French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Phoenix Anka]

What can be considered a surprise for me so far is that Olympique Lyon has won one and lost two in three games. I was hoping they would be better in the French league this year, but it hasn't been like that. They started badly so far, I believe they will recover in time. PSG is as we know.

[hahay]

Brest finished third in the table last season with seven games lost, seven games draw and twenty games won, talking about Brest relegation is actually too early because the only lost two matches first and second they won the third one with 4-0 against saint Etienne although saint Etienne just came back from the relegation after been absent for two consecutive seasons, Brest winning against saint Etienne is a sign that they are ready to compete for the top three positions, regarding their match against PSG, if eventually they lost I will not mount blame on them because PSG is the strongest team in Ligue 1 who have won all their matches.

Losing two games and winning one is not a reason to conclude that Brest will be relegated. There are still many games to play and their convincing win against Saint Etienne shows that they can still come back from their drawbacks. Brest would have to step up their game if they want to make it in the UEFA Champions League, where they will be playing against top European clubs.

Considering Brest's season's performance and their recent will against Saint Etienne, we cannot conclude that PSG will have an easy win. This game will be a good test for Luis Enrique's side since they have not faced a strong team this season.

Although Brest last season finished in third place and will play in the Champions League this season but still, that does not mean Brest is a team that has above-average quality in Ligue 1. Because after all, basically Brest is only a mediocre team and every season more often struggles in the middle of the standings. So, Brest success last season still cannot be used as a guarantee for Brest to get the same good  results this season as last season. At least, with two defeats at the beginning of this season is also proof,  that Brest is not a team that always manages to compete in the upper zone in the Ligue 1 standings.

Moreover, for the next match Brest will play away against PSG and of course PSG will still target victory because PSG will play at home too. But indeed, even though Brest is not a team that has above-average quality, but I also believe that Brest still has the ability to be able to compete strongly in the middle of the standings. Thus, Brest will still have a good chance to stay in Ligue 1 and not be relegated but for the results in the Champion League, ofcourse there is no chance for Brest in the Champion League.

[imamusma]

Brest finished last year in a very good position, but we don't know if this year will be like last year. If you remember, Olympique Lyon was in last place in the first half of the league last year and was in danger of relegation. They made a tremendous breakthrough in the second half of the season. I don't know if Brest will experience a similar situation, but my expectation from them is not to be relegated but to achieve a place in the European Cups. I think their squad is a good squad for the French league. As for Paris Saint-Germain, I don't see a team that can beat them. Maybe Monaco can give them a little trouble, but Brest doesn't seem to have much of a chance.

True, Lyon managed to rise in the second half of last season, after being active in the January transfer market, so that at the end of the season they were able to finish in 6th place in the standings with 53 points. Currently, the cycle seems to be repeating itself, although they have also recruited several new players yesterday, it could also be that Lyon has a tradition of being late to heat up.
Regarding Brest, the challenge they face is actually more difficult than Lyon, where they will play in the Champions League while having to create a turning point in Ligue 1 performance. Eric Roy as manager must wisely manage the team priority scale, which in my opinion is better focused on Ligue 1.
Talking about the competition for trophies, I agree with you about PSG, the pressure that Luis Enrique squad might receive is only temporary, even if it comes from Monaco, Marseille and others. Not to underestimate any contestant, but we can easily see the gap as a fact, based on the market value of the players owned by each contestant.

[Adiljutt156]

Week 4 will be a match between Paris Saint Germain vs Brest. This should be a match that Paris Saint Germain can win, Brest has lost 2 of the 3 matches they have played, that means their strength is not the same as last season where Brest could compete at the top of the standings and could win 1 ticket to go to the Champions League. I don't remember the last time Brest was able to beat Paris Saint Germain, because based on the data I saw from 2010 the best achievement when facing Paris Saint Germain was only being able to draw. They often struggle and even when they were in their best form last season, they couldn't beat Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain is highly favored to win.
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Yes ,I agree with you. PSG football team played well in last matches and they won most of the matches and few are draw and very few they lose the match . But I am a big fan of that team because in this team ,there are legendary player who has capability to  win the match against any top team of the World. Players always did well for their physique and stamina and they are at top in tournament and the will be the winner of that tournament.  PSG team is favorite in next match am players of that team are super stars and millions of people like team and people love their work.  They will win this tournament easily and the future of that team is great because they faced many tough challenges and prepared well for the worst situation.

[Odohu]

So far PSG have won all three of their games and in an impressive fashion as well so it will be difficult for Brest to get something out of this. Of their last three games, it's only one win they have to boast of and sitting in 12th place doesn't help their case either. I see this game going a bit one way and that is in the favor of PSG because Luis Enrique's men will be looking to continue in their sterling ways, adapting well to life without Mbappe and I do not see Brestois being a problem, or maybe they can if they play their cards right since in football anything can happen.

Anything can definitely happen in football and in the case of Brest they can also show some level of talent in their game and stand a worthy opponent against PSG. They have not done too well in this season after just winning one match and playing with a team that has 100% record so far in the league, it is very likely that they will not win this game because PSG has the best squad and the best experience in this game, so they don’t need to feel threatened by playing against them in the league. Brest can try not to lose too many games so that they don’t go in relegation but in the case of playing with PSG, they can’t be so sure of even finishing the match with a draw.

No matter how beautiful and motivating your statement is, I do not see any hope for Brest against PSG. If Brest performed so well, they will succeed in getting a goal and that will be after PSG have scored many goals. I understand that it is football but based on present realities, Brest do not stand a chance against PSG. If you have watched PSG this season you will appreciate the fact that they are now playing like a team this season unlike last season they were playing more of individual football. It will therefore, be difficult for PSG to play a match without scoring, this is why PSG is in my selection for over 2.5 and over 3.5 which I play every week.

[Leviathan.007]

So far PSG have won all three of their games and in an impressive fashion as well so it will be difficult for Brest to get something out of this. Of their last three games, it's only one win they have to boast of and sitting in 12th place doesn't help their case either. I see this game going a bit one way and that is in the favor of PSG because Luis Enrique's men will be looking to continue in their sterling ways, adapting well to life without Mbappe and I do not see Brestois being a problem, or maybe they can if they play their cards right since in football anything can happen.

Anything can definitely happen in football and in the case of Brest they can also show some level of talent in their game and stand a worthy opponent against PSG. They have not done too well in this season after just winning one match and playing with a team that has 100% record so far in the league, it is very likely that they will not win this game because PSG has the best squad and the best experience in this game, so they don’t need to feel threatened by playing against them in the league. Brest can try not to lose too many games so that they don’t go in relegation but in the case of playing with PSG, they can’t be so sure of even finishing the match with a draw.

Brest and relegation? Brest will play in the Champions League. Yes, they did not start the league well, but I do not think they will be relegated. Also, a difficult UCL period has been added to their calendar. I do not think they will be present against PSG, but can they still surprise, maybe they can. Football is a game open to every score.

Too soon to talk about the end of the season to say if Brest will be in the French league for the next season or if they will get relegated. Brest is not a bad team they have good potential to be on the top side of the table like they did it in the last season but it seems they are currently not in the good form and they have some weaknesses in this team that made them get bad results however this won't be enough to say Brest will be out of the French League 1 and they will get relegated yet because their ear many games ahead for them.
 
  

[Hirose UK]

Lens proved that they are still the same as before and in their last 3 matches they have recorded 2 wins and 1 draw. I think a draw against Monaco is normal, especially since both teams are at almost the same level. Furthermore, Lens must continue this positive trend and their next opponent will be Lyon.

We know that Lyon is still implementing the same concept as last season, but they have only recently won their first match after losing the previous two matches. This will be a challenge for Lyon whether they can maintain this victory or lose again to the host Lens. I think if we refer to H2H, it is clear that Lens will win, but even that will not guarantee comfort considering Lyon is a little motivated. This week we will see many teams shifting each other considering the very small points difference.

Last season Lens finished in Ligue 1 in 7th place and only 2 points behind Lyon who were in 6th place and had the opportunity to participate in the Europa League, for this season maybe Lens will try to do better and they can be part of one of the European competitions.
At the beginning of the season Lens managed to get two wins and one draw, clearly this is still much better than Lyon who only managed to get one win and two losses, in the next meeting I sure Lens will be able to get good results by beating Lyon.

Lyon game will only be able to show good quality when they play against much weaker team or play at home with an opponent who is not so strong, in the next match Lyon will play away and I doubt they can create competitive game.
For H2H actually this will never refer to being able to predict the results, but we can see the quality of both team which still shows that Lens is much more consistent so there will be pressure that makes it difficult for Lyon to be able to play like before when they got their first win.

[mammusu]

Week 4 will be a match between Paris Saint Germain vs Brest. This should be a match that Paris Saint Germain can win, Brest has lost 2 of the 3 matches they have played, that means their strength is not the same as last season where Brest could compete at the top of the standings and could win 1 ticket to go to the Champions League. I don't remember the last time Brest was able to beat Paris Saint Germain, because based on the data I saw from 2010 the best achievement when facing Paris Saint Germain was only being able to draw. They often struggle and even when they were in their best form last season, they couldn't beat Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain is highly favored to win.
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Yes ,I agree with you. PSG football team played well in last matches and they won most of the matches and few are draw and very few they lose the match . But I am a big fan of that team because in this team ,there are legendary player who has capability to  win the match against any top team of the World. Players always did well for their physique and stamina and they are at top in tournament and the will be the winner of that tournament.  PSG team is favorite in next match am players of that team are super stars and millions of people like team and people love their work.  They will win this tournament easily and the future of that team is great because they faced many tough challenges and prepared well for the worst situation.

Brest last season surprised us with their ability to end the season in the champions league zone, but this season they started the season quite badly with two consecutive defeats and one win from three matches, facing PSG who are currently at the top of the standings is of course not easy for for Brest, but I think if they are able to get at least 1 point in that the match then that will be enough to revive the motivation of the Brest players, match againt PSG will be the crucial match for brest and so far PSG is superior from them if we saw head to head, however I hope Brest can give us a surprise after their big win against Saint Etienne last week, the victory over Etienne should be a motivation for Brest to show their best performance in the match against PSG later, as well as prepare them mentally to be really strong before facing tough competition in the Champions League this season.

[tusandii]

Looking at PSG's performance this season, it seems that no club has been able to break PSG's dominance in League 1, even after Mbappe left, PSG is still the strongest in League 1. I don't see any club in League 1 being able to make it difficult, even though it's Marseille that many people are talking about, which might give a surprise this season, but my feeling says that Marseille will not be able to last long in the competition to beat PSG even though they have recruited many players, but the squad that PSG has is much better, I think Marseille has the opportunity to try hard to be under PSG and get a ticket to play in the Champions League next season.

PSG's squad currently lacks any big-name star players. Many of us thought that we would see a decline in PSG's performance after Mbappe left PSG. But PSG's young players are able to perform well.

Barcola, Dembele, Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in are able to perform well in every match. Bradley Barcola managed to score 4 goals in 3 matches. As the understanding between the players is very good. This is why PSG's performance is expected to remain stable this season.

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

[ancafe]

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

[len01]

Brest last season surprised us with their ability to end the season in the champions league zone, but this season they started the season quite badly with two consecutive defeats and one win from three matches, facing PSG who are currently at the top of the standings is of course not easy for for Brest, but I think if they are able to get at least 1 point in that the match then that will be enough to revive the motivation of the Brest players, match againt PSG will be the crucial match for brest and so far PSG is superior from them if we saw head to head, however I hope Brest can give us a surprise after their big win against Saint Etienne last week, the victory over Etienne should be a motivation for Brest to show their best performance in the match against PSG later, as well as prepare them mentally to be really strong before facing tough competition in the Champions League this season.

It is no wonder that Brest started the season very badly because that is how mediocre teams are. Teams like Brest sometimes surprise us in a season by giving impressive performances. But unfortunately, such performances will not be obtained again in the next season and that has happened for a long time. I am not sure if Brest will be able to get 1 point in the upcoming match. While PSG is currently in a very stable condition and Enrique as PSG coach wants to take advantage of the opportunity to continue to get 3 points when playing against weak teams. Betting on PSG victory has a greater chance of making a profit.

[Frankolala]

A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

Champions League is the only trophy that PSG needs go win for them to prove that they are strong because you will not be a local champion and be claiming to be strong when ojt ghere in European competition, your performance doesn't show that you are strong.

Enrique is a good coach and I know that if he ia given enough time in PSG, he might someday UCL with his team but how soon will that be. I think the club should be more focused kn winning UCL that Ligue 1.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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A big name is just a name, in fact PSG still can't do much even though they have several players with big names, their main problem is the selfishness of their players when PSG has star players in it they really privilege the players and make other players not play optimally because other players feel less confident and they rely on star players to appear stunning in every match, but now PSG no longer has star players who are always privileged now they have players who are no less good than star players and they are treated fairly, so they can work together solidly, if PSG continues like this maybe they can compete well in the UCL and can go further.

I agree with you that big name is just a name. If the bonding between the players in the squad is not good, there is no experienced coach, then even if all the players in the squad are star players, it is not possible to get good performance from this squad. And PSG club can be seen as an example of this. PSG had the best players in the world. But even then this team failed to play well in the Champions League. But this season's scenario is completely different.

This season we see that there is no big star player in PSG's squad. Even PSG lost a player as talented as Mbappe. However, we have not seen any deterioration in PSG's performance. Rather, we see a better performance from PSG this season.

However, PSG's performance has stabilized with the help of Luis Enrique. The bonding between the players is very strong now. PSG's match strategy is also excellent. So PSG has a chance to perform well in Champions League this season.

[cryptoWODL]

Week 4 will be a match between Paris Saint Germain vs Brest. This should be a match that Paris Saint Germain can win, Brest has lost 2 of the 3 matches they have played, that means their strength is not the same as last season where Brest could compete at the top of the standings and could win 1 ticket to go to the Champions League. I don't remember the last time Brest was able to beat Paris Saint Germain, because based on the data I saw from 2010 the best achievement when facing Paris Saint Germain was only being able to draw. They often struggle and even when they were in their best form last season, they couldn't beat Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain is highly favored to win.
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Yes, Paris Saint-Germain and Brestois will face each other in the French Soccer League on September 15th. After a long time these two teams will again face each other on the field. We saw these two teams face each other on 8th February 2024. However, in that match, Paris' best club PSG defeated Stade Brestois football team with great football skills. So far PSG is ahead of these two teams as they are still unbeaten against the Stade Brestois in 25 matches in League 1. According to the Ligue 1 points table Paris Saint-Germain are on top of the table with three wins from three matches against the club's opponents.

On the other hand, the Stade Brestois football team has faced the same number of opponents as PSG in three matches so far, but they have lost the first two matches. Maybe their match against PSG is going to be the same result but a win in the last match might bring back some confidence among the players in their team.

[Farma]

I agree with you that big name is just a name. If the bonding between the players in the squad is not good, there is no experienced coach, then even if all the players in the squad are star players, it is not possible to get good performance from this squad. And PSG club can be seen as an example of this. PSG had the best players in the world. But even then this team failed to play well in the Champions League. But this season's scenario is completely different.

This season we see that there is no big star player in PSG's squad. Even PSG lost a player as talented as Mbappe. However, we have not seen any deterioration in PSG's performance. Rather, we see a better performance from PSG this season.

However, PSG's performance has stabilized with the help of Luis Enrique. The bonding between the players is very strong now. PSG's match strategy is also excellent. So PSG has a chance to perform well in Champions League this season.

The big name of a player actually has an effect but it also depends on the quality and time, as happened to the PSG team a few seasons ago when they brought in several star players whose quality had declined, so in my opinion it is the same as not being able to improve a team's performance.

So far we have not seen the impact without Mbappe in the PSg team because they have not encountered any obstacles now, maybe in my opinion PSG's true quality can only be seen when they compete in the Champion League competition because in Ligue 1 there is no team comparable to PSG.

Luis Enrique is a pretty good coach, so I think the progress that Luis Enrique is making is going in a positive direction so we just have to wait for the time for PSG to be much more developed and stronger.

[Velvet78]

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Marseille are quite favoured to win the game before anything else.  



Marseille have started the season better. They look more productive when it comes to scoring. They have conceded the same amount of goals about defending. However Marseille can't beat Nice home for two games. Do you think they will break this bad streak?

I think they will, honestly. Maybe both teams to score might also be a nice option @1.72.

[rahmad2nd]

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Conclusion is very simple, PSG will not be defeated by Brest. While Brest is currently in very poor form and Enrique opportunity to provide the right strategy to be able to get a large score.
Maybe Brest could hold a draw, but the chances are very small and in terms of prediction it seems like Brest will not be able to break through PSG defense, unless luck comes.

Odds PSG @1.3, draw @6.20 and Brest @9.40. From these odds it is clear who will win and for me the odds for PSG are too small or you can choose another option.

theoretically it should be like that, it's just that in our previous discussion it covered the Champions League match that PSG will play after playing against Brest. where other members speculated that Enrique would not play full strength when they host Brest later. which means, Enrique is more focused on the first match in the Champions League against Girona. but I personally am not so sure, because PSG has just played three matches in Lique 1 so they still want to improve the performance of their core players to remain consistent. well, in the match against Brest, no one disagrees that Paris Saint-Germain is much more prepared and more superior. playing at the Parc des Princes, getting full points is a must. plus, some of us predict that PSG will make their opponent a goal barn in the match later. so, we just have to wait for the match between the two teams to be presented.

[Palakka]

What do you think on the Marseille - Nice game to be played in three days?    It is going to be one of the opening games of the fourth week of the season.

Marseille are quite favoured to win the game before anything else.  



Marseille have started the season better. They look more productive when it comes to scoring. They have conceded the same amount of goals about defending. However Marseille can't beat Nice home for two games. Do you think they will break this bad streak?

I think they will, honestly. Maybe both teams to score might also be a nice option @1.72.

Marseille has a bigger chance of winning this match considering the changes they have made this season which are quite significant, Roberto de Zerbi, who this season is his first year at Marseille, has made a lot of improvements in Marseille game so I think they really deserve to be favorites over Nice in the match, so far Nice has not found their best performance in the league even in the last 3 matches they are still very inconsistent and had to suffer defeats from teams like Auxerre who have just been promoted this season, the betting opportunities given by the bookies look very realistic with the performance of both teams Currently, so I think betting on Marseille winning (odds 1.79) is still better and allows us to make money than having to choose Nice which has odds of 4.50 and has a big chance for us to lose money in the match.

[aylabadia05]

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To build a stronger team is not easy because the coach must have a special strategy and maybe what happened at PSG was because they were given too much trust in star players. After Luis Enrique came everything was different and he did not privilege one of the players in the team so what happened was that the PSG squad became better than before. Nothing is instant because it takes a lot of things to drive a club's success, as Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City.

For the competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a strong competitor whose dominance is difficult to break by other teams. If management gives time and lets Luis Enrique find the players he needs, it is not impossible that in the next few seasons they will become one of the candidates for the Champions League title.

Now there are no longer any special players in the PSG squad and it is clearly easier for Luis Enrique to get the best approach in implementing game strategy. Previously, PSG had Kylian Mbappe, who was actually the golden boy of this club, so it was only natural that PSG management asked each coach to prioritize the player by giving him a lot of trust and freedom.

Any team that has a golden boy in its squad tends to rely on that one player. The coach builds the game around the player and he is the target man when it comes to scoring goals. In Manchester City's case, Haaland is the target man who has been the most prolific bomber so far, but I don't think PSG has that right now. In my impression, PSG is better off without gold because this can give their coach the freedom to rotate when needed.

[ndutndut]

Now there are no longer any special players in the PSG squad and it is clearly easier for Luis Enrique to get the best approach in implementing game strategy. Previously, PSG had Kylian Mbappe, who was actually the golden boy of this club, so it was only natural that PSG management asked each coach to prioritize the player by giving him a lot of trust and freedom.

Any team that has a golden boy in its squad tends to rely on that one player. The coach builds the game around the player and he is the target man when it comes to scoring goals. In Manchester City's case, Haaland is the target man who has been the most prolific bomber so far, but I don't think PSG has that right now. In my impression, PSG is better off without gold because this can give their coach the freedom to rotate when needed.

Several seasons ago PSG had many big problems because they were greedy by buying many star players. However, their game was still not good because each coach only focused on star players so that their goal productivity was low because all players only focused on star players. However, after several star players left PSG, Enrique was freer to implement a new strategy so that we can see it with the many goals scored, even they can always achieve big wins without star players.

This week they will face Brest, although Brest cannot be underestimated because last season they managed to enter the UCL league zone, but I am pessimistic if they can maintain that position until the end of the season because usually teams like Brest are only good seasonally. Even so, I think PSG will pursue victory in this match. Because in my opinion PSG's mission this season is not to focus on league 1, but they will try their best to be consistent in order to get lots of points so that they are further away from other teams, they can focus on the UCL league because it must be admitted that PSG's current focus is the UCL league trophy.