French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Lidger]

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.

PSG's last match was against LOSC and in this match too PSG beat this team by a big margin. PSG started this season more aggressively than last season. The difference between last season and this season is that last season there was only Mbappe, this season there is no Mbappe. Although Mbappe is an important player in their team, we never said or thought that it would be difficult for PSG to win the France League title without Mbappe. We know that apart from Mbappe, the players PSG have can definitely help PSG win the France League title without much effort, but the biggest concern is the Champions League. With such a good team, this team does not have much experience of doing well in the history of the Champions League, so with this less strong team in comparison, nothing good can be expected from this team this season.

[Velvet78]

Marseille are one of the teams that impress me so far after leaving three weeks behind. It looks like De Zerbi has made a quite positive impact on the team success.    7 points in 3 games is really good.

They score lots of goals easily. They only have a conceding problem at the same time. But it isn't an issue that can't be solved with this determination. Apart from that it wouldn't turn into a serious problem as long as they are this capable in the attacking line. I want to see how they perform against PSG as well. It is in Round 9 and a home game for Marseille. They can't beat PSG home in the Ligue 1 since 2011. It is a huge record. 

Considering the way PSG play this season, the record might get bigger.

[rendravolt]

It is not surprising to see Nantes in the top four so far because last season they had a similar season. But unfortunately this will not last long considering that fierce matches will still be presented in the coming weeks so the chances of losing points will also be greater.

So far they have 7 points from one draw against Toulouse and also two wins against Auxerre and Montpellier. Of course, these are the lower teams that we usually meet and the rest here Nantes were able to gain points from their opponents at the beginning of the season. Next Nantes will face Reims and honestly this time I don't think they will be able to escape from Reims' grip and maybe if Nantes managed to hold a draw that would be good enough.

[Adiljutt156]

Le Havre won the match against Auxerre despite going behind.Auxerre, who were reduced to 10 men at the end of the first half, lost control of the match in the second half.Le Havre, who took the lead at the beginning of the second half, scored the third goal from a penalty in the last minutes.
In the most important match of the week, Lille hosted PSG at home.Lille did not give their opponent many chances, but PSG's squad is really strong enough to beat Lille.PSG managed to lead 2-0 in the first half and kept the score difference in the second half and won 3-1 as a result of the match.

Le Havre football team gave good effort in this match. And they did  first goal at the 23 minutes and at that point, score was equal but after that  Le Havre players did back to back goals and that was the reason behind the success of them. They have good position on points table after winning that match and they will qualify for next round because they are playing well and they have 6 points on the table and opponent team has only 1 point and it has GD in -3. Le Havre shots were more in number and their  shots were on target and also they gave good passes which was the reason behind their success. Well done Le Havre due to great performance in this match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

So far, Luis Enrique has indeed developed. He doesn't seem to depend on his team's fate on one particular player, it's clear he had good experience at Barcelona which then helped him develop at PSG now. The Ligue 1 title is likely guaranteed for him this season, but I doubt PSG in the Champions League.

It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

[Palakka]

So far, Luis Enrique has indeed developed. He doesn't seem to depend on his team's fate on one particular player, it's clear he had good experience at Barcelona which then helped him develop at PSG now. The Ligue 1 title is likely guaranteed for him this season, but I doubt PSG in the Champions League.

It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

So far I have rarely seen a coach fail to present a Ligue 1 trophy while they coached PSG, so in my opinion it is not surprising that Enrique was also able to bring PSG to win Ligue 1 considering that the quality of the team they have so far is better than other teams in the Ligue 1, we can say that Enrique currently doesn't depend on one player after Mbappe left, but last season wasn't he also very dependent on Mbappe?
So when rumors of Mbappe departure became stronger last season, Enrique tried to played a team without Mbappe on the grounds of getting rid of  dependency from mbappe, so I think that is a be proof if enrique also dependency to mbappe so far.

With the MNM Trio they are still unable to win the Champions League, so what do we expect from PSG this season?
Enrique is an experienced coach in the Champions League, but we must not forget that a qualified squad and mentality are very important factors to support and facilitate Enrique work to bring PSG for win the Champions League, but at the moment I don't see that at PSG, to be honest make I also really doubt if PSG will be able to win the Champions League this season.

[barbara44]

I think Lille is the one that is doing great this season and will do probably very good. The last game was against PSG and losing to PSG is nothing big deal, every team loses to them anyway, but Lille ended up with a win over the last two games before that.

There is a potential that they could do fine this season, I have seen them on UCL qualifiers too and they look like a very good team, it doesn't matter how we are dealing with this situation, it just looks like we are dealing with a team that is doing quite amazingly, and that's the most important part. I believe that betting on Lille could make some good profits, it would be a very good choice and I will do that for a few more weeks and see if they are actually as good as I think they are.

[len01]

It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

As long PSG is unable to build strong consistency and maintain quality players with very high talent, they certainly will not be able to win the UCL title. This does not mean bad criticism but PSG still needs a lot before they are truly ready to compete in the UCL to win the title. Enrique is indeed very experienced but that is not all that PSG needs, but this team needs solid teamwork without having to rely on anyone from one of the players.
This season Enrique is trying to build a stronger team but I have little doubt that Enrique will definitely be fired if he fails to give his best for the team.
So the main key to PSG future is only the PSG president.

[Hvdv]

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.

PSG's last match was against LOSC and in this match too PSG beat this team by a big margin. PSG started this season more aggressively than last season. The difference between last season and this season is that last season there was only Mbappe, this season there is no Mbappe. Although Mbappe is an important player in their team, we never said or thought that it would be difficult for PSG to win the France League title without Mbappe. We know that apart from Mbappe, the players PSG have can definitely help PSG win the France League title without much effort, but the biggest concern is the Champions League. With such a good team, this team does not have much experience of doing well in the history of the Champions League, so with this less strong team in comparison, nothing good can be expected from this team this season.

I think you are wrong. Paris Saint-Germain players have a lot of experience. Especially the attacking line consists of players who played important matches in Europe and in national teams. All of them had good careers before Paris Saint-Germain. That is why I have hope that they can be successful in the Champions League. Of course, I cannot say that they will be champions, but I think they have a chance to reach the quarter finals and above.

[aylabadia05]

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It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

It is not at all easy to win the Champions League title when a team does not have a strong mentality. PSG often loses in competition when they face tough opponents such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. PSG played in the final when they looked quite strong in terms of squad depth, but they also failed to win their first Champions League title.

This season I would put PSG on a par with Barcelona. The squad depth of the two teams does not appear to be much different, but both have performed well when they started this season in their respective leagues. PSG and Barcelona lead their respective leagues, but I'm really curious about what they can do in the Champions League this season.

[Abu-Naim]

I think Lille is the one that is doing great this season and will do probably very good. The last game was against PSG and losing to PSG is nothing big deal, every team loses to them anyway, but Lille ended up with a win over the last two games before that.

Lille is among some teams that had good performance last season in the League 1, alone side Brest, they managed to finish fourth last season ahead of Nice, Olympic Lyon, and Marseille; and this season, they have started with some wonderful performance again by wining two out of their first three opening matches for this season’s League 1 campaign. Losing to PSG is bad, but considering how well PSG is, they tried and I am sure if they can be consistent in their other games, they will make it to the Champions League again next season.

There is a potential that they could do fine this season, I have seen them on UCL qualifiers too and they look like a very good team, it doesn't matter how we are dealing with this situation, it just looks like we are dealing with a team that is doing quite amazingly, and that's the most important part. I believe that betting on Lille could make some good profits, it would be a very good choice and I will do that for a few more weeks and see if they are actually as good as I think they are.

They qualified and they are on the draws too; but you know how tough the Champions League is, but we can still not underrate them because from their start this season, they looks well prepared for any competition even though they don’t have squad depth which will make it difficult for them especially in the Champions League.

[rahmad2nd]

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 but the biggest concern is the Champions League. With such a good team, this team does not have much experience of doing well in the history of the Champions League, so with this less strong team in comparison, nothing good can be expected from this team this season.

I think you are wrong. Paris Saint-Germain players have a lot of experience. Especially the attacking line consists of players who played important matches in Europe and in national teams. All of them had good careers before Paris Saint-Germain. That is why I have hope that they can be successful in the Champions League. Of course, I cannot say that they will be champions, but I think they have a chance to reach the quarter finals and above.

Right, actually some PSG players have the experience and established game requirements. although not all, even some of the players they have must be released. but currently PSG is more developed in terms of game, collectivity and compactness are starting to be more visible without having to rely on goal getters. several times Enrique rotated his center forwards, he would reserve players who played below standard. in the last two matches, Asenssio was trusted to be the center forward. but his job is not only to score goals, he is also a player who opens up space for his teammates to create goals. Enrique's tactics are currently more varied, they also have reserve players who are almost equal in the front line.

Talking about Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, I don't want to speculate too far. after all, the competition has not been held. in fact, we can't be sure of their performance when competing against teams outside the French League. but based on several matches they played in Lique 1, their game was quite impressive. if Enrique is able to further improve the team's overall performance. then, Paris Saint-Germains deserves to be considered in the Champions League.

[Furious 7]

Marseille are one of the teams that impress me so far after leaving three weeks behind. It looks like De Zerbi has made a quite positive impact on the team success.    7 points in 3 games is really good.

They score lots of goals easily. They only have a conceding problem at the same time. But it isn't an issue that can't be solved with this determination. Apart from that it wouldn't turn into a serious problem as long as they are this capable in the attacking line. I want to see how they perform against PSG as well. It is in Round 9 and a home game for Marseille. They can't beat PSG home in the Ligue 1 since 2011. It is a huge record. 

Considering the way PSG play this season, the record might get bigger.

We know what De Zerbi's capacity at Brighton was like before even though they did not have players who could be said to always be a benchmark but in the end Brighton succeeded in always being in the EPL as a dark horse and became a stumbling block for big clubs. Now he is required to change Marseille, which last season was actually not too directed and with a slightly slower tension than the EPL, it doesn't seem to take long for De Zerbi to adapt well.

In addition, the choice to bring Greenwood, who is not really welcome back in the EPL, is actually a good choice so far because 3 matches with 5 goals in my opinion is an extraordinary thing because half of the goals Marseille recorded in these 3 matches (10 goals) were thanks to Greenwood, which of course this is a good thing.

This season Marseille are trying to get back to where they should be in the top 3 and it's only right that De Zerbi does things like this to keep the momentum going especially since Ligue 1 is the only major competition they have besides other domestic competitions in France.

[Leviathan.007]

So far, Luis Enrique has indeed developed. He doesn't seem to depend on his team's fate on one particular player, it's clear he had good experience at Barcelona which then helped him develop at PSG now. The Ligue 1 title is likely guaranteed for him this season, but I doubt PSG in the Champions League.

It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

If you ask me I think PSG is much better than the last two seasons I saw from the team. PSG is now a team in a much better station and they have better teamwork than last season. Also, PSG is not dependent on one superstar player and instead of relying on just Mbappe or hiring players like Messi and Neymar, they filled the place of these players with other players and better teamwork they have in PSG which can make them to be a much better team.

[reefsea]

So far, Luis Enrique has indeed developed. He doesn't seem to depend on his team's fate on one particular player, it's clear he had good experience at Barcelona which then helped him develop at PSG now. The Ligue 1 title is likely guaranteed for him this season, but I doubt PSG in the Champions League.

It's a fact, I see that Ligue 1 does not come out of the same routine, where PSG always, even if they lack star players, always do well, what I see is that they do not perform and cannot achieve everything is in the UCL, and that's where the potential of a team is seen, of course the level of Ligue 1 is not like that of the League or the PL, I think it has dropped a lot, of course it's my perception and it's not to defend, but if PSG wants to be worthy of being a UCL champion, they have to be much more precise, they have to maintain that leadership like when Messi and Mbappe were in the team , of course they had the help of a Neymar Jr and that really made the difference.

If you ask me I think PSG is much better than the last two seasons I saw from the team. PSG is now a team in a much better station and they have better teamwork than last season. Also, PSG is not dependent on one superstar player and instead of relying on just Mbappe or hiring players like Messi and Neymar, they filled the place of these players with other players and better teamwork they have in PSG which can make them to be a much better team.

What makes me praise PSG's performance this season is the compactness in teamwork. Even no player is privileged in the team but all get the same trust. That is a big change that shows better performance this season. A big score victory has proven their toughness without relying on the performance of a player. Luis Enrique certainly has to prove the real strength that PSG has this season, both in the Champions League and in the domestic league. With this great progress, of course PSG is still very much favored to continue to dominate Ligue 1 this season.

[bangjoe]

Marseille are one of the teams that impress me so far after leaving three weeks behind. It looks like De Zerbi has made a quite positive impact on the team success.    7 points in 3 games is really good.

They score lots of goals easily. They only have a conceding problem at the same time. But it isn't an issue that can't be solved with this determination. Apart from that it wouldn't turn into a serious problem as long as they are this capable in the attacking line. I want to see how they perform against PSG as well. It is in Round 9 and a home game for Marseille. They can't beat PSG home in the Ligue 1 since 2011. It is a huge record. 

Considering the way PSG play this season, the record might get bigger.

Marseille was quite good at the beginning of the season with all the new things this season, but it is necessary to think that their consistency will continue to be in a good enough situation, where they also often steal goals in matches and that makes me less sure whether he will continue to impress fans.

Regarding the record with PSG is bad I think if PSG continues in the current state and they meet again it will not change and the record is even worse because it can not beat PSG at home again, it will happen, Luis Enrique really gets his light back to be able to dominate League 1 this season.

[hyudien]

Marseille are one of the teams that impress me so far after leaving three weeks behind. It looks like De Zerbi has made a quite positive impact on the team success.    7 points in 3 games is really good.

They score lots of goals easily. They only have a conceding problem at the same time. But it isn't an issue that can't be solved with this determination. Apart from that it wouldn't turn into a serious problem as long as they are this capable in the attacking line. I want to see how they perform against PSG as well. It is in Round 9 and a home game for Marseille. They can't beat PSG home in the Ligue 1 since 2011. It is a huge record. 

Considering the way PSG play this season, the record might get bigger.

It is quite good, but they have to start paying attention to the performance of their defense which in my opinion has not worked optimally. In 3 matches, they have always conceded and could not end the match with a clean sheet. It would be better if they strengthen their defense area. Because if they continue like this, maybe the opponent will start to realize where the weak points are that can be exploited to defeat Marseille and that certainly becomes a threat to them. Yes, it certainly cannot be obtained instantly, but at least there is progress that they can show from match to match. They also have to maintain their consistency in the attack line, because so far that position has been a very valuable asset for them to win the match. It will be more difficult if their consistency decreases in the front line.

[slapper]

Marseille are one of the teams that impress me so far after leaving three weeks behind. It looks like De Zerbi has made a quite positive impact on the team success.    7 points in 3 games is really good.

They score lots of goals easily. They only have a conceding problem at the same time. But it isn't an issue that can't be solved with this determination. Apart from that it wouldn't turn into a serious problem as long as they are this capable in the attacking line. I want to see how they perform against PSG as well. It is in Round 9 and a home game for Marseille. They can't beat PSG home in the Ligue 1 since 2011. It is a huge record. 

Considering the way PSG play this season, the record might get bigger.

Marseille is looking great, but PSG's that obstacle they haven't crossed in years. Home win against PSG? Not until 2011. That is a very long time

While Greenwood's on fire and De Zerbi's provided fresh vitality, let's discuss defense. They're leaky. PSG, with Luis Enrique at the helm, they'll exploit that.


It is about the long run rather than the early gains. Could Marseille strengthen the backline? Can they keep up their scoring? If not, the same old narrative starts strong then fades away. Ligue 1's king has been PSG; until someone knocks them off, that is the fact

[Hirose UK]

Mbappe went to Real. I thought Real would score a lot of goals, but nothing has happened so far.
I thought PSG would have a goal shortage when Mbappe left, but so far PSG has scored more goals than last year and is in more scoring positions.
I couldn't figure this Mbappe out. He may be a good football player, but I don't think he will be able to contribute to Real like Ronaldo did. Maybe he can even be transferred to other clubs before 3-4 years.

Haha, don't worry it still early, I believe Mbappe will create many goal in the future and we can definitely witness many big surprises given by Mbappe with Real Madrid.
Previously when Mbappe was still here with PSG, he had shown how great he was and now he is with team that I think is much better than PSG, but we can see something different now where PSG without Mbappe can still play well.
I quite admire PSG at the beginning of this season because they were able to show the same strength where they managed to easily win even though in the pre-season match they were unable to show good increase in performance.
What Enrique did really came true, he made the players get used to it and not be so dependent on Mbappe and all of that had pretty good impact after Mbappe left.

Mbappe scored a lot of goals with PSG's squad. Now Real Madrid's squad is more organized and stronger than PSG's. It can be hoped that Mbappe will be able to score more goals in the future if he can maintain a good relationship with the players in the squad. But it takes some time to adapt to this new squad and new tactics. Mbappe fans should be patient.

I agree with you that it is admirable that PSG are performing the way they are without Mbappe. Last season we saw Luis Enrique experimenting with this squad. And we can see the good results of these experiments in this season. PSG's performance has been very consistent and strong since the start of the season. PSG won all three matches and managed to score 13 goals. If this trend continues, PSG will be able to do well in the next Champions League.

Well that what needs to be considered, there will always be adaptation in understanding and working together between one player and another so we can't say that Mbappe performed badly at the beginning of his first season which has only participated in few matches.

But honestly, at first quite lot of people doubted PSG performance, now they can all see how the coach results are in developing all the players and really maintaining their performance consistently.
For Ligue 1 I still convinced that PSG can still dominate and provide good competition in the future, maybe there will be other team who are also trying to compete for the title and PSG must be careful with conditions like this because if they are careless then of course the opportunity can be easily lost and taken by other team.
For the UCL itself, I actually don't really believe that PSG can perform like before and become team that has the opportunity to compete for the championship title until reaching the semifinals, but if they can repeat it then that is great achievement for PSG without Mbappe.

[bestcoins1]

What makes me praise PSG's performance this season is the compactness in teamwork. Even no player is privileged in the team but all get the same trust. That is a big change that shows better performance this season. A big score victory has proven their toughness without relying on the performance of a player. Luis Enrique certainly has to prove the real strength that PSG has this season, both in the Champions League and in the domestic league. With this great progress, of course PSG is still very much favored to continue to dominate Ligue 1 this season.

In addition to still being able to dominate Ligue 1 this season, PSG can also be a tough opponent in the Champions League if they continue to consistently play better without relying on one of the players in their squad. Because the opponents in the Champions League are certainly not careless opponents and also have toughness so PSG is also expected to be able to overcome this this season with the best direction from Luis Enrique. Because PSG's proof in Ligue 1 is actually more than enough and now it's time for PSG to make a more valid proof in the UCL this season.