French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Die_empty]

Marseille has been strong, but PSG is quite a different beast. They possess the money, the experience, the depth. Their design calls for winning on several fronts

Yes, PSG's team is a little leaner this year, but they still outclass every Ligue 1 team. Marseille has to be opportunistic, seize PSG's mistakes. More crucially, though, they should be self-oriented. Create a team capable of competing week in, week out, not only when PSG falishes

Clearly, this season will be about PSG. Marseille's work, however, goes beyond mere chasing of them. It's to build the foundation for a true challenge. Consistency is the secret. Create a team capable of annual PSG push, not only during off-season

PSG has a two-point advantage after Marseille drew their game against Reims. The League is still open because there are still more games to play. Marseille was able to buy a few players and is expected to give PSG a strong competition. But in terms of quality players, technical team and financial support PSG has the advantage.

PSG are still the favourites to win this year's league but what happened in Bundesliga last season reminds us that football is unpredictable. Bayern Munich had all the support but they were displaced by Bayer Leverkusen. However, Roberto De Zerbi's target should be to qualify for at least the Europa League. They had a disappointing season last year when they ended in the eighth position, so going to Europe next season will be a great achievement.

[tygeade]

PSG will play Marseille at the end of October, and until then they will try to be as close to PSG as possible. But despite a good game, they have already lost points in the match with Reims, so who knows what else can happen during this time. Marseille can afford to fully focus on Ligue 1, but I am not sure that this will help them to compete with PSG, if they are already losing points even without a face-to-face confrontation. And the match with Lille showed that they will not be able to become worthy opponents for them either, despite the away match it was an easy victory for PSG.

Even top teams have terrible days. PSG arent invincible, and the Champions League will put them under strain. PSG wants the big prize, therefore they may rest their stars in Ligue 1. Marseille must act there. Keep the pressure on, stay close. Marseille must be ready to strike when PSG slips, which they will.

Lets not dismiss them yet. This season is long, so anything may happen. Marseille needs constancy. They must keep grinding, build up points, and capitalize when PSG turns to Europe. This is a marathon, not a sprint. And the Ligue 1 title race might be exciting.

Honestly, for years they have been trying to win the UCL and failing, and still winning the league anyway. I am not saying that they will do the same now, but there is a potential that they may not really rest that many players or even when they rest they are good enough.

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

[Plaguedeath]

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

Marseille will beat PSG, Greenwood is really like a beast when he play for Marseille, Manchester United will regret for release him. The most interesting is, Marseille is full of new players that signed in 2023 and 2024, but they can perform like a team that already have 4-5 years chemistry.

I really doubt Monaco will beat PSG, they're not make many change in their squad.

[TelolettOm]

PSG has a two-point advantage after Marseille drew their game against Reims. The League is still open because there are still more games to play. Marseille was able to buy a few players and is expected to give PSG a strong competition. But in terms of quality players, technical team and financial support PSG has the advantage.

Yes, that's right, Marseille's performance is actually quite improved from last season, at least at the beginning of this season, they were in 2nd position. However, in addition to the number of points being 2 different, the number of goals is still lower than PSG, and quite far. Maybe because yesterday PSG just won the match against Montpellier with a score of 6 - 0 without reply.


Google/ligue1

And what's see? What makes interesting is that Greenwood becomes the top scorer so far in Ligue 1. Man United must see this, again and again, like this.

It's just that next week, they also have to play against Nice, who were in the top 5 last season. This certainly won't be easy for Marseille. If they can get a full 3 points, then this will maintain their position in runner up, and advance the race to catch up with PSG.

[len01]

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AS Monaco has always been the best challenger for PSG, there is no doubt in my words. Almost every season in the last 4 seasons, AS Monaco has always been in the top 3 of the Ligue 1 standings (in the 2022/23 season they are in 6th place). For Marseille, we were disappointed and doubtful of them when betting, but I think we have to give them another chance this season, since Greenwood's arrival, they look different.

I just realized that Marseille just brought in Greenwood.  At first I didn't expect what made this team better at the start of the season and after reading your reply I just realized that this former Man United player seems like he can perform brilliantly in league 1. From 3 matches he was able to score 5 goals and this is a good start for Marseille.
It seems that I have to reconsider my doubts about Marseille and maybe after this I will be more confident in betting on every match of this team. And now it seems that Monaco does not feel safe after having a challenger who is almost equal and of course it is also a concern for PSG.

[tusandii]

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

Marseille will beat PSG, Greenwood is really like a beast when he play for Marseille, Manchester United will regret for release him. The most interesting is, Marseille is full of new players that signed in 2023 and 2024, but they can perform like a team that already have 4-5 years chemistry.

I really doubt Monaco will beat PSG, they're not make many change in their squad.

Mason Greenwood's arrival may not necessarily break the players owned by PSG. I also know Mason Greenwood looks very productive but PSG players also cannot be underestimated they have played solidly in the last few matches and created many goal opportunities and currently they have collected the most goals among others even though Marseille is a threat this season because they recruited many players but I'm not sure Marseille can beat PSG even in Marseille's second match against Reims at home Marseille was only able to get a draw so a fair result for both of them might get a draw but what I know is PSG will not want to give 1 point to Marseille.

[MAAManda]

AS Monaco has always been the best challenger for PSG, there is no doubt in my words. Almost every season in the last 4 seasons, AS Monaco has always been in the top 3 of the Ligue 1 standings (in the 2022/23 season they are in 6th place). For Marseille, we were disappointed and doubtful of them when betting, but I think we have to give them another chance this season, since Greenwood's arrival, they look different.

I just realized that Marseille just brought in Greenwood.  At first I didn't expect what made this team better at the start of the season and after reading your reply I just realized that this former Man United player seems like he can perform brilliantly in league 1. From 3 matches he was able to score 5 goals and this is a good start for Marseille.
It seems that I have to reconsider my doubts about Marseille and maybe after this I will be more confident in betting on every match of this team. And now it seems that Monaco does not feel safe after having a challenger who is almost equal and of course it is also a concern for PSG.

Yeah, they bought him after seeing what Greenwood could do at Getafe, 8 goals and 6 assists from 33 appearances with Getafe (quite an impressive statistic given the amount of stress he had following his case), so far Greenwood has scored 5 goals in just 3 appearances with Marseille. I think Marseille are lucky enough to get him so they can perform better than last season.

[knowngunman]

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

For the past two seasons now that PSG started misbehaving, I have stop giving them a direct winning in my ticket unless they are playing against a very weak team. The bookmakers mostly manipulate the odds just to lure people but end up losing their bet. Personally, I do prefer risking my money on high odds than small odds that may like spoil tickets for me.

Marseille will beat PSG, Greenwood is really like a beast when he play for Marseille, Manchester United will regret for release him. The most interesting is, Marseille is full of new players that signed in 2023 and 2024, but they can perform like a team that already have 4-5 years chemistry.

I really doubt Monaco will beat PSG, they're not make many change in their squad.

Manchester united will regret releasing Greenwood? I doubt that. Is there any impact he added to Manchester squad before the saga? There's no player greater than the team and Manchester united have long forgotten him since he's been replaced. Mind you, performance is not being measured by the changes that occur in a team. Take a look at Liverpool in Premier league, they did not make much change in their squad but they're having a good start already with a new couch.

[Blitzboy]

PSG will play Marseille at the end of October, and until then they will try to be as close to PSG as possible. But despite a good game, they have already lost points in the match with Reims, so who knows what else can happen during this time. Marseille can afford to fully focus on Ligue 1, but I am not sure that this will help them to compete with PSG, if they are already losing points even without a face-to-face confrontation. And the match with Lille showed that they will not be able to become worthy opponents for them either, despite the away match it was an easy victory for PSG.

Even top teams have terrible days. PSG arent invincible, and the Champions League will put them under strain. PSG wants the big prize, therefore they may rest their stars in Ligue 1. Marseille must act there. Keep the pressure on, stay close. Marseille must be ready to strike when PSG slips, which they will.

Lets not dismiss them yet. This season is long, so anything may happen. Marseille needs constancy. They must keep grinding, build up points, and capitalize when PSG turns to Europe. This is a marathon, not a sprint. And the Ligue 1 title race might be exciting.

Honestly, for years they have been trying to win the UCL and failing, and still winning the league anyway. I am not saying that they will do the same now, but there is a potential that they may not really rest that many players or even when they rest they are good enough.

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

With all those arrivals, Marseille's squad is almost fresh, but they play like they've been together for years. They struggled against Reims, but PSG has had their share of setbacks. The last couple of seasons have seen them "misbehave" and drop unexpected results.

Its barely worth betting on PSG because their chances are so low. But Marseille? Their odds may yield more. Greenwood is a game-changer. He was on fire.

PSG is powerful, no doubt. But dont overlook Marseille this season. They could surprise everyone as the dark horse. In soccer, anything can happen.

[el kaka22]

Having PSG in this league means that betting on the games usually becomes boring because no other team really does have that "worth it" insistence on betting. Like even for Monaco or Marseille, if you bet on them to win every game, there is a big chance that you will be at a loss at the end of the season.

The real tricky part is that if you focus on just betting on team based, then you are not going to get anything good. I suggest taking it game by game. It's obvious that PSG will most games, but when it comes to other games, then each week you should check who plays with who. Normally I bet on certain teams games, but for France I stopped doing that last year, and instead check on the games, I could play on two teams I have no idea about, as long as it looks like it makes sense.

[Weawant]

Manchester united will regret releasing Greenwood? I doubt that. Is there any impact he added to Manchester squad before the saga? There's no player greater than the team and Manchester united have long forgotten him since he's been replaced. Mind you, performance is not being measured by the changes that occur in a team. Take a look at Liverpool in Premier league, they did not make much change in their squad but they're having a good start already with a new couch.

There would be no need for any regrets, if you were following up with the case you will know that he still wouldn't have played if he was held back at Manchester United, he would have had almost no play time and it would be a burden to Manchester United in the long run because he will still be paid his wages as a player but back in Marseille, he will be taken care of and that lifted off Manchester United. I understand that in terms of his qualities, Manchester United is going to miss him because he was one very brilliant player they had before his case but it still doesn't validate that his stay against every odds wouldn't have been fruitful so his move was just the best thing for him and Manchester United.

[junder]

AS Monaco has always been the best challenger for PSG, there is no doubt in my words. Almost every season in the last 4 seasons, AS Monaco has always been in the top 3 of the Ligue 1 standings (in the 2022/23 season they are in 6th place). For Marseille, we were disappointed and doubtful of them when betting, but I think we have to give them another chance this season, since Greenwood's arrival, they look different.

I just realized that Marseille just brought in Greenwood.  At first I didn't expect what made this team better at the start of the season and after reading your reply I just realized that this former Man United player seems like he can perform brilliantly in league 1. From 3 matches he was able to score 5 goals and this is a good start for Marseille.
It seems that I have to reconsider my doubts about Marseille and maybe after this I will be more confident in betting on every match of this team. And now it seems that Monaco does not feel safe after having a challenger who is almost equal and of course it is also a concern for PSG.

Yeah, they bought him after seeing what Greenwood could do at Getafe, 8 goals and 6 assists from 33 appearances with Getafe (quite an impressive statistic given the amount of stress he had following his case), so far Greenwood has scored 5 goals in just 3 appearances with Marseille. I think Marseille are lucky enough to get him so they can perform better than last season.

Greenwood has now found the right place to bring out all the talent that is in him, bringing him has brought a breath of fresh air in league 1
and we see a very different Marseille this season, they seem to say ''we are ready to compete in league 1''
Marseille are lucky to have recruited this magical player especially because he is still very young and that is an additional advantage for Marseille for their long-term investment.
talking about 5 goals in 3 games for a new player, I think it's crazy. Greenwood is adapting very well to the league.
we see the top scorer table greenwood is temporarily at the top of the standings, and if he performs impressively throughout this season it is possible that greenwood will become the top scorer in league 1.

[rahmad2nd]

Greenwood has now found the right place to bring out all the talent that is in him, bringing him has brought a breath of fresh air in league 1
and we see a very different Marseille this season, they seem to say ''we are ready to compete in league 1''
Marseille are lucky to have recruited this magical player especially because he is still very young and that is an additional advantage for Marseille for their long-term investment.
talking about 5 goals in 3 games for a new player, I think it's crazy. Greenwood is adapting very well to the league.
we see the top scorer table greenwood is temporarily at the top of the standings, and if he performs impressively throughout this season it is possible that greenwood will become the top scorer in league 1.

This player is quite shining in Lique 1, Greenwood performed impressively under the tutelage of Roberto De Zerbi. In his three matches with Marseille, he has scored five goals. Well, since Lique 1 has only started for three weeks, we cannot yet predict Greenwood's performance in the next matches. What I am considering is Marseille's center forward, his consistency has not been tested. Likewise with the players they borrowed, we cannot yet be sure of Neal Maupay's performance as a striker for the Marseille squad. If Greenwood is playing below performance, then their pure striker is the mainstay in terms of scoring goals for his team. What is certain is that we do not yet fully know the performance of De Zerbi's team from match to match. However, considering that they do not have a busy schedule in other competitions, De Zerbi can focus his team only on the competitions they are participating in. at least, Marseille's direction in change is increasingly visible under the touch of Roberto De Zerbi.

[Akbarkoe]

The reality is that PSG is so good that most of their bench players are still better than many of their opponents, which is why it is not really that complicated to keep this going, we should think about getting better results in most cases and betting on them is easy but usually wasteful since odds are not that great. I would say betting on Marseille or Monaco is a lot better because they do win quite often and they do have better odds that profit better too.

For the past two seasons now that PSG started misbehaving, I have stop giving them a direct winning in my ticket unless they are playing against a very weak team. The bookmakers mostly manipulate the odds just to lure people but end up losing their bet. Personally, I do prefer risking my money on high odds than small odds that may like spoil tickets for me.

But PSG can not be underestimated in their domestic league, at least they are always the league leaders, I really regret that at some time PSG experienced a setback in the past but I think they are currently very capable of getting consistency, you might be brave enough to penetrate the sun with a big chance when facing PSG, I think it's better like what tygeade said, Monaco and Marseille are much better places to bet if you are looking for profit there.

Marseille will beat PSG, Greenwood is really like a beast when he play for Marseille, Manchester United will regret for release him. The most interesting is, Marseille is full of new players that signed in 2023 and 2024, but they can perform like a team that already have 4-5 years chemistry.

I really doubt Monaco will beat PSG, they're not make many change in their squad.

Manchester united will regret releasing Greenwood? I doubt that. Is there any impact he added to Manchester squad before the saga? There's no player greater than the team and Manchester united have long forgotten him since he's been replaced. Mind you, performance is not being measured by the changes that occur in a team. Take a look at Liverpool in Premier league, they did not make much change in their squad but they're having a good start already with a new couch.

Greenwood shows his potential in a decent place and I think if Greenwood becomes the best player in the French league 1 there must be some regret at Man United, and you need to see the state of Manchester United which is in an unstable state even losing twice for the 3 matches that have been passed, that is a bad result at the start of the season, they can't get what is considered good as a team, they become very weak.

[bering]

However, for me, the other team that looks more convincing is Monaco, which always gives its best performance even though it always fails to compete with PSG, but Monaco is always a positive view for me. Marseille can be one of the stable teams but sometimes it makes me worried when betting on this team. Because last season Marseille made us all worried when they started the season a little badly but got better in the second half of last season.

AS Monaco has always been the best challenger for PSG, there is no doubt in my words. Almost every season in the last 4 seasons, AS Monaco has always been in the top 3 of the Ligue 1 standings (in the 2022/23 season they are in 6th place). For Marseille, we were disappointed and doubtful of them when betting, but I think we have to give them another chance this season, since Greenwood's arrival, they look different.

Runner up position so far Monaco best achievement in the last 6 season because last time Monaco can able to finish on that position on season 2017/2018 and i think this proven Monaco has good progress although they have to changing manager several times but i can see Monaco performance is quite stable but i wouldn't considers Monaco as strong rival for PSG because just like we all know PSG is more dangerous compared to last season so i think it's hard for Monaco to be the strong contender for PSG for race title and for Marseille i can see the arrival of De Zerbi bringing positive impact for this team even they have Greenwood who performing well at the beginning of season and i was curious how far will they go in this league

[Weawant]

Greenwood has now found the right place to bring out all the talent that is in him, bringing him has brought a breath of fresh air in league 1
and we see a very different Marseille this season, they seem to say ''we are ready to compete in league 1''
Marseille are lucky to have recruited this magical player especially because he is still very young and that is an additional advantage for Marseille for their long-term investment.
talking about 5 goals in 3 games for a new player, I think it's crazy. Greenwood is adapting very well to the league.
we see the top scorer table greenwood is temporarily at the top of the standings, and if he performs impressively throughout this season it is possible that greenwood will become the top scorer in league 1.

Been the highest goal scorer so far is a progressive improvement on the side of greenwood and I can say without any form of doubt that he's very likely to set a record this season in ligue 1 if he continues at this pace he has already started off with, having gone through all that he went through seasons back here is a place to get fresh air and put out his talent back into his career and make way for opportunities for himself so he will be able to get relevant again in the football career. For Marseille, this has to be one of the best investments they had this season, they are going to probably have a boost through him because if he keeps scoring more goals and keeping them ahead, definitely they are going bro have a chance at the top of the table such that they can contend strongly with PSG heads on.

[MAAManda]

AS Monaco has always been the best challenger for PSG, there is no doubt in my words. Almost every season in the last 4 seasons, AS Monaco has always been in the top 3 of the Ligue 1 standings (in the 2022/23 season they are in 6th place). For Marseille, we were disappointed and doubtful of them when betting, but I think we have to give them another chance this season, since Greenwood's arrival, they look different.

Runner up position so far Monaco best achievement in the last 6 season because last time Monaco can able to finish on that position on season 2017/2018 and i think this proven Monaco has good progress although they have to changing manager several times but i can see Monaco performance is quite stable but i wouldn't considers Monaco as strong rival for PSG because just like we all know PSG is more dangerous compared to last season so i think it's hard for Monaco to be the strong contender for PSG for race title and for Marseille i can see the arrival of De Zerbi bringing positive impact for this team even they have Greenwood who performing well at the beginning of season and i was curious how far will they go in this league

Ligue 1 always belongs to PSG and AS Monaco, that's why the average person makes AS Monaco the main challenger to PSG almost every season, although sometimes we see different competitions, for example Lille who managed to win the Ligue 1 title in the 2020/21 season. This season we have an old challenger who is worthy of being a challenger again, yes, I'm talking about Marseille here, De Zerbi + Greenwood are signings that bring good luck to the team, I don't understand why Brighton doesn't extend De Zerbi's contract, even though he's a great manager.

[hyudien]

Ligue 1 always belongs to PSG and AS Monaco, that's why the average person makes AS Monaco the main challenger to PSG almost every season, although sometimes we see different competitions, for example Lille who managed to win the Ligue 1 title in the 2020/21 season. This season we have an old challenger who is worthy of being a challenger again, yes, I'm talking about Marseille here, De Zerbi + Greenwood are signings that bring good luck to the team, I don't understand why Brighton doesn't extend De Zerbi's contract, even though he's a great manager.

The problem now is that Monaco is not in a good situation, even in the last few seasons they have had a hard time breaking through the competition at the top and they have been thrown to 5th and even 6th position. Monaco is still not that consistent, so that is also the reason why I personally still doubt Monaco's progress in Ligue 1. Not to underestimate, but that's what I've seen in the last few seasons. However, it is possible that they will be able to play better and more consistently this season, so that they can provide very tight competition to Paris Saint Germain. At least they can make Paris Saint Germain not easily win the title in Ligue 1, because during the seasons they were very comfortable to become champions.

[tusandii]

Ligue 1 always belongs to PSG and AS Monaco, that's why the average person makes AS Monaco the main challenger to PSG almost every season, although sometimes we see different competitions, for example Lille who managed to win the Ligue 1 title in the 2020/21 season. This season we have an old challenger who is worthy of being a challenger again, yes, I'm talking about Marseille here, De Zerbi + Greenwood are signings that bring good luck to the team, I don't understand why Brighton doesn't extend De Zerbi's contract, even though he's a great manager.

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Talking about clubs that always dominate League 1, Monaco is actually not a club that is included in the dominance of League 1, maybe in the last few seasons Monaco can be said to be a competitor of PSG in League 1 because they were able to finish in the top 5, but if we look further, there is actually a club that is quite a threat to PSG for this season, namely Marseille because in its history Marseille has dominated the title more than Monaco and this season Marseille seems to have made many changes and improvements for the better. I think League 1 clubs are only able to make it difficult for PSG to win the title if PSG's chances of winning the title are still quite large, they seem unwavering even though they have lost their goal-scoring machine.

This is the history of the League 1 title Marseille is in 3rd place while Monaco is in 5th place.

Source : list of french league 1 champions

[mamesso]

Quite interesting to leave Palmer out of the conference league squad, I do get that they want to rest him, and they do have a huge squad as well so they do not really need to do anything crazy with their squad and overload them, they can relax the way they want. But at the same time, we are looking at Palmer who could be their very best player, couldn't they find someone else to rest and make him play there?

I think Conference league is important, and they will have a chance to put him back in after the group stages, but I would say making him play there, and resting him on FA cup games would make more sense. This looks like a mistake to me, but of course I am not a manager so what do I know, maybe they have a better understanding of the situation.

Are you talking about Chelsea dropping Cole Palmer from their Europa Conference League squad?
I think you've entered the wrong room, this isn't the place to discuss the Europa Conference or the Premier League where Chelsea compete. As per the title above, this thread was created to discuss matters related to Ligue 1. This error is very often caused by not double checking before posting, so, immediately move your comment to a topic related to your discussion because if it continues to be here it will be considered off topic.