French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Pulsar77]

Even if Lens make it to the Champions League directly I don't have much more expectation from them later on. They will still have completed the current season way ahead of the expectations. Besides to be able to do something good in the Champions League, Lens would need to do make really serious changes in the starting lineup. above all else. On the other hand it is quite surprising to see Marseille having consistency issues more than Lens during the season. Things could have been the other way around now.

Marseille actually have a better squad than Lens which is more capable on paper. But they just can't reflect this onto the field. They are still about to join the Champions League by playing qualification matches though and they can still increase the number of French teams in the Champions League groups to 3.

[EdenHazard]

Rennes team has no other choice but to beat monaco in the upcoming game and wait for lille to drop points so they can take their fifth spot but it seems unlikely since lille game is much easier aginst Nantes who are on a tight spot in the relegation and in need of points.

It's a hard job for Rennes to win against Monaco. Although Rennes have an advantage in that match against Monaco, because that match will also be held at home Rennes Roazhon Park, they will be fully supported by their fans. Also Rennes have a very impressive record when playing at home, this season they have record 14 winning in 18 home matches. But Monaco isn't too bad when playing away this season, they have 10 winning in 18 away matches, also based on head to head in the last 4 matches Monaco is better. There is a possibility that match will be end with a draw result.

Monaco should defend their position by drawing to rennes in the next match , would be a hard match for both despite the recent form of monaco as they only get 2 win 1 draw and 3 losses out of 5 latest matches , that's crazy bad form as they are approaching the end if the season.

They should have finished top 3 if they keep up the good form , too bad they wasted it away.

[alpamar99]

Even if Lens make it to the Champions League directly I don't have much more expectation from them later on. They will still have completed the current season way ahead of the expectations. Besides to be able to do something good in the Champions League, Lens would need to do make really serious changes in the starting lineup. above all else. On the other hand it is quite surprising to see Marseille having consistency issues more than Lens during the season. Things could have been the other way around now.

Marseille actually have a better squad than Lens which is more capable on paper. But they just can't reflect this onto the field. They are still about to join the Champions League by playing qualification matches though and they can still increase the number of French teams in the Champions League groups to 3.

Regardless of anything, in the end they failed because that already seems to have happened but of course it is a good achievement for Lens because being in a big competition will obviously also give a real impact especially for their class of team which can be said to be without star players I think that it's good for them.
Talking about the Champions League for Ligue 1, they are still backward so far because their strong candidate, namely PSG, has not been able to afford it, but for Lens there is a good result apart from the gain of experience, they also have more income from participation like this for the club's finances.

[Velvet78]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.

But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

[slapper]

Even if Lens make it to the Champions League directly I don't have much more expectation from them later on. They will still have completed the current season way ahead of the expectations. Besides to be able to do something good in the Champions League, Lens would need to do make really serious changes in the starting lineup. above all else. On the other hand it is quite surprising to see Marseille having consistency issues more than Lens during the season. Things could have been the other way around now.

Marseille actually have a better squad than Lens which is more capable on paper. But they just can't reflect this onto the field. They are still about to join the Champions League by playing qualification matches though and they can still increase the number of French teams in the Champions League groups to 3.

Let's use some creative thinking in this situation, friend. Let's explore the thought that Lens's entry into the Champions League might have been a brilliant move. Certainly, their squad isn't as flashy as some, nor are they the big guns. You're probably familiar with the proverb that says the gladiator's ferocity, not the colossus' size, determines the winner of the fight.

Also Marseille? This season, I guess, is like a pendulum. There is a sea of potential, but they can't seem to gather their forces. Though keep in mind that football is much like a suspenseful thriller. They still have a chance to perform a miracle and qualify for the Champions League, bringing the French total to an impressive three. That would be a sight for sure!

[Naficopa]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.

But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

[bering]

Rennes team has no other choice but to beat monaco in the upcoming game and wait for lille to drop points so they can take their fifth spot but it seems unlikely since lille game is much easier aginst Nantes who are on a tight spot in the relegation and in need of points.

Even then, Rennes had to work hard to overthrow Monaco in the match later. because after all, Monaco will not allow their position to be taken over by a team that is below their ranking. So, this match will be a fairly competitive match even though Rennes is the favorite for the bookies in terms of odds. but that does not mean Monaco will be easily defeated by the home team. after all, these two teams have several injured players who are likely to be absent in the match later.

In the other match, Lille will host Nantes. 1 point difference from Rennes, Paulo Fonseca's squad will not waste the momentum playing at his own base to subvert his opponent, moreover, on paper Lille is far superior to Nantes, which in fact is ranked 17th. well, it seems difficult for Rennes to overtake the ranking occupied by Lille, as well as Monaco who don't want their position to be taken over by Lille. So, to find out more, let's just wait for this match to be held.

Rennes has hard schedules because they have to fight against Monaco and both teams have same mission that don't want to lose because they want to finish at top 5 and in this match i can see Rennes is the favourite this because at home Rennes often to win with big scores and the latest is Rennes can win with scores 4-0 from Troyes but Monaco also is not in the good shape because last week they just lose from Lyon and for this match although Monaco is strong team but i feel like Rennes will be the winner of this match

For other match Lille vs Nantes actually this is good chances for Lille to collect 3 points today this because we all know Nantes really weak recently and their records also looks very poor that they had passed 12 matches on Ligue 1 without the winning results and Nantes also has failed to scores goals in the last 4 matches so if we see from these records i think Lille shouldn't have any problem to beat Nantes today

[Docnaster]

Even if Lens make it to the Champions League directly I don't have much more expectation from them later on. They will still have completed the current season way ahead of the expectations. Besides to be able to do something good in the Champions League, Lens would need to do make really serious changes in the starting lineup. above all else. On the other hand it is quite surprising to see Marseille having consistency issues more than Lens during the season. Things could have been the other way around now.

Marseille actually have a better squad than Lens which is more capable on paper. But they just can't reflect this onto the field. They are still about to join the Champions League by playing qualification matches though and they can still increase the number of French teams in the Champions League groups to 3.

I also thought about this and I have a similar conclusion. For instance if you check the teams that are coming from the English Premier League, you will discover that the newest name in the list is the Newcastle United and when you compare Newcastle to Lenz you will understand that Lenz is no match for Newcastle United.
So they need to invest more in the team in order to have a stake in the Champions League, even the Newcastle United I mentioned above, there is no guarantee that they will qualify from the group stage. Champions league is not easy for first timers in the recent time.

[Iranus]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

[Joca97]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

Its always hard to win the title against Psg ,Lille was somehow able to make a miracle a few seasons ago but Lens just wasnt able to hold on to PSG. But still this is one of the biggest results in their history with them reaching the group faze and playing the champions league next season.

[maju69]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.

But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

Lens has competed to lock in their position in the final standings table. They are one step away from ensuring that they will be in the Champions League next season. Ajaccio is not a difficult opponent for them to get 3 points in this match. This game is a home game for them so they should give victory to their supporters at home. And I'm sure they will do that.

[sovie]

This must be the week Lens are securing the second position by winning against Ajaccio as the point gap would be five points with Marseille the worst case scenario after that. Lens have been the team I most admired during this season here. The biggest disappointment for me has been Monaco honestly. I would have liked to see them in a race to be a part of the Champions League as well.
But they might even lose the spot in the Europa League if they continue to play like this on the final two weeks. Because their recent form is just horrible now.

In League One, the Lens team has to be praised, the current position of the Lens is after the PSG team. If PSG were not playing in League One I think Lens would have qualified to secure the title. This team is pushing themselves tremendously.

an extraordinary season for Lens, now they are in 2nd place in the standings and it is no longer possible to be chased by Marseiile who is in 3rd place, 5 points ahead and 2 more matches remaining I think it is safe enough for Lens to be able to finish in 2nd place and getting a ticket to the next season's Champion League, this is a great achievement.
to be a champion is indeed very difficult, PSG has extraordinary financial strength and it is very difficult to be loved by other teams in Ligue 1.

Lens has played very well this season. If they were a little more consistent, they could have extended the title fight with PSG. Still, qualifying for the Champions League is an honor. Lens was defeated in just 4 matches this season. PSG, the strongest team in Ligue 1, has been defeated in 3 matches. If Lens management can spend some money next season then this team will be stronger.
Lens qualified for the Champions League. Hopefully, they will be stronger next season. And it will be more difficult for PSG to win the Ligue 1 title next season.

Its always hard to win the title against Psg ,Lille was somehow able to make a miracle a few seasons ago but Lens just wasnt able to hold on to PSG. But still this is one of the biggest results in their history with them reaching the group faze and playing the champions league next season.

I also think it's a shame that PSG team performed so well in League One. Because the kind of players that are in the PSG team, if these players were in any other club, they would have been able to perform exceptionally well in the Champions League. But this PSG team, made up of some of the best players in the world, sometimes fails to compete against smaller teams.

[Jody.Drummer]

Even if Lens make it to the Champions League directly I don't have much more expectation from them later on. They will still have completed the current season way ahead of the expectations. Besides to be able to do something good in the Champions League, Lens would need to do make really serious changes in the starting lineup. above all else. On the other hand it is quite surprising to see Marseille having consistency issues more than Lens during the season. Things could have been the other way around now.

Marseille actually have a better squad than Lens which is more capable on paper. But they just can't reflect this onto the field. They are still about to join the Champions League by playing qualification matches though and they can still increase the number of French teams in the Champions League groups to 3.

Indeed they have to strengthen the squad again if they can compete in the Champions League next season. In my opinion, the squad and strength they currently have cannot compete with other top clubs in the Champions League. As an example we can look at Paris Saint Germain, with the squad and the strength they have they can't compete much more tightly, and we know Lens is under Paris Saint Germain at the moment in every way. I don't mean to compare because they may end up with different or even better results. But it is a form of preparation to look more seriously.

[bestcoins1]

if it is predicted it seems that Monaco is hopeless because of the poor performance by Monaco players it is very easy to be defeated by Rennes at their home ground.

I have never predicted like that and I would also be very surprised if the prediction is true. Because it is very unfortunate if Monaco cannot win at home to Rennes in today's match. Moreover, Monaco has been in a very good position and I think this position is very appropriate for Monaco this season, but if Monaco cannot maintain that position for him, it is very unfortunate because there are many other teams who want the top four positions in the standings before the season end.

[rahmad2nd]

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Rennes has hard schedules because they have to fight against Monaco and both teams have same mission that don't want to lose because they want to finish at top 5 and in this match i can see Rennes is the favourite this because at home Rennes often to win with big scores and the latest is Rennes can win with scores 4-0 from Troyes but Monaco also is not in the good shape because last week they just lose from Lyon and for this match although Monaco is strong team but i feel like Rennes will be the winner of this match

For other match Lille vs Nantes actually this is good chances for Lille to collect 3 points today this because we all know Nantes really weak recently and their records also looks very poor that they had passed 12 matches on Ligue 1 without the winning results and Nantes also has failed to scores goals in the last 4 matches so if we see from these records i think Lille shouldn't have any problem to beat Nantes today

As I wrote in various posts, that Rennes match against Monaco will not be very easy. because, after all, Philippe Clement will not let his team be toppled even though the match will be held at his Rennes headquarters. but at least, this match will offer quite exciting and competitive matches and even have the potential to run very tough. if I refer to the predicted line-up of these two teams, Rennes will appear with an offensive system. while Monaco, will play with a defensive pattern. and for sure, several players from both teams will be absent due to injury. referring to the bet, if i had to choose i would rather bet for monaco with odds @3.60. while Rennes, with odds of 1.94. My guess is that this fight will not give birth to many goals. so the ideal option for me is to bet on Under 3.25 goals.

Rennes vs Monaco = Under 3.25 goals.


In the other match, Lille will host Nantes. Both of these teams both need a win. Lille doesn't want her position to be shifted by Rennes, while Nantes needs 3 points to avoid the relegation zone. unfortunately, it is not an easy matter to subvert the home team. because, some Nantes players will be absent due to injury. no exception, with several Lille players who were injured. however, it should not be a difficult match for the home team. unfortunately, the available odds are not quite ideal. I prefer the handicap option -1.25 with odds @1.92.

Lille vs Nantes = -1.25 Lille

[rendravolt]

Even though there are still two final matches remaining in the rest of the season, this time Lens must really get a win against Ajaccio in this match because to make sure their steps towards the champions league are safer if they are in 2nd place in the standings. I think this is an easy match for Lens, especially against a weak team like Ajaccio who have no chance of escaping from the relegation zone even though they managed to win the remaining two matches.

Bookmakers also give odds @1.15 and that is very small for Lens to win, so I would prefer to bet over 2.5 goals with better odds @1.58 in my opinion it still makes sense because there will be at least 2 more goals to maximize Lens' win.

[Leviathan.007]

I think the investors of PSG take their lesson after all that happened to their team during this season.
First, they should understand that buying a superstar player won't be enough to win a great tournament like the champions league, and no matter how much they spend for it,
Also, they know they need to have a balanced team, and having strong forwards won't help them
And they know great players need breast coaches to manage the team otherwise, these players can have a negative effect on the team just like what happened to Messi.
On the other hand, buying old and famous players will not guarantee anything for them and instead, they have to start seeking for younger talents.

[hahay]

Basically, Nantes still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone but unfortunately, today Nantes has to play away against Lille and Lille is currently still in dire need of three points. What's more, Lille really has a very good dominance of wins when Lille plays against Nantes and so, of course, at this moment Nantes can be sure to lose.

But yes, if Auxerre also fails to win in the remaining two matches then of course Nantes' chance to get out of the relegation zone is still open. Because in the last match later it is clear that Nantes will play at home against Angers, and at this moment Angers is the team at the bottom of the standings. Therefore, Nantes should be able to maximize this opportunity not to be relegated.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Actually I don't think this has any impact on his future at PSG because regardless of his condition going back to training and apologizing beforehand it won't be any guarantee for next season in fact I'm still pretty sure he will leave in fact.
He is training because indeed it is his obligation now considering he still has the rest of his contract for PSG.

Messi future is still ambiguous. His trip to Saudi Arabia might be a familial one for tourism but discussion his involvement in Saudi ambition to host World Cup and even playing there for a couple of season is probable too.
For his wealth and professional career, it would be better to continue with PSG for another season. For a historical ending in Europe, Barcelona might be the best pick but salary will be lower. For a fortune reason without professional career, Saudi Arabia will be better than the previous ones. It is up to him to pick.

I really don't know what to think, Messi doesn't deserve to be booed in a stadium, quite the opposite, he deserves to be praised for his masterful plays, personally if I were Messi's friend I would tell him to go to Saudi fútbol, because He will try another environment there, he will be more loved, I don't think he does things that disappoint and of course he will have the support of the entire advertising network, he has nothing to lose, on the contrary, he can try whatever he wants because I know it will be good for him anyway , here at PSG you already have a taste of what the fans themselves are capable of doing.

I think the investors of PSG take their lesson after all that happened to their team during this season.
First, they should understand that buying a superstar player won't be enough to win a great tournament like the champions league, and no matter how much they spend for it,
Also, they know they need to have a balanced team, and having strong forwards won't help them
And they know great players need breast coaches to manage the team otherwise, these players can have a negative effect on the team just like what happened to Messi.
On the other hand, buying old and famous players will not guarantee anything for them and instead, they have to start seeking for younger talents.

I think that before buying players what they need is a better coach and that is the key, for me there is no other problem but that, in this case what they can do is look for a ZIDANE, a coach like Pep Guardiola where they practically have a very good and winning streak, PSG has very good money to attract coaches like them, but they cannot concentrate on good players, because they already have them, in fact I think they are the team that has the most champion stars in their squad, even so they cannot win a UCL, so here the one who is failing is obviously the technical director.

[klidex]

Even though there are still two final matches remaining in the rest of the season, this time Lens must really get a win against Ajaccio in this match because to make sure their steps towards the champions league are safer if they are in 2nd place in the standings. I think this is an easy match for Lens, especially against a weak team like Ajaccio who have no chance of escaping from the relegation zone even though they managed to win the remaining two matches.

Bookmakers also give odds @1.15 and that is very small for Lens to win, so I would prefer to bet over 2.5 goals with better odds @1.58 in my opinion it still makes sense because there will be at least 2 more goals to maximize Lens' win.

No doubt Lens is already in 2nd place with a safe position to qualify for the champions league and in the next game Lens has to play a very weak club Ajaccio is the place to get additional points for Lens.
If according to my prediction the Lens vs Ajaccio match will end with a score of 4-0 so betting at odds over 2.5 is much better.