French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Blitzboy]

PSG suffered a defeat in the Coupe de France competition against Marseille with a score of 2-1 and this was a defeat that the Galtier squad did not want. As far as I see the formations of the two teams, here I see the formation changes made by Galtier, he uses the 4-1-3-2 formation which makes Messi and Neymar the main spearheads for PSG's attack line. However, it seems that the formation is not effective enough because we know PSG has always used 2 wingers and 1 striker in every game this season, but it seems that Mbappe's injury made Galtier try other options and this time they failed.

PSG can't win this match and I'm not worried about that at all. I don't even think PSG played to win this match. PSG players performed very cautiously in this match. Because no player wants to get injured before a Champions League match. And that's why PSG attacked very little in this match. However, PSG's defenders could have performed a bit better. I am not satisfied with the performance of the defenders. Such a defense will not be effective against Bayern Munich. Galtier will definitely need to stabilize his defense if Bayern are to win against Munich. PSG will play against Monaco in the next match. Galtier has one more chance to solidify his match strategy.

Just like i said before i am not saying PSG not serious for this match but because they have more important matches in other competitions so their players will playing carefully and attempts not to get injured and this probably makes them lose because although they had dominate the match but Marseille were more good in the term of shot on goals and indeed defensive lines could be main concern for Galtier because recently their defender couldn't performing well and after world cup PSG has conceded 8 goals on France league and this is not impressive records considering they are the team with strongest defense before
On the other hand today Lens will fight against Lorient and i am waiting Lens performance can they bounce back from this match or not and i can see Lens is the favourite today with odds @2.06 but i feel like this match will ended draw at normal time considering Lorient recent performance also not so bad

you are right This match was less important than other matches for PSG. The main goal of PSG players in this match was to avoid injuries. And so we don't see any player in the team in an attacking mood. Every player played very carefully. Especially between Messi and Neymar I saw less tendency to attack. This is why Galtier did not comment on the performance of the players in this match. Ligue 1 and Champions League matches are more important for them than this match. I would say, if PSG wins against Bayern Munich, Christopher Galtier will be worth it.

Today's match between Lorient and Lens was very competitive. Both teams played very well. And the match was drawn 1-1. However, Lens won by 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

Based on what I saw, PSG made an effort to win the game. Losing in the French League tournament is not ideal, but Ligue 1 and the Champions League are more important right now. The problem wasn't that Marseille didn't have an offensive mentality, but rather that their defense was able to effectively counter PSG's advances. I saw Messi and the team mates were making attempts to score, but they were having trouble finishing. Although PSG's recent goal-scoring troubles are cause for worry, the team's overall performance has been encouraging leading up to their Champions League encounter against Bayern Munich. Nonetheless, they still have a Ligue 1 match against Monaco to go.

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[SquallLeonhart]

I saw on the news today that PSG could invite Guardiola to the post of head coach if he decides to leave City in connection with the scandal that broke out due to financial fraud of the club. If I'm not mistaken, PSG wanted Guardiola to be their coach back in the Pochettino days, but Guardiola has a contract until 2025 with City. In other words, this story with a scandal may affect Guardiola if sanctions are applied to the club and the team will be deprived of points. I have not yet seen any comments by Guardiola on this matter, perhaps we first need to see how this story ends.

If it is true that Guardiola will come to coach PSG then this is great news, but indeed the Manchester City financial scandal is currently still in progress and there is still no latest news about this case. But if I'm not mistaken in hearing the previous news saying that Guardiola will leave Man City if the Man City club is proven guilty, I think this is a breath of fresh air for PSG and of course they also really need a coach who has extraordinary experience in European competition and Guardiola is the solution to that.

I agree that it would be insane news, Pep is a great manager and PSG has always lacked a proper manager, they had good ones but never a superstar level one, which would happen finally and it could become something huge. I am not saying that it will happen or anything, I have no news about it and just reading the same gossip that you guys are reading, but at the end of the day if it really happens at the end of the season, PSG could become much better team next season and onwards.

Of course, there is the issue that Pep failed to get UCL with City, and if they get it this year that's great, but if not then Pep will have a big chip on his shoulder to win it here and that could cause some stress.

[Jody.Drummer]

Some members have been even expecting it to happen. PSG was playing without mbappe while mbappe is the only player that was able making PSG can win easily against marseille. PSG has messi and neymar but these players are not enough to defeat marseille.
I saw that some conspiracy theory about PSG deliberately gave in so that Messi would not leave from the club and he was extending his contract with PSG.

Kylian mbappe have been ruled out for three weeks which he will also missed out on the bavarians in the champions league fixture. While Leo Messi and Neymar Jr are good starters for PSG, but it's wasn't their lucky day against Marseille, they were tied down by their opponents. Marseille knocking out the Parisians out of the coupe de France was one of the easy tasks for the team because PSG on the other hand were too reluctant in the game and couldn't get good hold of their defendlines. There's no conspiracy in the team presently, the board persuading Leo Messi to extend his contract with the club would be an achieveable target.

I don't expect this to happen to Paris Saint-Germain, I mean they have quality players, not only in Mbappe. Several star players are also in the Paris Saint-Germain line-up. But today we see that Mbappe's absence at Gadang Gadang is the reason Paris Saint-Germain achieved negative results from the matches they played. This is not a good thing for a club as big as Paris Saint-Germain with the luxurious squad they have.

[makishart]

The importance of Monaco vs PSG is huge this week. With a match like this, the other teams in the championship race will not want to lose points. Especially marseille and lens will play this week and it's in their best interest to avoid losing points. Marseille will play away against Clermont. It is not an easy game for them but they have to win. Lens also have a difficult job. The team that will face Lyon away has to get out of this away without losing points.

That's a really important match. As monaco can be considered as a weak team. This club is almost equal to PSG. Monaco is as strong as PSG. Monaco is also having the same head to head against PSG too.

Monaco won 7 matches as well as PSG, Draw happened 9 times for Monaco vs PSG. This is a very difficult match for PSG for sure. Im not sure PSG will be winning the game to play without mbappe.

Marseille shall not lose more points against clermont. Clermont is actually a weak team but the problem is marseille was losing in the last match against Nice.

[bitgov]

The importance of Monaco vs PSG is huge this week. With a match like this, the other teams in the championship race will not want to lose points. Especially marseille and lens will play this week and it's in their best interest to avoid losing points. Marseille will play away against Clermont. It is not an easy game for them but they have to win. Lens also have a difficult job. The team that will face Lyon away has to get out of this away without losing points.

That's a really important match. As monaco can be considered as a weak team. This club is almost equal to PSG. Monaco is as strong as PSG. Monaco is also having the same head to head against PSG too.

Monaco won 7 matches as well as PSG, Draw happened 9 times for Monaco vs PSG. This is a very difficult match for PSG for sure. Im not sure PSG will be winning the game to play without mbappe.

Marseille shall not lose more points against clermont. Clermont is actually a weak team but the problem is marseille was losing in the last match against Nice.

The balance of the PSG team is a bit off. I think PSG has created problems with too many stars in the team. PSG is failing to produce good results in important matches. It is not possible to achieve anything good for the team in this way.

[Zlantann]

I agree that it would be insane news, Pep is a great manager and PSG has always lacked a proper manager, they had good ones but never a superstar level one, which would happen finally and it could become something huge. I am not saying that it will happen or anything, I have no news about it and just reading the same gossip that you guys are reading, but at the end of the day if it really happens at the end of the season, PSG could become much better team next season and onwards.

Of course, there is the issue that Pep failed to get UCL with City, and if they get it this year that's great, but if not then Pep will have a big chip on his shoulder to win it here and that could cause some stress.

I beg to differ that PSG has always lacked world-class managers. I might not know your definition of a top-class manager but the club has always had some of the best football tacticians. The current coach Christophe Galtier is one of the lowest class the club has had in recent times. Mauricio Pochettino was successful in Tottenham Hotspur, taking the club to the champions league finals. He may not have won any trophy with the club but he turned Tottenham into a world-class team. Thomas Tuchel won two league titles and took PSG to the Champions League finals. PSG's case is a clear indication that spending big is not the only pathway to winning the Champions League. The team has been built around three players which makes it difficult for them to cope with the absence of any of them.

Pep Guardiola has informed Manchester City that he would leave the club if it is confirmed that he was lied to. And I support his decision because the club deceived him. Moving to PSG might be a good option considering his class and cost. But his arrival wins do not still guarantee that PSG will win the Champions League because he has even failed to deliver the trophy to his Manchester City.  

    

[rahmad2nd]

The PSG game against Marseille was meant to be a tough game no doubt but no one expected the outcome of the game considering the presence of Messi and Naymer. The key players that was left in the game were Mbappe and I think the coach Changed Verratti because of the fear for an injury which may affect him in their big clash against Bayern Munich. The loss will give PSG more focus on the League and Champions League because they only have the two competitions and they must win one to retain the job of their coach.

PSG's loss against Marseille was really unexpected. When a team like PSG loses to Marseille even after Neymar Messi is present on the field, neither the management nor the PSG fans can accept it. I saw many people made bad comments about Messi and Neymar on Twitter, they said that Messi and Neymar should be removed from the team and Mbappe should be formed. Bayern Munich have a Champions League match against PSG on the 15th, if PSG perform like this then things are really disappointing.

Not always a strong team will win the battle in every fight. after all, Marseille is a team that is quite strong in Ligue 1. Also, PSG did not play its main starting line-up. the factor of Mabppe's absence, quite influential on the sharpness of PSG's front line.

But to be honest, I have a hard time understanding Galtier's system. not infrequently, Galtier always tweaked the formation in every PSG game. the players, are required to perform optimally according to what the coach wants. so, it is very natural that sometimes PSG plays with sub-optimal performance.
The defeat against Marseille in the Coupe de Prance match, shows that PSG players are not always ready with the system that Galtier applies. proven, in several matches Vitinha and the other midfielders always had difficulty following every pattern and strategy that the coach applied. speaking of Champions League matches, I will not rush to judge and predict it. because after all, PSG has the advantage of playing at home in the first leg against Bayern Munich later.

[Doell]

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That wasn’t my expectations at all since PSG has Messi and Neymar i thought they will do just as great with or without the presence of Mbappé but i was wrong after the match against Olympique Marseille i have seen what PSG is missing! A fast and smart attacker to find solutions from the left side. Neymar wasn’t enough for that mission and Messi was covered well by OM defense which was so enough to take them off from Coupe de France.
The coming matches for PSG they should look for a solution and i don’t know if Mbappé will come back for Champions League against Bayern Munich or it going to be so hard for them

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

[JeffBrad12]

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

PSG will face a strong rival in french league. For people who were always watching bundesliga might have known about how strong monaco compared with PSG. PSG may be so difficult to make even a single goal against monaco.

PSG is playing without mbappe like knight that loses its sword. Neymar and messi were not answer for the attacking line of PSG. It can be known from result against marseille.

PSG needs a player like mbappe but since mbappe got injury and yeah it will be a disaster for PSG even though PSG still has messi and neymar. The PSG defenders are also having so many loopholes and sometimes they make blunders for the club.

Le parisiens always had very difficulty when only played with messi and neymar.

[Naficopa]

The importance of Monaco vs PSG is huge this week. With a match like this, the other teams in the championship race will not want to lose points. Especially marseille and lens will play this week and it's in their best interest to avoid losing points. Marseille will play away against Clermont. It is not an easy game for them but they have to win. Lens also have a difficult job. The team that will face Lyon away has to get out of this away without losing points.

That's a really important match. As monaco can be considered as a weak team. This club is almost equal to PSG. Monaco is as strong as PSG. Monaco is also having the same head to head against PSG too.

Monaco won 7 matches as well as PSG, Draw happened 9 times for Monaco vs PSG. This is a very difficult match for PSG for sure. Im not sure PSG will be winning the game to play without mbappe.

Marseille shall not lose more points against clermont. Clermont is actually a weak team but the problem is marseille was losing in the last match against Nice.

I am sometimes surprised when I watch PSG play. Because despite having so many good players in their team, I don't see any unity in the team. What a messy PSG team. So far I have not noticed any spectacular performances from Messi-Neymar Mbappe.

[Naficopa]

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

PSG will face a strong rival in french league. For people who were always watching bundesliga might have known about how strong monaco compared with PSG. PSG may be so difficult to make even a single goal against monaco.

PSG is playing without mbappe like knight that loses its sword. Neymar and messi were not answer for the attacking line of PSG. It can be known from result against marseille.

PSG needs a player like mbappe but since mbappe got injury and yeah it will be a disaster for PSG even though PSG still has messi and neymar. The PSG defenders are also having so many loopholes and sometimes they make blunders for the club.

Le parisiens always had very difficulty when only played with messi and neymar.

PSG's midfielder needs some changes. Because I think the most important position in every match is the midfielder. PSG's midfielders are failing to support the attacking players well. Also, the PSG team has great defensive problems.

[emrecemsan]

I don't think PSG's loss against Marseille in the Coupe de France was unexpected. I indicated it before the match started as well. Marseille really had an opportunity ahead to eliminate the toughest rival in the tournament and they took it. I really appreciated Marseille's solid effort in that match and I believe it was a well-deserved win. Neymar - Messi duo couldn't play exactly in the way they wanted. If this duo were more productive then maybe the result would have been different.

Now we see there is a Monaco v PSG match in the league this time. The winning odds are nearly the same - 2.68 to 2.64. I even see Monaco being favourite by a slight margin on some websites. The odds made me a little surprised though so I'll go on with both teams to score instead.

[Docnaster]

The importance of Monaco vs PSG is huge this week. With a match like this, the other teams in the championship race will not want to lose points. Especially marseille and lens will play this week and it's in their best interest to avoid losing points. Marseille will play away against Clermont. It is not an easy game for them but they have to win. Lens also have a difficult job. The team that will face Lyon away has to get out of this away without losing points.

That's a really important match. As monaco can be considered as a weak team. This club is almost equal to PSG. Monaco is as strong as PSG. Monaco is also having the same head to head against PSG too.

Monaco won 7 matches as well as PSG, Draw happened 9 times for Monaco vs PSG. This is a very difficult match for PSG for sure. Im not sure PSG will be winning the game to play without mbappe.

Marseille shall not lose more points against clermont. Clermont is a weak team but the problem is marseille was losing in the last match against Nice.

The balance of the PSG team is a bit off. I think PSG has created problems with too many stars on the team. PSG is failing to produce good results in important matches. It is not possible to achieve anything good for the team in this way.

  No doubt, there are many stars in PSG but expectations would have been met completely if those stars were in all arms of the team. But PSG doesn't have enough creativity in midfield and defense as it is in the forward line hence, there will be a deficiency. Nothing is strange in football, days like this do come in every season so PSG's case is not different.  Even at that they still top their closest contenders with 8 points which is more than two match losses. I don't see the match between PSG and Monaco to be as tough as it seems cuz I know this time it's a win for PSG and the title is theirs.

[lizarder]

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

This trio owned by PSG is indeed very complete when playing together, so that it gave birth to a lot of creativity from Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, on the 22nd Metcday they lost to Marseille and Mbappe did not play in that match, fortunately they had Gianluigi Donnarumma who played quite well, thus making six saves. Otherwise, PSG will definitely accept a more than 2-1 defeat to Marseille. The next match will be away at Monaco headquarters and it will be a difficult game without Mbappe for PSG.

It seems that for the Champions League Mbappe can play, because the medical team predicts that they will only suffer minor injuries, so they are not too worried about this match. It's precisely what worries me against Monaco, because if PSG lose on points they will be even closer to Marseille, although the standings are still not threatened for that game.

[GxSTxV]

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

Next match of PSG will be against Monaco which is not that important for them and they may not play with usual and important players or at least not the whole match, Even that PSG has better results playing on exterior than home i wouldn’t be surprised losing next match as well.
They will focus on UCL with all the bad news they got lately but nothing is certain till now Messi also got an injury beside Mbappé who is less likely to participate. That why the odds are in Bayern favor

[hahay]

Nice will play at home against a promoted team currently in the relegation zone AC Ajaccio, although Nice is not too easy to win when Nice is playing at home. But for now, I personally fully trust Nice to be able to beat AC Ajaccio.

Also, even if Nice gets a win in this match it won't make Nice into the top five but at least, Nice can strengthen its position in the top ten. Also, with the current odds for Nice at around @1.57, then I think those are also good odds for the predicted team to win.

[Alanaz]

Nice will play at home against a promoted team currently in the relegation zone AC Ajaccio, although Nice is not too easy to win when Nice is playing at home. But for now, I personally fully trust Nice to be able to beat AC Ajaccio.

Also, even if Nice gets a win in this match it won't make Nice into the top five but at least, Nice can strengthen its position in the top ten. Also, with the current odds for Nice at around @1.57, then I think those are also good odds for the predicted team to win.

Their difference is very significant, just look at the statistics for their last 5 matches, Nice won 4 times, while Ajaccio lost 4 times, that's really a very visible difference. Even though Nice's likely win won't get them into the top 5, it will nevertheless be crucial to keeping their hopes on track for that spot. I have no doubts Nice can win this week.

[minime0105]

Match between Monaco and psg, despite the good record that PSG have over monaco we won't also dispute the fact that recently Monaco has been in their peak, in this game between this two rivals more goals is much expect with both team to score, we all know that several meetings between the two has produced goals and psg being victorious but this time the outcome is not really known hence Monaco is playing host anything is possible here considering the home team recent form.

[herurist]

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That wasn’t my expectations at all since PSG has Messi and Neymar i thought they will do just as great with or without the presence of Mbappé but i was wrong after the match against Olympique Marseille i have seen what PSG is missing! A fast and smart attacker to find solutions from the left side. Neymar wasn’t enough for that mission and Messi was covered well by OM defense which was so enough to take them off from Coupe de France.
The coming matches for PSG they should look for a solution and i don’t know if Mbappé will come back for Champions League against Bayern Munich or it going to be so hard for them

Yes what PSG is missing is a fast and smart striker on the side, it is not complete without him. But the next match in the League I think maybe PSG are still capable of at least a draw, but the UCL is more important for them. If Mbappe still can't play I will be very worried that PSG missed a lot of good opportunity against Bayern, although Bayern is also not very good at the moment in the bundesliga but their defense is very strong.

For Ligue 1, in this case I don't think it will make it serious because the quality of the other players is actually still able to maintain points there.
But of course the UCL is something different because indeed with their current condition it is clear that the hopes are getting smaller regardless of anything they are not the favorites when there are Messi and Mbappe and now they are not there and will not play it is clear that Bayern are the favorites.

[zuzie]

The importance of Monaco vs PSG is huge this week. With a match like this, the other teams in the championship race will not want to lose points. Especially marseille and lens will play this week and it's in their best interest to avoid losing points. Marseille will play away against Clermont. It is not an easy game for them but they have to win. Lens also have a difficult job. The team that will face Lyon away has to get out of this away without losing points.

That's a really important match. As monaco can be considered as a weak team. This club is almost equal to PSG. Monaco is as strong as PSG. Monaco is also having the same head to head against PSG too.

Monaco won 7 matches as well as PSG, Draw happened 9 times for Monaco vs PSG. This is a very difficult match for PSG for sure. Im not sure PSG will be winning the game to play without mbappe.

Marseille shall not lose more points against clermont. Clermont is actually a weak team but the problem is marseille was losing in the last match against Nice.

The balance of the PSG team is a bit off. I think PSG has created problems with too many stars in the team. PSG is failing to produce good results in important matches. It is not possible to achieve anything good for the team in this way.

Paris Saint-Germain still looks consistent in keeping a safe distance from its rivals in the French 1st League, there is an 8 point difference from Marseille in second place
PSG's important remaining match at the moment is the Champions League, and it hasn't start
So which important match failed to come to good result for Paris Saint-Germain?