French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[lixer]

Leading first in the first half over a promoted team at home is a very common thing for PSG even though in that match only Dembele scored two goals and that was enough to lead PSG to victory. So that is a very common thing and there is no word extraordinary because it is very unlikely that a promoted team like Saint-Etienne can beat the ruling team in Ligue 1, namely PSG. As for this weekend's match I think it will be much more interesting because PSG will play at Lens' home even though I also have a little doubt that Lens can beat PSG in that match.

Even against a team that is currently in the runner-up or third position, I will never worry about the result. Because PSG is a giant in league 1 that will never be defeated except for a draw which is the worst result experienced by PSG.
So there is no greatness in the match because it is not an equal team.
Even when playing against Lens, I already have a prediction between PSG winning or drawing. The result is guaranteed and I will not believe that Lens can make it difficult for PSG in the upcoming match.

I mean they could lose games, but they will not lose the title that is for sure. I have seen them play and I have seen them play against the best teams as well and there was no team that was even remotely close to PSG, which is why I am pretty sure that we are going to end up with PSG getting the title, and most probably will win 95%+ of their games as well. Maybe they will have 1 or 2 losses until the end of the season, but honestly I wouldn't be shocked to see them not lose a single more game. That would be tough though, with UCL and such, there could be moments when players are tired so there could be some games where they lose and shock the world, but that may only happen once or twice at most.

This is why betting on them to win is a smart move. Plus, if they ever fail to win, you could always try again, because they won't lose too many times in a row, they will win more in a row than not win, so that means you could keep betting on them and end with a profit by the end of the season.

[sana54210]

Obviously we are going to see PSG dominate the league, there is really no doubt about that at all, we are seeing a great team in the end and we can't possibly really end up having any changes any time soon, not quickly at least. But gradually, there could be something that could make a profit with time and those other teams that make these profits could use those profits to get better players and gradually they could get better and better. Obviously this isn't going to be easy, and of course we are going to take years until we have a team like that, but Lille did it once, and I am sure some other team will do it again.

Look at how Leverkusen won last year, so I am sure there could be some French team that can do it again. This may take a while, or maybe this could be next season, we do not know when exactly that will happen, but I am sure it will. Even good teams could start to suck, look at City, they are much worse this season than recent years.

[mv1986]

When PSG plays in the local league, PSG is placed ahead of the other teams because there are as many teams in the France league as PSG is strong and always ahead of the league title fight with PSG performing well. This season is no exception, respectively a new season has started PSG is doing well there and they are continuing to do well and still they are at the bottom of the table. Maybe at the end of the season PSG will be at the bottom of the points table with the most points and they will be champions of the local league. Winning the France League title is never difficult for PSG but it is difficult for this team to do well in the Champions League. So much effort and so much money spent, nothing worked because PSG did not succeed in the Champions League despite all these efforts. 

PSG have a match against Lens on the 18th and I think PSG will get full points in this match as well.

Of course they are placed ahead of every other team as this is purely a money question. That is why Ligue 1 is horribly boring and I think the only fix to that issue would be if another sheikh comes into play and pushes another club. They don't even have the slightest competition and I will never understand how Mbappe could waste half of his career at PSG. Yes it made him rich, very rich, but if you want to make history, it's impossible to do it in France no matter how good you are.

[ginsan]

Their previous meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at Nice's home ground. Now, at Lille's home ground, a draw is very likely. The odds offered are quite good.
Betting on both teams to score might be a good bet. The situation might favor one team to win if a team would be more advantaged by an early goal.

Both teams have equal strength this season and their meeting in tomorrow's match will determine who is the strongest and also both teams will change positions if one of them is able to achieve maximum results. For Nice, of course, this match is very important for them to win because an additional 3 points will make their position rise to 3rd place.

Well, for Lille, of course, they will show a better game in front of their supporters, especially since they want to change their performance by continuing to the winning path after the draws they recorded in the previous 3 matches. Lille has a pretty good defense this season, many teams have difficulty breaking into their goal so that will be very beneficial for them in tomorrow's match. Jonathan David must be able to bring Lille back to 3 points, Genesio hopes he can perform better with his contribution to scoring goals in tomorrow's match.

[tusandii]

Yes PSG can meet everyone's expectations and indeed most people bet on PSG as favorites to win and if they lose it will disappoint many people, PSG is the best club in League 1 so the victory is not surprising, Saint-Etienne's performance is very bad in League 1 so he will not be able to surpass PSG's strength. Dembele is undoubtedly PSG's mainstay in every match he scored 2 goals in the match and now has almost the same number of goals as Jonathan David.

Leading first in the first half over a promoted team at home is a very common thing for PSG even though in that match only Dembele scored two goals and that was enough to lead PSG to victory. So that is a very common thing and there is no word extraordinary because it is very unlikely that a promoted team like Saint-Etienne can beat the ruling team in Ligue 1, namely PSG. As for this weekend's match I think it will be much more interesting because PSG will play at Lens' home even though I also have a little doubt that Lens can beat PSG in that match.

I think against Lens PSG is still quite favored by most people, even though Lens is not a small club and might make it difficult for PSG, but I doubt Lens' performance, I predict PSG will win or at worst get a draw, so far PSG has maintained its consistency and has not felt defeat, but if PSG experiences its first defeat, I hope PSG will be defeated by an equal club like Monaco and Marseille, but in fact PSG is still able to beat them in their meetings this season.

[Odohu]

I would like to start with the odds given for the sides:

- Lille : 2.02
- Draw : 3.70
- Nice : 3.65

This really makes me feel like a draw a lot as well.    Even the odds for the draw and Nice win are very close to each other. This also makes me doubt Lille at home here.

Will we see goals from both sides? I think we will. It has 1.70 odds which seems quite nice to add to a multi honestly. Lille aren't as good as Nice when it comes to scoring but it is a home game so I guess they would score.

Their previous meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at Nice's home ground. Now, at Lille's home ground, a draw is very likely. The odds offered are quite good.
Betting on both teams to score might be a good bet. The situation might favor one team to win if a team would be more advantaged by an early goal.

No wonder the odds available are so thin like that, because their position in the standings is still very competitive because they only have a gap of one point and also, their goal productivity is not much different. Thus, of course any result will be possible and it is difficult for us to determine the winning team in this match because after all, based  on the head to head record they also quite often have a draw. With such considerations, betting on this match may only be able to rely on courage and luck, because even if we do research, the choices will still be confusing.

A draw is the first thing that will come to mind for anyone that want to bet on that match because Nice seems better in terms of recent statistics but they are playing away which gives Lille some kind of advantage. So Nice will fight not to lose the match while Lille will try not to disappoint their supporters, which makes draw an option from the psychological point of view. From the records of their past meeting, a draw is also feasible because they have drawn the last three times they met. Therefore, I agree with a draw tonight however, to add safety to the bet, a double chance in favor of Nice will not be a bad idea.

[Adiljutt156]

The match between Brest VS Nantes in the French Cup ended with a score of 2-1, a victory for Brest.

In this match Brest was able to lead first with a score of 2-0 over Nantes, and was able to maintain it until the first half ended. While in the second half Brest was unable to do more, and instead of increasing the advantage, Brest lost its consistency in the 83rd minute, where through a goal scored by H.Guirasay, Nantes managed to reduce the deficit. but fortunately Brest's defense was solid enough so that out of the many attacks and shots launched by Nantes only one shot was right on target. so Brest emerged as the winner in this match.

Nantes football team could not win against Brest football team and that match was ended with win of Breat football team because that team did 2 goals in this match and that was one sided match because from the start of match Brest team was dominant team and players of that team did goal back to back and we saw excellent game in this match. Chardonnet did second goal of the match and he did goal at 34 minutes of the match and after his goal , score of Brest team was 2 and after this goal, Guirassy did last goal of the match and he did goal at 83 minutes of the match and we saw match with result of 2-1. Nantes team possession percentage was excellent but that team could not win this match and the passes of that team were also more in this match and shots of that team were more in number and we saw goal s from Brest side.

[bering]

Montpellier vs Monaco

Monaco still unable to find their consistency this January that total they had through an 3 latest matches without the winning results with the records is lost from PSG on Trophée des Champions, draw from Nantes on Ligue 1 and the latest is Monaco have to eliminate early on French Cup because lost from Reims through an penalty shootout

Today Monaco actually has easy match because their opponent is only Montpellier the team from relegation zone but Monaco still facing storm injured which makes some of players potentially will be absense but i still hope with the current squad Monaco still able to collect 3 points from this match

[ancafe]

Monaco still unable to find their consistency this January that total they had through an 3 latest matches without the winning results with the records is lost from PSG on Trophée des Champions, draw from Nantes on Ligue 1 and the latest is Monaco have to eliminate early on French Cup because lost from Reims through an penalty shootout

Today Monaco actually has easy match because their opponent is only Montpellier the team from relegation zone but Monaco still facing storm injured which makes some of players potentially will be absense but i still hope with the current squad Monaco still able to collect 3 points from this match

The three matches that have taken place have not shown major changes for Monaco so they appear less promising and now is an opportunity for Monaco to increase their chances of winning because the opponents they face are not too strong because they are in the relegation zone so it is much easier for Monaco to get three points in the match.

Monaco are five points behind Marseille in second place so facing Montpellier is the best chance to catch up and also quite a problem when getting a draw because of the potential to be caught up by Nice in fourth place. This will be a slightly easier game for Monaco and I am sure they will get the win.

[Pandu Geddon]

Their previous meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at Nice's home ground. Now, at Lille's home ground, a draw is very likely. The odds offered are quite good.
Betting on both teams to score might be a good bet. The situation might favor one team to win if a team would be more advantaged by an early goal.

Both teams have equal strength this season and their meeting in tomorrow's match will determine who is the strongest and also both teams will change positions if one of them is able to achieve maximum results. For Nice, of course, this match is very important for them to win because an additional 3 points will make their position rise to 3rd place.

Well, for Lille, of course, they will show a better game in front of their supporters, especially since they want to change their performance by continuing to the winning path after the draws they recorded in the previous 3 matches. Lille has a pretty good defense this season, many teams have difficulty breaking into their goal so that will be very beneficial for them in tomorrow's match. Jonathan David must be able to bring Lille back to 3 points, Genesio hopes he can perform better with his contribution to scoring goals in tomorrow's match.

Lille's defense is indeed better and they are quite strong. But they also have to consider Nice's quite productive attack line. Taking the wrong strategy can be detrimental to Lille.
Both teams have strengths and their meeting will be very difficult to predict. We will only speculate on the results and, hopefully, luck on the bets we make.

[mamesso]

No wonder the odds available are so thin like that, because their position in the standings is still very competitive because they only have a gap of one point and also, their goal productivity is not much different. Thus, of course any result will be possible and it is difficult for us to determine the winning team in this match because after all, based  on the head to head record they also quite often have a draw. With such considerations, betting on this match may only be able to rely on courage and luck, because even if we do research, the choices will still be confusing.

You are right, we will only see a comparison that will not be much different. The best we can choose may have to be based on courage and luck as you said.
Maybe like a betting situation for a match like this, we have to rely on what we believe more or maybe our instincts. I will not make a bet now, there is still some time and I will do it a few hours before the match starts.

This match is very important for both teams in the context of the hunt for positions in the UCL zone. Last week Nice managed to win at Reims, they managed to take advantage of Lille draw at Auxerre and are entitled to sit in fourth position. 
I wouldn't take any chances on this match, given the form of both teams this season, the final result is very hard to predict. If one had to rely on instinct, a draw would probably be a fair result for both, but anything can happen as long as the match is still going on.

[len01]

I would like to start with the odds given for the sides:

- Lille : 2.02
- Draw : 3.70
- Nice : 3.65

This really makes me feel like a draw a lot as well.    Even the odds for the draw and Nice win are very close to each other. This also makes me doubt Lille at home here.

Will we see goals from both sides? I think we will. It has 1.70 odds which seems quite nice to add to a multi honestly. Lille aren't as good as Nice when it comes to scoring but it is a home game so I guess they would score.

Their previous meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at Nice's home ground. Now, at Lille's home ground, a draw is very likely. The odds offered are quite good.
Betting on both teams to score might be a good bet. The situation might favor one team to win if a team would be more advantaged by an early goal.

If you look at the difference in odds and previous match results, the chance of a draw can indeed occur. But I have a different thought if Lille will win the match.
Out of 5 meetings, Lille has never beaten Nice and only draws often occur. So at least 1 win today is a good result.
On the one hand, from the H2H, Nice should be more favored. Because they once beat Lille when Nice played away. But the fact is that Lille is favored in this match and this strengthens my thinking of betting on Lille.

[rahmad2nd]

Montpellier vs Monaco

Monaco still unable to find their consistency this January that total they had through an 3 latest matches without the winning results with the records is lost from PSG on Trophée des Champions, draw from Nantes on Ligue 1 and the latest is Monaco have to eliminate early on French Cup because lost from Reims through an penalty shootout

Today Monaco actually has easy match because their opponent is only Montpellier the team from relegation zone but Monaco still facing storm injured which makes some of players potentially will be absense but i still hope with the current squad Monaco still able to collect 3 points from this match

This match should not be a big problem for Monaco even though some of their players are still injured, moreover, their opponent Montpellier's performance is more chaotic than Manaco. It is true that in the last few weeks Manaco has experienced a decline in performance, they have experienced many defeats across competitions. But the fact is that Montpellier is a team in the relegation zone, they have only been able to win 2 of their 17 matches. The two matches they won, their opponents were not tough challengers, so even though Montpellier acted as the home team, it was not easy to defeat a team as strong as AS Manaco. In Manaco's camp, they must win this match in order to reduce the points difference from the team above their ranking. Well, my estimate is that Manaco will win this match with a score of 2-0.

[Furious 7]

Lille's defense is indeed better and they are quite strong. But they also have to consider Nice's quite productive attack line. Taking the wrong strategy can be detrimental to Lille.
Both teams have strengths and their meeting will be very difficult to predict. We will only speculate on the results and, hopefully, luck on the bets we make.

Their defense is quite good but their attack for a big club is actually not very good so it's actually quite balanced for me because they also can't do much because they focus more on defense than on attacking schemes in the end and in the current conditions we can actually see that Lille sometimes focuses more on counter attacks than creating momentum with determination.

Conversely, in this case, although Nice tends to be poor in defense, their attack patterns are much better than Lille's for now and indeed from the last few match results, although in their 5 matches Nice lost once, they are quite good in terms of wins compared to Lille, which is much more towards a draw than a victory so I think for now Nice will be much more able to maximize opportunities even though a draw is also definitely possible for now.

[pusaka]

Lille's defense is indeed better and they are quite strong. But they also have to consider Nice's quite productive attack line. Taking the wrong strategy can be detrimental to Lille.
Both teams have strengths and their meeting will be very difficult to predict. We will only speculate on the results and, hopefully, luck on the bets we make.

In the standings, they are only 1 point apart so in general both teams have the ability to beat each other. The advantage is that Lilla will play as the host in this match, so they will have greater motivation to be able to get a win. Talking about the attack and defense lines, they actually have different advantages, for Lille they are indeed not more productive than Nice, but their defense is also better. On the other hand, Nice does create more goals, but their defense is quite weak compared to Lille. So with a comparison like that they can take advantage of each other's weaknesses, and I agree that one mistake can bring disaster to them.

[Lidger]

When PSG plays in the local league, PSG is placed ahead of the other teams because there are as many teams in the France league as PSG is strong and always ahead of the league title fight with PSG performing well. This season is no exception, respectively a new season has started PSG is doing well there and they are continuing to do well and still they are at the bottom of the table. Maybe at the end of the season PSG will be at the bottom of the points table with the most points and they will be champions of the local league. Winning the France League title is never difficult for PSG but it is difficult for this team to do well in the Champions League. So much effort and so much money spent, nothing worked because PSG did not succeed in the Champions League despite all these efforts. 

PSG have a match against Lens on the 18th and I think PSG will get full points in this match as well.

Of course they are placed ahead of every other team as this is purely a money question. That is why Ligue 1 is horribly boring and I think the only fix to that issue would be if another sheikh comes into play and pushes another club. They don't even have the slightest competition and I will never understand how Mbappe could waste half of his career at PSG. Yes it made him rich, very rich, but if you want to make history, it's impossible to do it in France no matter how good you are.

How PSG spends money in the France league or the way they plan to strengthen their team, if other clubs in the league did the same, PSG would never have won the championship alone. If there was tough competition in this league, people would not dislike this league so much. Everyone has this idea that no matter how many other teams compete, PSG will be the champion in this league, so most of the football lovers avoid the games of this league. 

Another failing for PSG is that they cannot do well in the Champions League. It is true that they spend money but this money does not help much in Champions League matches. What happened in the previous seasons will happen this season and I think the same thing will happen in the coming seasons PSG may not do very well in the Champions League tournament.

[Docnaster]

Lille's defense is indeed better and they are quite strong. But they also have to consider Nice's quite productive attack line. Taking the wrong strategy can be detrimental to Lille.
Both teams have strengths and their meeting will be very difficult to predict. We will only speculate on the results and, hopefully, luck on the bets we make.

In the standings, they are only 1 point apart so in general both teams have the ability to beat each other. The advantage is that Lilla will play as the host in this match, so they will have greater motivation to be able to get a win. Talking about the attack and defense lines, they actually have different advantages, for Lille they are indeed not more productive than Nice, but their defense is also better. On the other hand, Nice does create more goals, but their defense is quite weak compared to Lille. So with a comparison like that they can take advantage of each other's weaknesses, and I agree that one mistake can bring disaster to them.

When two clubs are separated by just one point in the league table,   then beating each other is very possible like you said. Lille will play at home tonight and that I think gives them the an added advantage to get the better of their visitors Nice. For me, I'll be staking on a straight win for Lille because looking at the statistics, I think they're more favored to win whenever they're facing Nice at home.
Nice defense this season have been poor unlike their attacking line and if Lille can capitalize on that, they might score two or more goals before the end of first half

[Jody.Drummer]

When two clubs are separated by just one point in the league table,   then beating each other is very possible like you said. Lille will play at home tonight and that I think gives them the an added advantage to get the better of their visitors Nice. For me, I'll be staking on a straight win for Lille because looking at the statistics, I think they're more favored to win whenever they're facing Nice at home.
Nice defense this season have been poor unlike their attacking line and if Lille can capitalize on that, they might score two or more goals before the end of first half

That's right, and if you look at that, then a draw is also very likely to happen in this match. They must also be aware of their opponent's strength, so that will also make them more careful.
However, I would rather see an open game from both teams, I would rather they trade attacks than have to play too carefully and wait for the opponent to make mistakes.
A strategy that can be implemented very well will also be a determinant, because if they fail to implement the instructed strategy, then it will increase their chances of losing.

[Palakka]

Monaco still unable to find their consistency this January that total they had through an 3 latest matches without the winning results with the records is lost from PSG on Trophée des Champions, draw from Nantes on Ligue 1 and the latest is Monaco have to eliminate early on French Cup because lost from Reims through an penalty shootout

Today Monaco actually has easy match because their opponent is only Montpellier the team from relegation zone but Monaco still facing storm injured which makes some of players potentially will be absense but i still hope with the current squad Monaco still able to collect 3 points from this match

The three matches that have taken place have not shown major changes for Monaco so they appear less promising and now is an opportunity for Monaco to increase their chances of winning because the opponents they face are not too strong because they are in the relegation zone so it is much easier for Monaco to get three points in the match.

Monaco are five points behind Marseille in second place so facing Montpellier is the best chance to catch up and also quite a problem when getting a draw because of the potential to be caught up by Nice in fourth place. This will be a slightly easier game for Monaco and I am sure they will get the win.

Injuries to several Monaco players are the reason for their poor consistency at the moment, I see that Monaco actually had outstanding performance and consistency at the start of the season, but when they started facing a busy schedule and their players like Wilfried singo, golovin, zakaria and balogun injured precisely  made them experience a decline in performance at the moment, but even so, facing Montpellier who are currently in the relegation zone should be the beginning of their revival after failing to win in the last 3 matches, a victory over Montpellier in my opinion can rebuild the confidence and mentality of their players later.

[irhact]

When two clubs are separated by just one point in the league table,  then beating each other is very possible like you said. Lille will play at home tonight and that I think gives them the an added advantage to get the better of their visitors Nice. For me, I'll be staking on a straight win for Lille because looking at the statistics, I think they're more favored to win whenever they're facing Nice at home.
Nice defense this season have been poor unlike their attacking line and if Lille can capitalize on that, they might score two or more goals before the end of first half

I'm not supporting Lille to win but I'll be backing Nice although I won't be staking my money in this game since it can go anyways as both clubs are almost on the same level of form this season. But from their past records Nice has the advantage and not Lille. Out of their last 5 games, it has been Nice that have managed to win 2 games while the rest of the games has ended in a draw therefore, there's every possibility of this game ending in a draw too since both clubs are in need of this points so they might end up sharing and not taking the risk then lose the whole 3 points and their position on the table. Lille home advantage won't make any difference.