French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[hahay]

I hope Marseille has a good chance of making the title race even tougher, because Lens haven't been able to keep up the good results recently. So that Lens' position was taken by Marseille, who is currently playing against Nice, even though Nice is not an easy opponent, I hope that Marseille will still be able to get three points in this match.
Because of course catching up with PSG will be difficult if Marseille cannot consistently win in every match, at least so that PSG will get a tough fight to win the title.

[beerlover]

Lens have lost a lot of momentum recently. There was another point loss for them today against Brest this time. Brest aren't a team that can steal any point from Lens while Lens are having a good season normally. But Lens must have lost their concentration these days. Actually they were quite dominant in this match but couldn't show it in the score. They have only one win in their last five matches which has helped Marseille a lot.

Marseille are quite likely to make the point gap with Lens three tonight. They have a home match against Nice. Nice are also one of the in-form teams recently but I have big doubts they can deal with Marseille's attacking strength. Marseille should be winning this.

Right now, Lens is second top team which is having the worst time after having amazing start of this season now struggling badly and have chance to go down with their poor run as we have Lorient which was at the three ranks and now having 7th rank with their last few poor matches same results and performance level is also with Lens which is now having just five points from their last five games and can drop out of the top five spots.

Next week we have few interesting matches as Lyon vs Lens and the Monaco vs PSG which will surely going to bring good changes in league table and this could be beneficial in case of Monaco will hold leaders PSG because this will cut the points gape, and they will be able to have better response for staying closer to leaders for title race.

[Pulsar77]

Monaco had a quite comfortable match against Clermont and defeated them by 2-0 at the end. The first half was fully under their control and they scored two goals in the first 15 minutes already. This was enough for Monaco to weaken their opponent early. The score would have been bigger if they didn't waste many more opportunities. The second half was a chance for Clermont as Monaco started to be complacent. But they weren't good at finishing despite finding opportunities to score.

With this win Monaco have increased their unbeaten series to seven matches in the Ligue 1. They are also likely to get past Lens in the standings soon.

[KTChampions]

I hope Marseille has a good chance of making the title race even tougher, because Lens haven't been able to keep up the good results recently. So that Lens' position was taken by Marseille, who is currently playing against Nice, even though Nice is not an easy opponent, I hope that Marseille will still be able to get three points in this match.
Because of course catching up with PSG will be difficult if Marseille cannot consistently win in every match, at least so that PSG will get a tough fight to win the title.

I don't think it makes any sense to hope for an intensification of the fight for the title, given the fact that any team other than PSG cannot churn out victories without problems. Look at the game quotes (and this is Marseille playing against an average team at home):

1.93 - 3.05 - 4.40

The bookmakers give an incredibly generous 1.93 (assuming Marseille is really strong), but I guess I fold   

[SirLancelot]

At least for these 2 matches you did the same as I did. Monaco is now done and it's an easy win in my opinion and of course the odds are favorable.
But indeed for Lorient we failed at the bet. They still can't make the performance as before and the statistics of their last 5 matches have made Lorient now thrown into 7th position.

Lorient is surely having one of the worst time as once they were fighting hard for the top three ranks and now down to seventh with their performance which is on decline and in last five games they have five points with just one win and their defense issue is surely hurting them badly which is surely needs to fix otherwise they can go down and having spot out of the top ten is surely not good for them after having ideal start of this season and good results in first half of this season.

In today match many hopes on them as they are going to play against bottom rank team, and they will try to take good advantage of this but still fail and having goalless draw mean they are falling down and have no fair chance to fight back for the next few weeks as well.

[swogerino]

It looks funny to me that any time a team is doing a perfect run like winning more than 5 consecutive games like Marseille was doing and it got them to the second place on the standings and when everybody expects them to continue this good run they go and lose right now in the first half of the game 0-2 against Nice.I hope they turn things around as usually when playing at home they have won against Nice and this win is needed just to give fans that glimpse of hope that the Ligue 1 is not over yet.

[wiss19]

It looks funny to me that any time a team is doing a perfect run like winning more than 5 consecutive games like Marseille was doing and it got them to the second place on the standings and when everybody expects them to continue this good run they go and lose right now in the first half of the game 0-2 against Nice.I hope they turn things around as usually when playing at home they have won against Nice and this win is needed just to give fans that glimpse of hope that the Ligue 1 is not over yet.

Same feeling here for this situation because many were feeling Marseille is having amazing run and their quality and performance are giving good results with this now they have good chance to cut the difference and having better spot after this match, but Nice is doing amazing stuff and at the half-time having lead of the 0 - 2 no easy even now after this we still have 45 minutes and many aspects can happen but as play is going for me this is end of the road for the home team, and they are going to lose points from this match.

In last five meetings, we never have any win for the Nice here at Marseille but in today game things are completely different, and they can go through as winner if they are able to steal full three points then surely they could be having 13 points from 5 games which is amazing stuff for them in French League.

[Ratash]

Marseille vs nice game is a really interesting game, nice managed to score two goals on the first half and now marseille managed to close the gap after an hour, now things will heat since both teams are on a great shape and they don't want to lose, this game is especially important for marseille since they want to preserve the second position they are in.

[FanEagle]

Messi has always been a great player and he always brings glory whenever he can. It's really a great thing when you have a player like him, Mbappe not being available was the story of the deal but that doesn't change the fact that Messi took care of business and managed to get a win from it all.

I believe that we shouldn't be really be worried all that much for PSG, they may look like the difference between second place and them could always be smaller at times, but they will always win enough to get that gap bigger again and again, then let go off the gas a bit to make sure that they are not really doing anything that could hurt the team, so the losses will come when they can afford it.

[Sirait]

Marseille vs nice game is a really interesting game, nice managed to score two goals on the first half and now marseille managed to close the gap after an hour, now things will heat since both teams are on a great shape and they don't want to lose, this game is especially important for marseille since they want to preserve the second position they are in.

nice is really surprising, they really put a lot of pressure on NICE, even since the first half, NICE has led 2-0. marseille failed to win in this match, they failed to also get closer to PSG, the difference of 8 points must have made PSG's mentality bigger. even though I hoped there was a team that threatened PSG, apparently not.

[snipie]

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Paris Saint Germain will play without their top scorer
Kylian Mbappe will reported be absent from the Paris Saint Germain vs Bayern Munich match. He had a little trouble when Paris Saint Germain met Montpellier last week

Even though there are still two other strikers such as Messi and Neymar, Mbappe's absence will reduce the pressure on PSG's front line as they usually do

Mbappe will be absent for 3 weeks so yeah he will not play vs Bayern in the first leg unless the diagnosis is questionable of course which is unlikely to be the case here.
PSG has to count on its defence first and for Messi in the second place. PSG should not allow Bavarians to score at any cost so they could get a chance later to win.
In the other hand, there is a good news for PSG in Ligue 1 since both Marseille and Lens lost points allowing the gap to be 8 points

[crunck]

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Paris Saint Germain will play without their top scorer
Kylian Mbappe will reported be absent from the Paris Saint Germain vs Bayern Munich match. He had a little trouble when Paris Saint Germain met Montpellier last week

Even though there are still two other strikers such as Messi and Neymar, Mbappe's absence will reduce the pressure on PSG's front line as they usually do

Mbappe will be absent for 3 weeks so yeah he will not play vs Bayern in the first leg unless the diagnosis is questionable of course which is unlikely to be the case here.
PSG has to count on its defence first and for Messi in the second place. PSG should not allow Bavarians to score at any cost so they could get a chance later to win.
In the other hand, there is a good news for PSG in Ligue 1 since both Marseille and Lens lost points allowing the gap to be 8 points

Mbappe was much needed against Bayern Munich. Mbappe can counterattack very quickly. This would make it easier to break Bayern Munich's defense. But the performance of the Messi and Neymar duo is extraordinary. If these two are able to perform well, it will not be difficult for PSG to beat the Bayern Munich side.
However, the Ligue 1 title is not PSG's main goal. They will still want to have it. Marseille and Lens dropped points to widen their gap with PSG. The road to the title is getting easier for PSG.

[skarais]

Lens have lost a lot of momentum recently. There was another point loss for them today against Brest this time. Brest aren't a team that can steal any point from Lens while Lens are having a good season normally. But Lens must have lost their concentration these days. Actually they were quite dominant in this match but couldn't show it in the score. They have only one win in their last five matches which has helped Marseille a lot.

Marseille are quite likely to make the point gap with Lens three tonight. They have a home match against Nice. Nice are also one of the in-form teams recently but I have big doubts they can deal with Marseille's attacking strength. Marseille should be winning this.

I might have said that Lens and Marseille won't really be strong enough to keep PSG close until the end of the season.
It is evident that Lens and Marseille have lost a lot of momentum to consistently get full points in every match. They dropped points in some easy games and that has made their rivalry with PSG even more difficult to hope for. Lens and Marseille have gained 8 points difference with PSG who performed brilliantly in the previous match against Toulouse, Messi answered the doubts of many parties by bringing his team to win the match and also scored goals.

Even though PSG are not reinforced by Neymar and Mbappe, I think Messi and several other good players can help PSG perform optimally to win. Only total defensive strategy will make it difficult for PSG to score goals, while if the Ligue 1 teams both appear brave to attack then PSG will likely use that to win. About Messi, he has scored 10 goals and 10 assists in 18 appearances in Ligue 1 this season, he has had his best form this season at PSG but he is not the main actor there.

[posi]

It looks funny to me that any time a team is doing a perfect run like winning more than 5 consecutive games like Marseille was doing and it got them to the second place on the standings and when everybody expects them to continue this good run they go and lose right now in the first half of the game 0-2 against Nice.I hope they turn things around as usually when playing at home they have won against Nice and this win is needed just to give fans that glimpse of hope that the Ligue 1 is not over yet.

Nice's performance this season has been average. Nobody thought that Marseille would stumble like this against such a team. Basically behind in the semi-finals after Marseille. They scored their first goal in the 38th minute and conceded another goal in the 44th minute. Marseille stepped up their attack in the second half. But due to being behind by two goals, they could not return to the truck. And ended up losing 3-1 to Marseille. If Marseille could get 3 points in this match, they would be only 5 points behind PSG. Marseille missed the chance.

[X-ray]

It looks funny to me that any time a team is doing a perfect run like winning more than 5 consecutive games like Marseille was doing and it got them to the second place on the standings and when everybody expects them to continue this good run they go and lose right now in the first half of the game 0-2 against Nice.I hope they turn things around as usually when playing at home they have won against Nice and this win is needed just to give fans that glimpse of hope that the Ligue 1 is not over yet.

Nice has been outperforming marseille. Marseille must be working even harder to wake up again. The lose against nice has been making the gap the PSG become even bigger. 3-1 was the final result of the match. I think that there shall be some evaluations of the marseille team.
Marseille has more ball possessions but it was still lack in maximizing the chance to make the goals while nice was able to convert some chances into three goals. It seems so difficult for marseille to be even closer with PSG.
PSG is not leading the standing with 8 points gap to the marseille. Poor marseille.

[Jody.Drummer]

Hopefully the two clubs that will compete will be able to give their best performance, because I can honestly say I'm worried that one of these two clubs will have unexpected problems. Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich are unmistakably strong clubs in the Champions League, they are even predicted to be the favorite of the other favorites in the last 16.
I believe the motivation of these two clubs is very big, moreover they really want to win in order to advance to the next round in the Champions League this season. We will witness a very hot match.

No one really knows when the PSG team will perform well in the Champions League. PSG's performance in the Champions League is lacking and other smaller teams are ahead of them in terms of performance. Personally so far I think PSG is the best club for Ligue 1.

it's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

[slapper]

Hopefully the two clubs that will compete will be able to give their best performance, because I can honestly say I'm worried that one of these two clubs will have unexpected problems. Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich are unmistakably strong clubs in the Champions League, they are even predicted to be the favorite of the other favorites in the last 16.
I believe the motivation of these two clubs is very big, moreover they really want to win in order to advance to the next round in the Champions League this season. We will witness a very hot match.

No one really knows when the PSG team will perform well in the Champions League. PSG's performance in the Champions League is lacking and other smaller teams are ahead of them in terms of performance. Personally so far I think PSG is the best club for Ligue 1.

it's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

I agree that PSG would suffer greatly without Mbappe, but I think they can still win with Messi on the roster. Messi is perhaps the best player of all time, and just having him on the team can instill a fresh sense of optimism and determination in the group. Just by dribbling, being creative, and scoring goals, he can completely alter the course of a game.

Several other quality players on PSG's roster, in my opinion, can easily step up and fill the vacuum left by Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to advance far into the Champions League playoffs with the correct strategies and team spirit. Honestly, they are desperate for the Champion League title. As a matter of fact, I think that difficult situations like this may help a team grow and develop in unexpected ways. Let's see what this year's PSG team can do with great expectations.

[Zlantann]

It's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

PSG's match against Toulouse showed how weak they could be without Mbappe and Neymar. They struggle to win that match. It is important to note that the main target of the club is to lift the UEFA Champions League and playing their next match without Mbappe is very risky because he is the club's hitman.

Although Bayern Munich is not in good form, they have won just two of their last five games. But we know how experienced the Bavarians are in the champions league. PSG should just get a good result in the first leg In France and hope Mbappe will be fit for the return leg in Germany. I also think it is time that PSG start building a team that will not rely solely on Mbappe, Neymar and Messi because nobody can predict the future. New player should be groomed and used sometimes to replace them.

[borovichok]

it's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

Unquestionably, Leo Messi is the PSG GOAT. When things are bad, especially when there is a tie on the field, he is always ready to save his team. Leo Messi and Hakimi both fired shots from outside the box to demonstrate that Toulouse wasn't a formidable opponent for the Parisians at Parc des Princes, which may have been what ultimately went wrong for the visitors. Toulouse was ahead by a goal. The crucial regions that significantly impacted the game will see improvements thanks to Christopher Galtier.

[Jody.Drummer]

it's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

I agree that PSG would suffer greatly without Mbappe, but I think they can still win with Messi on the roster. Messi is perhaps the best player of all time, and just having him on the team can instill a fresh sense of optimism and determination in the group. Just by dribbling, being creative, and scoring goals, he can completely alter the course of a game.

Several other quality players on PSG's roster, in my opinion, can easily step up and fill the vacuum left by Mbappe. PSG still has a chance to advance far into the Champions League playoffs with the correct strategies and team spirit. Honestly, they are desperate for the Champion League title. As a matter of fact, I think that difficult situations like this may help a team grow and develop in unexpected ways. Let's see what this year's PSG team can do with great expectations.

The problem is when we see PSG play without one of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe they always have trouble.
There have been many examples that we can see in this regard, especially after the world cup break some time ago. It's very difficult for them to score points when one of their core players and backbone is missing from the squad.
And now with the condition that Mbappe has lost in the Champions League, even though he can still be replaced by several other players, this is still a real loss.

It's not something strange when saying PSG is the best club in Ligue 1 in terms of players it's already visible so it doesn't even need to be mentioned we know about it.
For the condition of the Champions League now they are having problems. It is certain that PSG will not be strengthened by Mbappe when they compete in the last 16 due to the thigh injury he suffered when facing Montpellier in the continuation of Ligue 1.
Now with conditions like this it is clear that it will make it more difficult for PSG and I think it is getting very thin in terms of hope there.

PSG's match against Toulouse showed how weak they could be without Mbappe and Neymar. They struggle to win that match. It is important to note that the main target of the club is to lift the UEFA Champions League and playing their next match without Mbappe is very risky because he is the club's hitman.

Although Bayern Munich is not in good form, they have won just two of their last five games. But we know how experienced the Bavarians are in the champions league. PSG should just get a good result in the first leg In France and hope Mbappe will be fit for the return leg in Germany. I also think it is time that PSG start building a team that will not rely solely on Mbappe, Neymar and Messi because nobody can predict the future. New player should be groomed and used sometimes to replace them.

This is what is bound to happen, even though we also know that for Bayern now they are not experiencing good enough performance because they have always achieved unsatisfactory results in the last few matches and Mane is still not fully recovered but in terms of experience they won against PSG and in terms of strength as well now maybe it could be something troublesome for PSG. At least with this, Bayern's chances are even greater to qualify for the next phase.