French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[boltz]

Lyon 4 winning streak games ended tonight against Lens in pretty rough way as 3-0 was the final result with Lens being already 1-0 since first half. I think this victory will bring back the good morale for Lens as they are back on 6th place that will lead them towards Europa Conference groups.

[arimamib]

Funny how since Mbappe is known for leaving in the summer for Real , PSG are 2 draws in a row and the title fight is kinda back online with Brest being 9 points behind them but I doubt anyone can catch PSG.

The reason is that PSG played without pressure from competitors in League 1, only drawing on points, still far ahead of second place. So Enrique was seen rotating a lot of players and Enrique deliberately didn't play Mbappe until the end of the second half so that they could get used to being without Mbappe, because next season Mbappe will leave PSG. Their current focus is only on the Champions League, League 1 seems to be in their hands.

Having comfortable lead in Ligue 1 makes PSG might choose to prioritize their efforts and resources towards Champions League. Rotating players and gradually introducing strategies that don't rely heavily on Mbappe could indeed be part of their preparation for a future without him. Enrique seems that he wants to prove himself and his team have capability to compete at highest level without needing superstars. This strategic decision-making aligns with a long-term vision for the team's success beyond the current season.

Enrique wants to expose players to different scenarios and minimize reliance on individual talents like Mbappe, PSG can foster resilience and adaptability within the squad. This adaptability becomes crucial, especially in high-stakes competitions like the Champions League, where unexpected circumstances can arise. Dominating Ligue 1 may seem routine for PSG, but their ultimate goal likely lies in achieving success on the European stage.

[Weawant]

How Toulouse did managed to win Nice today is actually an interesting game to discuss that did happened In the french league today, to think that Nice is usually at the second position on the table this season which has made them appear like a very tough team this season but then now it looks like they are not in that very good form again due to how much they have been loosing points recently, in their last five games, rhwy have been able to win none as they lost three and drew the other two which is an indicator that they are becoming very weak, from the second position now at the fifth position a d their opponent Toulouse is now at the tenth position after winning four of their recent games and loosing only one, which shows they were mustering some level of improvement recently and are beginning to look strong but then they are not hopeful about getting any close to the top before the end of the season.

PSG still remains at the top and will most likely be there long enough.  Brest has really be surprising with their recent strength as they have been able to climb to the second position on the table with 36 points after winning three and drawing two of their recent games just like PSG.

[Belarge]

Paris Saint-Germain are having no threats this season, coming out to become a top club that stands strong to have thrilled victory against their oppositions. It have become a usual activity for Les Parisiens all these years, they're determined for the big league run and also promising in UCL. An elite tournament that they're finding it harder to accumulate three points and qualifying for the final. Luis Enrique should be ready because the fight ahead is broad and complex, especially now that his key man will be exiting the team at the end of the season.

[Oluwa-btc]

One thing that really caught my attention is that Marseille are now very reliable and they are not half-hearted when they win because they have always scored lots of goals so far. It would be very nice when one of the big teams could do this continuously and I think betting on Marseille would be quite promising to win. They have won two matches like this in a landslide and I want to see Marseille maintain this.

I briefly discussed the role of the new coach, Jean-Louis Gasset, who made Marseille as aggressive as it is now and maybe if Marseille still kept Gattuso the results would not be like this. I know it's too early to congratulate coach Jean-Louis Gasset's performance but I think it all starts with good things like this. Currently Marseille is in 6th position in the standings and is only 5 to 6 points away from Lille and Monaco. They will definitely get a place in European competition from the Champions League, European League or Conference League next season and I am very sure of that.

Christ! His name keeps on ringing up in my fucking head and I never knew he's been sacked all these while, how can I be disorganized? Marseille winning by this goal margin now makes them reliable? Knock it off my man! They're so reliable and still occupants of the seventh position? They should do better to find themselves into the top six clubs or five in that league division.

Anyways, them performance haven't made me forget to take a peep at the former caostaiof Arsenal ( Per Emerick Aubameyang ) who's been successfully running around consistently with his performance and goals scoring contributions.

Brest alongside are also sides on flames blazing. They're not doing so bad, next season Champions League Competition? They could qualify but I won't be easy one for them.

[hd49728]

I personally don't really care about PSG two draws in Ligue 1 match because maybe Enrique is still trying out several strategies and tactics and also about a rotation. Because, even though in the last two matches PSG only got a draw, but in reality PSG is still safely at the top of the standings and still has a gap of 9 points with the team that is currently in second place . But indeed,ofcourse it would be a different assessment if PSG failed in the Champions League, because PSG should still get goodresults in the last 16 of the Champions League. That way, I think PSG is still fine at this moment, and for me there is nothing to worry at all about PSG results in Ligue 1 because after all, in the end PSG will still get the Ligue 1 trophy and that's for sure.

Trying with new tactics and player rotations are good for Enrique and PSG as they still have a safe difference against Brest in Ligue 1. With 9 points more than Brest, the closest competitor in Ligue 1, PSG are free to do some tactical trials and rotate their players. It is more important for Enrique and PSG to prepare for more important matches in Champions League than wasting too much energy and focus on Ligue 1.

They don't have much pressure from Brest and no big challenge in Ligue 1 where they seem to win a title easily in this season. In Champions League, they will have maximum 5 more matches and they will be be all important for PSG. First they need to go to quarter final round and win maximum 5 more matches to make an achievement for their club, a first Champions League title.

[Strongkored]

Funny how since Mbappe is known for leaving in the summer for Real , PSG are 2 draws in a row and the title fight is kinda back online with Brest being 9 points behind them but I doubt anyone can catch PSG.

Maybe it's just a coincidence, although it doesn't rule out the possibility that this news will affect the team's situation, but I agree that other teams will still have difficulty catching up with this team because PSG's condition will soon recover to win again in other matches because it seems that their competitors are also not in a very stable condition to win all the remaining matches this season.

Lyon - Lens and this is a tough one for Lens because Lyon has a winning streak of 4 games and last month for Lens has been really bad , being eliminated from Conference League and then lost top 6 in Ligue 1 too...

Lyon failed to continue their four-game winning streak because they lost quite badly to Lens, but they didn't play badly, they just weren't good at maximizing every opportunity that existed, in contrast to their opponent who was able to maximize the opportunity to score two goals with an additional goal from a penalty reward.
Lens' victory makes the competition in the European zone even more interesting because the difference in points between several teams is not too far, even Marseille has this opportunity after successfully winning two matches in a row, but of the several teams currently competing, Brest will be one of the teams accompanying PSG in the champions league and the other team could still be anyone because there are still 10 matches, meaning there are 30 points still up for grabs so this will be very interesting to look forward to until the end of the season.

[pusaka]

Lyon 4 winning streak games ended tonight against Lens in pretty rough way as 3-0 was the final result with Lens being already 1-0 since first half. I think this victory will bring back the good morale for Lens as they are back on 6th place that will lead them towards Europa Conference groups.

Lens managed to perform well in this match, and they were able to minimize Lyon on their own home turf with a fairly heavy score as well. Actually from the beginning Lens was the favorite in this match and the victory was predicted beforehand and they could do it very well. At first Lens was very difficult to penetrate the defense built by Lyon, but in the end they found opportunities that they could convert into a goal in the 43rd minute, so they could end the first half with a 1-goal advantage.
Entering the second half Lens was more confident with the advantage they had and the result they could create 2 additional goals. Lyon who tried to catch up could not do anything, they had to swallow this bitter pill.

[len01]

Lyon failed to continue their four-game winning streak because they lost quite badly to Lens, but they didn't play badly, they just weren't good at maximizing every opportunity that existed, in contrast to their opponent who was able to maximize the opportunity to score two goals with an additional goal from a penalty reward.
Lens' victory makes the competition in the European zone even more interesting because the difference in points between several teams is not too far, even Marseille has this opportunity after successfully winning two matches in a row, but of the several teams currently competing, Brest will be one of the teams accompanying PSG in the champions league and the other team could still be anyone because there are still 10 matches, meaning there are 30 points still up for grabs so this will be very interesting to look forward to until the end of the season.

It seems like Lyon failure against Lens was because Lacazette was not present on the pitch but I'm not sure what caused him not to be present at the match but am I missing something?
TBH, I didn't bet and didn't watch the match, just looking at the recap of the Lyon vs Lens match, I saw that Lacazette was not present on the field and this is a loss without the presence of Lacazette, who Lyon really relies on because he is a good scorer, Lyon has and what you said It's true that Lyon is just not good at mastering the opportunities that exist because several times Lyon actually had the opportunity to score but in fact failed and Said Benrahma actually tried to get a score but always failed.

In yesterday's match I hoped that Lyon could at least hold a draw to maintain its consistency but in fact it failed even though Lyon performance actually looked good, they were just unlucky in controlling the ball so they often lost focus and the mistakes were in the defense which always gave Lens a chance to score.
and Lyon position is currently being shifted Toulouse who managed to get 3 consecutive wins and Lyon must immediately get up again because there is Strasbourg which could shift Lyon position.
In the upcoming match, Lyon will have to play against Lorient and this is a good opportunity to steal 3 points because Lorient condition is currently in a very bad condition when several of Lorient defenders have too many injuries.

[Weawant]

Paris Saint-Germain are having no threats this season, coming out to become a top club that stands strong to have thrilled victory against their oppositions. It have become a usual activity for Les Parisiens all these years, they're determined for the big league run and also promising in UCL. An elite tournament that they're finding it harder to accumulate three points and qualifying for the final. Luis Enrique should be ready because the fight ahead is broad and complex, especially now that his key man will be exiting the team at the end of the season.

Somehow it appears to me like they are actually uses to not been threatened by any team in the Ligue 1 so more like they have got the Ligue 1 to their self entirely, PSG usually have it like they determine for their selves if they want the Ligue 1 or not so they can at any point in time win or loose games and still get back in form and climb back to the top as against every other team in the league a d still win the trophy except for fee times they were actually unable to totally fix their mistake but they were actually able to get to the second position and still make it to the champions league so more like from the french league, they always make it to the champions league and their biggest challenge is winning the champions league which is what they have In pas season mostly be driving at most of the time, this season it's actually undoubtedly that they are going to win the League title, the exit of mbappe after now may aswell have an effect on the team but then they have still got a good squad who can still make up for his absence the only difference will be that this time it's in the long term.

Saw a new here on the forum about certain group of fans protesting the stay of mbappe probably they want him out of which he's going to do at the end of the season, they should just wait awhile the Season will actually come to an end in a matter of weeks or a month or two and they will have him exited, what exactly is behind the protests I can't really ascertain and would have love someone who knows better to share.

[Silence Scream]

Lyon 4 winning streak games ended tonight against Lens in pretty rough way as 3-0 was the final result with Lens being already 1-0 since first half. I think this victory will bring back the good morale for Lens as they are back on 6th place that will lead them towards Europa Conference groups.

Lens managed to perform well in this match, and they were able to minimize Lyon on their own home turf with a fairly heavy score as well. Actually from the beginning Lens was the favorite in this match and the victory was predicted beforehand and they could do it very well. At first Lens was very difficult to penetrate the defense built by Lyon, but in the end they found opportunities that they could convert into a goal in the 43rd minute, so they could end the first half with a 1-goal advantage.
Entering the second half Lens was more confident with the advantage they had and the result they could create 2 additional goals. Lyon who tried to catch up could not do anything, they had to swallow this bitter pill.

Lens had a very good win. Lyon were very good in the last matches and I thought they might have a chance against Lens since they were playing at home, but apparently I was wrong. While Lens got an important victory with a clear 3-0 victory, Lyon was disappointed and left the match without points. They are at least comfortable now that they are away from the relegation zone.

[Jody.Drummer]

After the completion of Week 24, almost nothing has changed in the standings, apart from the mid-table positions that have undergone slight changes. Paris Saint Germain got a draw, but it had no effect whatsoever on their position as they still lead at the top of the table by a wide margin. They have 55 points, while Brest who are ranked 2nd have 46 points, followed by Monaco who have 42 points and LOSC with 41 points. with such a wide point gap, I confidently say they will become champions again this season.

Instead I see tighter competition at the bottom of the table, the distance of points between them is tight, apart from Clermont who is at the bottom of the standings with a distance of 7 points from the club's position which is really safe. But still with such a point difference, it makes all possibilities possible. Not even just clubs in the red zone, but there are at least 4 clubs that are still struggling to get further away from the degraadation zone. Something interesting because I like this competition more than the competition at the top of the table which is certain to have a defending champion every season. If only there was a club that could keep up with Paris Saint Germain maybe the competition at the top would be just as interesting as it is at the bottom.

[Kristiyana]

Lyon 4 winning streak games ended tonight against Lens in pretty rough way as 3-0 was the final result with Lens being already 1-0 since first half. I think this victory will bring back the good morale for Lens as they are back on 6th place that will lead them towards Europa Conference groups.

Lens managed to perform well in this match, and they were able to minimize Lyon on their own home turf with a fairly heavy score as well. Actually from the beginning Lens was the favorite in this match and the victory was predicted beforehand and they could do it very well. At first Lens was very difficult to penetrate the defense built by Lyon, but in the end they found opportunities that they could convert into a goal in the 43rd minute, so they could end the first half with a 1-goal advantage.
Entering the second half Lens was more confident with the advantage they had and the result they could create 2 additional goals. Lyon who tried to catch up could not do anything, they had to swallow this bitter pill.

Lens had a very good win. Lyon were very good in the last matches and I thought they might have a chance against Lens since they were playing at home, but apparently I was wrong. While Lens got an important victory with a clear 3-0 victory, Lyon was disappointed and left the match without points. They are at least comfortable now that they are away from the relegation zone.

Lens did absolutely well, there performance yesterday was quite impressive,at first I was thinking that the match is going to be in favor to Lyon due to there current performance they win 4 straight matches,mean while lens has been in a losing position this time but to my greatest surprise they beat Lyon with a score of  3:0 not even one goal from Lyon what a bad day for Lyon.

[rendravolt]

Lens had a very good win. Lyon were very good in the last matches and I thought they might have a chance against Lens since they were playing at home, but apparently I was wrong. While Lens got an important victory with a clear 3-0 victory, Lyon was disappointed and left the match without points. They are at least comfortable now that they are away from the relegation zone.

There is nothing surprising in this match apart from Lens being better than Lyon, but Lyon should not have lost by a landslide score at home. I think it will be a narrow win for Lens because Lyon is actually quite tough and so far they are unbeaten in the last 6 matches in all competitions. Sometimes the feared things happen and here Lyon's good record came to a halt against Lens.

I think there is truth in what you say as long as Lyon is away from the relegation zone then that is much more important than the result of this one defeat. Lyon can try to achieve another victory in the next match and don't have to be sad just because of this defeat. Lyon's journey will be even more interesting because the teams below them will compete with each other so that they don't fall back into the relegation zone and here Lyon needs full concentration so that that doesn't happen again. A small difference in points will make everything change every week.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Lyon failed to continue their four-game winning streak because they lost quite badly to Lens, but they didn't play badly, they just weren't good at maximizing every opportunity that existed, in contrast to their opponent who was able to maximize the opportunity to score two goals with an additional goal from a penalty reward.
Lens' victory makes the competition in the European zone even more interesting because the difference in points between several teams is not too far, even Marseille has this opportunity after successfully winning two matches in a row, but of the several teams currently competing, Brest will be one of the teams accompanying PSG in the champions league and the other team could still be anyone because there are still 10 matches, meaning there are 30 points still up for grabs so this will be very interesting to look forward to until the end of the season.

I agree with your review of the match. At the beginning of the match, Lyon had apparent scoring positions with Mangala and Nuamah. If they had converted those positions into goals, the match could have turned out differently. Lyon did not win this match. But they showed again that they can stay in the league. The important thing for them this season is to stay in the league. They currently have 28 points. and 5 points above the relegation zone. I think they will manage to stay in the league this season. On the other hand, Lens played knowing that football is a collective game. They entered the Lyon penalty area with extra passes. And they got into many goal positions. I think they will finish among the top 5 teams in the league this season.

[Blitzboy]

Lyon 4 winning streak games ended tonight against Lens in pretty rough way as 3-0 was the final result with Lens being already 1-0 since first half. I think this victory will bring back the good morale for Lens as they are back on 6th place that will lead them towards Europa Conference groups.

Lens managed to perform well in this match, and they were able to minimize Lyon on their own home turf with a fairly heavy score as well. Actually from the beginning Lens was the favorite in this match and the victory was predicted beforehand and they could do it very well. At first Lens was very difficult to penetrate the defense built by Lyon, but in the end they found opportunities that they could convert into a goal in the 43rd minute, so they could end the first half with a 1-goal advantage.
Entering the second half Lens was more confident with the advantage they had and the result they could create 2 additional goals. Lyon who tried to catch up could not do anything, they had to swallow this bitter pill.

Lens had a very good win. Lyon were very good in the last matches and I thought they might have a chance against Lens since they were playing at home, but apparently I was wrong. While Lens got an important victory with a clear 3-0 victory, Lyon was disappointed and left the match without points. They are at least comfortable now that they are away from the relegation zone.

Football is unpredictable, as Lens's win over Lyon showed. Like many, I expected Lyon would win because to their recent form and home advantage. But Lens's 3-0 triumph shows that form and statistics only tell part of the tale. Lens outperformed Lyon in every facet on the day.

Despite disappointment, Lyon has a bright side. Their position away from relegation is encouraging. They have time to recuperate and focus on the rest of the season. Lyon and their fans must not dwell on this setback. Instead, they should anticipate the next match with optimism.

[QueenVera]

It seems like Lyon failure against Lens was because Lacazette was not present on the pitch but I'm not sure what caused him not to be present at the match but am I missing something?
TBH, I didn't bet and didn't watch the match, just looking at the recap of the Lyon vs Lens match, I saw that Lacazette was not present on the field and this is a loss without the presence of Lacazette, who Lyon really relies on because he is a good scorer, Lyon has and what you said It's true that Lyon is just not good at mastering the opportunities that exist because several times Lyon actually had the opportunity to score but in fact failed and Said Benrahma actually tried to get a score but always failed.

In yesterday's match I hoped that Lyon could at least hold a draw to maintain its consistency but in fact it failed even though Lyon performance actually looked good, they were just unlucky in controlling the ball so they often lost focus and the mistakes were in the defense which always gave Lens a chance to score.
and Lyon position is currently being shifted Toulouse who managed to get 3 consecutive wins and Lyon must immediately get up again because there is Strasbourg which could shift Lyon position.
In the upcoming match, Lyon will have to play against Lorient and this is a good opportunity to steal 3 points because Lorient condition is currently in a very bad condition when several of Lorient defenders have too many injuries.

Playing without a striker is really a big thing of worry for most clubs as it makes them look very unproductive when in front of goal. This is the case of so many major teams especially in the EPL this season. One very big example of this situation is Manchester United team as you can see how poorly they perform without Hojlund in the team. Well Lyon now happens to be one of those many teams who hace now fallend under such situation.

 In the match against Lens we can see that this Lyon team was very doing very great but they weren’t able to get the victory because they didn’t have the main man to get them the goals. Playing without your main striker who’s doing so greatly can be quite difficult and frustrating and I think that was the story of Lyon in the match against Lens as they got the clear chances but had poor conversion rate of those chances. They need to recover their form and begin to do better like the previous season.

 Well the loss has happened and now they must learn to move forward and sure improvise. Improvisation is very important so as to avoid situations like this where all are used to one striker and when he’s unavailable then the team will be lacking the fire. Their next match is a must win if they still want to keep alives their hope of an European competition. I know they’ll try beating you can see in the match against Lens that they weren’t playing badly but their major problem was to convert the goal and I think they should be improved before the next match.

[bering]

Nice last winning on Ligue 1 was happened on January from Metz and since that match Nice was unable to win and 2 points from 5 latest matches it showing Nice performance is decline and this week i was thought Nice can able to bounce back and win from Toulouse because on the paper this match should be easy for them but surprisingly they lost from Toulouse and this result is makes Nice position was out from champion league spots because their current position on 5th place and i know difference points between them and the team from Champion League zone Monaco is not high but if Nice want to finish at top 4 then they should be immediatelly to bounce back

Nice upcoming opponent for next weekend is Montpellier and similar to Clermont we all know Montpellier also can be considering as weak team and this team also still hard struggling to avoiding relegation zone and based on head to head statistics too we can see Nice is too strong for Montpellier because Nice was unbeatable in the last 5 meetings and Nice can gets 3 wins from those matches and win result is mandatory for Nice because if they playing draw or even lost from this match then their position on league standings can be overtaked by other team just like Lens

[slapper]

Funny how since Mbappe is known for leaving in the summer for Real , PSG are 2 draws in a row and the title fight is kinda back online with Brest being 9 points behind them but I doubt anyone can catch PSG.

Maybe it's just a coincidence, although it doesn't rule out the possibility that this news will affect the team's situation, but I agree that other teams will still have difficulty catching up with this team because PSG's condition will soon recover to win again in other matches because it seems that their competitors are also not in a very stable condition to win all the remaining matches this season.

Lyon - Lens and this is a tough one for Lens because Lyon has a winning streak of 4 games and last month for Lens has been really bad , being eliminated from Conference League and then lost top 6 in Ligue 1 too...

Lyon failed to continue their four-game winning streak because they lost quite badly to Lens, but they didn't play badly, they just weren't good at maximizing every opportunity that existed, in contrast to their opponent who was able to maximize the opportunity to score two goals with an additional goal from a penalty reward.
Lens' victory makes the competition in the European zone even more interesting because the difference in points between several teams is not too far, even Marseille has this opportunity after successfully winning two matches in a row, but of the several teams currently competing, Brest will be one of the teams accompanying PSG in the champions league and the other team could still be anyone because there are still 10 matches, meaning there are 30 points still up for grabs so this will be very interesting to look forward to until the end of the season.

Lyon worries me most. Their recent showing against Lens shows they're struggling to score. I noticed Mangala and Nuamah having clear shots but couldn't score. Lyon has potential, but they're not ending strong. With 28 points, they're very close to relegation. I think they can stay in the league, but they need to improve. However, Lens' teamwork amazed me. They know football is about teamwork, and Lyon might learn from their extra passes into the penalty area. Lens appears likely to finish in the top 5 this season. Their field strategy and execution are good. With Marseille gaining steam, the European zone race is heating up, making the season's finish exciting

[Leviathan.007]

Funny how since Mbappe is known for leaving in the summer for Real , PSG are 2 draws in a row and the title fight is kinda back online with Brest being 9 points behind them but I doubt anyone can catch PSG.

When speculation continues to hit about the departure of their star then usually the club will be disrupted and eventually affect club performance, as is the case with Mbappe at this time who continues to be linked and confirmed to leave for Madrid next season, especially reportedly if now Mbappe has reached a personal agreement with Madrid to join Los Galaticos next season, but strangely somehow Luis Enrique still plays Mbappe as the spearhead of PSG and give capten position for him even though if we see if Mbappe no longer plays all out and tends to play casually to avoid injury in the match,  After Mbappe decision to leave, it does seem to affect PSG attacking power at the moment and even I think PSG will perform better if Mbappe is no longer played this season.

If you notice that in PSG last two matches that ended in draws, Mbappe average performance and statistics were below 7, and isn't that very rare to happen when Mbappe has not decided to leave?
Honestly, I suspect that this was deliberately done by Mbappe at the urging of Madrid so that at least Mbappe could join Madrid later in top condition without any injuries that plagued him.

I don't really know what made you think PSG could perform better without Mbappe and he leaves the team they can have better-attacking power because as far as I know Mbappe helped his team a lot and considering his age and his situation he could have good performance in PSG if they make him stay however I don't think if this player is going to stay and maybe that's why after Mbappe leaving the PSG, they should start seeking for alternative options for him, however, I don't think if there's any player at the same situation to take his pale in PSG.
But a team like this needs to buy an alternative player if they want to race in the important tournaments like the Champions League.