French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Chilwell]

Angers vs Nice

Confirmed Lineups
Angers (confirmed lineup): Yahia Fofana, Abdoulaye Bamba, Cedric Hountondji, Jordan Lefort, Carlens Arcus, Jacques Ekomie, Jean Aholou, Yassin Belkhdim, Farid El Melali, Sidiki Cherif, Himad Abdelli.

Nice (confirmed lineup): Marcin Bulka, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Moise Bombito, Dante, Jonathan Clauss, Hichem Boudaoui, Tanguy Ndombele, Melvin Bard, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Evann Guessand, Badredine Bouanani.


Le Havre vs Auxerre

Confirmed Lineups
Le Havre (confirmed lineup): Arthur Desmas, Arouna Sangante, Yoann Salmier, Gautier Lloris, Loic Nego, Christopher Operi, Yassine Kechta, Abdoulaye Toure, Oussama Targhalline, Issa Soumare, Rassoul Ndiaye.

Auxerre (confirmed lineup): Donovan Leon, Paul Joly, Jubal, Gabriel Osho, Ki-Jana Hoever, Rayan Raveloson, Elisha Owusu, Gaetan Perrin, Hamed Traore, Lassine Sinayoko, Thelonius Bair.


Reims vs Rennes

Confirmed Lineups
Reims (confirmed lineup): Yehvann Diouf, Nhoa Sangui, Joseph Okumu, Emmanuel Agbadou, Aurelio Buta, Marshall Munetsi, Valentin Atangana Edoa, Yaya Fofana, Junya Ito, Oumar Diakite, Keito Nakamura.

Rennes (confirmed lineup): Steve Mandanda, Hans Hateboer, Leo Oestigard, Christopher Wooh, Adrien Truffert, Glen Kamara, Azor Matusiwa, Albert Groenbaek, Ludovic Blas, Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga, Amine Gouiri.

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[Lidger]

PSG still have players like Ashraf Hakimi Dembele so they have no reason to worry about the local league, they will still be champions in the local league tournament. PSG will also have a huge points gap with their nearest rivals. 

With the way PSG have performed in their first two games in the French League, I think they may have forgotten that Mbappe is no longer in their team. Because in the first two matches we saw PSG score a lot of goals and win two matches by big margins. But the most important thing is that the next season does not look good for PSG in the Champions League because PSG does not currently have the kind of players that a team needs to do well in the Champions League.

PSG will not have difficulty in pursuing domestic titles because there are still many players who can be relied on and are more qualified than other clubs.
I agree with you that over time, PSG will forget Mbappe in league 1 but will always be brought up when appearing in the champions league.
Maybe we are too early to judge whether PSG can perform like last season in the UCL because the new regulations in the UCL give opportunities to other clubs that are not favored and all of that is because popular clubs in the UCL will be busier and tired of having a tighter schedule.
If Enrique can take this opportunity, PSG can perform well in the champions league this season.

Luis Enrique is a very capable manager and has experience of leading big teams before so he will make the decisions that are best for PSG but my current PSG team looks like this team is unlikely to do well in the Champions League next season at least. If you look at the Champions League performances last season, you can clearly see Mbappe's contribution. Due to the contribution of Mbappe, PSG was able to play the semi-finals last season, but this season, including Mbappe, some other important players are not in PSG, so it will be difficult for them to overcome the barrier of the Super Sixteen in the next season.

PSG had the opportunity to sign Victor Osimhen but they did not show much interest in signing this player, PSG's attacking line-up would be much stronger if PSG could complete the deal.

[Jody.Drummer]

What is interesting is the match between Lyon vs Strasbourg, they exchanged goals and a total of 7 goals were scored in this match, Lyon each scored 4 goals and Strasbourg scored 3 goals.
Strasbourg made a surprise by scoring a quick goal in the third minute, and it took until the end of the first half for Lyon to equalize. Again, Strasbourg was able to score a quick goal at the beginning of the second half and even 10 minutes later they were able to lead with a score of 1-3. However, Lyon did not remain silent seeing their goal conceded, they immediately responded and only needed 5 minutes to make the score equal. In the 72nd minute Lyon was finally able to turn things around through the second goal from Gift Orban, at the same time it was the last goal scored in this match.

[BALIK]

PSG is in good form but today's match is challenging for PSG. Lille is a renowned team of Ligue 1. The team is performing well in this season as well. Lille won the first two matches. Lille will not want to lose today's home match. I think the team will try to share the points in the match. Lille will be happy if they can get 1 point against PSG.

Lille is a strong team but PSG's past record against this team is very good. PSG have won four of their last five matches against Lille. PSG team has not lost a single match. PSG have played very well in the first two matches this season as well and managed to win by a big margin. Luis Enrique's goal continues his winning streak. He will be looking to cement his place at the top of the table at the start of the season.



No team can score in 20 minutes yet. However, PSG's players managed to make two excellent attacks. PSG players are putting Lille players under pressure. Hopefully PSG will be able to score in the first half.

[Weawant]

What is interesting is the match between Lyon vs Strasbourg, they exchanged goals and a total of 7 goals were scored in this match, Lyon each scored 4 goals and Strasbourg scored 3 goals.
Strasbourg made a surprise by scoring a quick goal in the third minute, and it took until the end of the first half for Lyon to equalize. Again, Strasbourg was able to score a quick goal at the beginning of the second half and even 10 minutes later they were able to lead with a score of 1-3. However, Lyon did not remain silent seeing their goal conceded, they immediately responded and only needed 5 minutes to make the score equal. In the 72nd minute Lyon was finally able to turn things around through the second goal from Gift Orban, at the same time it was the last goal scored in this match.

Lyon has an impressive performance for a team like Strasbourg that's is literally an average team on their level in the ligue 1, I had no expectations for this game because literally I only saw it from the perspective that two average teams where playing and the are going to perform to the best of their strength and not having roo much of an expectation from them yet they pulled of one of the most epic game so far in the ligue 1 this season. The intervals at which this goals were scored is another thing to consider again too, it just gave me an impression not to make an underestimation at any team just yet in the ligure 1 this season.

[Minecache]

PSG is in good form but today's match is challenging for PSG. Lille is a renowned team of Ligue 1. The team is performing well in this season as well. Lille won the first two matches. Lille will not want to lose today's home match. I think the team will try to share the points in the match. Lille will be happy if they can get 1 point against PSG.

Lille is a strong team but PSG's past record against this team is very good. PSG have won four of their last five matches against Lille. PSG team has not lost a single match. PSG have played very well in the first two matches this season as well and managed to win by a big margin. Luis Enrique's goal continues his winning streak. He will be looking to cement his place at the top of the table at the start of the season.



No team can score in 20 minutes yet. However, PSG's players managed to make two excellent attacks. PSG players are putting Lille players under pressure. Hopefully PSG will be able to score in the first half.

At the end of the first half, the PSG team managed to take a 2-0 lead. And I'd say if PSG's luck isn't too bad then there's no chance they'll lose this match. In the first half we saw the dominance of PSG. Despite Lille's home match, the team is unable to put up any resistance against PSG. Lille players had only 2 shots with 35% ball possession in the first half. It is also unlikely that Lille will dominate the match in the second half.

Vitinha scored the first goal from the penalty spot. Vitinha scored the goal in the 33rd minute of the match. And just 3 minutes later Barcola's goal gave PSG a 2-0 lead. PSG won the last match against Montpellier by a huge margin of 6-0. In today's match too I predict PSG to win by at least 2 goals. PSG's players look very confident.

[LGD2Business]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

[Tony116]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

Lille were in very good form. After winning the first two matches, Lille's players were very confident. Even then they could not perform well against PSG. Due to PSG's dominance, the performance of Lille's players was poor in this match. Luis Enrique must be thanked for this. PSG's performance is strong because of the mastermind of Luis Enrique.

PSG's gameplay was very organized. I wouldn't say PSG players attacked a lot in this match. But every attack PSG made was very sharp. And had Lille's defenders not performed well, they would have conceded a few more goals. But Lille were a bit unlucky. In the second half they managed to score two goals but one goal was disallowed. I am satisfied with PSG's performance. I'd say PSG can easily continue their winning streak for a few more weeks.

[imamusma]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

Mbappe departure to Real Madrid made other PSG players shine brighter, and there are no more egos that are favored in the dressing room. In my opinion, Luis Enrique is currently freer to formulate strategies in every match, without having to favor Mbappe as the club main goal scorer, and can encourage every player to do so. Therefore, PSG can easily win matches, and their goal productivity is also quite high. In addition, this is a great opportunity for PSG to build the club collectively, without having to rely on one or two star players like in previous seasons.

If they continue to perform consistently in Ligue 1, PSG chances of going further in the Champions League are also greater, although we realize that winning the trophy is very difficult to achieve. Meanwhile, we all have to respect Mbappe, for what he has dedicated to PSG, he is a legend for PSG. What is interesting about PSG this season is that they are not forcing themselves to find a replacement for Mbappe, even though they had previously pursued Osimhen signature to fill the vacancy left by Mbappe.

[Sexylizzy2813]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

[TelolettOm]

PSG's gameplay was very organized. I wouldn't say PSG players attacked a lot in this match. But every attack PSG made was very sharp. And had Lille's defenders not performed well, they would have conceded a few more goals. But Lille were a bit unlucky. In the second half they managed to score two goals but one goal was disallowed. I am satisfied with PSG's performance. I'd say PSG can easily continue their winning streak for a few more weeks.

Lile is actually quite good, it's just that in this third match they have to meet PSG, so it's quite understandable. PSG dominates, their finishing is also much better than Lile. Lile actually also had several opportunities to score goals.


Source: LOSC vs PSG

The statistics show that there is a pretty good resistance from Lile, only the finishing is not strong yet, plus the saves from the PSG goalkeeper are also that good. Oh yeah on the other side, the goalkeeper from Lile also tried his best there were some saves, only the overall defense is still not that strong to hold back PSG's attacks.

[Leviathan.007]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.
  

[Slow death]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

So far, Marseille has only played against small teams like Brestois and Toulouse. In the game they played against an average team, I'm talking about Reims, they drew and conceded 2 goals. I dare say that Marseille would easily lose against PSG. This season, without Mbappe, they are playing much better. They have a much stronger attack than when Mbappe was on the team. Now that Mbappe is gone, the coach can make better decisions. It seems to me that the PSG coach couldn't organize the team well when Mbappe was there because the focus of the fans and the board was on Mbappe, even when he wasn't contributing much. The coach was in a position where he was afraid to take Mbappe off, but now without Mbappe he can organize the team well.

PSG

3 games, 13 goals scored, 3 wins, 2 goals conceded


Marseille

3 games, 10 goals scored, 2 wins, 4 goals conceded

PSG would beat Marseille without any difficulties

[Furious 7]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

PSG is still showing its consistency in the match in week three this time because indeed with the productivity of goals owned it looks like Enrique wants to prove himself that he deserves to make changes including in terms of formations and players.

They seem to have completely forgotten Mbappe in PSG's attack line and that is evident with 3 weeks passed all getting wins with very good goal productivity. Barcola who replaced Mbappe's role this season has really proven himself that he can indeed do that and so far he has scored 4 goals which of course is a good achievement and must be maintained.

In today's match, although the opponent is quite strong, PSG is still superior by managing to get a fairly landslide victory in the big match this time where they prove that they are very different and do not only depend on one player to make a good breakthrough in the new season.

[mamesso]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.

Mbappe departure seems to have had a positive impact on PSG, their game is getting better, the quality of their attacks is getting sharper and their goal productivity is increasing. The victory at Lille's headquarters completed the previous two wins, their success in collecting full points in three matches made PSG dominate the top of the standings and their might in Ligue 1 was still able to be maintained. PSG performance is very different from when they were still strengthened by top players like the ones you mentioned above, this season they managed to score 13 in 3 matches. The quality of the squad makes PSG more confident in the Champions League, this time they have found their identity with an increasingly solid squad quality.

[Sexylizzy2813]

So happy to see how challenging the Ligue 1 is going and the teams who can make PSG feel the heat are getting ready for that day they'll meet. Marseille are really taking the games one after the other without any rush and they are giving enough goals with the man Greenwood who have changed the way they play is something they should be grateful for.
I can't wait for the day PSG and Marseille will knock horns together, because in as much as PSG are dominating the league like no team can offend them I think Marseille has what it takes to bring them down this season, for now I don't see any team that can disturb PSG apart from Marseille, so is getting closer for PSG to test their strength.

PSG is still showing its consistency in the match in week three this time because indeed with the productivity of goals owned it looks like Enrique wants to prove himself that he deserves to make changes including in terms of formations and players.

They seem to have completely forgotten Mbappe in PSG's attack line and that is evident with 3 weeks passed all getting wins with very good goal productivity. Barcola who replaced Mbappe's role this season has really proven himself that he can indeed do that and so far he has scored 4 goals which of course is a good achievement and must be maintained.

In today's match, although the opponent is quite strong, PSG is still superior by managing to get a fairly landslide victory in the big match this time where they prove that they are very different and do not only depend on one player to make a good breakthrough in the new season.

The PSG side has always proven to be the head of the table every season and we can't question that or even feel surprised about their performance, is something we see every season but slacking behind at the beginning of the season is something we haven't seen which is good, let's give it to them after all they would have been slow in terms of performance because Mbappe wasn't there as usual. Is a good thing the PSG side are working very hard to make things different, let it not be all about one man and now is good to me to see them play as a unit without Mbappe.
The host (Lille) wasn't up to the task to me, if not the goals would have been very close not the 1-3 we saw, and I'm still waiting for them (PSG) to face Marseille and let's see how they can beat them with that kind of goal margin. Lille was poor in their defense and couldn't man mark the PSG side and they can try their best to stop them when next they visit PSG but for now it wasn't a good performance.

[el kaka22]

Not really shocking result from PSG, they have been on a roll and doing great. In fact, this is a very very weird start of the season and I feel like it is going to be incredible if the season goes on like this, I doubt it will but if it does it could be very weird.

Not just from PSG side, we are talking about Mbappe being here, they won the league but they had a year where they lost and they weren't dominating like this at all times, and they lost Mbappe and still dominating, showing the fact that Mbappe wasn't the only reason at all, and Real Madrid on the other hand, had two draws in three games since Mbappe joined, and as far as I know he didn't score there right? That is definitely a very shocking turn of events so far.

[Oluwa-btc]

Not really shocking result from PSG, they have been on a roll and doing great. In fact, this is a very very weird start of the season and I feel like it is going to be incredible if the season goes on like this, I doubt it will but if it does it could be very weird.

Not just from PSG side, we are talking about Mbappe being here, they won the league but they had a year where they lost and they weren't dominating like this at all times, and they lost Mbappe and still dominating, showing the fact that Mbappe wasn't the only reason at all, and Real Madrid on the other hand, had two draws in three games since Mbappe joined, and as far as I know he didn't score there right? That is definitely a very shocking turn of events so far.

Even before Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint Germans had great and important players who had made great impacts for this great club. It's funny when I see such comments revolving around Kylian Mbappe some people even went ahead to say that it'll be difficult to replace him in  La Liga. It's a new season already and they have been kicking and moving nicely. Luis Enrique is a great coach and knows how to get the best from the available players.
Below is Mason Greenwood gunning for Marseille since he joined them this season, five goals in three games is such a great job in his debut season. I'm certain he will go on to help them win trophies. He is such a talented lad even as a Manchester United player. He is gradually becoming the face of League 1.

[tusandii]

Mbappe departure seems to have had a positive impact on PSG, their game is getting better, the quality of their attacks is getting sharper and their goal productivity is increasing. The victory at Lille's headquarters completed the previous two wins, their success in collecting full points in three matches made PSG dominate the top of the standings and their might in Ligue 1 was still able to be maintained. PSG performance is very different from when they were still strengthened by top players like the ones you mentioned above, this season they managed to score 13 in 3 matches. The quality of the squad makes PSG more confident in the Champions League, this time they have found their identity with an increasingly solid squad quality.

No need to be surprised by the achievement of the beginning of the season obtained by PSG and everyone knows without mbappe, PSG is still the strongest club that dominates League 1.
But the problem is now not only about League 1 but PSG must also be seen from its performance at UCL later and that's when you will know how the difference between PSG with Mbappe and without mbappe.
Whereas this is only the beginning of the season that we cannot see whether PSG can maintain its consistency and in my opinion when the UCL match has started to definitely get a stronger pressure despite having quality players but without mbappe, PSG will look bad at UCL.
This does not mean I think about something bad to PSG but we'll see how PSG will be in big competitions.

But I am happy to see the current PSG without relying on anyone and only club cooperation is able to build consistent performance in League 1.

[W Jr.]

PSG won again and made it three for three in the league. It was their toughest game so far but they didn't struggle against Lille. After Vitinha scored from a penalty, Barcola also scored and they had a comfortable game. Lille reduced the difference through Zhegrova, but then their goal was disallowed and Kolo Muani had the last word. PSG look set for a comfortable title again this season, with Mbappe's departure not affecting them at all.

We see PSG winning the games in the French League without their superstar player Mbappe and that makes me remember that PSG had players like Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe in this team and they spent too much money for these players but in the end they couldn't get good results in the Champions League and now they are not spending too much money while they still have good performances in the games we saw from this team. Other than this they didn't have any problem in forwrs about scoring goals.
  

Instead of Mbappe, Barcola is doing very well for now. If Mbappe was in the team, he would probably play like this. Barcola scored 4 goals in 3 matches and this area is important for PSG. Because it is difficult to fill the area that Mbappe left. I think both Asensio and Barcola are names that strengthen the team in the attacking lines. They also played very well against Lille and won 3 points with 3 goals. The Champions League will be next. Let's see how they play there.