French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Jody.Drummer]

Matchday 16 could be a surprise for PSG against Strasbourg but it's a shame Strasbourg's 1 point in sight had to be destroyed due to Mbappe's penalty in the final minutes of extra time.
As usual, they dominated the match but the sending off of Neymar for a red card made things difficult for them and there were a lot of wasted chances in this game.
With this result Strasbourg must continue to sink in the relegation zone and now it's getting more difficult for them. on the other hand, these 3 points, which are actually almost difficult to get, have made PSG distance themselves from Lens, who still hasn't played this week.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Extremely difficult victory for PSG. 1-1 until the last minute of stoppage time, in which PSG were awarded a penalty. Mbappe showed that he is cool and made it 2-1 for PSG. A good start with a win, but you can ask yourself why PSG had so much trouble with Strasbourg in this match. There wasn't exactly a whole B team in it. Perhaps many players were still thinking about the World Cup and the disappointment of the lost final. Although quite a few other nationalities also play in the Paris team. Lyon took a big win 2-4 in an away game, which is good for confidence. At halftime they were already leading 2-4.

[snipie]

Extremely difficult victory for PSG. 1-1 until the last minute of stoppage time, in which PSG were awarded a penalty. Mbappe showed that he is cool and made it 2-1 for PSG. A good start with a win, but you can ask yourself why PSG had so much trouble with Strasbourg in this match. There wasn't exactly a whole B team in it. Perhaps many players were still thinking about the World Cup and the disappointment of the lost final. Although quite a few other nationalities also play in the Paris team. Lyon took a big win 2-4 in an away game, which is good for confidence. At halftime they were already leading 2-4.

Neymar helped PSG a lot in this match with 2 silly yellow cards as usual, he got fired and luckily PSG got 3 points while playing with 10 players thanks to a late penalty scored by Mbappe..
That was supposed to be an easy match for PSG
Lyon under new owners scored 4 goals and got 3 points although their opponent isn't that good.
The remaining games aren't less important, especially Lens and Nice which should be competitive.

[X-ray]

Paris Saint Germain has a 1 goal lead from the guest with a goal created in the 14th minute. As many have predicted, Paris Siant Germain will be very dominant in this match. Look at the mastery of the match they showed, it really shows two different teams. I wouldn't expect much from Strasbourg to surprise this game. Paris Saint Germain would absolutely pull off a comfortable victory at the end of the game.

What did neymar do? What the fuck was happening with neymar. He was making unneeded fouls that makes him got a red card. PSG was only winning with small scores. 2-1 has become a good result as long as PSG was making full points.
It might be 2-0 if marquinhos didn't make own goal that was giving a goal to the strasbourg. As a team with so many world class player and it's weird to see that PSG was not able to win from strasbourg easily.
Mbappe was making a goal through penalty. Hmmm the performance from PSG didn't make me feel amazed with it.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Extremely difficult victory for PSG. 1-1 until the last minute of stoppage time, in which PSG were awarded a penalty. Mbappe showed that he is cool and made it 2-1 for PSG. A good start with a win, but you can ask yourself why PSG had so much trouble with Strasbourg in this match.

PSG were very lucky to have escaped that one. They were dominant with the ball, having about 70% of the possession, but did little with it and looked neutered in the absence of Lionel Messi. At least this result sees PSG remain top of the table and extend their advantage over second-place Lens to eight points while Strasbourg are three adrift of safety.

[hd49728]

What did neymar do? What the fuck was happening with neymar. He was making unneeded fouls that makes him got a red card. PSG was only winning with small scores. 2-1 has become a good result as long as PSG was making full points.

Though Neymar did have a bad match and it is a failure of Neymar against Mbappe in this match, Neymar still wins against Mbappe in this season in general performances. The internal competition between Neymar and Mbappe in PSG is very interesting.

It might be 2-0 if marquinhos didn't make own goal that was giving a goal to the strasbourg. As a team with so many world class player and it's weird to see that PSG was not able to win from strasbourg easily.

Marquinhos often makes personal mistakes and I think he is not deserved to be a heart of PSG defense. To win Champions League, they must find another better central defender to replace Marquinhos.

Mbappe was making a goal through penalty. Hmmm the performance from PSG didn't make me feel amazed with it.

Mbappe is not too good at penalty spots but his confidence has been increasing. If he can learn a penalty kick technique from Neymar and Messi, he will be very dangerous at the spot. Both Neymar and Messi had bad penalty records but after they changed their kicking technique, they improved their successful rates a lot.

[bering]

For today match Lorient had poor records from Montpellier that from 5 latest matches Lorient has lose 4 times and only can able to get draw result once and actually they want to used this match to bounce back and ended their poor results period but seems possibly Lorient can be slipped today because seems Montpellier is became the team who hard to beat by them and my prediction the match will be very tight and probably draw result is decent for them considering recent performance from both of teams is very similar so betting options draw or both teams to scores seems good to be considering

[borovichok]

Mbappe is not too good at penalty spots but his confidence has been increasing. If he can learn a penalty kick technique from Neymar and Messi, he will be very dangerous at the spot. Both Neymar and Messi had bad penalty records but after they changed their kicking technique, they improved their successful rates a lot.

Mbappe having Leo Messi and Neymar Jr as teammates have boost his confidence on the pitch and he have improved in certain playing position offfront. Kylian Mbappe confidence in taking penalties have increased in recent times with a wonderful performance from the Qater 2022 world cup. He have pace and also skillful with the ball in additional good footings. There are many tough times the Frenchman have turnup for the Parisians. Yesterday game in the parc Des princes stadium, it was all luck for the home side due to the strong defend from the visitors.

[GiftedMAN]

Extremely difficult victory for PSG. 1-1 until the last minute of stoppage time, in which PSG were awarded a penalty. Mbappe showed that he is cool and made it 2-1 for PSG. A good start with a win, but you can ask yourself why PSG had so much trouble with Strasbourg in this match.

PSG were very lucky to have escaped that one. They were dominant with the ball, having about 70% of the possession, but did little with it and looked neutered in the absence of Lionel Messi. At least this result sees PSG remain top of the table and extend their advantage over second-place Lens to eight points while Strasbourg are three adrift of safety.

Was that penalty meant to be awarded? Crazy they won at the last minute  I won't say they didn't play well due to the absence of Messi within the team.

It's Nice Lens today and Lens would be hoping of continuing the good form they had before the start of the World Cup they had a good winning streak as they have currently aimed to finish in the top to represent for the next European competition the Champions League will be a dream after several years. It will be a good good way to end 2023 by ensuring they win at Nice today.

[Cryptmuster]

Nice - Lans
Lens are in great shape, they have won 8 matches in a row, putting them in second place now, and to maintain a 5-point gap against PSG, they need to win today. But despite the fact that Nice this season most likely will not qualify for the euro cups, but they are able to take points from Lance and break their winning streak. In any case, I think that Lance will not be able to compete with PSG in Ligue 1.

[Rigon]

Neymar got a red card back at PSG. World Cup Qatar 2022 for Brazil was not good at all even for Neymar. After the failure of the World Cup, Neymar returned to his club and saw a red card. Neymar picked up two yellow cards in less than two minutes in the second half of the match against Strasbourg.  First, at 60.17 minutes, Neymar saw his first yellow card after lightly slapping Strasbourg midfielder Adrian Thomason in the face. After 61.38 minutes, Strasburg dived in the D box and was shown a second yellow card by the referee. This PSG star footballer left the field after seeing the red card. After that, PSG became a team of ten in the 62 minute. However, PSG won this match 2-1.

[Polkeins]

Neymar got a red card back at PSG. World Cup Qatar 2022 for Brazil was not good at all even for Neymar. After the failure of the World Cup, Neymar returned to his club and saw a red card. Neymar picked up two yellow cards in less than two minutes in the second half of the match against Strasbourg.  First, at 60.17 minutes, Neymar saw his first yellow card after lightly slapping Strasbourg midfielder Adrian Thomason in the face. After 61.38 minutes, Strasburg dived in the D box and was shown a second yellow card by the referee. This PSG star footballer left the field after seeing the red card. After that, PSG became a team of ten in the 62 minute. However, PSG won this match 2-1.

I don't think that we can  blame Neymar for the failure of the Brazilian national team. He just did what he could and even scored a goal for the Croatians in extra time and maybe if they gave a chance to Neymar for the penalty spot everything would not be so sad.
I am not a fan of Neymar, but considering how many fouls they put on him, how much he gets kicked, I understand why he sometimes doesn't hold back. Although in this game he played so-so, yes, he gave a goal pass to Marcianos, but if it wasn't for Mbappe, then probably the ceiling for PSG would have been a draw with Strasbourg.

[swogerino]

For today games I have bet on Lorient vs Montpellier at both teams to score yes,it has an unusual low odd of 1.63 for the French Ligue 1 but that is because these teams have conceded goals both of them in 4 of their last 5 games and both teams have also scored in 4 of their last 5 games so to me this looks like the more logical bet for today games.

The fact that Paris won yesterday just add to the boring and monotony that this league has become,no other team can afford to spend as much as Paris does and thus the Ligue 1 is not interesting at all in this regard.

[indah rezqi]

Neymar helped PSG a lot in this match with 2 silly yellow cards as usual, he got fired and luckily PSG got 3 points while playing with 10 players thanks to a late penalty scored by Mbappe..

The match that was expected to be easy for PSG turned out to be very difficult to win. That means PSG always have the potential to drop points even if people believe PSG are up against a weaker team on paper. In that match, PSG were certainly lucky to win a few minutes before the end of the match, and even then because the referee awarded them a penalty.

This difficult victory has certainly made PSG stronger at the top of the standings with a total of 44 points from 16 matches. PSG managed to widen the point gap with Lens to 8 points, while Lens has the opportunity to reduce this point gap if it beats Nice today. Lens and PSG are playing match in early January, so if Lens lose today against Nice then they will very likely have more points gap should PSG beat them in their next match.

[Alanaz]

For today games I have bet on Lorient vs Montpellier at both teams to score yes,it has an unusual low odd of 1.63 for the French Ligue 1 but that is because these teams have conceded goals both of them in 4 of their last 5 games and both teams have also scored in 4 of their last 5 games so to me this looks like the more logical bet for today games.

Lorient has not been able to win in their last 5 matches which has made their position slumped to 7th in the standings table. Montpellier is the same way, in fact they are worse than Lorient, so betting on Lorient's victory will be very promising at this time. Moreover, this will be a home game from Lorient which makes them more likely to get full points in front of their own supporters.

[onecall123]

During PSG's match against Strasbourg, Neymar was sent off for diving. The referee deserves a lot of credit. It would be great if more people acted with courage when blatant dishonesty is exposed. PSG had a very difficult time winning the match. Mbappe saved the day at the last minute, almost bringing most of us to tears. PSG's Kylian Mbappe scores the winning goal in the 96th minute. It was Mbappe who saved investors. Thanks to him, we won. I bet on PSG to win, and I won.

[rahmad2nd]

For today match Lorient had poor records from Montpellier that from 5 latest matches Lorient has lose 4 times and only can able to get draw result once and actually they want to used this match to bounce back and ended their poor results period but seems possibly Lorient can be slipped today because seems Montpellier is became the team who hard to beat by them and my prediction the match will be very tight and probably draw result is decent for them considering recent performance from both of teams is very similar so betting options draw or both teams to scores seems good to be considering

As you said, if we refer from the H2H history between the meetings of these two teams. Lorient always lose against Montpellier, both at home and away. however, when referring to the current standings of the two teams. that in fact, Lorient is better than Montpellier. and currently, Lorient is ranked 7th and Montpellier is ranked 15th in the Ligue 1 standings. plus, in Montpellier's last 7 matches in Ligue 1, they did not even win a game and were only able to produce 2 draws.

As for Lorient, in their last 5 matches they have not been as good as Montpellier either. it's just that, Lorient is better when compared to the opposing team, they only experienced two defeats and three draws. however, in truth this match should have belonged to the home team. because after all, this game is Lorient's home game. which they are more seeded and have better statistics this season. according to my estimation, this game will be owned by the home team.

[Iranus]

Although indeed, Monaco can turn things around so that they can win the match, but if I consider from the existing statistics where Monaco is a team that is in a higher standing area then I think that is a statistic that is not good for Monaco. Indeed, statistics are not something that is important because the most important thing is the full points obtained, but as a top team against a bottom team then I think at least Monaco can get good statistics too.
Because Auxerre is currently in the relegation zone or at least a team that is at the bottom of the Ligue 1 standings, but in reality Auxerre was able to score first and almost won at half time.

But for the next match between PSG v Strasbourg, I personally am very sure that PSG will be able to win, even I am sure that PSG can win with a wide goal difference. What's more, if PSG can win big with clean sheets, then of course that will be a very good result in this match.
Indeed, Messi was not played in this match because he was still given more time to rest. But even though there is no Messi in the PSG squad in this match, I personally feel that this will not be an obstacle for PSG to be able to win with a big score. Because yes, basically PSG still has other players and also, PSG still has other goalscoring players who can still play very well.

First of all, I believe that Monaco needs to improve. Their performance has not been up to the mark this season. They finished third in the last season. But they are currently in the fifth position on the table this season. So, improvements needed to be made for them. They are obviously in a good position right now and they can obviously get ahead on the table. But they will have to improve quickly otherwise they won’t have a chance to improve because half of the season is already gone.

There is no reason to worry about PSG in this league. I believe that whatever happens, PSG will be able to win. The level of players that they have in the team is matched with any other team in this league.

In PSG and Strasbourg, it was a 2-1 win for PSG. Even though it might not seem like it, I would say this was rather comfortable for PSG.

[KTChampions]

Neymar helped PSG a lot in this match with 2 silly yellow cards as usual, he got fired and luckily PSG got 3 points while playing with 10 players thanks to a late penalty scored by Mbappe..
That was supposed to be an easy match for PSG
Lyon under new owners scored 4 goals and got 3 points although their opponent isn't that good.
The remaining games aren't less important, especially Lens and Nice which should be competitive.

Neymar obviously hasn't gotten over the failure at the World Cup yet. In principle, emotional instability has always been considered one of the characteristics of players from South America. I hope he picks himself up as soon as possible.

By the way, Mbappe scored another important penalty, I'm surprised that he still doesn't have haters who started calling him Mbapenal - by analogy with Penaldo and Pessi 

[posi]

Mbappe and Messi were enemies at the World Cup. But now they are teammates. They will play in the same team. And if Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and Ramos continue to perform well, PSG have the ability to win against any team. Strasbourg is a very weak team. They have won just one match this season. My guess PSG team will win against Strasbourg by at least 3 goals. Both Messi and Mbappe will score.

in the French Ligue 1, I wouldn't look at any other team than PSG. although sometimes they perform badly, in the end, the champion is PSG. no other club is as powerful as PSG in Ligue 1. as long as other clubs don't have enough money like PSG. it will be hard to compete within the league. the others would probably only be fighting for second and third place.

Wouldn't it be a shocker if somehow they just blow up? I mean think about it, if Neymar wants out because of some issues with Mbappe, and then Mbappe wants Messi to be gone because of world cup situation, and he gets an offer from Real that he accepts and leaves as soon as he is capable, suddenly in a year they are all gone and PSG is left with nothing. That would bring some justice and equality to Ligue 1, but knowing how rich they are, if those players were gone, they would just spend a few hundred million on some other players and become great again. Ligue 1 needs to find a non-psg payment clause so that other teams could get some money, this way just doesn't work.

Despite the fact that all three players in that PSG forward line are actually gone from the team for some strange reason, I do not think that they will be hurt too much in the long run as a result of this. Whenever the transfer market is open, I believe they will be able to bring in new players very soon since they have enough money. I personally do not think that it will present too much of a problem for PSG as a result of this change. It is certain that there will be a slight hiccup in the process. But not something that will suddenly bring them down to the last five positions on the table.