stay the same after that. Apart from Messi and Neymar, even Mbappe might think of leaving depending on a possible strong offer by another solid team which are successful in the Champions League also.

Can't expected with PSG trio exist for several season later based on Lionel Messi contract left until June 2023, its seems he has few months later before his contract over with PSG and waiting new agreement extended contract discussing after World Cup 2022. Not only with Lionel Messi future with PSG have big question but also Mbappe one step forward have rumor moving to Manchester United on next window transfer although its little possible based on contract left with PSG until 2025.

For Lionel Messi and Neymar they have Champion League tittle in their career with Barcelona but Mbappe still not yet have this tittle, I doubt with his opportunity can get Champion League tittle with PSG and he needs looking for bigger opportunity on other team if want get Champion League tittle in his football career.

[LUCKMCFLY]

PSG will have all of the players in their trio against Bayern Munich for sure. Otherwise their chance of advancing to next round would be quite low. Bayern Munich are already very deadly despite not filling Lewandowski's place. Because they are very strong as a team and they don't depend on a specific player now.

However PSG's situation is different from them. Their squad quality is also good of course but they are dependent on this trio for successes. When it comes to the Ligue 1, PSG are already comfortable. I don't think Lens would stay close to them for too long. PSG would be much safer until the Champions League games start.

I really wonder why many football fans think that bayern munchen will be the favor team in this match, psg is very strong right now and the fact that they qualified in the second spot this really don't mean anything, i expect Bayern munchen to win and qualify for the next round

Well, the truth is that PSG is not bad, I believe in the quality of each of its players, and I praise it, Messi, Neymar and Mbappé are exceptional, for me they are a great blunderbuss, but in terms of performance The team has many vulnerabilities, and I think they can be adjusted at a technical level, however it is difficult when you have practically the best stars in the world working, but Bayern have some players who play as if they were 1, they all work very well as a team , their defense is solid, their midfield is one of the best and apart from that their striker is the most lethal they have, that is what should be considered.

Marseille are definitely my favourite for the second position in the standings. For now Lens have the position but I don't expect them to be consistent until the end of the season. Marseille should be able to take advantage of having a better squad quality than them. They just had a bad time period for some weeks but things are better now. The recent two wins should give them a boost.

Maybe there is still no team that is able to fight with PSG for the title until the end. But at least there is a nice competition for the rest of the top positions.

It's what you say, Lens doesn't look bad, but I think they can quickly lose second place, at first I saw Marseille as one of the candidates so that they could compete with PSG, but eventually it's not like that, also Lille They are teams that I saw very well for everything, I even thought that they could perform a miracle and be above PSG, what happens is that when only Ney and Messi get together it is something that can destroy any team, it is very It's difficult to play against the two of them, and if Mbappé comes out that way, it's much more difficult. To be honest, what I admire PSG the most is that trident, because the truth is, if they weren't there, they wouldn't be first.

Of course this is my personal opinion, if for the next games the teams like Marseille become good players, things can paint much more in their favor, more competition would not be bad.

[Pulsar77]

It is very clear that Paris Saint Germain's main goal is to bring in a lot of star players because they want to win the Champions League trophy. But so far their plans have not worked out so well and they are still having trouble making it happen. I won't be surprised when in the transfer market they bring in Cristiano Ronaldo to join them. They don't care about the money they will spend to get the players they want. But keep in mind that money does not guarantee to bring them a title.

There are still people who believe that Ronaldo can be a part of PSG in January but I don't think so. Because it wouldn't be a sensible move for PSG. First of all, they aren't in need of another attacker now. Mbappe - Messi - Neymar trio are already more than enough for them. Let's say that they would think of a substitute striker for Mbappe. Even then Ronaldo shouldn't be their choice. Because he is another big player who shouldn't be waiting in the subs.

In case he comes he would be like an alternative player to one of these players. I don't think that he can play more effective than any of them as all of them are having a very productive season now.

[Minor Miner]

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

There is a long break for the World Cup. And we still don't know how the teams will behave after the long break of the World Cup. But since Marseille's main and only goal is Ligue 1. So it can be assumed that they will probably be able to perform a bit better in Ligue 1. However, in Ligue 1, losing points in several consecutive matches, Marseille is now far behind. But they played well in the last two matches. And managed to win against big teams like Lyon and Monaco. If Marseille can continue with that consistency, I think we'll see them finish second in the points table at the end of the season.

Marseille can able to managed 2 consecutive wins from their recent matches on France league this is good for them because finally Marseille can bounce back and their distances points between them and Rennes on 3rd position is not too far so they can chased it in case Marseille should be playing more consistent but unfortunately most of France clubs didn't used this break to do some of friendly matches and after failed on champion league Marseille only focus to Ligue 1 and their schedules on next month and January also not so hard because Marseille only faced mediocre teams such as Toulouse, Montpellier and Troyes so they have to utilized those matches to gets full points and if Marseille can managed their performance i am sure it won't be hard to gets the winning results from them

Marseille is 6 points behind from second placed Lens in the points table and only 1 point behind from Rennes. Closing this point gap should not be too difficult if Marseille is able to perform consistently well. However, it will not be easy to occupy second place in the table. Lens has been performing very well this season. Lens has been defeated in just one match. I think Lens and Marseille will fight for second place in the table. But it is difficult to predict how the teams will perform after the World Cup. We should wait, and make predictions about the teams by seeing their performance after the World Cup.

[sana54210]

In recent years, Marseille has become a club that can occupy the top 5 positions in the standings table. They always provide competition for the position even though they have not been able to be the best in a season like LOSC for example. With that I'm pretty sure they can compete for the 2nd place in the table just like you. Now they are in 4th position, with a difference of 1 point from Renners and 6 points from Lens. With the remaining matches now it is very possible for them to sit back as runners up like the past few weeks.

That’s not that hard to be fair, Marseille has always been a club that had a good supporter base, which means that no matter what position they ended up with, they would get a certain amount of money from the supporters, add that on a sustainable success rate of being in the top half with that supporter money, and you would get paid more, and use that money smartly instead of doing terrible transfers and you would have yourself some money to spare even.

That’s actually quite easy, you know why not many other teams can't? Because either they are not a club from such big city, or they just do not do great transfers, and spend it on silly players that end up playing below what was paid for them.

[Ayers]

Marseille impressed with their performance on the last two match weeks of the league. While they were maintaining a really poor form they had to face two challenging opponents like Lyon and Monaco. But these matches were also like opportunities for Marseille to stand up and get into the fight again. After playing really tough matches they really made it in both matches. Especially the Monaco match was very difficult for them as they had to make a comeback from a 2-1 disadvantage. But this kind of big wins must help them recover faster.

We have a long break ahead of us now. Marseille finished the Champions League group stage at the last place despite having one last chance to get away from there. Now they will focus on the Ligue 1 completely so I expect them to fight with whatever they have got.

Marseille has been able to beat two quite competitive teams in the previous two matches. That is going to give them a confidence boost going forward. Though I have to say they started the season better. If the weather is good to continue performing consistently, they could have been in a better position on the table.

But right now they are playing consistently. They have also shown the potential of making a comeback when they need it. And with no distractions like Champions League, they can focus on Ligue-1 right now. And that is certainly going to improve their performance which they are showing already.

[imamusma]

In Ligue 1, apart from PSG, you don't need to expect many other teams to provide great competition at the top. I also have the same thought for the Bundesliga, that's because Bayern Munich is the team that has dominated the most titles in a very long time. Each team involved is more likely to be business and revenue oriented than looking to compete for the title, but that doesn't mean they'll  not win it if the opportunity presents itself.

PSG are unrivaled in Ligue 1, even this season you can 100% believe they are the team that will win the title. There is nothing interesting about them other than if PSG qualify for the final by beating Bayern Munich in the round of 16, and defeating several other teams in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.