French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[X-ray]

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.

Yes, it's quite strange to see such odds of PSG against the 4th team of France. Even with injuries to Mbappe and Messi, PSG should be the clear favorite. It may be assumed that PSG will put up a reserve squad for this game in general, as it will save energy before the game with Bayern. It is quite logical since nothing threatens the position of PSG in the championship.

I can't agree with you. That odds look good for both PSG and monaco. Bookies were seeing the history of PSG was not really dominant in the match against monaco. Monaco is pretty strong opponent for PSG. That's why bookies were almost giving the same odds as PSG. Monaco is also very strong in the resulting head-to-head against PSG. PSG will always be leading the first position with big gaps to the marseille. There's no team who can replace PSG at this moment.

PSG is really strong but we don't know what's gonna happen once messi will get injury as last time i heard that from some press if messi was facing injury against marseille.

[posi]

Another win today for nice team it was expected since their opponent ajaccio is struggling at the bottom of the table they are in the relegation zone,  there is no surprise they occupy the 18th position cinsidering how weak their offense is, they had a decent performance today and yet were unable to score a single goal which is why they will likely be relegated if they continue with this poor offensive performance.

Ajaccio is losing 2 out of 3 games played so I wouldn't expect much from them either.
Nice won for the 4th time in a row which was good for them but they are still missing many points to catch an European competition spot.
Monaco - PSG is the most interesting match this round and interestingly both teams have the same odds if not slightly higher for Monaco. I wonder know if Monaco is able to beat PSG?

The nice team played well in the home match against Ajaccio. With the win in this match, the Nice team has moved to seventh place in the points table. And Ajaccio is now 18th in the table. This team is for relegation. Nice was very tactical in this match. They don't attack much. But they understood the weakness of Ajaccio's defense all too well. And that's why 3 goals were scored. Nice took the lead in just 3 minutes. This made the win easier.

How PSG will fare against Monaco is still uncertain. Monaco is a strong team. But now their aim is to do well in the Champions League. PSG did not play well against Marseille in the last match. My guess is that PSG will play a similar strategy in this match as well. The match may be a draw. I wouldn't be surprised if Monaco wins.

[GiftedMAN]

Marseille might have their second chance to close the point gap with PSG again this week. Because while they are playing against Clermont, PSG is going to be playing a tough away match against Monaco. Monaco has been one of the problem teams for PSG for a long time. Especially the matches in Monaco have been even more difficult. It isn't all about the strength difference between these teams in the end. We saw how PSG lost to Lens and Rennes both in away matches recently.

Monaco also can defeat PSG now. Their being in good shape would also help them become big trouble for PSG. In Mbappe's absence, PSG will be a little weaker. Maybe I might bet on Monaco and see how things go.  

Marseille missed a big chance to close the gap on the table leaders PSG when they lost at home against Nice and coming to this week as they prepare to play from away against the Clermont team that also lost in their game against Monaco last week, I think Marseille may not find it very easy to win this game even though they are seen as the favorite. Marseille will need a lot of motivation to win this game because Clermont's foot needs to also win to move up from the 11th position they occupy even though they are not fighting to win the league they also need winning to keep their fan base alive and going.

About Monaco and PSG game which is likely to be a derby match, it is very difficult to predict the outcome of the game since PSG has little dominance against Monaco in their history and the Monaco team is in fine shape currently because they have won their last few matches convincingly with good goal result and PSG playing without Mbappe is not going to be a solid team because the runs and speed force will not be seen in the PSG team. Placing a bet on both teams to score will not be bad because both teams will be looking forward to scoring as a win will take Monaco to either 2nd or 3rd place in the league standings depending on the outcome of the games for Lens and Marseille while PSG will increase their point or face the risk of being in more competition in the league if they fail to win against Monaco.

[rendravolt]

Another win today for nice team it was expected since their opponent ajaccio is struggling at the bottom of the table they are in the relegation zone,  there is no surprise they occupy the 18th position cinsidering how weak their offense is, they had a decent performance today and yet were unable to score a single goal which is why they will likely be relegated if they continue with this poor offensive performance.

Actually I wasn't surprised by this result considering that Nice's opponent is a weak team like AC Ajaccio and this 3-0 win is already very good for Nice to go even further. As for AC Ajaccio, they actually only need one win to escape from the relegation zone this season, but considering that their opponents this month are not all easy, it seems that for a while they will remain in the relegation zone.

[BlackBoss_]

Marseille might have their second chance to close the point gap with PSG again this week. Because while they are playing against Clermont, PSG are going to be playing a tough away match against Monaco. Monaco have been one of the problem teams for PSG for a long time. Especially the matches in Monaco have been even more difficult. It isn't all about the strength difference between these teams in the end. We saw how PSG lost to Lens and Rennes both in away matches recently.

Monaco also have the capacity to defeat PSG now. Their being in good shape would also help them become a big trouble for PSG. In Mbappe's absence PSG will be a little weaker. Maybe I might bet on Monaco and see how things go.  

So far PSG made their fans from very exciting in early of season by big wins and dominating the league to very disappointed by their bad results after World Cup 2022. They have yet lost Ligue 1 and are able to win it but their bad results recently shows that even after spending lot of money, they are not competitive enough with their second team. In Champions League, with the substitution players, they will not be able to solve troubles by injuries or suspensions of their star players in main squad.

It looks many clubs in Lique 1 now can beat PSG. 

Marseille missed a big chance to close the gap on the table leaders PSG when they lost at home against Nice and coming to this week as they prepare to play from away against the Clermont team that also lost in their game against Monaco last week, I think Marseille may not find it very easy to win this game even though they are seen as the favorite. Marseille will need a lot of motivation to win this game because Clermont's foot needs to also win to move up from the 11th position they occupy even though they are not fighting to win the league they also need winning to keep their fan base alive and going.

With this weird season with World Cup 2022 in December and the unclear concentration of PSG for Ligue 1, Marseille have good opportunity to make a surprise for the league. They can become another Lille that won the title ahead of PSG nose seasons ago. With the ambition and maybe big concentration of PSG for Champions League, chance for Marseille is bigger especially if PSG win against Bayern Munich and move further in Champions League.

[lixer]

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.

Yes, it's quite strange to see such odds of PSG against the 4th team of France. Even with injuries to Mbappe and Messi, PSG should be the clear favorite. It may be assumed that PSG will put up a reserve squad for this game in general, as it will save energy before the game with Bayern. It is quite logical since nothing threatens the position of PSG in the championship.

I don't think this is strange because right now Monaco is doing good job even they are at fourth but still a good team which having fair chance into this match for winning in absence of Mbappé and Messi with we can expect few reserve players as well which will also give advantage to Monaco because currently PSG is leading by eight points and if they lost this match still they are having healthy lead so just because of this now their main target is Bayern Munich which is also just four days away, and they don't want to risk their players having any further injury or any issue before this big game which is their target for many years, and now they have good chance against German giants for going into next round.

[Docnaster]

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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 is the favorites.

PSG's defense is not stable compared to Bayern Munich's. There has always been a goal or two in Most of the Matches they lose or draw but the defensive line is always not well coordinated because  Sergio Ramous no more possesses good composure ever since he returned from injury and this has also added to PSG's poor performance. Even in the absence of Mbappe, PSG forward isn't what we should worry about cuz for now defense and Midfield is the problem.

[bering]

Marseille might have their second chance to close the point gap with PSG again this week. Because while they are playing against Clermont, PSG are going to be playing a tough away match against Monaco. Monaco have been one of the problem teams for PSG for a long time. Especially the matches in Monaco have been even more difficult. It isn't all about the strength difference between these teams in the end. We saw how PSG lost to Lens and Rennes both in away matches recently.

Monaco also have the capacity to defeat PSG now. Their being in good shape would also help them become a big trouble for PSG. In Mbappe's absence PSG will be a little weaker. Maybe I might bet on Monaco and see how things go.  

Monaco condition is more good than PSG and i can see Monaco key players doesn't facing injured issue such as PSG that all of players were confirmed in the good condition and ready to play today and the opposite situations for PSG now because PSG has losing their two key players Mbappe and Messi so this could be serious problem
Monaco has been scoring 19 goals in the last 6 matches in Ligue 1 this indicated recently they were very sharp and we all know PSG defense looks poor and i think PSG will be in trouble now and probably Monaco has a good chance to beat PSG this time

[Jody.Drummer]

Marseille might have their second chance to close the point gap with PSG again this week. Because while they are playing against Clermont, PSG are going to be playing a tough away match against Monaco. Monaco have been one of the problem teams for PSG for a long time. Especially the matches in Monaco have been even more difficult. It isn't all about the strength difference between these teams in the end. We saw how PSG lost to Lens and Rennes both in away matches recently.

Monaco also have the capacity to defeat PSG now. Their being in good shape would also help them become a big trouble for PSG. In Mbappe's absence PSG will be a little weaker. Maybe I might bet on Monaco and see how things go.  

Monaco condition is more good than PSG and i can see Monaco key players doesn't facing injured issue such as PSG that all of players were confirmed in the good condition and ready to play today and the opposite situations for PSG now because PSG has losing their two key players Mbappe and Messi so this could be serious problem
Monaco has been scoring 19 goals in the last 6 matches in Ligue 1 this indicated recently they were very sharp and we all know PSG defense looks poor and i think PSG will be in trouble now and probably Monaco has a good chance to beat PSG this time

Looking at the statistics for their matches in the last 5 matches, it actually still looks the same, but indeed in this case we cannot rule out the big name PSG.
On the other hand, what might be a problem for PSG is Monaco with its good record. coupled with their condition that they are still missing several players, it will obviously be very influential for them in the match.
Facing Marseille they should be able to set an example in this match because if indeed they are still disorganized when Mbappe and Messi are not present in the match then they really need other options in order to make a breakthrough.

[SirLancelot]

Marseille might have their second chance to close the point gap with PSG again this week. Because while they are playing against Clermont, PSG are going to be playing a tough away match against Monaco. Monaco have been one of the problem teams for PSG for a long time. Especially the matches in Monaco have been even more difficult. It isn't all about the strength difference between these teams in the end. We saw how PSG lost to Lens and Rennes both in away matches recently.

Monaco also have the capacity to defeat PSG now. Their being in good shape would also help them become a big trouble for PSG. In Mbappe's absence PSG will be a little weaker. Maybe I might bet on Monaco and see how things go.  

Marseille already lost their chance for having close to leaders PSG after losing surprising game against Nice at home now things are tough with this all even now they are going to have easy game against Clermont in case of win they will be having 49 points and PSG which is going to face tough opponent Monaco in away match in case of lost still having difference of five points which is good for them because after this week things could be better, and they will be able to fight hard for having better results and Marseille is surely need improvement for staying at this level which is not easy for them.
 
PSG surely having problem in away games specially while their few star players having injuries issue so here in this match they again can face problem and this is surely thing which they need to fix in coming weeks because now we are in tough time of this season which need good performance for staying at top.

[Cryptmuster]

Looking at the statistics for their matches in the last 5 matches, it actually still looks the same, but indeed in this case we cannot rule out the big name PSG.
On the other hand, what might be a problem for PSG is Monaco with its good record. coupled with their condition that they are still missing several players, it will obviously be very influential for them in the match.
Facing Marseille they should be able to set an example in this match because if indeed they are still disorganized when Mbappe and Messi are not present in the match then they really need other options in order to make a breakthrough.

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

[crunck]

Looking at the statistics for their matches in the last 5 matches, it actually still looks the same, but indeed in this case we cannot rule out the big name PSG.
On the other hand, what might be a problem for PSG is Monaco with its good record. coupled with their condition that they are still missing several players, it will obviously be very influential for them in the match.
Facing Marseille they should be able to set an example in this match because if indeed they are still disorganized when Mbappe and Messi are not present in the match then they really need other options in order to make a breakthrough.

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

Firstly Monaco is in very good form right now. And they can play well against any big team. Secondly, I don't think the PSG team is strong without Mbappe and Messi. PSG is a mediocre team without these two players. I think Monaco will win today's match. The match is not important for PSG. If Monaco's attack can play a bit better, they will win. Perhaps PSG will decide to play a defensive strategy in this match as well.

[keyscore44]

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.

Yes, it's quite strange to see such odds of PSG against the 4th team of France. Even with injuries to Mbappe and Messi, PSG should be the clear favorite. It may be assumed that PSG will put up a reserve squad for this game in general, as it will save energy before the game with Bayern. It is quite logical since nothing threatens the position of PSG in the championship.

The coach of PSG team has some great mistakes. Because I think there are some great players in the team but he is failing to organize the eleven with them. If this team was under a different coach, we might have seen something great.

[keyscore44]

Looking at the statistics for their matches in the last 5 matches, it actually still looks the same, but indeed in this case we cannot rule out the big name PSG.
On the other hand, what might be a problem for PSG is Monaco with its good record. coupled with their condition that they are still missing several players, it will obviously be very influential for them in the match.
Facing Marseille they should be able to set an example in this match because if indeed they are still disorganized when Mbappe and Messi are not present in the match then they really need other options in order to make a breakthrough.

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

Firstly Monaco is in very good form right now. And they can play well against any big team. Secondly, I don't think the PSG team is strong without Mbappe and Messi. PSG is a mediocre team without these two players. I think Monaco will win today's match. The match is not important for PSG. If Monaco's attack can play a bit better, they will win. Perhaps PSG will decide to play a defensive strategy in this match as well.

Mbappe and Messi are injured. PSG team is going to face some great problems in the upcoming matches. I think the team's attack will be unbalanced. In fact, the coach of the PSG team is repeatedly failing to find out the exact problem of the team.

[BITCOIN4X]

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

Even though PSG lost to Monaco in this match, I think their position in the standings is still safe with their point advantage. But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's lack in this match.

But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's shortcomings in this game.

And take a look at this great news: Medical update before Monaco

The latest from the treatment room ahead of this weekend's Ligue 1 game.

After suffering a hamstring injury against Marseille, Leo Messi will undergo treatment for 48 hours. He's scheduled to return to training on Monday.

Struggling with a niggling left thigh injury, Marco Verratti will stay and have treatment at the training centre on Saturday.

[Fesatmas]

Another win today for nice team it was expected since their opponent ajaccio is struggling at the bottom of the table they are in the relegation zone,  there is no surprise they occupy the 18th position cinsidering how weak their offense is, they had a decent performance today and yet were unable to score a single goal which is why they will likely be relegated if they continue with this poor offensive performance.

Actually I wasn't surprised by this result considering that Nice's opponent is a weak team like AC Ajaccio and this 3-0 win is already very good for Nice to go even further. As for AC Ajaccio, they actually only need one win to escape from the relegation zone this season, but considering that their opponents this month are not all easy, it seems that for a while they will remain in the relegation zone.

Nice should have won with their opponents far below them, so this victory was predictable before this match took place. 3 goals were enough for them to silence this guest and make them get 3 full points. Seeing from the aspect of the match, actually Ajaccio also put up a fight, but with Nice being tougher than them, they were unable to hold back the game from the hosts any harder. NIce really deserved this win.

[Alanaz]

Monaco vs Paris Saint Germain, who do you think will win and get 3 points in this match?
I understand that Paris Saint Germain are always the favorites to win, but it looks like Monaco could give them another defeat. They will play a home game, that will add to their motivation to be able to beat Paris Saint Germain in front of their own fans.

[Naficopa]

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

Even though PSG lost to Monaco in this match, I think their position in the standings is still safe with their point advantage. But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's lack in this match.

But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's shortcomings in this game.

And take a look at this great news: Medical update before Monaco

The latest from the treatment room ahead of this weekend's Ligue 1 game.

After suffering a hamstring injury against Marseille, Leo Messi will undergo treatment for 48 hours. He's scheduled to return to training on Monday.

Struggling with a niggling left thigh injury, Marco Verratti will stay and have treatment at the training centre on Saturday.

PSG and Monaco have a match today. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are likely to miss this match due to injuries. There is continuity disruption in every match of the team. It is very important to ensure that their team's problems are solved. Otherwise they will never do well in the Champions League. But they will ensure victory in this match.

[rahmad2nd]

The match against Monaco will be indicative, we will see what PSG are capable of without Mbappe and Messi. Monaco are showing good results and they will definitely fight for a place in the Champions League, especially since they have already managed to take points from PSG in the fourth round. PSG are still a very strong team even with losses, but I think that Galtier is starting to lose confidence, let's see how he will act in this situation.

Even though PSG lost to Monaco in this match, I think their position in the standings is still safe with their point advantage. But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's lack in this match.

But it will be interesting to know the result of this match, let alone PSG without the two superstars. Victory is certainly to be expected, but Monaco will definitely do whatever it takes to take advantage of PSG's shortcomings in this game.

And take a look at this great news: Medical update before Monaco

The latest from the treatment room ahead of this weekend's Ligue 1 game.

After suffering a hamstring injury against Marseille, Leo Messi will undergo treatment for 48 hours. He's scheduled to return to training on Monday.

Struggling with a niggling left thigh injury, Marco Verratti will stay and have treatment at the training centre on Saturday.

At a moment like this, it should be an advantage for AS Monaco. PSG did not come with a full squad, several of their players were confirmed to be absent due to injuries. very precise momentum, for the home team to get maximum points over PSG. Philippe Clement must make the most of his squad, to dominate the game and win the battle.

On the other hand, the hope for PSG to extend the positive trend must be dogged by a number of problems. several of their star players had to be absent due to injuries, after Mbappe was injured, this time it was reported that Messi was injured. so this time, PSG will face a tough test in the face of AS Monaco. because, Philippe Clement's team is on a positive trend with an unbeaten run in their last five matches. recorded, Monaco managed to win three times, and the rest were draws. that is, it will not be easy for PSG to win this match without several of their star players.

IMO, this fight will be quite tough. and it looks like, there won't be many goals from either team. most likely, this fight will end in a draw or maybe with a narrow score. my estimation, the ideal bet is under with 2.5 goals.

[dwminer1]

Today's Monaco vs PSG match promises to be very interesting. I don't see a favorite here. Monaco has been in pretty good shape lately. Especially at their stadium, they beat their rivals convincingly. Mbappe and Messi, among others, will not play at PSG due to injury, it is a great weakness of the team. I think the most likely outcome for this match is a draw.