French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[CageMabok]

Nice comeback win from lille team today against marseille they finaly manged a win after two games without scoring a single goal these are important points that put them in the fifth spot on the otherhand marseille team will likely be out of the champions league especially if Lens team win tomorrow against Lorient.

The comeback in the second half of the match is definitely a very good thing for Lille in front of his own fans because Lille is really motivated to win at home by beating Marseille, which is actually quite strong this season so that makes Marseille have to stay in third place and also makes Lille now starting to be slightly adrift with Monaco who are in the top four of the Ligue1 standings.

The match was very even in this regard but indeed the second half even though Marseille tried a lot but the chances were clearly better than Lille.
With this result, Lens clearly have an advantage because they can be freed from the pursuit of Marseille and secure the Champions League if in tomorrow's match they bring 3 points from Lorient. But even if they get 1 point in tomorrow's match I think Lens' chances are still very big for next season's Champions League.

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

[Naficopa]

Nice comeback win from lille team today against marseille they finaly manged a win after two games without scoring a single goal these are important points that put them in the fifth spot on the otherhand marseille team will likely be out of the champions league especially if Lens team win tomorrow against Lorient.

The comeback in the second half of the match is definitely a very good thing for Lille in front of his own fans because Lille is really motivated to win at home by beating Marseille, which is actually quite strong this season so that makes Marseille have to stay in third place and also makes Lille now starting to be slightly adrift with Monaco who are in the top four of the Ligue1 standings.

The match was very even in this regard but indeed the second half even though Marseille tried a lot but the chances were clearly better than Lille.
With this result, Lens clearly have an advantage because they can be freed from the pursuit of Marseille and secure the Champions League if in tomorrow's match they bring 3 points from Lorient. But even if they get 1 point in tomorrow's match I think Lens' chances are still very big for next season's Champions League.

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

The Marseille team is currently performing very well. I think if there was no PSG team in League One, the other teams would fight each other very well and the league would be competitive. Since PSG team is in this league, other teams play well at other times but those teams become worthless when playing with PSG.

[Cryptmuster]

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

Lorient is not a weak opponent, but they have already solved all their problems and can just play for fun, a defeat will not change anything for them, just like a victory. And for Lens, this could be a very important victory, which will create a 5-point lead over Marseille. The defeat of Marseille will probably not allow them to rise above third place and they will have to play qualifying matches to get to the Champions League group stage.

[asriloni]

A very bad defeat for Marseille, giving Lens the advantage to get away with the second and the last place of Champions League once they get 3 points from Lorient even though the game will not be that easy in my opinion.
Lille got closer to Europa League after Monaco defeat. At some point I find Conference League for them better than Europa League.

The performance from marseille has been decreasing started from the second half. Marseille has become inconsistent. LOSC was always giving intensive pressure to the marseille. that was also making marseille players become nervous once LOSC was making counter attack. A good game being showed by LOSC during the second leg. Bamba was helping losc to win against marseille.

Lens has not yet faced lorient, as long as lens will able to win against lorient and it will increase the gap to be 5 points. That means if lens needs to secure another match to make sure it will be qualified for UCL next season.
What a very strict competition between lens and marseille. Im sure that many players of marseille very disappointed with the result.

It's caused by they were missing opportunity, the chance for marseille to go to the UCL is very small.

[arimamib]

Nice comeback win from lille team today against marseille they finaly manged a win after two games without scoring a single goal these are important points that put them in the fifth spot on the otherhand marseille team will likely be out of the champions league especially if Lens team win tomorrow against Lorient.

The comeback in the second half of the match is definitely a very good thing for Lille in front of his own fans because Lille is really motivated to win at home by beating Marseille, which is actually quite strong this season so that makes Marseille have to stay in third place and also makes Lille now starting to be slightly adrift with Monaco who are in the top four of the Ligue1 standings.

The match was very even in this regard but indeed the second half even though Marseille tried a lot but the chances were clearly better than Lille.
With this result, Lens clearly have an advantage because they can be freed from the pursuit of Marseille and secure the Champions League if in tomorrow's match they bring 3 points from Lorient. But even if they get 1 point in tomorrow's match I think Lens' chances are still very big for next season's Champions League.

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

Lens has the opportunity to widen the points gap with Marseille this week if Lens can win the match against Lorient which takes place today. However, Lorient is not an easy opponent for them to beat because statistically, Lorient is able to provide tough resistance for Lens

So, on the other hand, I see Monaco chances of being increasingly threatened in the top 4 after the defeat they suffered in the previous match against Lyon, where the point gap between Monaco and LOSC is getting closer.  There is even a pretty good chance for LOSC to shift Monaco ranking, if Monaco is not able to make the best of the upcoming match to get 3 points.

[klidex]

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

Lorient is not a weak opponent, but they have already solved all their problems and can just play for fun, a defeat will not change anything for them, just like a victory. And for Lens, this could be a very important victory, which will create a 5-point lead over Marseille. The defeat of Marseille will probably not allow them to rise above third place and they will have to play qualifying matches to get to the Champions League group stage.

Maybe you have misunderstood that Lorient is not a strong club at all for Lens in the upcoming matches and in all matches Lorient have only beaten Lens once while Lens have beaten three times in several matches.
From here we can already predict who will win and I fully support Lens and if Lens is able to beat Lorient it is not something to be proud of because it cannot catch Paris Saint-Germain's points but at least it can secure its position.
But if Lorient l]oses their match against Lens I'm sure it will threaten Lorient's position which is getting closer to OGC.

[slaman29]

As usual, Marseille, Monaco, all just making us fools for betting on them. Tonight the only hope is to see victory for Lens, and PSG to lose, but that I believe is just going to delay the title to another week.

Nevertheless, I am going to take another bet for PSG to lose, as that has been profitable in this season.

Monaco really played with my heart this season so I'm probably just going to support Marseille next one, depending on what happens with transfers.

[shogun47]

Yes, it's a matter of money. But tell me why should any sheikh invest in Ligue 1 (which have very weak financials) and not in the Premier League or La Liga or even Serie A which is historically more prestigious? I see no reason for this. Even the investment in PSG is said to have been driven by France and Qatar's close ties and political trade-offs.

There you go, you answered the question yourself. It is about politics and greenwashing. The name Paris Saint. Germain is as perfect as it can get if you pursue an agenda that is about more than just sports. Paris is a serious name in the world, it spreads amazingly around the world when they achieve something in sports, and at best to win the Champions League.

When a sheikh invests money into a soccer club, is not about making a profit, it is about presence and influence. You get to talk with the most important officials from the biggest associations around the world. FIFA, UEFA and many more. There are very interesting articles regarding how many engagements the sheikhs already have around the world. There influence in sports is massive. I mean what else can I tell you when Saudi Arabia is going to be the host for the Olympic Winter games? Winter games in Saudi Arabia.

All relations between France and Qatar are not about prestige, but about murky schemes and money. The purchase of PSG, Qatar's winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup in 2010 and the purchase of aircraft by Qatar from France for $15 billion, the emergence of the BeIN Sports channel (Al Jazeera's branch) in France are all links in the same chain. All this was pushed through on bribes and corruption. The Sunday Times journalists described this scheme in some detail and, for example, Blatter himself confirmed many points from that investigation.
This is European football - it's not only a sport, but also dirt, corruption, money laundering and politics.

I don't have any merits left or otherwise I would send some your way, but you added a few important points here. I am not sure if it was the Sunday Times journalists that I also gathered information from, but there are a couple of articles and documentaries dealing with those investments from Eastern countries.

I wonder if the pull effect will become even stronger in the future as there is still a lot of money in the hands of Eastern billionaires that needs to be invested. Assuming that PSG will become the Ligue 1 champion for 10 -15 years in a row, will that rather lead to more billionaires flooding Ligue 1 with money or will it make Ligue 1 as a product so unattractive that no other club will be pushed like PSG? That also counts for other leagues and all of this has just gotten started 15 - 20 years ago. What is going on in 20 years from now? Is it a billionaires' race only in all kinds of sports? At least there are also failures when sheikhs buy a club, for instance Malaga. They have been bought in 2010 by a Qatari and Malaga is 19th in Segunda Division in Spain.

But I can imagine that clubs like Monaco will be pushed harder in the future. They are already in the hands of the daughter of a Russian oligarch. What a sleazy blend of corruption, money laundering and politics, as you say.

[Jody.Drummer]

As usual, Marseille, Monaco, all just making us fools for betting on them. Tonight the only hope is to see victory for Lens, and PSG to lose, but that I believe is just going to delay the title to another week.

Nevertheless, I am going to take another bet for PSG to lose, as that has been profitable in this season.

Monaco really played with my heart this season so I'm probably just going to support Marseille next one, depending on what happens with transfers.

Lens are on a positive trend in their last 4 matches, Lorient will be their opponents this week, and I think it will not be an easy match even though they are the favorites in this game. But betting on them is also something that is more promising to be able to win.

I don't think Paris Saint Germain will lose their easy match this week. Auxerre is a club that is at the bottom of the standings, while Paris Saint Germain is ready to celebrate. A draw was enough for them to claim the title. So I can say this is the last week for them to claim the title.

[keyscore44]

As usual, Marseille, Monaco, all just making us fools for betting on them. Tonight the only hope is to see victory for Lens, and PSG to lose, but that I believe is just going to delay the title to another week.

Nevertheless, I am going to take another bet for PSG to lose, as that has been profitable in this season.

Monaco really played with my heart this season so I'm probably just going to support Marseille next one, depending on what happens with transfers.

Lens are on a positive trend in their last 4 matches, Lorient will be their opponents this week, and I think it will not be an easy match even though they are the favorites in this game. But betting on them is also something that is more promising to be able to win.

I don't think Paris Saint Germain will lose their easy match this week. Auxerre is a club that is at the bottom of the standings, while Paris Saint Germain is ready to celebrate. A draw was enough for them to claim the title. So I can say this is the last week for them to claim the title.

The way Lens team is strengthening themselves I think if some star players join the team then PSG would have great problem to compete with this team. Because Lens currently has the ability to beat any other team except PSG.

[Litzki1990]

In Ligue 1 today, PSG, the number one team in the points table, will take the field against the number 16 team in the points table. PSG will need a win today to increase the points gap with Lens. PSG is currently at the top of the points table with 81 points. And Lens is number two in the points table with 6 points less than PSG. Today's match is very important for PSG to secure the title. Considering head to head, PSG has won 100% against Auxerre . PSG have not lost any match against Auxerre so far.

[emrecemsan]

As usual, Marseille, Monaco, all just making us fools for betting on them. Tonight the only hope is to see victory for Lens, and PSG to lose, but that I believe is just going to delay the title to another week.

Nevertheless, I am going to take another bet for PSG to lose, as that has been profitable in this season.

Monaco really played with my heart this season so I'm probably just going to support Marseille next one, depending on what happens with transfers.

Monaco would have kept their hopes up for the 3rd place mathematically if they won against Lyon. But instead they lost and they have lost their chance for the Champions League completely. In addition to that Marseille also have been fighting for the group stage of the Champions League to not play extra qualification rounds. But they also threw their chance big time by losing to Lille by 2-1 even though they got ahead first. It is really difficult to understand these 2 teams indeed.

Auxerre are trying to cling onto the Ligue 1 right now and I think it would be smart to try your luck with PSG's not winning this match. However I still won't bet on this one because PSG had better win this as well. Because Lens are likely to drop the point gap with them more by this week.

[Docnaster]

In general, the results of the Lille vs Marseille match were favorable for Lens, because Lens no longer had so much pressure when they faced Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir. But Lens also doesn't have to think of Lorient as a weak team because Lorient can also be able to provide unexpected surprises in their own home match today.

Lorient is not a weak opponent, but they have already solved all their problems and can just play for fun, a defeat will not change anything for them, just like a victory. And for Lens, this could be a very important victory, which will create a 5-point lead over Marseille. The defeat of Marseille will probably not allow them to rise above third place and they will have to play qualifying matches to get to the Champions League group stage.

Like u rightly predicted before the match, Olympic Marseille was defeated yesterday by Lyon and that defeat further gives Lens more opportunity to finish the season in the second position and qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League football.
That is definitely Lens' current dream and purpose right now as club after an impressive season and today's game at Lorient will be very crucial for the club if they want to achieve that feat.

[snipie]

In Ligue 1 today, PSG, the number one team in the points table, will take the field against the number 16 team in the points table. PSG will need a win today to increase the points gap with Lens. PSG is currently at the top of the points table with 81 points. And Lens is number two in the points table with 6 points less than PSG. Today's match is very important for PSG to secure the title. Considering head to head, PSG has won 100% against Auxerre . PSG have not lost any match against Auxerre so far.

PSG odds are way better. They will play vs a team that is trying to survive from relegation so I expect some fighting there and all depends from the performance of Mbappe mainly in order to see many goals. PSG have its surprising moments and Auxerre are in critical situation down the table.
Many matches started and I see Reims and Strasbourg leading with 1 goal. Rennes game ended with 5 - 0 vs Ajaccio. Poor Ajaccio confirmed relegation and yet they got beaten hard.

[rendravolt]

Rennes crushed host Ajaccio with a landslide score of 0-5 without reply. Rennes were so powerful in this match by scoring 4 goals in the first half and at the same time locking their victory even though the second half was still remaining. Even one of Ajaccio Alphonse's players got a red card which made them have to play with 10 people starting in the 63rd minute. The superiority in the number of players was put to good use by Rennes by scoring 1 more goal and that also marked the hat trick recorded by Gouiri in the 71st minute. Now Rennese one step away from fighting for a place in the conference league next season and is just 1 point away from Lille.

[X-ray]

Lens are on a positive trend in their last 4 matches, Lorient will be their opponents this week, and I think it will not be an easy match even though they are the favorites in this game. But betting on them is also something that is more promising to be able to win.

Lens will be taking full points from lorient very soon. Im not even feeling doubt about that. it's caused lens really needs to take full points to make sure if it will able to lock UCL spots from marseille. I don't even think if lens will try to miss it. It's very important for lens to win the match against lorient.

I don't think Paris Saint Germain will lose their easy match this week. Auxerre is a club that is at the bottom of the standings, while Paris Saint Germain is ready to celebrate. A draw was enough for them to claim the title. So I can say this is the last week for them to claim the title.

PSG will be facing auxerre which is a bad club in league 1. Auxerre has not yet placed at the relegation zone but it has horrible performance in league 1. No reason for PSG to lose against auxerre. PSG needs to make sure if it will be locking the league 1.

[bering]

Lens has odds @1.66 today and i think it's quite fair because they as favourite status and not necessary to talking about recent performance between these teams because obviously Lens is clearly better than Lorient because during this season Lens has been change became an strong team and they can able to beat tough teams such as Monaco and Marseille and if Lens can able to win from Lorient today Lens will have 78 points which mean they will have 5 difference points above to Marseille

This actually good opportunity to collect 3 points because Lorient is not strong team and if Lens can finish at 2nd position at the end of this season they will playing at champion league without passed qualification matches and for today match Kevin Danso will be unable to played because of suspension but besides him other players will be available and i think Lens win is safe bet for this match although the odds isn't really high but other options such as over 2.5 goals also seems good

[bitgov]

Lens are on a positive trend in their last 4 matches, Lorient will be their opponents this week, and I think it will not be an easy match even though they are the favorites in this game. But betting on them is also something that is more promising to be able to win.

Lens will be taking full points from lorient very soon. Im not even feeling doubt about that. it's caused lens really needs to take full points to make sure if it will able to lock UCL spots from marseille. I don't even think if lens will try to miss it. It's very important for lens to win the match against lorient.

I don't think Paris Saint Germain will lose their easy match this week. Auxerre is a club that is at the bottom of the standings, while Paris Saint Germain is ready to celebrate. A draw was enough for them to claim the title. So I can say this is the last week for them to claim the title.

PSG will be facing auxerre which is a bad club in league 1. Auxerre has not yet placed at the relegation zone but it has horrible performance in league 1. No reason for PSG to lose against auxerre. PSG needs to make sure if it will be locking the league 1.

PSG have always been and will always be the best in League One. Because so far in this league, there has not been a team strong enough to defeat PSG. So I don't consider PSG team as the best team yet, if PSG is able to perform one of the best in leagues like Champions League then this team can be called strong.

[Docnaster]

In Ligue 1 today, PSG, the number one team in the points table, will take the field against the number 16 team in the points table. PSG will need a win today to increase the points gap with Lens. PSG is currently at the top of the points table with 81 points. And Lens is number two in the points table with 6 points less than PSG. Today's match is very important for PSG to secure the title. Considering head to head, PSG has won 100% against Auxerre . PSG have not lost any match against Auxerre so far.

You carefully listed their position out but let's not hope on the result to come out based on the position of these two teams cuz the PSG I know is very unstable and fun of feeding their fans with surprises. The only good news about the match is that it won't affect their position even if they lose,  it may if they lose more but I'm not seeing that happen.  But Lenz as we speak is already leading with two goals which I don't think they allow Lorient to overturn the score board. This should be a motivation for PSG.

[swogerino]

Quite a lot of surprise results in the French Ligue 1 in today games,Troyes draw,Reims draw is something really that came as a surprise to me,especially Reims not being able to win against last place but I refrained from betting on this game as Reims does not play for anything and I choose Rennes which won comfortably with a tennis result against also one of the relegated team of Ligue 1 this year.

Now Lens is winning and I expect Paris also to win and things are looking quite clear for how the teams will be ranked in the end and which team will be playing in European competitions,I think Paris,Lens and Marseille deserve the places they have and then comes Lille and Rennes,well it was a predictable Ligue 1 this year after all.