French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[TheGreatPython]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.

I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

Inconsistency is the key problem for Marseille as they failed to grab three points in league games which could have boosted them closer to PSG. While PSG dominates their home league, there isn't a very competitive fight for the Ligue One championship this year. Marseille was the lone rival for the Parisians, but it appears that they were unable to catch the men of Christophe Galtier. There is a significant 10 point difference between Marseille's 17W, 5D, and 5L in 27 games this season and PSG's 21W, 3D, and 3L. The indications are that PSG will win the title once more this season as this campaign draws to a close.

Consistency is big problem for the all top teams other than PSG in Ligue 1 as we can watch mostly are fail to give their best and now having troubles for retaining their spots at top spot Monaco suddenly facing serious trouble and now lost 7 points from their last three games, and now they are at fourth with Lens now also having improvement after few poor weeks which is challenging for the Monaco and their hopes for the third spot Rennes are also going down with another team which lost their 7 points in last five games Marseille is relatively better but still looking for the improved results which helps them for staying at the second spot even now title hopes are ended and PSG are clearly going to lead the table for another title after losing their another broken dream defeat against Bayern Munich.

[fullhdpixel]

That's right, especially Lyon, which usually enlivens the competition for the Ligue 1 title, had to accept bad luck lately and had to settle for being in the middle of the standings. I think this match will be really fun, there might be unexpected surprises like Nantes being able to beat Lyon in this match.

I don't think so because lyon last season they finished in 8th place, it's not a good record for them. this season the same thing has happened to Lyon where they are still not strong enough to compete in the top 4 because their squad depth is not too strong compared to the 2020/2021 season.

I have more doubts about Monaco this season, where they have lost several points in the last 5 matches they have played.  this makes their points closer to the 5th and 6th ranked teams. now if the situation doesn't improve in the upcoming matches I think Rennes will be able to match the points tally with Monaco.

Lyon having second consecutive year with poor form just because of this performance right now they are at the 10th with most chances they could be not able to jump into top seven which is surely concern for the management because few years back they were good and mostly have spot into top four which is now beyond their limits hopefully we will have better strategy and players in coming season which will bring better results for this team.

Another team which is suffering Monaco as they were doing good but now suddenly they are also having bad performance which is bringing them down and if they are not able to have improved then surely things could be worst as they are currently at fourth, and they need to be at third for their chances into Champions League for the next season Lens is doing good and have good season as well which is helping them for having good results.

[CryptoBuds]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.
I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

there may be improvement when meet reims, like you said, marseille aren't consistent on every match, sometime playing well but sometimes playing bad even they play in home. I just heard a coach just change a strategy to face reims, i don't know exactly, maybe they can get 3 points to reduce different point with PSG.

Despite their erratic performance in Marseille, the team is still far more organized and strong than Reims. But the Reims team has also been unbeaten for a long time. They will put up a tough fight against Marseille to get the points. But I have seen the results of past matches between these two teams. Reims has not won a single match in the last 5 matches between these two teams. Marseille won 3 matches and drew 2 matches. It is easy to see that Reims has a tough opponent in Marseille. I consider Marseille the favorite in the match. However, the match is likely to be a draw.

[Rikafip]

there may be improvement when meet reims, like you said, marseille aren't consistent on every match, sometime playing well but sometimes playing bad even they play in home. I just heard a coach just change a strategy to face reims, i don't know exactly, maybe they can get 3 points to reduce different point with PSG.

That's the downside of the Marseille play style and the way they defend. They play very attractive football that is fun to watch, with many players finishing actions but then again that puts them at risk like we saw more than once this season.

I think that Tudor already gave up on the title race after that debacle against PSG few weeks ago and his goal is to try finish in top 3 and qualify for CL next season (preferably finishing 2nd as it guarantess CL spot). With that being, since Marseille is the best away team and Reims is in a very good form, I think that draw is probably the more realistic and that's what I'll most likely bet on.

[Oneandpure]

Consistency is big problem for the all top teams other than PSG in Ligue 1 as we can watch mostly are fail to give their best and now having troubles for retaining their spots at top spot Monaco suddenly facing serious trouble and now lost 7 points from their last three games, and now they are at fourth with Lens now also having improvement after few poor weeks which is challenging for the Monaco and their hopes for the third spot Rennes are also going down with another team which lost their 7 points in last five games Marseille is relatively better but still looking for the improved results which helps them for staying at the second spot even now title hopes are ended and PSG are clearly going to lead the table for another title after losing their another broken dream defeat against Bayern Munich.

Talking about consistency performance from Ligue 1 team I still remember in season 2020/2021 have surprised made by Lille after success finish as the winner with 1 points left from PSG at the end of league. After Lille become the winner of Ligue 1 there are not any compete team keep consistence and dominance on top standing position how to make PSG not comfortable with their current standing.

Right now have been matchday 27 and have 11 matches left but PSG keep confidence having 10 points left from Marseille, seems if four or six games winning later potential for PSG dominance winning Ligue 1 tittle this season due inconsistency performance from Marseille on 2nd standing position and still not sure with Lens or AS Monaco capacities keep compete how to destroy PSG dominance.

[tulusikhlas]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.

I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

there may be improvement when meet reims, like you said, marseille aren't consistent on every match, sometime playing well but sometimes playing bad even they play in home. I just heard a coach just change a strategy to face reims, i don't know exactly, maybe they can get 3 points to reduce different point with PSG.

It is very difficult to catch up with Paris Saint Germain now, moreover they are certain to make Ligue q their main focus after they failed in the Champions League. The points gap will be very difficult for them to catch up with, and I can confirm that Paris Saint Germain will win the title again this season without any significant obstacles in the remaining matches this season.

[Leviathan.007]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.

I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

there may be improvement when meet reims, like you said, marseille aren't consistent on every match, sometime playing well but sometimes playing bad even they play in home. I just heard a coach just change a strategy to face reims, i don't know exactly, maybe they can get 3 points to reduce different point with PSG.

It is very difficult to catch up with Paris Saint Germain now, moreover they are certain to make Ligue q their main focus after they failed in the Champions League. The points gap will be very difficult for them to catch up with, and I can confirm that Paris Saint Germain will win the title again this season without any significant obstacles in the remaining matches this season.

Paris Saint Germain got lots of superstar payers and much more investments compared to the other teams so I guess for the other teams like Marseille and Monaco it's difficult to get close to them, however after they lost in the champions league, Neymar got injured and Messi going to leave, PSG's atmosphere is not good like the other days and I guess there is a chance for them to lose some points during the games they are going to have.

[slapper]

That's right, especially Lyon, which usually enlivens the competition for the Ligue 1 title, had to accept bad luck lately and had to settle for being in the middle of the standings. I think this match will be really fun, there might be unexpected surprises like Nantes being able to beat Lyon in this match.

I don't think so because lyon last season they finished in 8th place, it's not a good record for them. this season the same thing has happened to Lyon where they are still not strong enough to compete in the top 4 because their squad depth is not too strong compared to the 2020/2021 season.

I have more doubts about Monaco this season, where they have lost several points in the last 5 matches they have played.  this makes their points closer to the 5th and 6th ranked teams. now if the situation doesn't improve in the upcoming matches I think Rennes will be able to match the points tally with Monaco.

Both Lyon and Monaco have been hit hard this season, haven't they? It goes to show that even the greatest teams can have a rough time. But that's just how the cookie crumbles, isn't it? You win some, you lose some, and you might even end up in 8th or 10th place.

More importantly, however, I believe it's high time for these teams to take a step back and consider what's not clicking for them. Maybe it's time to alter their strategies, or bring on board some new, innovative talent. Or, possibly, they just need to take a breather and indulge in some team-building activities. Rumor has it trust falls are all the craze nowadays. Whatever they decide, I have no doubt they'll come back even stronger than before!

For now, I'll be their number one fan regardless of the outcome. Because, let's face it, it's not simply about the wins or the losses. It's about the pleasure of playing, the creation of lasting memories, and even receiving a participation trophy or two. Let's go, team!

[zuzie]

The French 1st League is the only remain competition that Paris Saint Germain can win. The current situation makes it possible for PSG to lift the League 1 trophy, they lead the standings at the moment with a 10 point from Marseille in second place, there are 11 match left before enter the end of the season.

By the way, none of the trophy win by Paris Saint Germain throughout the 2022-23 season

[rahmad2nd]

~snip~

Both Lyon and Nantes teams are relatively underpowered. Still, Lyon is stronger than Nantes. Even then it is not right to say anything in advance because sometimes very strong teams are defeated by bad teams. But in all these matches the performance of both the teams is good. But I hope I enjoy this match too. But I will support Lyon.

This match should belong to Lyon. because, apart from Lyon playing at home. Nantes, is not an opponent that is too strong for Lyon for them to overthrow. besides that, Laurent Blanc's squad team needs full points to get his team back on track to victory. because in the last two matches, Lyon was unable to get maximum points against Lorient and Lille. in this match, it should be a momentum for Blanc's team to gain full points quite easily.

As for Nantes, they are currently ranked 14th on the standings. despite having a 6-point gap from teams below their ranking, Nantes are not in a safe zone if they are beaten by Lyon on the road.  at least, Nanes will try to steal full points in a situation where Lyon's performance is experiencing a decline. but after all, on paper the home team is the favorite to win the match later.

[Swordsoffreedom]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.
I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

there may be improvement when meet reims, like you said, marseille aren't consistent on every match, sometime playing well but sometimes playing bad even they play in home. I just heard a coach just change a strategy to face reims, i don't know exactly, maybe they can get 3 points to reduce different point with PSG.

It is very difficult to catch up with Paris Saint Germain now, moreover they are certain to make Ligue q their main focus after they failed in the Champions League. The points gap will be very difficult for them to catch up with, and I can confirm that Paris Saint Germain will win the title again this season without any significant obstacles in the remaining matches this season.

Paris Saint Germain got lots of superstar payers and much more investments compared to the other teams so I guess for the other teams like Marseille and Monaco it's difficult to get close to them, however after they lost in the champions league, Neymar got injured and Messi going to leave, PSG's atmosphere is not good like the other days and I guess there is a chance for them to lose some points during the games they are going to have.

PSG have a lot of star players but their performances are poor. Despite being in good form at the start of the season, the team's performances have not been consistent. Moreover, Neymar, one of PSG's most important attacking players, is unable to stay with the squad due to injury. It is also not certain whether Messi and Mbappe will stay with PSG next season. All in all, PSG's overall situation is a bit shaky right now. PSG management needs to make some important decisions now if they want to have a consistent performance next season.

[tusandii]

The French 1st League is the only remain competition that Paris Saint Germain can win. The current situation makes it possible for PSG to lift the League 1 trophy, they lead the standings at the moment with a 10 point from Marseille in second place, there are 11 match left before enter the end of the season.

By the way, none of the trophy win by Paris Saint Germain throughout the 2022-23 season

The provisional standings in the French 1st League are indeed held by PSG and followed by Marseille in second place and it will be more difficult for Marseille to win first place because 10 points is a large enough difference so it is not easy to surpass PSG in points. Maybe this can be a sign that PSG can win the French 1 League this season because PSG is also the only team that has big and strong potential here.
In the 2022-23 season PSG can't play well even they always look bad in every game in the 2022-23 season.
This season is an opportunity for them to get a title and win the trophy.

[hahay]

The French 1st League is the only remain competition that Paris Saint Germain can win. The current situation makes it possible for PSG to lift the League 1 trophy, they lead the standings at the moment with a 10 point from Marseille in second place, there are 11 match left before enter the end of the season.

By the way, none of the trophy win by Paris Saint Germain throughout the 2022-23 season

The provisional standings in the French 1st League are indeed held by PSG and followed by Marseille in second place and it will be more difficult for Marseille to win first place because 10 points is a large enough difference so it is not easy to surpass PSG in points. Maybe this can be a sign that PSG can win the French 1 League this season because PSG is also the only team that has big and strong potential here.
In the 2022-23 season PSG can't play well even they always look bad in every game in the 2022-23 season.
This season is an opportunity for them to get a title and win the trophy.

So, do you think now is the 2021-2022 season? Even though the current reality is the 2022/2023 season where it is very likely that PSG will win the Ligue 1 title and I have no doubts about it. It doesn't feel right if you say PSG didn't win any trophies this season, because PSG clearly dominates Ligue 1, so PSG still has a big chance to win a trophy this season, namely the 2022/2023 season in Ligue 1.

After all, things like this are common because previously PSG had to divide their focus, causing PSG to fail in the Coupe de France. But yes, maybe that is not the main target so PSG is more focused only on Ligue 1 and also the Champions League but unfortunately, they are still not lucky enough in the Champions League so that PSG only uses Ligue 1 this season for a title that will be won.

[jostorres]

This match should belong to Lyon. because, apart from Lyon playing at home. Nantes, is not an opponent that is too strong for Lyon for them to overthrow. besides that, Laurent Blanc's squad team needs full points to get his team back on track to victory. because in the last two matches, Lyon was unable to get maximum points against Lorient and Lille. in this match, it should be a momentum for Blanc's team to gain full points quite easily.

As for Nantes, they are currently ranked 14th on the standings. despite having a 6-point gap from teams below their ranking, Nantes are not in a safe zone if they are beaten by Lyon on the road.  at least, Nanes will try to steal full points in a situation where Lyon's performance is experiencing a decline. but after all, on paper the home team is the favorite to win the match later.

Lyon now having second poor year in progress as last year they were at eight spot and now again most chances they could be at same spot or below because their performance was poor in early part of this season with in last few matches they are getting momentum, but things are now out of their hands for the better spot and having any chance for the good spot Blanc needs few good players in next year if they want to have good spot otherwise things could be not good.

Nantes is currently having poor record as well and playing in away match is also not supporting them which mean they can lose all three points here and still live in limbo with most chances they will be survived and stay into Ligue 1 for one more year, but now they also need to improve their quality which allow them for having any UEFA competition chance.

[Pulsar77]

Lens are again in this competition for the second position in the league. There has been some drop in Marseille's performance recently and Lens have been able to make use of that. The gap between them is only two points. But still Marseille are a better team than them on paper. They have a more qualified squad than Lens that can be more consistent in the remaining time period of the season anyway. But it is all up to keeping your concentration on your target.

Lens still look like a less credible team than Marseille to me. They have made so many point losses against average or smaller teams in the league. I think Marseille and Monaco will be the teams capturing the second and third positions at the end of the season and Lens will follow them right behind. Marseille are my choice for the second position.

[dezoel]

Paris Saint Germain got lots of superstar payers and much more investments compared to the other teams so I guess for the other teams like Marseille and Monaco it's difficult to get close to them, however after they lost in the champions league, Neymar got injured and Messi going to leave, PSG's atmosphere is not good like the other days and I guess there is a chance for them to lose some points during the games they are going to have.

With now another early exit from Champions League mean things could be not normal at PSG, and we will have few changes in coming summer while most chances Messi will also leave, and we will also have new coach because current coach Galtier fail to have required results and expectations which are surely going to hurt management's plane even right now Ligue 1 title is under their control, and they have 10 points vital lead which is having good advantage for them and current performance of all other top teams are also not good which give them chance for the chase.

Now, we will have few other things as well likely Messi will be out and then Neymar is also burden can PSG management able to have any good buyer, or they will again spend big amount on him for another season and will wait for the end of his contract for releasing him from here because Mbappé is surely best for them and alone he can achieve good results as well.

[bitgolden]

This match should belong to Lyon. because, apart from Lyon playing at home. Nantes, is not an opponent that is too strong for Lyon for them to overthrow. besides that, Laurent Blanc's squad team needs full points to get his team back on track to victory. because in the last two matches, Lyon was unable to get maximum points against Lorient and Lille. in this match, it should be a momentum for Blanc's team to gain full points quite easily.

As for Nantes, they are currently ranked 14th on the standings. despite having a 6-point gap from teams below their ranking, Nantes are not in a safe zone if they are beaten by Lyon on the road.  at least, Nanes will try to steal full points in a situation where Lyon's performance is experiencing a decline. but after all, on paper the home team is the favorite to win the match later.

I agree that Lyon looks like they are a lot better team than Nantes but they are not too far enough to make it a clear choice neither, it looks like both teams are close to each other enough to consider this situation acceptable.

I believe that we are going to end up with a good result with time and it should be a problem for the Nantes team if they lose because they are still trailed by lower teams to make them drop even further, Lyon would not lose that much and get anywhere close to bottom so Nantes should play harder. I will not bet on this, because it looks too close to each other to have any type of indication which team could win honestly.

[Docnaster]

PSG are just getting close to announcing their championship in the league every week. The gap with Marseille has become 10 points already.

I don't see any way Marseille are catching up with them from now on. Because they aren't even consistent these days. After losing to PSG home this time they got a draw against Strasbourg home. Balerdi's incident just finished them. Strasbourg aren't even one of the decent teams in the league this season. They are trying to hold onto the Ligue 1 not to relegate. Marseille need to play more carefully in such games to finish them without point loss.

Inconsistency is the key problem for Marseille as they failed to grab three points in league games which could have boosted them closer to PSG. While PSG dominates their home league, there isn't a very competitive fight for the Ligue One championship this year. Marseille was the lone rival for the Parisians, but it appears that they were unable to catch the men of Christophe Galtier. There is a significant 10 point difference between Marseille's 17W, 5D, and 5L in 27 games this season and PSG's 21W, 3D, and 3L. The indications are that PSG will win the title once more this season as this campaign draws to a close.

It is not new. Marseille has never been more consistency than u have seen them, that is just the nature of the league. French league one is just like the german Bundesliga. Nothing is new, one can predict who will be the champions cuz Just few clubs are known for the title. But unlike German Bundesliga, the competition isn't tough, it's the more reason PSG keeps dominating.  But in Germany Bundesliga, there have always been tough contenders every season but Bayern Munich stands out to be the king of the jungle. Nothing is new in French league, Marseille will not do more than you see

[indah rezqi]

By the way, none of the trophy win by Paris Saint Germain throughout the 2022-23 season

You may forget that PSG has won 1 French Supercup title in the 2022/2023 season. Don't be hasty, you have to follow PSG's journey to say something true even if you are not a fan. I'm not a PSG fan either, but at least I'll definitely read a few things before I say anything about them instead of just going out of my mind.  

This season PSG must win the Ligue 1 title, there is no other reason and they have a better chance of doing it than any other team. Their failure in the Champions League is a bad thing, but when I evaluate the depth of the squad then they really are not fully prepared for the title.

[Z-tight]

This season PSG must win the Ligue 1 title, there is no other reason and they have a better chance of doing it than any other team. Their failure in the Champions League is a bad thing, but when I evaluate the depth of the squad then they really are not fully prepared for the title.

I don't know what psg have to do to win the champions league, they even have Messi, the world cup winner in their team, but they cannot even go past the round of 16, they signed their new manager at the beginning of this season, and many fans were saying he does not have any experience, i think those fans are correct and the club may sack him at the end of the season. I feel they should try and sign mourinho, he will be a good coach for psg.

Psg are surely going to win the Ligue 1, they will conquer the French league for a long time, what they wanted to win this season was the champions league, but they have to wait until next season and try again.