French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[SquallLeonhart]

Like Montpellier we expect PSG to win by 2/3 goals. And PSG played very well in this match. And if PSG can perform like that in the upcoming matches then they will have no problem winning. But I think PSG's aim now is to perform well and win the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. The performance of the Bayern Munich team is now somewhat unstable. So PSG has a good chance to win. But it cannot be predicted which team will win. Because both have strong squads and experienced players.

I do agree that they may focus on UCL a bit more than the league, they have done it before and they have showed that they are willing to put players that are from the bench to play during the league games in between the UCL games.

We know how there are games like on Tuesday you play in UCL and then on Saturday a league game and the following Tuesday another UCL game? Well that Saturday game could be played with bench level players to give their starting eleven players some rest, maybe not all of them but some of them, definitely Messi and Neymar for example who are a bit more carefully looked after. That's just my guess though, maybe they will just play everyone all the time unless they are injured.

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[emrecemsan]

Actually I can't say Lens played badly against Nice. They were quite effective on the front. They had a huge opportunity to get ahead first in the first half as well but Schmeichel did a really nice job to prevent them there. Nice's goal was totally due to a defensive mistake. Machado was sleeping there while Laborde finishing the attack with a goal by a single touch. Fofana was really close to scoring the equalizer later on but he targeted the goal post I'm afraid.

Lens could have got one point at least. Now they are behind Marseille and Marseille definitely deserved the position after a great form.

[hahay]

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

For tomorrow's match it looks like it will also be easier for PSG to finish it as the next win. Because what PSG will face at home is a team ranked 12th in the standings which is also not so tough, namely Toulouse. Tomorrow's match can also be another golden opportunity for PSG to continue to widen the gap with the teams Marseille and Lens, who are respectively in second and third place in the Ligue1 standings.

For the next match against Toulouse, I think it's still not an easy match, because even though PSG are playing at home and also Toulouse's position in the Ligue 1 standings, they are only in 12th place with 29 points. Because in the absence of several key PSG players who cannot be played, such as Mbappe and also Neymar, it seems that this factor will make it difficult for PSG to gain full points.

Because so far in my view, when some of PSG's key players cannot be played, it is often difficult for PSG to beat the opposing team even though the opponent they are facing is not a strong team.

[Sirait]

Lens's loss is disappointing since they seemed to be a serious challenger to PSG in the Ligue 1 championship race. I understand how disappointing it is when your team doesn't perform as hoped, but there's still a lot of football to be played this year.

While I agree that PSG isn't quite clicking right now, I do think that they still possess a strong core of skill and experience. Any team would have to do really well to pass them in the standings, which is why the competition is so fascinating. And nobody knows what will happen in the remaining contests. It's possible that Lens may rediscover their form and challenge PSG.

Nice managed to thwart Lens's beautiful expectations and succeeded in making PSG happy. Lens 1-0 narrow defeat over Nice was really unexpected. I don't know what's wrong with Nice, even though they really dominated the match from the start. PSG will face Toulouse and if PSG win then there will be no more teams that can catch them (PSG must doesn't lose again).

[bitgov]

Lens team lost yesterday after a big undefeated streak i think this is their second loss this season and they were beaten by nice team i didn't expect them to perform this poorly i think this is their worst game this season in term of performance but it was a deserved win for nice, they were on a roll recently 10 points from four games is empressive after the bad season they were having, after losing yesterday lense now are in the third position after marseille win gainst Nantes.

I was supporting Lens to challenge psg for the Ligue 1 title, and they were doing very good and were so close to psg, but then they drew 1-1 against Troyes, and lost 1-0 to Nice a few days later, this has affected them so much on the Ligue 1 table, they have even fallen below Marseille and are now in third position, while Marseille are in second place. I felt this season would have been a good time for a different French club than psg to win the Ligue 1 title, psg aren't playing in their best way, but there is no team that is ready enough to go ahead of them in the table, so they will be Ligue 1 champions again.

Lens's loss is disappointing since they seemed to be a serious challenger to PSG in the Ligue 1 championship race. I understand how disappointing it is when your team doesn't perform as hoped, but there's still a lot of football to be played this year.

While I agree that PSG isn't quite clicking right now, I do think that they still possess a strong core of skill and experience. Any team would have to do really well to pass them in the standings, which is why the competition is so fascinating. And nobody knows what will happen in the remaining contests. It's possible that Lens may rediscover their form and challenge PSG.

I see a bit of a decline in the PSG team. Neymar, Mbappe, Messi chemistry we have not seen till date. But it must be accepted that PSG is the best in League 1.

[bitgov]

Like Montpellier we expect PSG to win by 2/3 goals. And PSG played very well in this match. And if PSG can perform like that in the upcoming matches then they will have no problem winning. But I think PSG's aim now is to perform well and win the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. The performance of the Bayern Munich team is now somewhat unstable. So PSG has a good chance to win. But it cannot be predicted which team will win. Because both have strong squads and experienced players.

I do agree that they may focus on UCL a bit more than the league, they have done it before and they have showed that they are willing to put players that are from the bench to play during the league games in between the UCL games.

We know how there are games like on Tuesday you play in UCL and then on Saturday a league game and the following Tuesday another UCL game? Well that Saturday game could be played with bench level players to give their starting eleven players some rest, maybe not all of them but some of them, definitely Messi and Neymar for example who are a bit more carefully looked after. That's just my guess though, maybe they will just play everyone all the time unless they are injured.

PSG won't be able to achieve much in the Champions League I'm pretty sure. Because even if the team has the best stars, the understanding between them is not good So PSG will want to do well in Ligue 1.

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On the 12.02.2023 One of the most interesting game is expected to be played and that is the match between Lyon and Lens, this two teams will meet within the France Ligue 1 and fight for an opportunity to qualify for the final.The head to head record for Olympique Lyonnais vs RC Lens is worth a look. Olympique Lyonnais have won 2 meetings with RC Lens, while RC Lens have won 1. There have been 2 draws between these two sides. In the match any side can take the day but Lyon is the favourite considering the fact that the are at home.

[Pulsar77]

This time Marseille are going to be hosting Nice after Lens failed against them. I think this will be an example of how you should play against Nice. Because I expect a clear win by Marseille in this match. When we check the head-to-head match history we can see that Marseille are quite dominant in home ones. They lost the last 5 home matches against them. Considering Marseille's current condition I don't see any reason for them to be stopped by Nice in this one.

They will still need to be careful though. Because Nice defeated one of the top teams in the standings eventually. This will motivate them to maintain a good form. But I don't think they can steal points from an in-form Marseille. Maybe both teams to score might be another nice choice.

[Doell]

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

For tomorrow's match it looks like it will also be easier for PSG to finish it as the next win. Because what PSG will face at home is a team ranked 12th in the standings which is also not so tough, namely Toulouse. Tomorrow's match can also be another golden opportunity for PSG to continue to widen the gap with the teams Marseille and Lens, who are respectively in second and third place in the Ligue1 standings.

For the next match against Toulouse, I think it's still not an easy match, because even though PSG are playing at home and also Toulouse's position in the Ligue 1 standings, they are only in 12th place with 29 points. Because in the absence of several key PSG players who cannot be played, such as Mbappe and also Neymar, it seems that this factor will make it difficult for PSG to gain full points.

Because so far in my view, when some of PSG's key players cannot be played, it is often difficult for PSG to beat the opposing team even though the opponent they are facing is not a strong team.

Also Toulouse has a good record in its last few matches, although in 5 matches head to head they have a bad record against PSG but tomorrow match might be different. With the absence of Neymar and Mbappe this will certainly benefit Toulouse, meanwhile I think PSG will be lucky if they get a draw. I guess this will be third defeat of PSG, but I hope I'm wrong.

[snipie]

This time Marseille are going to be hosting Nice after Lens failed against them. I think this will be an example of how you should play against Nice. Because I expect a clear win by Marseille in this match. When we check the head-to-head match history we can see that Marseille are quite dominant in home ones. They lost the last 5 home matches against them. Considering Marseille's current condition I don't see any reason for them to be stopped by Nice in this one.

They will still need to be careful though. Because Nice defeated one of the top teams in the standings eventually. This will motivate them to maintain a good form. But I don't think they can steal points from an in-form Marseille. Maybe both teams to score might be another nice choice.

Both Marseille and Nice have a good record since many rounds and any one of them could win this game eventually. The difference between them is that Marseille is a bit more powerful and playing home. Nice recent victory vs Lens made them look as a threat to Marseille and increased their chances in people perspective but I think that Marseille is favourite in this game.

[terrorJR]

Also Toulouse has a good record in its last few matches, although in 5 matches head to head they have a bad record against PSG but tomorrow match might be different. With the absence of Neymar and Mbappe this will certainly benefit Toulouse, meanwhile I think PSG will be lucky if they get a draw. I guess this will be third defeat of PSG, but I hope I'm wrong.

The problem maybe in this case is the difference in the individual skills of the players that the two teams have. Toulouse until now is doing well and is quite comfortable with its position in the mid-table especially after a positive note in the last few matches but PSG is still PSG at their full strength especially now they have tried to get out of the disturbing form and draw in their previous matches.

[Tumanggor]

The problem maybe in this case is the difference in the individual skills of the players that the two teams have. Toulouse until now is doing well and is quite comfortable with its position in the mid-table especially after a positive note in the last few matches but PSG is still PSG at their full strength especially now they have tried to get out of the disturbing form and draw in their previous matches.

even though in the composition of the players, Toulouse lost far but in a football game nothing is impossible. Toulouse's chances of holding PSG to a draw or beating PSG are also still there

of all the meetings between toulouse vs PSG, toulouse has almost never won against PSG, and in the match that will occur in the next few hours, it will also be like that, PSG will continue to repeat their positive results against toulouse

[shogun47]

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I was supporting Lens to challenge psg for the Ligue 1 title, and they were doing very good and were so close to psg, but then they drew 1-1 against Troyes, and lost 1-0 to Nice a few days later, this has affected them so much on the Ligue 1 table, they have even fallen below Marseille and are now in third position, while Marseille are in second place. I felt this season would have been a good time for a different French club than psg to win the Ligue 1 title, psg aren't playing in their best way, but there is no team that is ready enough to go ahead of them in the table, so they will be Ligue 1 champions again.

Lens's loss is disappointing since they seemed to be a serious challenger to PSG in the Ligue 1 championship race. I understand how disappointing it is when your team doesn't perform as hoped, but there's still a lot of football to be played this year.

While I agree that PSG isn't quite clicking right now, I do think that they still possess a strong core of skill and experience. Any team would have to do really well to pass them in the standings, which is why the competition is so fascinating. And nobody knows what will happen in the remaining contests. It's possible that Lens may rediscover their form and challenge PSG.

As I said in a previous post, Lens is not strong enough to be one of the strong contenders for the Ligue 1 trophy. after all, PSG is still too strong for its opponents in this competition. although in several matches, PSG experienced a decline in performance plus several of its players were injured. Mbappe's absence in the coming weeks will not have a big impact on the Ligue 1 competition. But it will be a problem when PSG host Bayern.

Speaking of Lens, in his last two matches in Ligue 1. Lens did not get satisfactory results. even though, their opponent was a team that could be said to be not too strong. next, Lens has quite tough matches including leaving one meeting against PSG and Marseille. I doubt they will be able to maintain the consistency of their performance, until the end of this season.

Meanwhile, Marseille has been able to shift the ranking that has been occupied by Lens so far. Igor Tudor's squad won seven games out of eight in the second half of the season.  even so, at least Marseille and Lens, still have a chance to compete with the top standings. even then, if PSG experienced some problems when carrying out match after match in Ligue 1.

Anything other than PSG winning the Ligue 1 would be a surprise to everyone, but PSG suffers from one weakness: at times they totally get off track in their minds. They literally lose their minds and fall apart as a squad. So far they have managed to keep critics quiet very well because Messi, Neymar and Mbappe handled their statuses quite well and more or less respected each other. They also haven't really been under pressure. Now this could really change if they drop another three points in a game and are in real danger to lose the lead in any game afterwards. That is when more discussions might arise among the top stars as well. Who is going to take a penalty? Or the free kick? Or why did someone not pass the ball in a certain position? These questions usually don't arise as much when everything goes smooth all the time and everyone is scoring and winning. Put on top of that their schedule and the upcoming Champions League games when they also might want to leave some off the players at home during Ligue 1 games.

Overall I believe that this season isn't over yet and it could perhaps become very interesting once more. It already started with Mbappe's injury.

[SirLancelot]

This time Marseille are going to be hosting Nice after Lens failed against them. I think this will be an example of how you should play against Nice. Because I expect a clear win by Marseille in this match. When we check the head-to-head match history we can see that Marseille are quite dominant in home ones. They lost the last 5 home matches against them. Considering Marseille's current condition I don't see any reason for them to be stopped by Nice in this one.

They will still need to be careful though. Because Nice defeated one of the top teams in the standings eventually. This will motivate them to maintain a good form. But I don't think they can steal points from an in-form Marseille. Maybe both teams to score might be another nice choice.

Both Marseille and Nice have a good record since many rounds and any one of them could win this game eventually. The difference between them is that Marseille is a bit more powerful and playing home. Nice recent victory vs Lens made them look as a threat to Marseille and increased their chances in people perspective but I think that Marseille is favourite in this game.

In last five meetings Marseille never lost against Nice with current form is also favourable for the home team they have good record in last few games just having draw against the Monaco, but currently Nice is not at the level of Monaco and have no chance to create any problems for them after long gape now Marseille is also doing good job and have good reward for their performance they are able to achieve second spot in league table and now having challenge from PSG for the top rank because PSG is having injuries issue which can help them for having good chance for the Marseille to give them fight for the title race.

Lens were also in good shape but suddenly poor run give them below, and now they are at the third spot with still have time and chance to achieve their spot back from Marseille which is surely not easy but still all things possible in the game.

[Emitdama]

In the match between Montpellier vs PSG in the French Soccer League, PSG won by 3 goals. However, we know that PSG is a very strong team. PSG team is now at the 1st position in the points table.  Both teams scored after half time. Montpellier scored 1 goal in this match. However, I enjoyed a very peaceful game between the two teams. I hope to enjoy the game of PSG vs Toulouse again tomorrow.

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

After having few poor results now they are back in their business specially while they were preparing for their big game against Bayern Munich which is having just few days, and they are missing their star player Mbappé through injury and good support from the Nice as they defeated Lens in away game and create good difference in points which was cutting through good performance from the Lens in last few weeks.

Now we have two good games which will also having good impact on the league table first PSG is going to host Toulouse which is currently best in form and doing amazing job after this match we have Marseille vs Nice which is also now having second spot and wants to stay here until end of this season for the direct qualification into Champions League.

[bering]

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

For tomorrow's match it looks like it will also be easier for PSG to finish it as the next win. Because what PSG will face at home is a team ranked 12th in the standings which is also not so tough, namely Toulouse. Tomorrow's match can also be another golden opportunity for PSG to continue to widen the gap with the teams Marseille and Lens, who are respectively in second and third place in the Ligue1 standings.

PSG has odds @1.43 and no wonder why the odds for them quite low because obviously they are the favourite to win this match and actually it's not so difficult for PSG to win the match because from recent meetings PSG has gets 6 winning streak from Toulouse before but if i am not mistaken PSG will playing without several keys players such as Ramos, Mbappe and Neymar who got injured and Verratti who got suspension and i think losing these players will have any effect for PSG performance but they still have Messi and after world cup his performance quite stable although he haven't scored many goals yet but sometimes Messi can scoring important goals and bringing PSG to win the match

[slaman29]

Today, nothing interesting for me, more important is tomorrow's Derby de la Cote D'Azur! I would normally want to support Nice in that game, but at the same time I would be very happy to see Marseille close the gap or actually, depending on today result, maintain the gap! In any case, this was last season's most famous game so let's see if there is more fire and blood;) There is hope too because Toulouse have won their last 3 games by coming from behind, so we know they are on great form.

Didier Drogba will be looking forward but I tip Azzedine Ounahi to remind everyone again he's not a one-show wonder

[darewaller]

Actually I can't say Lens played badly against Nice. They were quite effective on the front. They had a huge opportunity to get ahead first in the first half as well but Schmeichel did a really nice job to prevent them there. Nice's goal was totally due to a defensive mistake. Machado was sleeping there while Laborde finishing the attack with a goal by a single touch. Fofana was really close to scoring the equalizer later on but he targeted the goal post I'm afraid.

Lens could have got one point at least. Now they are behind Marseille and Marseille definitely deserved the position after a great form.

This collapse were expecting from the Lens because they were doing amazing job in first half of the season and having second spot for very long time, but they are not strong enough to hold this spot with this average squad with they were losing points consistently in away games, but now they have lost game at home which is surely big setback for them at crucial time of the season while Marseille is also having good run, and now they will not allow them to challenge them for this spot with Monaco is also improving their quality and performance for third spot which is having just 4 points difference, but sadly Monaco is also losing points like Lens in away matches which is not ideal for them if they want to jump at third spot at the end of this season.

[slapper]

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

For tomorrow's match it looks like it will also be easier for PSG to finish it as the next win. Because what PSG will face at home is a team ranked 12th in the standings which is also not so tough, namely Toulouse. Tomorrow's match can also be another golden opportunity for PSG to continue to widen the gap with the teams Marseille and Lens, who are respectively in second and third place in the Ligue1 standings.

For the next match against Toulouse, I think it's still not an easy match, because even though PSG are playing at home and also Toulouse's position in the Ligue 1 standings, they are only in 12th place with 29 points. Because in the absence of several key PSG players who cannot be played, such as Mbappe and also Neymar, it seems that this factor will make it difficult for PSG to gain full points.

Because so far in my view, when some of PSG's key players cannot be played, it is often difficult for PSG to beat the opposing team even though the opponent they are facing is not a strong team.

Without two of their most important players, like Mbappe and Neymar, PSG is in for a tough encounter. There is some reason for optimism on their behalf, however. Messi is the only player who can single-handedly change the game for PSG. If he wants to win badly enough, he has the ability to swing the game in his team's favor.

It will be a challenging encounter, to be sure, but PSG has a good chance of coming away with three points if they can keep Messi happy. Keep in mind that Toulouse is only in 12th position with 29 points, and they are playing at home. In other words, we shouldn't write off PSG just yet. They might yet shock us and show us their true colors despite the loss of important players.

[bitgov]

Yes, Paris Saint Germain really dominated the game and it was an easy win for Paris Siant Germain. Even though new goals were created in the second half, the 3 goals they scored made them very comfortable to finish this game. This result had indeed been predicted by many in advance that Paris Saint Germain would be able to win the match, because the opponent they were facing was not a formidable opponent when viewed from the standings and from the other side.

For tomorrow's match it looks like it will also be easier for PSG to finish it as the next win. Because what PSG will face at home is a team ranked 12th in the standings which is also not so tough, namely Toulouse. Tomorrow's match can also be another golden opportunity for PSG to continue to widen the gap with the teams Marseille and Lens, who are respectively in second and third place in the Ligue1 standings.

PSG has odds @1.43 and no wonder why the odds for them quite low because obviously they are the favourite to win this match and actually it's not so difficult for PSG to win the match because from recent meetings PSG has gets 6 winning streak from Toulouse before but if i am not mistaken PSG will playing without several keys players such as Ramos, Mbappe and Neymar who got injured and Verratti who got suspension and i think losing these players will have any effect for PSG performance but they still have Messi and after world cup his performance quite stable although he haven't scored many goals yet but sometimes Messi can scoring important goals and bringing PSG to win the match

PSG will surely win today's match. Mbappe is currently out of the XI due to injury. His absence will hurt the team to some extent. But if Messi plays Neymar, something good can be expected.