French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Docnaster]

Lens had another nightmare tonight, they couldn't win in the match against Metz. Although Lens is statistically is better rather than Metz, but luck is in Metz side. With this bad record, Lens will have difficulty back to the title race, but there is still a chance for Lens to rise and get a better position in the standings. I hope they have a new coach to improve the performance of Lens squad, because currently it seems like Franck Haise is no longer reliable.

Their nightmare continues this season,they just cannot get a win this season and it looks like there is no out for them. They need a good striker because this dosent work. They had 31 shots today and 11 were on target and just cannot score a goal,its just crazy that they didnt score.

After very impressive season in the French Ligue 1 last season that made them finish in the top four of the table, Lens has been a shadow of themselves since the start of the season and are yet to win a game.
Playing at home against Metz, I was thinking they were gonna finally get their first win of the season but unfortunately for them, they lost that game and that I think will affect the players mentality ahead of their European game next week.

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Having a bunch of stars doesn't guarantee a thing in a competitive league especially Champions League. Neymar missed so many games, Messi adaptation was hard, Mbappe was the key to victory for PSG. That's what the team was all about.
No need to cite many examples but you can look how much Messi was successful in a league like MLS and how Al-Nassr lost their first matches in Saudi Pro League. Tactics are fondamental and good management guarantee success.

Yes, in reality it is like that. Precisely because there are 3 stars in 1 club, there is competition in the club so that each of them continues to shine and become the main star, of course. So maybe this could be one of the things that did not optimize their solidarity in the past. but whether that's true or not is my estimate. To be sure, it doesn't guarantee that the more stars the better the club's performance. Because after all, football can be more optimal if there is complete solidarity in the competition, both between players and coaches, and how they can interact with each other and optimize their performance in each match, based on the tactics that their coach has given them well. And the coach also must be very smart to arrange the tactic before and during the match.

Having lots of star players in the depth of the team is certainly quite good because coaches don't have to worry about facing a storm of injuries because they have a stock of players who are generally of good quality. But last season when PSG had Lionel Messi and Neymar but PSG didn't have a great and experienced coach that was their big weakness. So there is no stronger strategy that can be set by the coach in big matches like the Champions League so there is no more aggressive level for them in important matches. Well, this season PSG has a great coach and their squad is still filled with high quality players, but can PSG go impressive in the Champions League this season. However, in yesterday's match where PSG was defeated by Nice, it certainly surprised many people because PSG was really still not stable with their new strength.

[AndySt]

Having lots of star players in the depth of the team is certainly quite good because coaches don't have to worry about facing a storm of injuries because they have a stock of players who are generally of good quality. But last season when PSG had Lionel Messi and Neymar but PSG didn't have a great and experienced coach that was their big weakness. So there is no stronger strategy that can be set by the coach in big matches like the Champions League so there is no more aggressive level for them in important matches. Well, this season PSG has a great coach and their squad is still filled with high quality players, but can PSG go impressive in the Champions League this season. However, in yesterday's match where PSG was defeated by Nice, it certainly surprised many people because PSG was really still not stable with their new strength.

Luis Enrique said after losing the match with Nice that he was happier than after the match with Lyon, which Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1, because Enrique saw the team fighting until the last minute. Well, let's put it down to the costs that have to be endured when building a new team. I also think that the Qatari sheikhs are still a little tense because the 5 points scored in 8 rounds of the championship are the worst result of the club since they bought the club.

[QueenVera]

Having lots of star players in the depth of the team is certainly quite good because coaches don't have to worry about facing a storm of injuries because they have a stock of players who are generally of good quality. But last season when PSG had Lionel Messi and Neymar but PSG didn't have a great and experienced coach that was their big weakness. So there is no stronger strategy that can be set by the coach in big matches like the Champions League so there is no more aggressive level for them in important matches. Well, this season PSG has a great coach and their squad is still filled with high quality players, but can PSG go impressive in the Champions League this season. However, in yesterday's match where PSG was defeated by Nice, it certainly surprised many people because PSG was really still not stable with their new strength.

If they continue with the way they played today i don't think they'll be able to perform well in the Champions league, when you're playing against a smaller team you don't underestimat them or give them chance to get close to your yard box and they kept making error that could be avoided if they pressured more, if you notice Nice had more shot than PSG which is supposed to be the other way round.
 
 I don't know why they failed to read the game early and before they could realize it was already late because Nice had already score about three goals and tighten their defense making it tough for PSG to get an equalizer, Mbappe really tried to score two goals but there was nothing much be could do cause the mistakes they made earlier cost them to lose.

[flipme]

I can't imagine how bad PSG would be without Mbappe even in the Ligue 1. I don't want to mention the Champions League because I guess it would be much worse for them.

PSG can do nothing without him in the club. PSG was always relying on him at this moment. I can't even imagine the club to play without him.
Im sure PSG will become a medriocre club without him. PSG is not a favorite club to win the group anymore. Its poor performance needs to be solved.

I really thought the same thing after this game. After Mbappe leaves, PSG will become just a mediocre team. Their midfield and defense are very bad compared to their attacking line. Marquinhos didn't play in the last game. Maybe their defense will be better with him back in the team, but right now it's not good.

Nice coach Francesco Farioli is doing great things. He used the same tactics when he was in charge of Alanyaspor. I saw in the PSG game that he got better results when he had a better squad. He can be among the names that will leave their mark on the French Lig this season.

[borovichok]

I really thought the same thing after this game. After Mbappe leaves, PSG will become just a mediocre team. Their midfield and defense are very bad compared to their attacking line. Marquinhos didn't play in the last game. Maybe their defense will be better with him back in the team, but right now it's not good.

Nice coach Francesco Farioli is doing great things. He used the same tactics when he was in charge of Alanyaspor. I saw in the PSG game that he got better results when he had a better squad. He can be among the names that will leave their mark on the French Lig this season.

PSG was defeated at home against Nice, an unforeseen setback for the Parisians who never expected such a horrendous outcome. Luis Enrique has been calm as fans expect him to do the necessary, to accomplish the objective for which he was appointed as head coach. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi should do the right thing and take extreme measures, as Tottenham Hotspur did by allowing Harry Kane to depart. PSG should let go of their most important player, Kylian Mbappe, who will bring both regression in his first season and beneficial improvements to PSG over time.

[rozak]

I really thought the same thing after this game. After Mbappe leaves, PSG will become just a mediocre team. Their midfield and defense are very bad compared to their attacking line. Marquinhos didn't play in the last game. Maybe their defense will be better with him back in the team, but right now it's not good.

Nice coach Francesco Farioli is doing great things. He used the same tactics when he was in charge of Alanyaspor. I saw in the PSG game that he got better results when he had a better squad. He can be among the names that will leave their mark on the French Lig this season.

PSG was defeated at home against Nice, an unforeseen setback for the Parisians who never expected such a horrendous outcome. Luis Enrique has been calm as fans expect him to do the necessary, to accomplish the objective for which he was appointed as head coach. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi should do the right thing and take extreme measures, as Tottenham Hotspur did by allowing Harry Kane to depart. PSG should let go of their most important player, Kylian Mbappe, who will bring both regression in his first season and beneficial improvements to PSG over time.

PSG still hopes Mbappe will extend his contract. and Mbappe himself is also still contributing to PSG in scoring goals. I'm not sure PSG is willing to let go of their flagship player. because PSG still really needs him and hasn't got a replacement yet.
Maybe when PSG brings in a player in the winter to replace Mbappe, PSG will truly be free from dependence on that player. PSG lost quite a lot of stars this summer. and I think they were too late to anticipate it all. I think next winter they will shop quite a lot.

[bering]

Lens had another nightmare tonight, they couldn't win in the match against Metz. Although Lens is statistically is better rather than Metz, but luck is in Metz side. With this bad record, Lens will have difficulty back to the title race, but there is still a chance for Lens to rise and get a better position in the standings. I hope they have a new coach to improve the performance of Lens squad, because currently it seems like Franck Haise is no longer reliable.

Lens statistics during the match was very fantastic that they got 31 total shots and Lens has 75% ball possessions so i will assume Lens was really dominate the match and they attempts to equalized the score after conceded goal but unfortunately Metz can able to managed their defense until match ended and stole 3 points from Lens and after this result Lens position still at relegation zone above to Lyon

Fabio Grosso will do his debut match today against Le Havre and this is very interesting to know whether he can able to bringing Lyon to ended their poor results or Le Havre will be the winner of this match and as promotion team Le Havre starting the league with good performance and from 4 matches they only suffering 1 lose so i have to says this is good progress from them and today they will attempts to stole point at Lyon home ground

[synchronym]

Kylian Mbappe is one of the best footballers in the world today. This French striker of PSG has taken himself to a unique height by setting various records at the age of 24. This time he shared a record in the history of world football, which was only held by two of the best football stars in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On Friday night (September 15), he lost 3-2 against Nice in the French Ligue 1 match at Parc des Princes. PSG. However, Mbappe scored two goals in the match for the Parisians. Mbappe has scored in every game played in the French league this season, except in the opening game of the season. And with this goal, he also shared a record of Ronaldo and Messi. Mbappe has scored or assisted in 15 consecutive League One matches for PSG since April of last season. Before the French star, this record was held only by Ronaldo and Messi.

[QueenVera]

Kylian Mbappe is one of the best footballers in the world today. This French striker of PSG has taken himself to a unique height by setting various records at the age of 24. This time he shared a record in the history of world football, which was only held by two of the best football stars in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On Friday night (September 15), he lost 3-2 against Nice in the French Ligue 1 match at Parc des Princes. PSG. However, Mbappe scored two goals in the match for the Parisians. Mbappe has scored in every game played in the French league this season, except in the opening game of the season. And with this goal, he also shared a record of Ronaldo and Messi. Mbappe has scored or assisted in 15 consecutive League One matches for PSG since April of last season. Before the French star, this record was held only by Ronaldo and Messi.

 I'm not suprised at his performance this season because he's a proven top class player and currently the best in his team, and so far the club have been relying on him for goals which I think is not a bad idea because he's setting more records by scoring in almost all the matches so far and helping the team be successful but I feel they're putting more pressure on him and shouldn't rely on only Mbappe for goals they still got other top quality players in the team and they needs to start finding the net also because it might affect them if Mbappe sustains an injury and is sidelined from a match.
 
 Well apart from that I think Mbappe is a wonderful player and has achieved alot for his age but he won't get a better chance of achieving that which he's after currently due to his current team and it would had been easier if he was in a team that's got a good winning mentality in the Champions League like Realmadrid to help him stand a chance of winning the Ballon D'or in the next 2-3 years time, however Mbappe and Jude Bellingham at Realmadrid this season would had been very Amazing to watch.

[qomariah95]

Lens had another nightmare tonight, they couldn't win in the match against Metz. Although Lens is statistically is better rather than Metz, but luck is in Metz side. With this bad record, Lens will have difficulty back to the title race, but there is still a chance for Lens to rise and get a better position in the standings. I hope they have a new coach to improve the performance of Lens squad, because currently it seems like Franck Haise is no longer reliable.

Lens statistics during the match was very fantastic that they got 31 total shots and Lens has 75% ball possessions so i will assume Lens was really dominate the match and they attempts to equalized the score after conceded goal but unfortunately Metz can able to managed their defense until match ended and stole 3 points from Lens and after this result Lens position still at relegation zone above to Lyon

Fabio Grosso will do his debut match today against Le Havre and this is very interesting to know whether he can able to bringing Lyon to ended their poor results or Le Havre will be the winner of this match and as promotion team Le Havre starting the league with good performance and from 4 matches they only suffering 1 lose so i have to says this is good progress from them and today they will attempts to stole point at Lyon home ground

What a bad season for Lens. 5 Disappointing matches compared to the previous season. The match against Metz should be a must and must win. Lens really dominated in the first half and Metz only had 1 shot and it was a shot on target which resulted in a goal in the first half.

I, who watched the match, was very confident that in the second half Lens could at least equalize, but unfortunately Metz was really good in defense.

[len01]

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Fabio Grosso will do his debut match today against Le Havre and this is very interesting to know whether he can able to bringing Lyon to ended their poor results or Le Havre will be the winner of this match and as promotion team Le Havre starting the league with good performance and from 4 matches they only suffering 1 lose so i have to says this is good progress from them and today they will attempts to stole point at Lyon home ground

looking at Lyon history, this team should be able to win this match because this team has been in league 1 longer since several seasons ago and achieved a good finish last season, while Le Havre is a team that was promoted this season so Lyon should be able to take advantage of the conditions this is to get 3 points from this match even Lyon is playing at home.

but I am sure some of the people who will bet on this match are a little hesitant to choose the safest bet. I suggest choosing Lyon to win or both teams to score. for me its a safe choice.

[rendravolt]

Is this really what happened with Lens? they lost again even though they were the hosts? It's something that's hard for me to believe. I'm not sure what's got Lens in such disarray at the moment and they've lost to promoted teams this season. Even though Lens were statistically superior, in fact they had difficulty breaking into Metz's goal.

Of the 10 shots on target, none resulted in a goal and in fact Metz, who had the statistics of having shot at goal twice, was able to score a goal. But we really have to fully appreciate goalkeeper Metz because he saved 10 times, that is a fantastic number for a goalkeeper. This result leaves Metz in 6th position with 8 points and Lens looks like they will be stuck at the bottom of the standings if they continue to get results like this.

[Zigabel]

looking at Lyon history, this team should be able to win this match because this team has been in league 1 longer since several seasons ago and achieved a good finish last season, while Le Havre is a team that was promoted this season so Lyon should be able to take advantage of the conditions this is to get 3 points from this match even Lyon is playing at home.

but I am sure some of the people who will bet on this match are a little hesitant to choose the safest bet. I suggest choosing Lyon to win or both teams to score. for me its a safe choice.

Lyon been an old club in the history of french league and has mostly finished at good position is a plus for them and a factor to consider for a win for today's match as the contender is a newly promoted side. Lyon tho not having good records this season but we hoping that as an older team with needed experience victory from this match is not an over hyped expectation.

Lyon seem to be at the bottom of the league table having lost 3 matches and won just 1 and draw 2 leaving them with just 1 point and at 18th position on the table is not good a record enough as against their contender who is a new team but with a good record of having lost 2 matches drew 2 and won 1 with 5points while maintaining 11th position on the table, tho not an impressive results but looking like that which can contend well enough with Lyon so I will advise a win or loss prediction on either team will not be as good pick as anything can happen best will an over 1.5 goal and you will be sure to be on the safe side

[Docnaster]

Kylian Mbappe is one of the best footballers in the world today. This French striker of PSG has taken himself to a unique height by setting various records at the age of 24. This time he shared a record in the history of world football, which was only held by two of the best football stars in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On Friday night (September 15), he lost 3-2 against Nice in the French Ligue 1 match at Parc des Princes. PSG. However, Mbappe scored two goals in the match for the Parisians. Mbappe has scored in every game played in the French league this season, except in the opening game of the season. And with this goal, he also shared a record of Ronaldo and Messi. Mbappe has scored or assisted in 15 consecutive League One matches for PSG since April of last season. Before the French star, this record was held only by Ronaldo and Messi.

 I'm not suprised at his performance this season because he's a proven top class player and currently the best in his team, and so far the club have been relying on him for goals which I think is not a bad idea because he's setting more records by scoring in almost all the matches so far and helping the team be successful but I feel they're putting more pressure on him and shouldn't rely on only Mbappe for goals they still got other top quality players in the team and they needs to start finding the net also because it might affect them if Mbappe sustains an injury and is sidelined from a match.
 
 Well apart from that I think Mbappe is a wonderful player and has achieved alot for his age but he won't get a better chance of achieving that which he's after currently due to his current team and it would had been easier if he was in a team that's got a good winning mentality in the Champions League like Realmadrid to help him stand a chance of winning the Ballon D'or in the next 2-3 years time, however Mbappe and Jude Bellingham at Realmadrid this season would had been very Amazing to watch.

In my own opinion, I think Kylian Mbappe is the best player of his age at the moment and he's yet to be have a Balon D'or award to his name because of the club he's currently playing. The way he runs at defenders and dribbles past them like they aren't existing is very rare to find among players of his age at the moment. He is clearly better than any forward footballer in the world at moment apart from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Paris Saint Germaine lost their their French Ligue 1 game against Nice on Friday but Kylian Mbappe still bailed himself with two goals in that game. No wonder Real Madrid president Fiorentino Perez desperately wants to bring the France national team captain to Real Madrid next summer

[klidex]

Fabio Grosso will do his debut match today against Le Havre and this is very interesting to know whether he can able to bringing Lyon to ended their poor results or Le Havre will be the winner of this match and as promotion team Le Havre starting the league with good performance and from 4 matches they only suffering 1 lose so i have to says this is good progress from them and today they will attempts to stole point at Lyon home ground

This time Lyon will host Le Havre's in a League 1 matchs. Lyon should appear as serious and as maximum as possible to win the match against Le Havre in order to avoid the relegation zone, but it will be a tough task for Fabio Grosso's for the first time which will make Lyon rise from the bottom of the standing.

If this matchs Lyon is not able to perform optimally even though they have changed coaches, I think the problems here is not the coach but the players who cannot appear impressive and competitive.

[Velvet78]

By the way Luis Enrique even made a statement after the match like he was really satisfied with the team performance there. This must really be a joke.    Because how can you be satisfied with that defensive performance for example? Nice could have even beaten you by a gap of a few goals. You shouldn't be talking like that in this situation.

I can't imagine how bad PSG would be without Mbappe even in the Ligue 1. I don't want to mention the Champions League because I guess it would be much worse for them.

Enrique is forced to say such things, this is called putting on a good face when playing poorly. In general, of course, it is difficult to understand what he could have liked because, despite having less possession of the ball, Nice made more productive actions and their victory is completely logical.
In 4 days Dortmund will play here and if PSG continues to play poorly, then Enrique does not have such a great chance of holding out until the winter 

PSG board can really decide to sack him earlier than expectations if the team continue not to make a big improvement. The Champions League title has been their main goal for many years. They have changed many managers in the meantime. They are already used to do this so Enrique has better start improving soon.

They can even be under the danger of losing the Ligue 1 title to another team. This would definitely be the end of Enrique's work here even if he is kept until the end of the season. There is nothing in their hands to convince Mbappe to stay for another season if they have a poor season as well.

[shogun47]

Is this really what happened with Lens? they lost again even though they were the hosts? It's something that's hard for me to believe. I'm not sure what's got Lens in such disarray at the moment and they've lost to promoted teams this season. Even though Lens were statistically superior, in fact they had difficulty breaking into Metz's goal.

Of the 10 shots on target, none resulted in a goal and in fact Metz, who had the statistics of having shot at goal twice, was able to score a goal. But we really have to fully appreciate goalkeeper Metz because he saved 10 times, that is a fantastic number for a goalkeeper. This result leaves Metz in 6th position with 8 points and Lens looks like they will be stuck at the bottom of the standings if they continue to get results like this.

But that is how these games can go, isn't it. It is not even the shots on target alone that was totally crazy. Look at the total shots which was 31:2 for Lens. They also had 75% ball possession and 9:1 corners. I know that what counts is the final result, but I still think that this is a performance Lens doesn't have to be mad about. They have lost a game in which they were the overwhelming team and we have seen other teams experiencing the same. The only point that mattered this game was their very bad efficiency and this is something they can improve on quickly.

[swogerino]

In the French league we have started with surprise results,funny how both Lens and Paris lost their game at their home field against what I would call weaker opponents.Most likely these two teams underestimated their opponents and are now giving hope to Monaco and Marseille which play today and should definitely try to maximize out of those results and win their respective games with Marseille playing at home which I think should have an easier job than Monaco.

The Ligue 1 is becoming more and more open this actual season while several other seasons before was dominated by Paris and this is a really good thing for such league.

[laurenB7742]

Lorient - Monaco

Monaco play their fifth match against Lorient. The match is an away match of Monaco. The Monaco team is in excellent form. They are consistently performing well. Out of 4 matches they have won 3 and drawn 1. The top spot in the points table is now occupied by Monaco.
Monaco conceded a goal just 2 minutes into the match. It was an unexpected goal for Monaco. However, Monaco's players were too late to equalize the match. Golovin's goal in the 17th minute equalized Monaco. They are playing very well. And maybe Monaco will be able to get three points in today's match as well.

If they win today's match, Monaco will be at the top of the table with 13 points. Monaco will be 5 points ahead of PSG and 4 points ahead of Nice.