French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Hvdv]

Winning by any score is definitely very important for Lyon because they have never won since the start of the season and they only felt it in Week 12. Another advantage in this match was that Rennes only played with 10 people after one of their players received a red card at the start of the match.

This made Lyon even more favored to win and O'brien scored Lyon's only winning goal in the second half. With this victory, Lyon has collected 7 points and they still need 6 more points to get out of the relegation zone and that is another challenge they have to overcome.

Lyon's journey to get out of the relegation zone will take a very long time, that's because based on their own performance which is still erratic and even tends to be bad, as evidenced by the 1 victory they managed to get that had to wait until week 12.
Now that hope arises after they managed to book their first victory, but they must still do hard work to make them better. One more thing, this first victory they achieved was inseparable from their numerical advantage after Rennes only played with 10 people even from the 5th minute.

Believe it or not, I still have faith that Lyon will soon strengthen their performance to avoid the relegation zone despite going through a long period of time, but remember, Lyon is one of the clubs that is quite good in League 1 and we will see a pretty good performance after getting a few wins or getting players. just from the transfer market later.

I guess nobody nobody thought the table would be looking like this for Olympique Lyon after 11 games, but this trend looks so bad for them that I also doubt that they will recover from that. Because this is not just about bad results, but about having the second weakest offense of the league. 7 points after eleven games doesn't look like an outlier that will soon be corrected. This could a fierce fight until the last day against the relegation zone.

Olympique Lyon is an important team and this table is their big problem. Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 and got the first victory. By beating Lyon and Rennes, the last team in the league, they showed that even though they are last, they have a quality squad. Lyon will be saved from the lower ranks, but being in this rank will make them self-criticize after a long time.

[Belarge]

Olympique Lyon is an important team and this table is their big problem. Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 and got the first victory. By beating Lyon and Rennes, the last team in the league, they showed that even though they are last, they have a quality squad. Lyon will be saved from the lower ranks, but being in this rank will make them self-criticize after a long time.

A red card was issue to Rennes in the early minutes of the game and that made the performance of Les Rouges et Noirs decline and affected them throughout the game. How do Rennes feels to lose against bottom team this season? Lyon really did a good job to shock Rennes in the game, and that's definitely not what the home team picture to happen. Fabio Grosso feels good to grab his first winning this season, it's been really rough for Olympique Lyonnias this season and this winning is entirely what the team needs to boosts their performance and hope of fighting for position to remain in the Ligue One this season.

[ShowOff]

I guess nobody nobody thought the table would be looking like this for Olympique Lyon after 11 games, but this trend looks so bad for them that I also doubt that they will recover from that. Because this is not just about bad results, but about having the second weakest offense of the league. 7 points after eleven games doesn't look like an outlier that will soon be corrected. This could a fierce fight until the last day against the relegation zone.

You are right, but anything can happen and I think it is caused by many factors. I haven't got much on Lyon so far as they aren't the team I follow the most, but without any major issues they won't be this bad. Lyon may not be doing well internally, so this has damaged a lot of things in their performance and performance this season. Lyon can only win 1 match out of 11 Ligue 1 matches this season and they only did that against Rennes last week.

PSG is still the strongest until week 11, while Nice and Monaco could put heavy pressure because of PSG's less consistent performance. Kylian Mbappé has scored 13 goals and has become the temporary top scorer, but France's best player failed to convince his country to choose him in the voting for the 2023 Ballon d'Or. He is not appreciated or maybe it is true, but from now on Mbappe seems to have to be quite realistic about the targets he wants.

[Hirose UK]

Lyon has just gets their first winning this season from Rennes and this result indeed still not able to lifted up their position from relegation zone on standings league but at least Lyon has showing good progress under Fabio Grosso

It's been a tough season for Lyon this season, even after 11 matches they only achieved their first win over Rannes with great difficulty and with a hard fight. Even then, Lyon was able to win because they played the match 11 against 10 because the Rannes player received a red card from the 5th minute.

In the previous 10 matches, Lyon only had draw and defeat this was their first win this season which is still relatively early.
Lyon is really under significant pressure from the development of other teams while they can only stay in last place, conditions like this will be very dangerous for Lyon because they are on the verge of relegation.
I don't know what happened to them, but this is quite significant setback because last season they managed to finish the league in 7th position.

but next match will be hard for them because after international break they will fight against tough team Lille and if we see from head to head statistics i can see both teams can beated each other but if we see from the current conditions Lille was much better than Lyon because this team still unbeatable in the last 9 matches so Lyon most likely will get in trouble and Lille recently has just gets 3 draw streak in all competitions and they will utilized Lyon condition to return to winning ways and in my opinion Lyon probably will tasted another loses from this match

In the upcoming league, Lyon will face Lille. I think this match Lyon cannot win this match because Lyon is not in good condition. Lille will certainly try hard in this match to get full points in order to keep their distance from Monaco in the standings, especially since in the last three matches they have consistently had draws.

Lille is in fourth place with 20 points while Monaco has 24 points, this is quite big difference and even one win is not enough to shift.
It just that Lille is still trying to win the match against Lyon to stay on track in catching up on points.
I also think it will be difficult for Lyon to get chance to win in this match.

[ancafe]

Lens as a team that is trying to develop requires more time and experienced players before they can be able to record a recognizable form. Winning a team like Marseille isn't easy despite the fact that Marseille is not in good form in the france ligue 1 division but Lens needs more improvement as they ain't too good like that and apart from winning Arsenal in the champions league i don't think they've been able to win any other match again in their group. So they need lots of team work in other to be recognized as a better team.

If Lens wants to become one of the clubs to be reckoned with in Ligue 1 then what they have to do is make the squad better, bringing in several quality players in an effort to compete with other teams will be the most important part. Marseille have not been in good form this season, they have experienced a setback, giving Lens a chance to beat them in yesterday's match. Lens needs some good players to make the team more solid, especially since this season they are playing in the Champions League.

The depth of the squad is very important when a club plays in the Champions League because they will have a lot of matches. Relying on a makeshift squad will not provide a way for Lens to compete in Ligue 1 or in the Champions League. Lens is sixth in the standings and if they don't have good squad depth it will be difficult for them to finish in the top three like last season.

[Belarge]

Lens as a team that is trying to develop requires more time and experienced players before they can be able to record a recognizable form. Winning a team like Marseille isn't easy despite the fact that Marseille is not in good form in the france ligue 1 division but Lens needs more improvement as they ain't too good like that and apart from winning Arsenal in the champions league i don't think they've been able to win any other match again in their group. So they need lots of team work in other to be recognized as a better team.

My question is channel to Le Racing Club de Lens boss, Franck Haise who's seriously interesting in elite competitions but lacks the necessary qualities to get there, ofcourse he's in the UEFA Champions League but it doesn't like his team is doing a great job over there. I think Lens focuse is distracted by Ligue One games which they're also staggering, 4W 4D 4L, everything equal. Lens is competitive enough to qualify for the UEFA Champions League competition this season but lacking few qualities which are the main winning qualities. It's time for the team to buckle up and get ready for the big games to handle.

[Smack That Ace]

@harapan I remember that season as it was a big upset for me personally because I never thought that Monaco would win the league title and then when Falcao came I was very excited but it felt that he was jinxed horribly because he couldn’t score only for Manchester United. Furthermore Monaco’s form went down because they sold their title winning stars and that’s why it wasn’t surprising to see them underperform as the year’s have gone by.

But all too often people put it as if clubs like Monaco had a choice and decided to sell their players instead of keeping them, but this is not how it works when we are talking about "title winning stars". What do you think how long it would take Real Madrid or PSG to make an offer to any player that scores 20+ goals in Ligue 1 and decisively contributed to winning a title? Their hands are literally tied because the players often have contracts that are about to expire in the near future and they don't have the financial means to top up the salary to a level that could compete with Real Madrid or PSG. This is how economic cycle in football works. Smaller clubs get lucky and this title winning star, raise him and then they have to sell him to the rich boys in the house. There isn't much that these clubs that are between 2nd and 1st tier can do.

This is the system how it works right? The big clubs are always going to go for the players who are performing well. And the offers are also going to be so good that very few clubs are actually going to be able to reject them to keep the players that they have. Sometimes the players also want to leave willingly. Just because they want to play in a club that has legacy, which is actually very much understandable by the way. So when the bigger clubs are actually throwing money to get a certain player, I think it is rest assured that they are definitely going to get that player.

regards

duke

[borovichok]

This is the system how it works right? The big clubs are always going to go for the players who are performing well. And the offers are also going to be so good that very few clubs are actually going to be able to reject them to keep the players that they have. Sometimes the players also want to leave willingly. Just because they want to play in a club that has legacy, which is actually very much understandable by the way. So when the bigger clubs are actually throwing money to get a certain player, I think it is rest assured that they are definitely going to get that player.

regards

duke

Top clubs are to blame for the current trend of exorbitant costs for players who have not competed in premier tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League. It is uncommon to see a player decline an offer from an elite team these days because every player wants to scoop up recognition and accolades in games. Understand that top level teams generate a great deal of focused attention, unlike less fortunate teams. Every player has a personal decision to make, and being in the spotlight will be an abundance of humorous use and an enormous accomplishment for them.

[Strongkored]

Olympique Lyon is an important team and this table is their big problem. Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 and got the first victory. By beating Lyon and Rennes, the last team in the league, they showed that even though they are last, they have a quality squad. Lyon will be saved from the lower ranks, but being in this rank will make them self-criticize after a long time.

A red card was issue to Rennes in the early minutes of the game and that made the performance of Les Rouges et Noirs decline and affected them throughout the game. How do Rennes feels to lose against bottom team this season? Lyon really did a good job to shock Rennes in the game, and that's definitely not what the home team picture to happen. Fabio Grosso feels good to grab his first winning this season, it's been really rough for Olympique Lyonnias this season and this winning is entirely what the team needs to boosts their performance and hope of fighting for position to remain in the Ligue One this season.

Of course, this result was very encouraging for Lyon and Grosso, who had previously been injured by being hit by a stone when he was about to bring his squad to play against Marseille.
He felt very bad because he had not managed to bring his team to a single win and the incident was painful, but this victory was greatly helped by the red card Rennes got, had the red card not occurred in the early minutes of the first half, Lyon's most likely result would have been a draw because we can see how they also had difficulty scoring goals and they only created them in the second half and they were scored by their defenders, not strikers.
In the next three matches, Lyon will probably face defeat again because facing Lillie, Lens and Marseille are teams that will be difficult for them to beat and it is very possible that this team will score a lot of goals against them, especially since two of the three matches are away matches for Lyon.

[rendravolt]

Winning by any score is definitely very important for Lyon because they have never won since the start of the season and they only felt it in Week 12. Another advantage in this match was that Rennes only played with 10 people after one of their players received a red card at the start of the match.

This made Lyon even more favored to win and O'brien scored Lyon's only winning goal in the second half. With this victory, Lyon has collected 7 points and they still need 6 more points to get out of the relegation zone and that is another challenge they have to overcome.

Ligue One matches have become very interesting lately and the best teams will eventually emerge as the champion of Ligue One tournament this season while the underperforming teams that are unable to meet up the standard points will be relegated. Rennes vs Olympique Lyonnias, what I expected and the visitors grab the winning points. If not for the Red card for the home team in the early five minutes of the first half, there's completely nothing Lyon would have done to grab a winning,  rather they will settle for draw points. Lyon boss, Fabio Grosso have to prepare for more challenging games if he truly wants to escape relegation this season.

Of course Lyon will not always get this luck and they must be able to maximize each match with better results. Maybe no one thought that Lyon would not be able to achieve a single victory, but suddenly something detrimental to Rennes happened and it resulted in an absolute victory for Lyon from the first minute. Maybe not many people have lost money because they bet on Rennes and conversely, those who bet on Lyon will definitely be very happy with the results of their bets. The relegation zone still haunts Lyon and they must not be careless again so that they can avoid defeat and of course winning will be their priority to be able to escape the grip of the relegation zone.

[Blitzboy]

Winning by any score is definitely very important for Lyon because they have never won since the start of the season and they only felt it in Week 12. Another advantage in this match was that Rennes only played with 10 people after one of their players received a red card at the start of the match.

This made Lyon even more favored to win and O'brien scored Lyon's only winning goal in the second half. With this victory, Lyon has collected 7 points and they still need 6 more points to get out of the relegation zone and that is another challenge they have to overcome.

Lyon's journey to get out of the relegation zone will take a very long time, that's because based on their own performance which is still erratic and even tends to be bad, as evidenced by the 1 victory they managed to get that had to wait until week 12.
Now that hope arises after they managed to book their first victory, but they must still do hard work to make them better. One more thing, this first victory they achieved was inseparable from their numerical advantage after Rennes only played with 10 people even from the 5th minute.

Believe it or not, I still have faith that Lyon will soon strengthen their performance to avoid the relegation zone despite going through a long period of time, but remember, Lyon is one of the clubs that is quite good in League 1 and we will see a pretty good performance after getting a few wins or getting players. just from the transfer market later.

I guess nobody nobody thought the table would be looking like this for Olympique Lyon after 11 games, but this trend looks so bad for them that I also doubt that they will recover from that. Because this is not just about bad results, but about having the second weakest offense of the league. 7 points after eleven games doesn't look like an outlier that will soon be corrected. This could a fierce fight until the last day against the relegation zone.

Lyon's recent form makes it clear that they are in a difficult situation. Their problem is more complex (possibly even internal) than a few poor performances. Only one victory in eleven games is a clear sign that something is wrong. Conversely, there are clubs like PSG that feature stars like Kylian Mbappé, who is still a powerful force in sports even though he hasnt won the Ballon d'Or. The circumstances of Lyon are very different from these elite teams. They must immediately reevaluate and deal with these internal problems. Not only is it important to make up ground today, but restructuring is also necessary for a more secure future in the league.

[len01]

Winning by any score is definitely very important for Lyon because they have never won since the start of the season and they only felt it in Week 12. Another advantage in this match was that Rennes only played with 10 people after one of their players received a red card at the start of the match.

This made Lyon even more favored to win and O'brien scored Lyon's only winning goal in the second half. With this victory, Lyon has collected 7 points and they still need 6 more points to get out of the relegation zone and that is another challenge they have to overcome.

Ligue One matches have become very interesting lately and the best teams will eventually emerge as the champion of Ligue One tournament this season while the underperforming teams that are unable to meet up the standard points will be relegated. Rennes vs Olympique Lyonnias, what I expected and the visitors grab the winning points. If not for the Red card for the home team in the early five minutes of the first half, there's completely nothing Lyon would have done to grab a winning,  rather they will settle for draw points. Lyon boss, Fabio Grosso have to prepare for more challenging games if he truly wants to escape relegation this season.

Of course Lyon will not always get this luck and they must be able to maximize each match with better results. Maybe no one thought that Lyon would not be able to achieve a single victory, but suddenly something detrimental to Rennes happened and it resulted in an absolute victory for Lyon from the first minute. Maybe not many people have lost money because they bet on Rennes and conversely, those who bet on Lyon will definitely be very happy with the results of their bets. The relegation zone still haunts Lyon and they must not be careless again so that they can avoid defeat and of course winning will be their priority to be able to escape the grip of the relegation zone.

regarding Lyon who have very poor achievements in league 1 and are even among the weakest teams this season here but I still want to see how Fabio Grosso efforts as a coach are to improve Lyon situation but on the one hand this coach seems to be having problems after the incident at that time and I have not Following the development of the coach's condition and I will wait until january, if Lyon cannot improve the situation to avoid the relegation zone, the chances are very small that they will be able to escape the relegation zone.

[Velvet78]

I don't think Lyon can beat Lille in such condition. I mean they had huge difficulties in doing that even while they were having a better season previously. Lille were the better playing side in that game but Lyon still won by 1-0 home. But now the situation is really worrisome for Lyon. That win over Rennes wasn't even easy one.

Because despite Rennes' getting a very early red card Lyon still had big difficulties. They even let the game become more balanced in the second half. I can't trust this Lyon for betting as a result. But I wouldn't bet on Lille either as a similar scenario might happen and it would find me. 

[klidex]

~snip~

Lyon's journey to get out of the relegation zone will take a very long time, that's because based on their own performance which is still erratic and even tends to be bad, as evidenced by the 1 victory they managed to get that had to wait until week 12.
Now that hope arises after they managed to book their first victory, but they must still do hard work to make them better. One more thing, this first victory they achieved was inseparable from their numerical advantage after Rennes only played with 10 people even from the 5th minute.

Believe it or not, I still have faith that Lyon will soon strengthen their performance to avoid the relegation zone despite going through a long period of time, but remember, Lyon is one of the clubs that is quite good in League 1 and we will see a pretty good performance after getting a few wins or getting players. just from the transfer market later.

I guess nobody nobody thought the table would be looking like this for Olympique Lyon after 11 games, but this trend looks so bad for them that I also doubt that they will recover from that. Because this is not just about bad results, but about having the second weakest offense of the league. 7 points after eleven games doesn't look like an outlier that will soon be corrected. This could a fierce fight until the last day against the relegation zone.

Olympique Lyon is an important team and this table is their big problem. Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 and got the first victory. By beating Lyon and Rennes, the last team in the league, they showed that even though they are last, they have a quality squad. Lyon will be saved from the lower ranks, but being in this rank will make them self-criticize after a long time.

Lyon has experienced a drastic decline this season, it looks like a very significant change when compared to last season, even this first win has not changed their position and is still at the bottom of the standings. They have performed badly since the start of the seasonif not for Rennes losing 1 player in the opening minutes of the match and being forced to play with 10 players, it wasn't certain that Lyon would be successful in winning the match, and in my opinion, when Rennes was forced to play with 10 players, Rennes seemed to have difficulty maintaining balance, so Lyon managed to take the opportunity to score a goal against Rennes.

However yes, it's still early in the season and Lyon still has time to improve their position from the relegation zone, even though it's a little difficult with their declining condition, but Lyon must fight hard so that next season they can still compete in League 1.

[tusandii]

After the international break there will be another interesting competition for us to watch when PSG succeeds in shifting Nice's position and in the upcoming match PSG will have to compete against Monaco while Monaco is currently having a very good performance because they know PSG's weaknesses and if PSG cannot get 3 points From Monaco, Nice will definitely take over first place in the League 1 points table.
Meanwhile, Nice will only compete against weak clubs like Toulouse, who have only got 2 wins since the start of the season, so it is very easy for Nice to get 3 points which can shift PSG's position.
However, it all depends on how the players at these two clubs are after the international break.

[temple]

But people are quick with saying that the start for Lens is unsatisfying. I agree that the start was far from perfect, but I wonder what the club goals are. Did they really expect to average like more than 2 points per game or something? I don't believe so. I think this start into the season was quite realistic and while I don't like the talk about how it is a burden to top clubs when they play many competitions, this is rather true for a small club like Lens. Handling the pressure from playing Ligue 1, Champions League and Coup de France is much harder for Lens to cope with than for PSG.

Last season, Lens only participated in two competitions, namely Ligue 1 and Coupe de France. plus they also have some pretty good players, so Franck Haise was able to maximize the team's squad to finish in 2nd place in Ligue 1. In last season's transfer window, they sold several quite prominent players and brought in several newcomers according to the club's budget. Unfortunately, their performance did not match the expectations of Lens supporters. they got off to a difficult start to the season, without a win in their first five matches.

However, gradually, their performance began to increase even though it was not stable. This is natural, considering that Lens is taking part in a competition at a level above Ligue 1. Automatically, the pressure comes from both outside and inside. as we can see, Lens performance is unstable. However, in Ligue 1 their performance started to get better. Now Lens is in 6th place in the Ligue 1 standings, even though they are 4 points adrift of the team above Reims.
Ideally, if Lens perform optimally, it would be better for them to only focus on the Ligue 1 competition. In this way, the probability of their performance changing for the better seems to be able to be increased. For the Champions League, even though Lens are in 2nd place, their chances of qualifying seem difficult. Moreover, with the existing player material. Well, let's see how the Lens coach brings his squad. At least focus on Ligue 1, because other competitions will only interfere with their performance.

But do you really think the players have a button that they can push so they instantly focus less on the Champions League, just let it go and lose there in order to more focus on the domestic league? Isn't that nonsense in your opinion? Players give everything they have for a whole year, celebrate that they managed to qualify for the Champions League and then you think they sit together with the coach and say: let's dump the Champions League and play at 70% so we can give more of our energy for Ligue 1?

[rahmad2nd]

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But do you really think the players have a button that they can push so they instantly focus less on the Champions League, just let it go and lose there in order to more focus on the domestic league? Isn't that nonsense in your opinion? Players give everything they have for a whole year, celebrate that they managed to qualify for the Champions League and then you think they sit together with the coach and say: let's dump the Champions League and play at 70% so we can give more of our energy for Ligue 1?

Come on, the analogy doesn't have to be what you said and it seems you misunderstood. that doesn't mean Lens has to leave the Champions League, Dude. In fact, they still have several matches in this group phase, namely against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadiums and hosting Sevilla. but you also need to remember, this team is mediocre, not a super strong team. Then, did I say they should press the button to just focus on Ligue 1, right Dude. in fact, they have to go through all the scheduled matches they have.

But also remember that Lens has coaches and management, they can choose to prioritize which competitions. and what is certain is that every match they will play, they will play it to the best of their ability. It's just that there's no need to force it so that they go all out in every competition they play. That doesn't mean they just give up. and usually, every club takes into consideration that their squad is optimal. which means, there is one competition that is their focus target. And, that's as simple as I mean.

[indah rezqi]

After the international break there will be another interesting competition for us to watch when PSG succeeds in shifting Nice's position and in the upcoming match PSG will have to compete against Monaco while Monaco is currently having a very good performance because they know PSG's weaknesses and if PSG cannot get 3 points From Monaco, Nice will definitely take over first place in the League 1 points table.
Meanwhile, Nice will only compete against weak clubs like Toulouse, who have only got 2 wins since the start of the season, so it is very easy for Nice to get 3 points which can shift PSG's position.
However, it all depends on how the players at these two clubs are after the international break.

It was very interesting, the opening match of Ligue 1 in week 13 which brought PSG against Monaco. Everyone knows that currently the competition for the top four in the standings is quite fierce, Nice had to go down in the rankings just because they drew and PSG took over their position. It is not impossible that Nice will return to first place, if PSG fails to get full points when facing Monaco, this will be a repeating scenario. On paper, Enrique squad really deserves to be at the top, even though the opponent's statistics are quite good so far, but PSG will act as hosts which will give them an advantage.

Toulouse also cannot be underestimated, I was quite impressed with their performance in beating Liverpool in the Europa League yesterday. Week 13 will be very interesting to wait for because it determines the top of the standings involving PSG, Nice and Monaco, while Lille, who is in fourth place in the standings, has a difference of 7 points with PSG in first place.

[poodle63]

After the international break there will be another interesting competition for us to watch when PSG succeeds in shifting Nice's position and in the upcoming match PSG will have to compete against Monaco while Monaco is currently having a very good performance because they know PSG's weaknesses and if PSG cannot get 3 points From Monaco, Nice will definitely take over first place in the League 1 points table.
Meanwhile, Nice will only compete against weak clubs like Toulouse, who have only got 2 wins since the start of the season, so it is very easy for Nice to get 3 points which can shift PSG's position.
However, it all depends on how the players at these two clubs are after the international break.

This match is very important but i think that i would still prefer to pick PSG instead of monaco. PSG has bigger chance of winning the game against monaco as long as mbappe will be playing. Mbappe was the only one who can carry the club when his teammates are very useless during the game. No mbappe and hard win for PSG. Nice can take this as an opportunity to go up even though it will be difficult to happen since PSG is going back to the right track again by getting winstreak in the league 1.
As long as monaco will able to beat PSG and nice can take the first place again. Monaco just need to puts main attention into the mbappe. It seems like that he was the most contributed player to the club.
I hope nice can go back again at the top. It's good seein unfamiliar club to sit at the first place of league 1. It will be better if nice will able to win the trophy this season even though it has smaller chance compared with PSG.

[topbitcoin]

I don't think Lyon can beat Lille in such condition. I mean they had huge difficulties in doing that even while they were having a better season previously. Lille were the better playing side in that game but Lyon still won by 1-0 home. But now the situation is really worrisome for Lyon. That win over Rennes wasn't even easy one.

With the current situation, it will be a little complicated but that does not mean there is no chance because in the end, when looking at the location of the strength of each player, Lyon and Lille are not too different, it's just that in terms of current performance Lyon is much worse.
But now giving up with Lille is also not the best answer for Lyon because they have to try to get out of the relegation zone and last week's narrow victory they must make this a motivation because they must try to continue to take 3 points now to get out of relegation hell.
But if in the end the worst possibility they cannot get 3 points in this match then at least 1 point should be used as a benchmark and goal in this match.