French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Altryist]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

After Dembele came on the field, the game immediately changed, the right flank became much more lively and he created many moments. I don't want to rush to conclusions, but in my opinion, the PSG attack is playing quite well and the absence of Mbappe was not noticeable. It is very bad that PSG lost Ramos so early, he was forced to leave the field due to injury, there is no exact information yet about, how long he will be absent, but most likely we are talking about several weeks, as Enrique suggested, we are waiting for official information. Losing forwards in such a situation, and in the first match of the season is very bad.

[MAAManda]

PSG 2 - 1 Le Havre

This was a game that was played at PSG's home ground, at the Stade Océane. It was PSG's first game of the season in Ligue 1 and they didn't have Mbappe. Expectations were high because I wanted to see how PSG would play without Mbappe. When I saw the formation that the PSG coach chose to start the game:



I was wondering why the PSG coach chose to put Ibrahim Mbaye, who is 16 years old, on the starting line-up instead of João Neves. I also wondered why Ousmane Dembélé didn't start playing at the beginning of the game. It's a question that only the PSG coach knows the answer to. The fact is that PSG's performance in that first game was very good even though some good players didn't come on the pitch at the beginning of the game. PSG's next game will be against another weak team, so I see PSG also managing to win the next game

Some incorrect information in your post:
- The score in this match is Le Havre 1 - 4 PSG.
- The match was played at the Stade Oceane, but this was not PSG's home ground, but Le Havre.

PSG played well in their first league match, they even made a real difference with the 4 goals they had. Not a single player scored a brace, each goal came from Lee, Dembele, Barcola & Muani. Next PSG will face Montpellier, I don't agree to say Montpellier is a weak team even though in fact in every meeting they have with PSG, they are always defeated with a humiliating score, I'm sure that this time it will be different.

[legendbtc]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

After Dembele came on the field, the game immediately changed, the right flank became much more lively and he created many moments. I don't want to rush to conclusions, but in my opinion, the PSG attack is playing quite well and the absence of Mbappe was not noticeable. It is very bad that PSG lost Ramos so early, he was forced to leave the field due to injury, there is no exact information yet about, how long he will be absent, but most likely we are talking about several weeks, as Enrique suggested, we are waiting for official information. Losing forwards in such a situation, and in the first match of the season is very bad.

This is not too difficult a challenge even though PSG has to play away. Although the students won relatively easily. However, coach Luis Enrique still has reason to feel dissatisfied. The problem is that PSG faced a much weaker opponent, Le Havre. but the pace of the match is too slow. PSG plays like that, things can get complicated if PSG meets another strong team. Luis Enrique still needs to reform and adjust the squad.

Yes, everyone saw Dembele and Barcola enter the field from the 71st minute. The appearance of the two French players helped PSG deploy the ball faster and more effectively. But I think Lee Kang In was the player who had a great day and if he had been luckier, he could have scored at least 2 goals against Le Havre.

[tusandii]

AJ Auxerre - OGC Nice ( I think AJ Auxerre has a chance of winning or drawing)

FC Toulouse - FC Nantes (FC Toulouse will win)

From your choices, I agree but there are 2 matches that must be careful.
Auxerre - Nice seen more deeply in head to head the two clubs do look different and Nice will be more favored, but the problem is even though Auxerre is only a weak club but the club was able to hold a draw several times in previous meetings and this is the beginning of the season which will certainly make all of Nice's main players adapt again with new players who have been recruited and the match takes place at Auxerre's home ground which provides a great opportunity to hold a draw.

Toulouse - Nantes from the last 5 meetings Toulouse seems very unlucky to appear at home always losing when playing against Nantes and currently Nantes also cannot be underestimated by Toulouse because in any case a draw could happen and choosing to bet on over would be safer.

[LGD2Business]

Yesterday PSG started the league well, today Marseille made a similarly fast start. Mason Greenwood and Luis Henrique scored twice each and Marseille got the result. Brest made a surprise debut last season, but I think it will be a one-season thing. Brest will have their work cut out for them in Europe this season. Marseille can hopefully be in the title race. I don't want to see PSG dominance anymore. At least have some competition. Monaco and Lyon should also be in the race.

[Iranus]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

After Dembele came on the field, the game immediately changed, the right flank became much more lively and he created many moments. I don't want to rush to conclusions, but in my opinion, the PSG attack is playing quite well and the absence of Mbappe was not noticeable. It is very bad that PSG lost Ramos so early, he was forced to leave the field due to injury, there is no exact information yet about, how long he will be absent, but most likely we are talking about several weeks, as Enrique suggested, we are waiting for official information. Losing forwards in such a situation, and in the first match of the season is very bad.

3 of PSG's significant goals came at the very end of the match, those were scored after 84 minutes had elapsed, a very scary situation indeed 

As expected, things are becoming tough for PSG after their star player Mbappe left. Le Havre is not even that strong of a team and they had to struggle against them very badly. I know the scoreline is 1-4 for PSG, but 3 of their goals came at the very end of the match.

Luis Enrique did very well changing the players which made the attacking flow better. I don’t know if PSG will be able to win Ligue 1 let alone dominate it for this season. As for the Uefa Champions League, they might be knocked out in the group stage unless their group is easy. And to be honest no group is easy in the Uefa Champions League. There were talks about PSG signing 3 major players after Mbappe left but we have yet to see something big. PSG won’t be able to achieve much with this squad. Their next 2 matches are against Montpellier and Lille. Don’t know about Montpellier but they might struggle very badly against Lille.

[hahay]

Yesterday PSG started the league well, today Marseille made a similarly fast start. Mason Greenwood and Luis Henrique scored twice each and Marseille got the result. Brest made a surprise debut last season, but I think it will be a one-season thing. Brest will have their work cut out for them in Europe this season. Marseille can hopefully be in the title race. I don't want to see PSG dominance anymore. At least have some competition. Monaco and Lyon should also be in the race.

Wow, it looks like Marseille managed to start this season with very good results compared to PSG. Because after all, PSG 1-4 victory also meant that PSG needed up to 85 minutes to score three goals and end the match with a big win. But about Marseille, in fact managed to make it three goal in the first half and that was certainly a good result considering the opponents they faced.

Because at least if we compare Le Havre and Brest then at least Brest is still a difficult team compared to Le Havre, but Marseille managed to beat Brest and scored quickly in the first half. With results like this, I am more convinced that it will not be easy for PSG to get the Ligue 1 trophy this season, because of the loss of Mbappe and at the same time the competing teams have succeeded in improving their performance and quality. Thus, the competition for the Ligue 1 trophy this season will be difficult and will not be easy like previous seasons when PSG managed to get it.

[ndutndut]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

PSG's performance after Mbappe left seemed fine, unlike many people who said that losing Mbappe would affect PSG's goal productivity. In reality, all of that did not happen, even in PSG's first match this season they managed to beat Le Havre with a landslide score of 4-1. This also proves that even without Mbappe, PSG is still productive in terms of scoring goals.

Although in the first half after Lee Kang-in's quick goal PSG did not score another goal and entering the second half Le Havre managed to equalize, but that did not make Enrique run out of ideas. He made the right substitutions which ended in PSG's victory and the players who were replaced also contributed to this victory. In my opinion, for League 1 PSG will still dominate, but for the Champions League they really have to find a striker who is hungry for goals.

[topbitcoin]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

As I predicted earlier that PSG has the advantage even though they are playing away and they deserve to win this match, but initially I thought PSG could only win by narrow score and in reality they were able to achieve big win.
It seems that PSG playing pattern is not so satisfying and there are some differences from last season, but what is clear is that PSG can provide their first victory very well.

I agree with that, Enrique as PSG coach can take the right steps in this match and make PSG really play better in the second half so that they can achieve absolute victory.
But there is one player that I still consider to be the key to PSG success in the future, namely Dembele who also in this match managed to provide 1 goal, last season his performance was not so satisfying but this season I believe he can be better.

But I think it's natural if we see this is the first match of PSG and Le Harve, depressed at the beginning of the match of course in my opinion is very reasonable, from that it also sees the weaknesses and weaknesses as well as starting to adapt again to the tension of the match to get a position in the French league 1.

Of course this action is a decisive action taken by Luis Enrique, where their weaknesses lie and fix them, the strategy changes and makes the boa rolling at their feet more comfortable, an extraordinary victory in the first match, unfortunately for the temporary leader of the Marseille standings who beat Brest with a score of 5-1.

[Palakka]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

As I predicted earlier that PSG has the advantage even though they are playing away and they deserve to win this match, but initially I thought PSG could only win by narrow score and in reality they were able to achieve big win.
It seems that PSG playing pattern is not so satisfying and there are some differences from last season, but what is clear is that PSG can provide their first victory very well.

I agree with that, Enrique as PSG coach can take the right steps in this match and make PSG really play better in the second half so that they can achieve absolute victory.
But there is one player that I still consider to be the key to PSG success in the future, namely Dembele who also in this match managed to provide 1 goal, last season his performance was not so satisfying but this season I believe he can be better.

Le Havre on paper is actually not a difficult opponent for PSG to face, because the squad they have is actually very different in terms of player quality, facing Le Havre is their first match without Mbappe in the squad, although they won big over Le Havre but it can be seen that the line attack and their game was not as good  like as when Mbappe was still in their previous squad, after being able to lead 1-0 in the first half, PSG was actually surprised by the goal scored by Le Harve in the 48th minute and made PSG must to work hard to get another goal in the match, although they created many opportunities in the match, it was clear that the PSG players were very frustrated because their attacks continued to be thwarted by Le Harve defense, but fortunately PSG were able to end the victory with a big score after in the 85th, 86th and 90th minutes they managed to score goals to seal the win  first match in Ligue 1.

PSG managed to get 3 points in that match and made them now at the top of the Ligue 1 standings, but PSG had to pay a heavy price for the victory over Le Havre after they lost one of their strikers in that match, Ramos, who is projected to be PSG main striker this season after losing Mbappe, but In fact now he suffered a very serious injury to his ankle ligaments and it is reported that he will be out for the next 3 months.
After losing Ramos, PSG of course must immediately look for another striker to fill the void in their attack line now.

[Blitzboy]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

PSG is doing just fine without Mbappe. Enrique has a fantastic coach, and he is not hesitant to take big actions. Dembele and Barcola was a wise choice that reveals PSG has a strong bench.

Though they are ruling Ligue 1, the Champions League is the true test. The big lads play here, hence PSG has to be ready. Losing Ramos to an injury is unfortunate; they are still working out their attack without Mbappe. They require a consistent goal scorer who can pull through in pivotal circumstances.

Thus, if PSG makes a splash on the transfer market, not be shocked. They wont accept second best as their normal. They want a striker who might even surpass Mbappe's performance in filling his place.

[bitgolden]

The game ended exactly how I imagined it would end and this was what I was talking about all summer long. Everyone assumed that they would be a bit worse without Mbappe, but what they didn't realize was that Mbappe wasn't the one that made them win, he was an overkill, you do not need Mbappe talent level player to win ligue 1, they already have good players and this is a proof.

I think they will continue to be like this for a long time as well, I am not expecting them to be any worse. They are going to be champions again, beating every team and they may even finish with similar points to last season as well, or maybe even more if they do a bit fine like this. They are not joking anymore, the yare taking this very seriously and there is a potential that they could be incredibly talented. We should be considering how they can get greater results by just looking at the result right now. Betting on PSG this season is the easiest thing that one could ever do.

[TelolettOm]

PSG is doing just fine without Mbappe. Enrique has a fantastic coach, and he is not hesitant to take big actions. Dembele and Barcola was a wise choice that reveals PSG has a strong bench.

It's not surprising, in the French League, even without Mbappe, they definitely and should have won. Moreover, their opponent was Le Havre, who was ranked 15th last season, and was almost in the relegation zone. So, PSG's big win is very natural, even without Mbappe.

............unfortunately for the temporary leader of the Marseille standings who beat Brest with a score of 5-1.

What is really awesome is Marseille's performance.
They won full from Brest, the top 3 French League last season.
With a big victory 1 - 5

Check the statistic, it's exactly effective attacks by Marseille.

Source: Google/Ligue 1

[Weawant]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

Thia is yat another to prove that PSG can still strive in the absence of mbappe contrary to the earlier contentions most persons had that PSG were rather going to suffer or struggle in mbappes absence but a 1-4 victory isn't such that can be regarded any close to luck, the obvious has to be that they did performed brilliantly and were deserving of such so it's no way a thing that should be considered luck. Very likely PSG still maintains a good potential around the ligue 1 and may possibly maintain dominance if not challenged by any of its counterparts in the ligue 1 this season. with this result so far, I'm building some optimism around PSG this season tho not beyond their domestic league.

[Minecache]

I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.

In the first match of Ligue 1, PSG secured a huge victory by a margin of 4-1. However, PSG's opponents were relatively weak. The Le Havre team was weak. Even so, a 4-1 win is certainly commendable. PSG players have performed well. And from this it can be assumed that the PSG team is moving in the right direction with the help of Luis Enrique.

PSG had 76% ball possession in this match and dominated the match. PSG's defenders did not allow Le Havre's players to create any strong attacking opportunities. Le Havre players managed to make only 5 shots in the entire match. Ramos, Asensio, Vitibha and Lee Kang, Dembele and Barcola all performed very well.

[len01]

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Yes, overall PSG has not played well in recent friendly matches. Worse still without star striker Kylian Mbappe. The strength of the capital team Paris is still very great, but it will be a difficult challenge for them to compete with other opponents.

But it would not be surprising if Luis Enrique's team won 3 points in the opening match of Ligue 1 2024/25. Mbappe has left but PSG still has Ramos, Kolo Muani, and Mbaye to ensure attacking firepower. The gap between the two teams is like heaven and earth. Even without Mbappe, PSG are still rated much higher than the visitors. This is a clash between the number 1 candidate for the championship and one of the clubs with the highest chance of being relegated in the tournament. If PSG can't beat LeHavre, I think they should give up on winning the Champions League and even Ligue 1 this season. PSG is hoping to start the new season in the best possible way, so they will have a big win for this match, they want to confirm that Mbappe's absence will never affect the performance of a big team like them.

Yep, PSG performance is very perfect even though they don't have a mainstay player yet but I see the contribution of each player is very solid, very different from when Mbappe was still there. When Mbappe was still there, other players still depended on Mbappe who could always score but now all players can work together perfectly to score in turns.
Since the beginning of the match, even before the match started, it was clear that it would be impossible for the biggest team in League 1 to lose against a much weaker team and on the one hand Enrique certainly also has an alternative after losing Mbappe, he will definitely try to build the team's performance to be more consistent and look more stable even though it is very doubtful in the UCL later.

BTW, my bet won according to my prediction and I should have chosen -1.25 to get higher odds. But it doesn't matter, this is already profitable enough.

[rahmad2nd]

Marseille has again shown good performance under De Zerbi, they were even able to defeat Brest with a landslide score. Last season, Brest was able to make it difficult for Marseille when they met and they finished in third place in the standings. In the early match of this season, Marseille was able to defeat their opponent even though it was an away match. Greenwood showed his ability and was able to score the opening goal for his team, not only that he also scored one more goal and 3 from his teammates. Well, a good first match for De Zerbi to handle Marseille in Ligue 1. While Brest, they were unable to do much to reply and were only able to score one goal. A good first match for Marseille, especially to motivate them in the next matches they will play. With a score of 1-5, Marsille is at the top of the standings. Indeed, this is just the beginning of the match, we don't know yet whether they will be consistent or not. But at least, their performance is quite good. It's just that, De Zerbi has to fix some of his players, especially in the defensive sector. because, some of their defenders' performance was not so good.

[Zaguru12]

Thia is yat another to prove that PSG can still strive in the absence of mbappe contrary to the earlier contentions most persons had that PSG were rather going to suffer or struggle in mbappes absence but a 1-4 victory isn't such that can be regarded any close to luck, the obvious has to be that they did performed brilliantly and were deserving of such so it's no way a thing that should be considered luck. Very likely PSG still maintains a good potential around the ligue 1 and may possibly maintain dominance if not challenged by any of its counterparts in the ligue 1 this season. with this result so far, I'm building some optimism around PSG this season tho not beyond their domestic league.

Although Mbappe was a huge presence in the PSG team and no matter what they will definitely miss some of his special moments, but my take has always that they will not actually struggle that much against most of the clubs in the league simply because most of the clubs are not upto the standards of the PSG club example of this is Le Havre and that’s what they showed in this game. The biggest fear or obstacle for PSG might be coming from the champions league which is where the big clubs are.  This is the competition that sometimes needs individual brilliance in some games and Mbappe usually provides them, now they might have do it collectively or someone steps up when they need it

[Raflesia]

Thia is yat another to prove that PSG can still strive in the absence of mbappe contrary to the earlier contentions most persons had that PSG were rather going to suffer or struggle in mbappes absence but a 1-4 victory isn't such that can be regarded any close to luck, the obvious has to be that they did performed brilliantly and were deserving of such so it's no way a thing that should be considered luck. Very likely PSG still maintains a good potential around the ligue 1 and may possibly maintain dominance if not challenged by any of its counterparts in the ligue 1 this season. with this result so far, I'm building some optimism around PSG this season tho not beyond their domestic league.

We can't say that despite PSG's thumping win in this game because I think it was clear early on that they were prepared for it and Enrique's proof is still to come as to whether his decision not to look for a replacement for Mbappe this season was justified or not.
This is likely to happen when the matches start to get busy where PSG will face a lot of competition which makes Enrique have to think hard about adjusting players in rotation and maintaining performance.

In addition, their opponents are also not too strong so PSG cannot be complacent for the victory they should get in this match.
For now they may still be comfortable but towards the middle of the season if their performance does not falter then indeed Enrique proved that without Mbappe he can mix his squad better.

[Leviathan.007]

PSG 2 - 1 Le Havre

This was a game that was played at PSG's home ground, at the Stade Océane. It was PSG's first game of the season in Ligue 1 and they didn't have Mbappe. Expectations were high because I wanted to see how PSG would play without Mbappe. When I saw the formation that the PSG coach chose to start the game:



I was wondering why the PSG coach chose to put Ibrahim Mbaye, who is 16 years old, on the starting line-up instead of João Neves. I also wondered why Ousmane Dembélé didn't start playing at the beginning of the game. It's a question that only the PSG coach knows the answer to. The fact is that PSG's performance in that first game was very good even though some good players didn't come on the pitch at the beginning of the game. PSG's next game will be against another weak team, so I see PSG also managing to win the next game

My predictions for the remaining games of this round:

Stade Brestois 29 - Olympique Marseille (Olympique Marseille will win)

Stade Reims - LOSC Lille (LOSC Lille will win)

AS Monaco FC - AS Saint-Etienne (AS Monaco FC will win)

AJ Auxerre - OGC Nice ( I think AJ Auxerre has a chance of winning or drawing)

FC Toulouse - FC Nantes (FC Toulouse will win)

Montpellier HSC - RC Strasbourg Alsace (Montpellier will win)

Angers SCO - RC Lens ( Lens will win)

Stade Rennais FC - Olympique Lyonnais ( Olympique Lyonnais will win)

A good game from PSG and this time again they won the game in the French while they didn't have Mbappe in this team to help them. While some people were expecting to see PSG lose some games and lose some points because of not having their superstar player, they had a good performance and they won the game against Le Havre with a 4-1 result which can show Enrique was successful in making the team to fill the place of Mbappe in PSG.
However, Le Havre was not a strong team, and winning this match was not something big for Enrique and his players.