French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Juse14]

Marseille suffered their first defeat in the league against Strasbourg, one of the in-form teams in the league and one that has no problem scoring goals. Thus, they took a step back in the race. In a match with plenty of positions for both teams, Strasbourg won with Moreira's goal.
Nantes drew 2-2 with Saint Etienne at home. Etienne, who suffered a heavy defeat against Nice last week, managed to draw against Nantes despite being 2-0 down.

Though comprehensible, the loss to Strasbourg justified its position based on the run of form thanks to the opponents. But if Marseille wants to keep itself in the title race, it has to do better with its form in the subsequent games.

On the contrary, Nantes must feel disappointed about failing to maintain their two-goal lead over Saint Etienne. It ended up being a draw game, which granted Nantes one point, but to let the opponents tie after such a breakthrough lead probably means some certain problems with attention and focus-consistency. Hence Nantes is supposed to enhance its defense, especially while carrying a match, if they do not want to lose points that matter.

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For a goalkeeper that's contracted with Paris Saint Germaine till the summer of 2026, I think it's too early to panic about a contract extension. The Italian goalkeeper wasn't absent in PSG's recent games because of the contract extension saga but because he's currently receiving treatment from an injury that's sidelined him for over a week now. There's a report that Gianluigi Donnarumma will feature for the French champions when they play against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League this week

You’re right. There shouldn’t be any panic over Gianluigi Donnarumma extending his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, given that his current deal runs until 2026. His recent absences were not for a contract saga but because of an injury.

[bitgolden]

In the photo we can see all the players who were called up for the game against Arsenal, and Dembélé was not called up. This shows how angry the PSG coach is with him and this is the worst path for Dembélé, because the coach will decide not to put Dembélé to play and Dembélé will be forced to leave PSG, and will probably go to some small team. He is destroying his career, I hope he fixes this. before it's too late. Because it's hard for a coach to exclude a player on purpose, but if the PSG coach did it, then it's because the PSG coach is disappointed with Dembélé's bad behavior and is already thinking about removing him from the team. Coaches hardly ever go back on their word in these scenarios.

I am not surprised even just a bit. It's clear that Dembele is a player who barely contributes anything and he is acting as if he is  a star. They already lost one player who was an actual star but did acted like one too so they had problems with ego already, they can't handle another one where this time it's also a talentless player as well.

I think it's clear that we are going to see Dembele eventually dropped by them all together as well, sold to some other team for very small amount of money. Not like PSG is lacking wingers, they can find another one, or even if they want to they could just go buy another one, they have the money for it.

Dembele shouldn't be really bothered with, dude is just a headache and I think he doesn't worth it at all. The reality is that he has done too many mistakes that costed them games, and that alone is something that would be good enough reason, but the way he is doing bad things to just promote himself, is even worse than that.

[hahay]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Defeating Rennes 3:1 at home I think was a good preparatory performance for Paris Saint Germaine who'll travel to London in the midweek to face English Premier League club Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League competition. Like you rightly said, Arsenal is a very strong team that's very capable of beating any of the top teams in Europe but I believe that Luis Enrique has all it takes to fight them.

Paris Saint Germaine have dominated the French league for far too long and must extend their dominance to Europe now before they can be considered as an European heavyweight. A win for the French champions at the Emirates will help improve the mentality and confidence of PSG but I strongly doubt they'll be able to beat Mikel Arteta's men.

Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain: Dembele left at home by Enrique
France winger was substituted late in Friday night's win.

Source: https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/psg-star-ousmane-dembele-dropped-champions-league-arsenal-bust-up-manager-luis-enrique/blt65d5917554295630#csb99fc22d80a51b82

This is just incredible, when PSG had a good squad, they did not have a good coach. And now when they have a good coach, the coach is not being able to bring in really good results because he does not have the quality of squad that Christophe Galtier had, lol

I think Luis Enrique is still bringing in good results, results which are much more consistent. The last match against Rennes was good for PSG. Even though I understand that Spanish tactician Luis Enrique is trying different things and it is working out for him and the club, I don’t think this is actually going to work out when they are going to play in the Champions League. if we talk about the French league, then I think Enrique is right and he will be able to win the league title without too much of a problem even though he does not have the superstars that PSG had a few seasons ago. Not having Mbappé is going to be the biggest problem for PSG when they are going to play in the Champions League. The strikers that PSG has right now are only good for the French league, not the Champions League. Now relation with Dembele seems not good to the coach, their performance will drop significantly next match against Arsenal I think.

[bitgolden]

Marseille somehow can't beat Strasbourg away for a couple of years and the streak still continues.    But I must also admit that it wasn't a lucky win. They played even better than Marseille mostly.

Now Marseille got 3 points behind PSG and Monaco. But no problem, it is very beginning. Besides probably many people are keenly waiting for the games among top 3 in later weeks of the season.  

Don't you think the Ligue 1 is more fun this year? These trio are making it more competitive. If things go like this until the end it will be the most thrilling season in many years. Because you know how much boring PSG domination has been...

I feel like 3 points is nothing and can be covered if it was an equal fight, but PSG is much better and I think the only one Marseille is chasing right now is Monaco.

We are not going to see Monaco end up playing better than PSG, and we are not going to see them do fine, we are going to end up with a lot of trouble and Monaco will eventually lose points and that means that Marseille has already used their chances and they can't lose any more points until Monaco loses points.

They will have to go on a winning streak if they have to, and I don't care how long it takes for Monaco to lose points, it could be next week, it could be 5 weeks later, all of the games from now until then should be won by Marseille so that they can keep fighting for the second spot. If they lose again, or even draw, before Monaco loses any points, that's not going to be ok and we are going to end up with a lot of troubles for them, it's just not going to be acceptable at all.

[Leviathan.007]

Marseille somehow can't beat Strasbourg away for a couple of years and the streak still continues.    But I must also admit that it wasn't a lucky win. They played even better than Marseille mostly.

Now Marseille got 3 points behind PSG and Monaco. But no problem, it is very beginning. Besides probably many people are keenly waiting for the games among top 3 in later weeks of the season.  

Don't you think the Ligue 1 is more fun this year? These trio are making it more competitive. If things go like this until the end it will be the most thrilling season in many years. Because you know how much boring PSG domination has been...

I feel like 3 points is nothing and can be covered if it was an equal fight, but PSG is much better and I think the only one Marseille is chasing right now is Monaco.

We are not going to see Monaco end up playing better than PSG, and we are not going to see them do fine, we are going to end up with a lot of trouble and Monaco will eventually lose points and that means that Marseille has already used their chances and they can't lose any more points until Monaco loses points.

They will have to go on a winning streak if they have to, and I don't care how long it takes for Monaco to lose points, it could be next week, it could be 5 weeks later, all of the games from now until then should be won by Marseille so that they can keep fighting for the second spot. If they lose again, or even draw, before Monaco loses any points, that's not going to be ok and we are going to end up with a lot of troubles for them, it's just not going to be acceptable at all.

This season in the French League still won't be easy like the other seasons for PSG, they will still have competitors for winning the title of the French League at the end of the season. PSG has good players and more than players, they have got a good coach in this team like Enrique who can definitely be helpful for them but other than PSG, Marseille and Monaco are two other teams they racing at the top of the table that can make this league more interesting to match. Monaco is the same team they won the game against Barcelona with a 2-1 result and Marseille has had a better performance so far with Greenwood in this team.

[tusandii]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet.

In a football match like this, there are always surprises that we cannot predict. If I were you, I would probably bet on the same option Marseille/draw because it is a reasonable option considering Marseille's performance which has never lost in League 1 so I also don't think Strasbourg is able to beat Marseille but who would have thought they could do it even with a thin score and tried to put pressure on Marseille by making many shots and finally 1 of them resulted in a goal and Marseille was unable to reply with 1 goal to equalize. Now Marseille's position has been shifted by Monaco who has 3 points more.

[Hirose UK]

Paris Saint Germaine have dominated the French league for far too long and must extend their dominance to Europe now before they can be considered as an European heavyweight. A win for the French champions at the Emirates will help improve the mentality and confidence of PSG but I strongly doubt they'll be able to beat Mikel Arteta's men.

Yes, that what fans have always wanted by seeing PSG able to create their own dominance in European competition, they are only kings in the domestic league and are always team that does not show stable strength in European competitions such as the UCL.
If this season with the new format can provide an opportunity for PSG to compete for the championship title, then they must be able to make the most of it because that way PSG will slowly adapt to learn how to become team with champion mentality and be feared when participating in the UCL competition.
Upcoming match will not be an easy match for PSG because they have to play away against Arsenal who are currently strong team, they could even beat PSG even though in the first UCL match they had to fail and accept draw when playing away against Atalanta.
I curious about this match, whether PSG can play well or just like usual who have difficulty when playing against big team in every UCL match.

[fullhdpixel]

In a football match like this, there are always surprises that we cannot predict. If I were you, I would probably bet on the same option Marseille/draw because it is a reasonable option considering Marseille's performance which has never lost in League 1 so I also don't think Strasbourg is able to beat Marseille but who would have thought they could do it even with a thin score and tried to put pressure on Marseille by making many shots and finally 1 of them resulted in a goal and Marseille was unable to reply with 1 goal to equalize. Now Marseille's position has been shifted by Monaco who has 3 points more.

Marseille having decent start of the season with this defeat now they are on one step behind joint leaders PSG and Monaco even we are having just end of 6 rounds, and we have still things in hand for the better performance, but they needed to be consistent if they are looking for better result in rest of the season.

They are having solid attack which is working for them, and they are having good results, but their defense is creating problems as they are conceding too many goals still we are having good chances of Marseille as they are having no European matches in this season and their opponents are involved in big clashes which can bring problems for them with any injury or other problem can bring setback now we have Marseille vs Angers which is at the bottom of the league table both top teams are having good visits for the game.

[Leviathan.007]

Paris Saint Germaine have dominated the French league for far too long and must extend their dominance to Europe now before they can be considered as an European heavyweight. A win for the French champions at the Emirates will help improve the mentality and confidence of PSG but I strongly doubt they'll be able to beat Mikel Arteta's men.

Yes, that what fans have always wanted by seeing PSG able to create their own dominance in European competition, they are only kings in the domestic league and are always team that does not show stable strength in European competitions such as the UCL.
If this season with the new format can provide an opportunity for PSG to compete for the championship title, then they must be able to make the most of it because that way PSG will slowly adapt to learn how to become team with champion mentality and be feared when participating in the UCL competition.
Upcoming match will not be an easy match for PSG because they have to play away against Arsenal who are currently strong team, they could even beat PSG even though in the first UCL match they had to fail and accept draw when playing away against Atalanta.
I curious about this match, whether PSG can play well or just like usual who have difficulty when playing against big team in every UCL match.

This time PSG is lucky because they can finally have better performance in the Champions League after years of failing it. PSG this time got a coach like Enrique who can help this team a lot because of the experience he has from Barcelona. But other than this PSG is going to play against Arsnela today and this match won't be hard for PSG because Arsenal also had bad performances usually in the Champions League games and this can make a far better situation for PSG in this match however I don't think if Arteta and his players will let PSG take points easily in this match.

[junder]

[..]

Today we will witness an important match especially for Marseille, currently de Zerbi's squad has 13 points minus 3 points to catch up with the leader of the standings, namely PSG with 16 points and the temporary runner-up Monaco with the same points, if Marseille is able to achieve positive results, of course the competition in the standings for the time being will be more interesting in week 6.
Visiting Strasbourg's headquarters, I think the target of 3 points can be achieved by de Zerbi's troops, although it is undeniable that Strasbourg is a difficult opponent, because they have only suffered 1 defeat, 1 win, and 3 draws, this shows that a draw can happen again, in this case Marseille must work harder.
Let's just see the match that will start soon

The closing match of the 6th week seems to be fierce, where both teams are ambitious to get three additional points, especially Marseille who do not want to lose the momentum of sticking to PSG and Monaco at the top of the standings. On paper, even though Strasbourg acts as the host, Marseille is slightly more favored. The appointment of De Zerbi as the new manager has really changed many things, especially their style of play. Even in the previous match, Marseille managed to win over Lyon even though one of their players received a red card. The mentality that Marseille now has looks very ready to put pressure on PSG. Although this match cannot be said to be easy for Marseille, I personally predict that Mason Greenwood and his colleagues will be able to steal 3 points. Strasbourg has only managed to win one so far, maybe the best result they could get today is 1 point. We'll see if Marseille steps will stumble, with Strasbourg managing to create a surprise.

This closing match was quite disappointing for me. Initially I was sure Marseille would be able to secure full points because I wanted to see a tight competition in the standings. In reality, they lost valuable points and it was true as you said, this match was very fierce. Both teams had almost the same ball possession but Strasbourg as the host was able to win this match with a narrow score of 1-0 and if Emehga was not too selfish with the two chances he had, it is likely that L.rosenior's troops would have added to their goal tally.

[ITExpert]

Marseille suffered their first defeat in the league against Strasbourg, one of the in-form teams in the league and one that has no problem scoring goals. Thus, they took a step back in the race. In a match with plenty of positions for both teams, Strasbourg won with Moreira's goal.
Nantes drew 2-2 with Saint Etienne at home. Etienne, who suffered a heavy defeat against Nice last week, managed to draw against Nantes despite being 2-0 down.

This defeat will be very regrettable for Marseille as they lost the match by 1 goal.  If even one of their players had somehow scored a goal, they could have won the match.  I have looked at the history of Marseille and it shows how strong they are but they will lose to a team that is weak and plays to a draw.  I was very disappointed that Marseille were so weak that they couldn't score a goal.  Their players scored one goal and I think it was easy for them because Marseille considered them weak and they were right to think but it was not right to be weak.  It is also his bravery that he played a good match and drew the match otherwise he would have lost another point by losing this match as well.  Every team should play with hard work and effort now they will definitely win the match.

[Lidger]

During all these three years, Donnarumma had a good performance and he was effective in PSG the result they got because of saving his team many times in the games we saw from this goalkeeper so far, the contract of Donnarumma is going to end in 2026 but PSG doesn't want to take any risk and they decide to extend the contract of this 25-year-old goalkeeper since they start negotiations for it.

PSG did the right thing by extending his contract as that'll make him expensive if other teams wants to come and buy him. Allowing his contract to reduce in years will make him become a target to other clubs and if he decides to leave, it'll be a lost to PSG. As PSG has extended his contract it'll make him more focused in the game as he won't have to worry about his contract discussion. Donnarumma has been a very goalkeeper for PSG, He has made many great saves that have kept his team in the game and seeing him get rewarded for his brilliance feels good. PSG faces Arsenal in the champions league, I hope I see him get features and perform brilliantly too.

Donnarumma is a great goalkeeper and has been serving as PSG's goalkeeper for a long time and very faithfully. Many important players have come, performed and left at the club but PSG still have full confidence in this goalkeeper. We are now at the end of 2024 and it could be said that PSG's contract with the goalkeeper is very close to expiring but PSG have renewed his contract until 2026. This is not the end, PSG can extend his contract from 2026 to 2028 if PSG is getting the same supply from him next season. Donnarumma is quite at peace at PSG and so far he has no intention of leaving the club so hopefully this extension will benefit both parties.

[Altryist]

Marseille having decent start of the season with this defeat now they are on one step behind joint leaders PSG and Monaco even we are having just end of 6 rounds, and we have still things in hand for the better performance, but they needed to be consistent if they are looking for better result in rest of the season.

They are having solid attack which is working for them, and they are having good results, but their defense is creating problems as they are conceding too many goals still we are having good chances of Marseille as they are having no European matches in this season and their opponents are involved in big clashes which can bring problems for them with any injury or other problem can bring setback now we have Marseille vs Angers which is at the bottom of the league table both top teams are having good visits for the game.

If Marseille want to have a chance to compete with PSG, they don't need to drop points against a team like Strasbourg, which is likely to happen from time to time. It doesn't matter that Marseille don't play in the European Cup, maybe that will give them an advantage a little later, closer to the end of the championship, but by then they may be so far behind PSG that it won't help them. Also, PSG have a deep enough bench to be able to balance their strengths for the whole season, I'm not sure that Monaco and Marseille have the same opportunity.

[Pandorak]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet. [...]

Nothing is safe in gambling, even if you bet on a team with 1.1 odds, you still have the potential to lose your money. Moreover, Strasbourg has not been a weak team over the past few seasons, even though they have always been a bottom team, they always have the hope of taking points from the bigger teams. In the future, try betting on teams that have below 1.2 odds, maybe that can make your bet safer (not safe).

[rahmad2nd]

This season in the French League still won't be easy like the other seasons for PSG, they will still have competitors for winning the title of the French League at the end of the season. PSG has good players and more than players, they have got a good coach in this team like Enrique who can definitely be helpful for them but other than PSG, Marseille and Monaco are two other teams they racing at the top of the table that can make this league more interesting to match. Monaco is the same team they won the game against Barcelona with a 2-1 result and Marseille has had a better performance so far with Greenwood in this team.

However, Paris Saint-Germain's probability is higher than the two teams below their ranking. Manaco played quite well with 5 wins and 1 draw, they also only conceded 3 goals and have scored 12 goals. In short, how far are they able to advance with their positive trend to keep the distance with PSG. The competition to reach the top of the standings is not an easy job for Adolf Hutter's team. Marseille, a team that is trying to bounce back after experiencing a bad time last season, under De Zerbi's guidance, Marseille is now back in the top 4 of the Ligue 1 standings. We are all sure that these two teams definitely want to be at the top of the standings and get rid of Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, it is not easy to realize even though currently both teams are providing tight competition. IMO, it is very likely that tight competition will apply to Monaco and Marseille. Yeah, they will fight for the runner-up position. Although, it is possible that PSG's dominance can be broken this season.

[bering]

Among all of the teams in Ligue 1 i have seen only 3 teams who has a record still unbeated and they are PSG, Monaco and Lens but i think Lens is exceptional because although they still unbeated but Lens gets 4 draw which makes their position on League table was out from top 4 position and i won't talking about PSG because people are know they are the strongest team in Ligue 1 but i was more likely to interested about Monaco because they have same points with PSG on League table and so far they are still consistent

Before international break Monaco will fight against Rennes for away match and i think this is good opportunity for Monaco to collect 3 points because Rennes is not categorized as strong team besides that if we see based on head to head statistics Monaco only lost once from Rennes besides that Monaco condition also quite good because they can able to managed their performance and gets 4 winning streak in all competitions so i think Monaco can gets easy win from Rennes

[Franctoshi]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet. [...]

Nothing is safe in gambling, even if you bet on a team with 1.1 odds, you still have the potential to lose your money. Moreover, Strasbourg has not been a weak team over the past few seasons, even though they have always been a bottom team, they always have the hope of taking points from the bigger teams. In the future, try betting on teams that have below 1.2 odds, maybe that can make your bet safer (not safe).

There is no sure game, whether it's big or small odd, it doesn't matter to me, as I no longer gets attracted by all those small odds games because of what they've done to me in the past, I only look at the teams strength and capacity, I look at their past 5 games, how it has gone, if I believe in the team, I pay consideration to whether they're at home or not, whatsoever that may be the odd isn't my concern, but basically I usually avoid 1.15 odds down because they are the most painful slip cut you can ever imagine, It rather that a big odd game cut my slip than a small odd game.

[Roseline492]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet. [...]

Nothing is safe in gambling, even if you bet on a team with 1.1 odds, you still have the potential to lose your money. Moreover, Strasbourg has not been a weak team over the past few seasons, even though they have always been a bottom team, they always have the hope of taking points from the bigger teams. In the future, try betting on teams that have below 1.2 odds, maybe that can make your bet safer (not safe).

This kind of results is always common between stronger teams and smaller clubs and sometimes Odds does not matter in terms of the wining probability, so instead is better to check how those club perform on there meeting then from there the person would no, Marseille did not play like a club who is leading the third place of the table and they are beginning to drop point because from the beginning they have been challenging PSG and Monaco by having the same point, so if they had win they would have still be having the same point with them but now they only have 13 point while Strasbourg has use them to climb to the 8 position.

[Palakka]

I didn't think Strasbourg would really be able to play strongly and well in the home match against Marseille, so Strasbourg's victory even though it was only a score of 1-0 still surprised me. How could it not be, Marseille is in an unbeaten trend and also, the head to head between Strasbourg v Marseille looks quite balanced. Thus, I think a draw can still happen but  Strasbourg can really play well, and the statistics in this match also show that Strasbourg is a strong team that cannot be underestimated at all. With results like this, even though I think I have made a safe choice, I still lost the bet. [...]

Marseille failed to maintain their unbeaten record this season after losing to Strasbourg this week, to be honest if we look at the positive achievements from Marseille this season of course before the match starts we will bet on their victory, but indeed football is a sport that is difficult to predict the match final result. The match between the two teams is quite tight but we can see how the Marseille squad did not show their usual performance,  In that match I saw that Marseille was too difficult to dominate the match and even they often lost every duel in the game, but so far the defeat from Strasbourg still does not affect their position in the  ligue 1 standings, PSG is still the top of the ligue 1 standings with 16 points, while in second place Monaco still continues to stick tightly to PSG with also 16 points, while Marseille is currently still ranked 3rd by collecting 13 points.