French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[rahmad2nd]

Lens deserved to win with a score of 3 - 0 and Monaco was destined to lose because Lens had a very good performance in yesterday's match and Monaco also performed quite well but failed to score against Lens.
for me it was a bit difficult for Marseille to catch up to Lens' points even though it was only a 3 point difference. because if you really look at and compare the performance of these two teams, Lens will be superior to Marseille.
in the upcoming match Lens will play against Marseille. let's see who will be stronger.

I didn't think that Monaco would be beaten with a landslide score by Lens. whereas, Monaco should have been able to compensate and provide resistance to the home team. unfortunately, Monaco appeared with a very bad performance. as a result, Lens is back in 2nd place with a difference of 9 points from PSG and 2 points adrift of the team below Marseille.

Well, speaking of Marseille. Today, Marseille will have a match against Lyon. Interestingly, these two teams are both unbeaten in their last five matches. the difference is, the results achieved by Lyon are better than Marseille. Lyon won three fights out of five matches. while Marseille, only won two matches from five fights. so, it's only natural that the bookie displays the same odds for these two teams. which means, both teams can beat each other in this match.

Even so, based on H2H history, Marseille has always struggled when they met against Lyon. it's just that in the first meeting of the season, Marseille won the match at their headquarters, even though with a thin score. Well, in this match, Marseille will not play some of its players due to injury. which means, most likely Marseille will not play optimally. that's why, we can refer to the available odds. so, the advantage is in Lyon's favor because this match they are the host. plus, their performance is slick. only, I'd go out on a limb to bet on Marseille. because, I suspect Igor Tidor's team will win this match as well as take over the ranking currently occupied by Lens

[Ratash]

Nice team lost again today despite being a huge favourite against clerment it seems that they entered a bad streak and they are unable to win for a while unlucky for them in today game they faced a team in a great shape, clerment team just managed their fourth win in a row thanks to today three points they surpassed Nice team and they are on a safe spot in the middle of the table.

[Leviathan.007]

Paris Saint German is ranked first in league one and undoubtedly it's the best club in France. PSG have a way to handle good winning in games and financial stable, the more reason they can signed any players on their rader, despite the status of the player. Bringing in Neymar Jr and Leo Messi was one of the unbelievable football transfer in history, they got the accolades to triggered bringing in these players. Their only problem is they find it difficult to perform in top competition like UCL which have always been their ultimate target every season.

Although PSG team is performing best in League One, but best performance in League One does not satisfy all demands from this team. Because the PSG team has world-class players, as a result, the team needed to perform exceptionally well in the rest of the leagues, but the team failed.

For a team like PSG people expect much more from them and we were expecting to see PSG in the champions league and even in the final match because they spend enough money and bought superstar players like Neymar and Messi that's why winning the French league couldn't be their goal for this season.

People like actually very angry towards PSG. Not because they are spending way too much money. It’s because they are actually spending money where they probably shouldn’t.

You know, they are giving a young player way too much power as well. I, of course, blame the management of PSG for this underachievement. They should have won the champions league title if not, anything else this season. Especially with the type of squad they had, they were supposed to win everything and anything.

But they couldn’t actually achieve the main task, which was the champions league title in my opinion. I have lost hope.

In fact, PSG spend money when they didn't need to spend and they hired players they didn't actually need for example they hired many famous and expensive forwards but they didn't spend enough money to hire a better coach and that's why this team is unbalanced which can a reason for PSG to get bad results in both french league and champions league.

[hahay]

Nice team lost again today despite being a huge favourite against clerment it seems that they entered a bad streak and they are unable to win for a while unlucky for them in today game they faced a team in a great shape, clerment team just managed their fourth win in a row thanks to today three points they surpassed Nice team and they are on a safe spot in the middle of the table.

It's really very unfortunate indeed, because Nice hasn't won in its last seven matches in Ligue 1. This result is of course a bad result for Nice but yes, at least Nice is still in the top 10 in the Ligue 1 standings, and at least Nice is still in safe position.

Also, considering that Clermont is basically not an easy team for Nice, because the head to head record at least proves that Nice is never easy to beat Clermont. So, because at this moment their position in the standings is not much different and at least this makes an assessment of their quality which is not much different either. So, even though Nice is the favorite in this match, it doesn't mean that Nice can win easily, because failures like this have often been experienced too and this is not a new failure experienced by Nice.

[rendravolt]

Montpellier managed to beat Rennes with a narrow score of 1-0. Of course, no one expected this result, especially even though Rennes had an away match at Montpellier's home, as the team that was favored to win, they failed to steal any points. On the other hand, even though Montpellier suffered a loss after one of its players received a red card in the 53rd minute, the result could not break Montpellier's spirit to secure victory at home. The goal scored by Mavididi in the 84th minute also sealed Montpellier's victory and Rennes had to go home without bringing a single point.

[Doell]

-snip-

An unexpected result, a match that should have belonged to Reims, instead they lost at home to Strasbourg. Even though if we look at last week, Reims also suffered a defeat against Rennes, but in my opinion that defeat is reasonable because Rennes is indeed one of the tough opponents to beat. But Strasborug was able to take advantage of the opportunities that existed to score even though they also lost in possession. Reims needs to really improve on their form for next week's matches, otherwise they will return to mid-table. For Strasbourg, these 3 additional points made them move up one level to a safer position from the temporary relegation zone.

Previously Reims lose against Rennes indeed I also think is reasonable because they are not an easy opponent for Reims. Strasbourg was a weak team rather than Reims and they were a team that was in the relegation zone before, but now they can make a surprise. Yes, it was an unexpected result. Also on matchday 32, I think Strasbourg team was really lucky because Nantes and Brest got unsatisfactory results. Now Strasbourg has the same points with Nantes and Brest, even though is like that I think they have a chance to move up again and stay away from the relegation zone in their remaining matches of this season but next match will very tough for them.

[slapper]

Lens are going to play their home match against Monaco before Marseille play an away match against Lyon. If Lens win their match and take the second spot back from Marseille this might cause Marseille players to feel some pressure over their shoulders. Because the fight for the second spot is going on really fierce now and this match is a quite challenging one for them as well. Lyon are even the closest side to the win considering the betting odds right now. I'm quite surprised with that though.

Because there is a huge point difference between them now in the standings. Maybe Lyon's being in a really good shape is also an important factor playing a role in these odds. Besides there is another interesting information about these two. Marseille couldn't beat them in away matches in the league since 2007. This is a huge record and I wouldn't take the risk of betting on Marseille while Lyon are doing well recently too.

Monaco will be a very difficult opponent for Lens, they are also now in a position to fight for second place which is now occupied by Marseille, and if Monaco can win in this competition, then Lens' position will be shifted by Monaco from its current position. This match will be very interesting, because both clubs have a winning target that they must get. Statistically they do not have a significant difference this season. Perhaps what sets them apart is that Lens' defense is doing better than Monanco. Monaco's defense is fragile when compared to the hosts. But Monaco must also be thinking about that, so they will evaluate the defense before this game starts.

You hit the nail on the head—the tussle between Monaco and Lens is shaping up to be quite the clash. Both sides are giving it their all to ascend in the standings, and they have heaps to prove. We're in for a treat watching this battle play out.

If I had to pick a side, I'd lean towards Lens having a subtle upper hand in this contest, considering they're the hosts and have a more robust defense than Monaco. But don't count Monaco out just yet. They're a powerhouse with a solid lineup of remarkable players.

[LordShanken]

Lens are going to play their home match against Monaco before Marseille play an away match against Lyon. If Lens win their match and take the second spot back from Marseille this might cause Marseille players to feel some pressure over their shoulders. Because the fight for the second spot is going on really fierce now and this match is a quite challenging one for them as well. Lyon are even the closest side to the win considering the betting odds right now. I'm quite surprised with that though.

Because there is a huge point difference between them now in the standings. Maybe Lyon's being in a really good shape is also an important factor playing a role in these odds. Besides there is another interesting information about these two. Marseille couldn't beat them in away matches in the league since 2007. This is a huge record and I wouldn't take the risk of betting on Marseille while Lyon are doing well recently too.

Monaco will be a very difficult opponent for Lens, they are also now in a position to fight for second place which is now occupied by Marseille, and if Monaco can win in this competition, then Lens' position will be shifted by Monaco from its current position. This match will be very interesting, because both clubs have a winning target that they must get. Statistically they do not have a significant difference this season. Perhaps what sets them apart is that Lens' defense is doing better than Monanco. Monaco's defense is fragile when compared to the hosts. But Monaco must also be thinking about that, so they will evaluate the defense before this game starts.

You hit the nail on the head—the tussle between Monaco and Lens is shaping up to be quite the clash. Both sides are giving it their all to ascend in the standings, and they have heaps to prove. We're in for a treat watching this battle play out.

If I had to pick a side, I'd lean towards Lens having a subtle upper hand in this contest, considering they're the hosts and have a more robust defense than Monaco. But don't count Monaco out just yet. They're a powerhouse with a solid lineup of remarkable players.

Lens impressively beat Monaco 3-0. This victory was much needed by Lens. Because some of the past matches were defeated by Lens, I think it is very important to secure the victory in the current matches. Hopefully Lens will continue their winning streak in the next matches as well.

[wildan88]

Lens took a nice and clear victory, but we must not forget that this team is 2nd behind PSG for a reason. Then you are actually just the best of the rest, quite an achievement in itself because in terms of budget and market value, Lens is far behind clubs such as PSG, of course, but also Monaco, Lyon and Marseille. We have also seen little of the latter teams this season in the competition, but also little result in Europe.

[Jody.Drummer]

In a situation lacking 1 player, Montpellier still managed to score 1 goal and made Rennes have to admit defeat. Actually, Montpellier is also not too special in implementing the strategy, in fact they only had 2 shots at goal and one of them was a goal. Rennes, on the other hand, tried to take control of the match, but they were not very creative in dismantling the defense built by the home team, and made them have to swallow a negative result at the end of the game.

Montpellier managed to beat Rennes with a narrow score of 1-0. Of course, no one expected this result, especially even though Rennes had an away match at Montpellier's home, as the team that was favored to win, they failed to steal any points. On the other hand, even though Montpellier suffered a loss after one of its players received a red card in the 53rd minute, the result could not break Montpellier's spirit to secure victory at home. The goal scored by Mavididi in the 84th minute also sealed Montpellier's victory and Rennes had to go home without bringing a single point.

In a situation lacking 1 player, Montpellier still managed to score 1 goal and made Rennes have to admit defeat. Actually, Montpellier is also not too special in implementing the strategy, in fact they only had 2 shots at goal and one of them was a goal. Rennes, on the other hand, tried to take control of the match, but they were not very creative in dismantling the defense built by the home team, and made them have to swallow a negative result at the end of the game.

[swogerino]

Nantes destroyed a super beautiful multi parlay ticket with odds of 25 which I would have won as I just bet my last money of the week in this ticket you can find the link below.I thought that Troyes is the weakest team of Ligue 1 and Nantes playing at home would win this game in order to be safe from relegation themselves but no,they screwed up really badly and they were even leading the game.I believe the penalty for Troyes to have changed completely the rhythm of the game,look what beautiful parlay French teams as always ruined for me,I am never betting on them anymore.

https://stake.com/sports/home?iid=sport%3A77621693&modal=bet

[execijutiere]

Reims lost their balance after losing to Marseille and only won once in the last 5 weeks.If they hadn't lost points in these weeks, maybe they would be in 5th place instead of Lille.These point losses made it difficult for them to qualify for the European Cups and we can say that it is much more difficult for them now.Strasbourg's win in this match was very important for them.Every point is important for them as they are in the relegation zone.Of course, the importance of an away win against such a fit opponent is more important.

[ILuckyGuyI]

The Lyon - Marseille game is going on right now and the current score is 1-1. We are in the last ten minutes of the game right now and Marseille had better improve their performance more to be able to get a win.

Because winning this game is important for them not to lose their place to Lens in the standings. Marseille were the much better side in the first half and got 1-0 ahead also. But they couldn't prevent Lyon from increasing their productivity in the second half. This helped Lyon score the equalizer. This was already going to be a tough game for Marseille so I won't be surprised if they lose two points here. They will still be one point behind Lens then but the second place is really important to be able to join the CL group stage directly.

[rahmad2nd]

In the end, Marseille was able to overthrow the home team with a score of 1-2, as I predicted. very lucky, Marseille won full points and again took the position occupied by Lens in 2nd place.

Actually, this fight took place quite tough. In fact, Lyon actually controlled the game with 60% ball possession. Unfortunately, they didn't get many chances in this match. especially, in the first half.  Lyon simply had no chance to shoot on target.
conversely, Marseille has more opportunities. recorded, they made 14 total shots, 7 of which were on target, 5 were off target, 2 shots were blocked. unfortunately, after taking the lead in the 44th minute with Cengih Under's goal. Marseille were unable to hold on to their lead though, in the end Lyon scored an equalizer in the 68th minute. the match continued quite tough, but unfortunately, Malo Gustafo cost his own team by committing an own goal. as a result, Marseille was lucky and won this fight.

[snipie]

The Lyon - Marseille game is going on right now and the current score is 1-1. We are in the last ten minutes of the game right now and Marseille had better improve their performance more to be able to get a win.

Because winning this game is important for them not to lose their place to Lens in the standings. Marseille were the much better side in the first half and got 1-0 ahead also. But they couldn't prevent Lyon from increasing their productivity in the second half. This helped Lyon score the equalizer. This was already going to be a tough game for Marseille so I won't be surprised if they lose two points here. They will still be one point behind Lens then but the second place is really important to be able to join the CL group stage directly.

Marseille got a late goal and they won this game vs Lyon. With Lens winning vs a hard opponent like Monaco, Marseille don't have a chance apart from getting the 3 points in order to stay in front of Lens and to maximise their chances for a Champions League spot since the other is already taken by PSG.
In the other matches there were many unexpected results such as Nice, Lorient, Rennes and Reims games..

[Slow death]

In fact, PSG spend money when they didn't need to spend and they hired players they didn't actually need for example they hired many famous and expensive forwards but they didn't spend enough money to hire a better coach and that's why this team is unbalanced which can a reason for PSG to get bad results in both french league and champions league.

I agree with you, the worst part is that they didn't do research on neymar and simply went to hire neymar and today they have to be paying a high salary while the player doesn't play often, a concrete example of that is that currently the PSG doesn't have neymar but still PSG is doing much better without neymar, I see that if PSG had focused on other better and less expensive strikers they would have made the best choice. Sometimes I think that at PSG it's not the coaches who choose the players who should be signed

this theory of mine comes from some time ago, because looking at the composition of PSG players there are many doubts that the coaches have chosen all those players, I see the case of neymar as an example of this, many coaches know that despite being a good player he he just doesn't play for most of the season, so it doesn't make any sense to hire neymar, in psg's defense he's also a disaster that I think the coaches didn't have an opinion when choosing the players

As for the question of coaches, honestly, I see that the problem is in the direction of PSG, which makes good coaches not accept going to train PSG, days ago I read a rumor that Zidane prefers to go to Juventus than to PSG. zidane who lives in france, prefers to leave a team that would give him a much better salary and that is also in france, but zidane prefers juventus, which is a team that is in italy and does not have the same great financial resources that PSG has, I think the reason is simple> PSG want immediate results, they want to win the champions league immediately

[execijutiere]

Rennes lost points in an important match for them.They lost their chance to be 5th by losing 1-0 to montpellier away from home.There was no goal in the first half and montpellier, who were down to 10 men early in the second half, of course started to lose control of the game.Rennes, who increased the pressure, struggled to find a goal.In the last minutes of the match, bluididi found the goal and managed to put his team 1-0 ahead and get the win.
In the last match of the day, Marseille won 2-1 away against their strong rival and managed to maintain the point difference with PSG.Marseille, who led with Cengiz Ünder's goal in the first half of the match, could not prevent Lacazette's goal in 68.In the last minute, Gusto scored an own goal and Lyon had to be defeated.

[Velvet78]

It was nearly ending up with a draw but Marseille managed to score the winning goal in the stoppage time against Lyon.

Honestly I think that it was a deserved win already because Marseille made a really huge effort in this game. Despite playing away they didn't see it as any problem for themselves. It was really important to win this game to take the second position in the standings back from Lens as well. These two teams still have a similar form to each other on the recent weeks so the balances can be upset anytime again. Marseille should just focus on benefiting from the quality advantage.

[ilovealtcoins]

Montpellier managed to beat Rennes with a narrow score of 1-0. Of course, no one expected this result, especially even though Rennes had an away match at Montpellier's home, as the team that was favored to win, they failed to steal any points. On the other hand, even though Montpellier suffered a loss after one of its players received a red card in the 53rd minute, the result could not break Montpellier's spirit to secure victory at home. The goal scored by Mavididi in the 84th minute also sealed Montpellier's victory and Rennes had to go home without bringing a single point.

In a situation lacking 1 player, Montpellier still managed to score 1 goal and made Rennes have to admit defeat. Actually, Montpellier is also not too special in implementing the strategy, in fact they only had 2 shots at goal and one of them was a goal. Rennes, on the other hand, tried to take control of the match, but they were not very creative in dismantling the defense built by the home team, and made them have to swallow a negative result at the end of the game.

I actually thought after the red card, Rennes will actually be able to take advantage of that. But they actually were not able to. In the end, they actually conceded late in the match. This really should have gone the other way. It was actually a little surprising. Even with a man advantage, the results were not in favor of Rennes. I also have to give credit to Montpelier.

[BlackBoss_]

I agree with you, the worst part is that they didn't do research on neymar and simply went to hire neymar and today they have to be paying a high salary while the player doesn't play often, a concrete example of that is that currently the PSG doesn't have neymar but still PSG is doing much better without neymar, I see that if PSG had focused on other better and less expensive strikers they would have made the best choice. Sometimes I think that at PSG it's not the coaches who choose the players who should be signed

Neymar had an excellent match to help Barcelona making a come back in Champions League against PSG. A few months later, PSG bought him from Barcelona and I thought they hoped that Neymar will repeat his world class performance in Paris. Unfortunately, after moving to PSG, Neymar got more injuries and generally he did not play well but in important matches when PSG need him the most, he missed those matches by injuries. The same for his contribution for Brazil national team in latest World Cup tournaments. Maybe it is a destiny of Neymar but PSG are responsible by not looking carefully at Neymar's medical record.

As for the question of coaches, honestly, I see that the problem is in the direction of PSG, which makes good coaches not accept going to train PSG, days ago I read a rumor that Zidane prefers to go to Juventus than to PSG. zidane who lives in france, prefers to leave a team that would give him a much better salary and that is also in france, but zidane prefers juventus, which is a team that is in italy and does not have the same great financial resources that PSG has, I think the reason is simple> PSG want immediate results, they want to win the champions league immediately

Zidane looks to be a good choice for PSG but he does not want work for them. Does Zidane want to see some annoying star players to be sold first then he will take that position?

It sounds a good plan for him as handling conflicts with star players is very headache and Zidane's biggest target is the coach position of France. With too high salary for Neymar, it's hard for PSG to find a club which is ready to buy the player and satisfy his salary demand.