French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[hahay]

After the last three matches in Ligue 1 without a win, this time Monaco will still play away but the opponent he faces is Montpellier who is at the bottom of the standings. Thus, it should be Monaco to break the bad results and get three points in this away match against Montpellier. Basically, I'm also very sure Monaco will win for sure, but in reality maybe victory  is still not easy to get. Because after all, in the previous match Monaco was also held to a draw by Nantes, which was also in the bottom zone of the standings, thus it is possible that Montpellier could surprise in this match. But, if Monaco remains focused on targeting victory without weakening Montpellier, then the victory for Monaco should still happen.

[wiss19]

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

Monaco having this long time problem usually after having good start of season they give up easily and ended on bad in first half of this season things were mixed while they are currently at third spot have 5 points difference from second spotted Marseille and Nice, Lille and Lyon are giving them good challenge.

In this game which is they are going to play against bottom side Montpellier surely needed their full performance with 3 points because things could be better if they are able to have win in this game chances could be improved for staying at third spot otherwise they can face another drop while currently chances are not high for having top 2 spots with this inconsistency. Monaco had only 1 win from their last 7 games which is surely concern for them now it's going to be another big chance for them to do better for second half of season which is going to be challenging.

[beerlover]

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 could be the game to make them come back, they are looking like the better team, much better team, and they should be able to get a win here, I mean nobody can guarantee how their form is looking, obviously they are not looking that great recently, but this time they should be doing fine. Plus, they need a win here if they want to stay in the race for second place, otherwise it would hurt their chances a lot and they wouldn't want that. It's not easy to stay at top four in this league, and second place would guarantee them having a much better result without a doubt, for the future as well.

I believe Monaco is trying their hardest, and they are spending quite awful lot of money to be the second biggest team in this league, not being second place could hurt them financially as well. This is why they need to return to winning form and do much better, they are not too far away, they have just 5 points gap, I am sure if they do fine, they can get back there.

[SOKO-DEKE]

After the last three matches in Ligue 1 without a win, this time Monaco will still play away but the opponent he faces is Montpellier who is at the bottom of the standings. Thus, it should be Monaco to break the bad results and get three points in this away match against Montpellier. Basically, I'm also very sure Monaco will win for sure, but in reality maybe victory  is still not easy to get. Because after all, in the previous match Monaco was also held to a draw by Nantes, which was also in the bottom zone of the standings, thus it is possible that Montpellier could surprise in this match. But, if Monaco remains focused on targeting victory without weakening Montpellier, then the victory for Monaco should still happen.

The game has started, and they are already at halftime. Currently, Monaco is leading 0-1. From the way Monaco is playing, they really have a good chance of winning this game. They are the team controlling the pitch, and Monaco has created a lot of good chances. However, the truth is they are just not lucky enough; otherwise, they could have scored against Montpellier more than three goals. Monaco has had almost eight shots on target.

I don’t know what will happen in the second half, but I have confidence in Monaco that they will add another goal. From my observations, I don’t think Montpellier has any chances of drawing this game. But let’s see what will happen.

[Adbitco]

Montpellier had been woeful in their last 5 games in the league, i wonder how they managed to beat Monaco? i won't have believed it if i was told earlier on that Montpellier would win Monaco today especially now that Monaco needed to use this match to try and get back to form. Monaco themselves are not in form lately and thus needed this win to get back on track, but their opponent had something else installed for them.

[junder]

After the last three matches in Ligue 1 without a win, this time Monaco will still play away but the opponent he faces is Montpellier who is at the bottom of the standings. Thus, it should be Monaco to break the bad results and get three points in this away match against Montpellier. Basically, I'm also very sure Monaco will win for sure, but in reality maybe victory  is still not easy to get. Because after all, in the previous match Monaco was also held to a draw by Nantes, which was also in the bottom zone of the standings, thus it is possible that Montpellier could surprise in this match. But, if Monaco remains focused on targeting victory without weakening Montpellier, then the victory for Monaco should still happen.

The game has started, and they are already at halftime. Currently, Monaco is leading 0-1. From the way Monaco is playing, they really have a good chance of winning this game. They are the team controlling the pitch, and Monaco has created a lot of good chances. However, the truth is they are just not lucky enough; otherwise, they could have scored against Montpellier more than three goals. Monaco has had almost eight shots on target.

I don’t know what will happen in the second half, but I have confidence in Monaco that they will add another goal. From my observations, I don’t think Montpellier has any chances of drawing this game. But let’s see what will happen.

I also thought the same when Monaco managed to dominate the match they could end it with a win, especially after leading the scoreboard in the first half, and after entering the second half it was very clear Monaco wanted to ensure a 100% win in their hands by increasing the number of advantages, but the reality was different, there were no more goals they scored in that half. And the surprise happened Montpellier was able to change the situation with the effectiveness of their attacks, Musa Al Taamari brought Montpellier to win this match. With this result, Monaco position in the standings must go down while adding to their record of bad results.

[Chilwell]

Paris Saint-Germain finalise the transfer of Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, with a five-year contract agreed for the 23-year-old sensation.

Paris Saint-Germain have today completed the transfer of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, one of the biggest moves of the January transfer window. The deal, valued at more than €70m (£60m), has been confirmed by both clubs after weeks of negotiations.

Kvaratskhelia, who joined Napoli in 2022 for just €10m, has signed a five-year contract with the French champions. PSG coach Luis Enrique had previously identified the Georgian international as a priority target to bolster his attacking options.

The 23-year-old winger's departure from Napoli comes after he expressed his desire to leave, with coach Antonio Conte confirming that "Kvaratskhelia has asked to leave the club. I spoke to Khvicha and he confirmed his plan to leave the club immediately."

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis demanded €80m initially, but eventually accepted PSG's offer, which includes easily achievable bonuses. Kvaratskhelia is expected to travel to Paris later this week to undergo a medical and finalise personal terms.

Source link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.besoccer.com/new/amp/official-psg-secure-kvaratskhelia-in-euro-70m-deal-ending-napoli-stint-1344047

[TelolettOm]

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.

It is undeniable that Monaco's performance has really declined lately. At least in the last 4 matches, there has not been a single win. So currently, Monaco's position must be taken over by LOSC in 3rd place. Their 2 strikers Balogun and Ilenikhena are injured which will last quite a long time.

So this is quite influential on their performance. It's just that, in this match, Monaco lost to Montpellier, it was a bit disappointing. Because after all, their opponent was the club at the bottom of the relegation zone, while Monaco had a lot of opportunities that were wasted.

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[Weawant]

It is undeniable that Monaco's performance has really declined lately. At least in the last 4 matches, there has not been a single win. So currently, Monaco's position must be taken over by LOSC in 3rd place. Their 2 strikers Balogun and Ilenikhena are injured which will last quite a long time.

So this is quite influential on their performance. It's just that, in this match, Monaco lost to Montpellier, it was a bit disappointing. Because after all, their opponent was the club at the bottom of the relegation zone, while Monaco had a lot of opportunities that were wasted.

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Going by this result I will be probably forced to agree that indeed Monaco's performance has really dropped and they aren't doing any well at this point,  they should be doing better than this, montpellier has done any beyond  average this season and so they shouldn't have been of a challenge to Monaco who has been above them by their performances,  except that this season they have been inconsistent with it, probably next season they do better but gradually I'm beginning to think they may not end up with a really decent finish by the end of this season but they will be able to be amongst top ten and possibly five if they get consistent with hard work.

[tusandii]

Lens - Paris Saint-Germain

Give your opinion with the odds given by the bookies on their match


For the PSG odds themselves, I think they are quite large even though PSG has performed consistently this season and the odds should be quite @1.45 / @1.50 but @1.73 in my opinion is very large and I suspect there might be a surprise in this match whether Lens beats PSG or will get a draw.

[ancafe]

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.

Player injuries are always the cause of a setback for a team when competing, but it needs to be prepared carefully so that it does not have much effect on the competition. Squad depth is something that is quite important so that when this happens the coach has the option to rotate the players needed. The beginning of the season was better because Monaco appeared very promising, but as the competition progressed they began to have problems achieving victory.

If they could lose against Montpellier then everyone would definitely doubt Monaco and the defeat was beyond our predictions because Montpellier is not a tough opponent. Lecomte was impressive in goal as he made a number of saves as Monaco lost the match.

[len01]

Lille vs Nice

It was a fierce competition between the two teams when in the first half they gave each other resistance and ended with a very good contribution from Lille defender, Bafodé Diakité to lock the winning score in the second half.
Actually Nice almost managed to hold the match to a draw but unfortunately Lille defense was stronger and was always able to thwart the opportunity.

[Hirose UK]

Lille vs Nice

It was a fierce competition between the two teams when in the first half they gave each other resistance and ended with a very good contribution from Lille defender, Bafodé Diakité to lock the winning score in the second half.
Actually Nice almost managed to hold the match to a draw but unfortunately Lille defense was stronger and was always able to thwart the opportunity.

And from this victory LOSC managed to shift to occupy 3rd place because today Monaco suffered defeat against the bottom team Montpellier, it was humiliating defeat for Monaco but very profitable for LOSC and today I quite salute Nice who were able to fight hard to avoid defeat even though in the end LOSC remained superior thanks to their solid defense.
Congratulations on winning the bet, today Lens will play against PSG, I predict for PSG victory even they will definitely be able to score more than 2 goal, what do you think.

[hyudien]

Lille vs Nice

It was a fierce competition between the two teams when in the first half they gave each other resistance and ended with a very good contribution from Lille defender, Bafodé Diakité to lock the winning score in the second half.
Actually Nice almost managed to hold the match to a draw but unfortunately Lille defense was stronger and was always able to thwart the opportunity.

And from this victory LOSC managed to shift to occupy 3rd place because today Monaco suffered defeat against the bottom team Montpellier, it was humiliating defeat for Monaco but very profitable for LOSC and today I quite salute Nice who were able to fight hard to avoid defeat even though in the end LOSC remained superior thanks to their solid defense.
Congratulations on winning the bet, today Lens will play against PSG, I predict for PSG victory even they will definitely be able to score more than 2 goal, what do you think.

Before this match started, we had difficulty in predicting who would win this match. At that time we also talked about the hosts having more advantages, and that's what happened in this match.
It can be said that this match was quite balanced, only the hosts were able to make better use of the opportunities they got to become a goal and that allowed them to secure 3 points.
Nice was indeed able to take the lead first, but Lille did not give up easily and managed to turn things around to lock in the win.

[Velvet78]

BTTS was really a good option for the Lille - Nice game and it won easily.    For today I'm thinking of taking only PSG win for my parlay. It has 1.74 odds which is very tempting.    Lens aren't a bad team. They have a really solid defense as well considering they have conceded nearly the same amount of goals as PSG as well. This must be why the odds for PSG win are a little higher than the expectations.

Actually Lens don't have a bad history in home games against PSG in the recent years. But I still want to pick PSG win instead of making a goal bet or any other bet. I'm curious about another thing whether we would see Kvara in the second half. He is a great signing honestly.

[mammusu]

It is undeniable that Monaco's performance has really declined lately. At least in the last 4 matches, there has not been a single win. So currently, Monaco's position must be taken over by LOSC in 3rd place. Their 2 strikers Balogun and Ilenikhena are injured which will last quite a long time.

So this is quite influential on their performance. It's just that, in this match, Monaco lost to Montpellier, it was a bit disappointing. Because after all, their opponent was the club at the bottom of the relegation zone, while Monaco had a lot of opportunities that were wasted.

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Going by this result I will be probably forced to agree that indeed Monaco's performance has really dropped and they aren't doing any well at this point,  they should be doing better than this, montpellier has done any beyond  average this season and so they shouldn't have been of a challenge to Monaco who has been above them by their performances,  except that this season they have been inconsistent with it, probably next season they do better but gradually I'm beginning to think they may not end up with a really decent finish by the end of this season but they will be able to be amongst top ten and possibly five if they get consistent with hard work.

After a series of negative results in the previous few matches, I thought Monaco had risen and can returned to winning ways especially by only facing a team that was in the relegation zone at this time, but the defeat to Montpellier was actually very surprising to us especially if we look at the quality of the two teams that are very significant at this time, although they were able to excel in the first half but precisely their poor concentration and defence allowed Montpellier to comeback to win in end the match, I see this is the main problem from other  big teams in ligue 1 to break PSG dominance so far, although the rival teams has improved the quality of their squad, but their mentality is very bad and even difficult to win from teams weaker than them so far, the defeat further distanced them from PSG and  I think Monaco has officially dropped out of the title competition this season by dropping to 4th place standing.

[Slow death]

Montpellier had been woeful in their last 5 games in the league, i wonder how they managed to beat Monaco? i won't have believed it if i was told earlier on that Montpellier would win Monaco today especially now that Monaco needed to use this match to try and get back to form. Monaco themselves are not in form lately and thus needed this win to get back on track, but their opponent had something else installed for them.

The funny thing about this result is that Monaco had more possession of the ball, they had 11 shots on target compared to just 4 from Montpellier, but they only scored 1 goal against an opponent who in the last 6 games, in 5 of them, conceded 2 goals in each game. 


Today's games:

Lens - Paris Saint-Germain (I see PSG coming out on top in this game, they'll at least score 2 goals and both teams will score)

Rennes - Brest (I see this game ending in a draw with both teams scoring)

Lyon - Toulouse (I see Lyon coming out on top in this game, they'll at least score 2 goals)

[aylabadia05]

Lens - Paris Saint-Germain



For the PSG odds themselves, I think they are quite large even though PSG has performed consistently this season and the odds should be quite @1.45 / @1.50 but @1.73 in my opinion is very large and I suspect there might be a surprise in this match whether Lens beats PSG or will get a draw.

Odds @1.73 is a good amount to bet on PSG because there is a possibility that PSG can win over Lens in this match. According to my prediction, PSG will win with a narrow score like in their previous meetings. There is also a chance of a draw. If you have to bet but are hesitant between choosing PSG to win or draw, another option in my opinion is that both teams can score goals.

[mamesso]

Lille vs Nice

It was a fierce competition between the two teams when in the first half they gave each other resistance and ended with a very good contribution from Lille defender, Bafodé Diakité to lock the winning score in the second half.
Actually Nice almost managed to hold the match to a draw but unfortunately Lille defense was stronger and was always able to thwart the opportunity.

In this match I saw something different from the Lille players, they never stopped looking for opportunities to catch up after Nice managed to close the first half with a score of 1-0. The second half was completely theirs, scoring 2 goals and the most epic comeback ever by Lille.
This victory took them to 3rd position and shifted Monaco's position, which was surprisingly defeated by Montpellier, who were in last place.

[karabiber]

Today's games:

Lens - Paris Saint-Germain (I see PSG coming out on top in this game, they'll at least score 2 goals and both teams will score)

Two teams that attract attention with their high tempo football are facing each other. Lens has problems defensively and suffers losses because of that, but offensively, on the contrary, he has no problem finding goals. Lens is effective in wing organizations and can give his opponents difficulties with these organizations. PSG, on the other hand, continue to sweep their opponents and are in a comfortable position in the league. PSG will play a tough away game, so they may prefer a controlled game plan, but PSG have a clear advantage in the last 5 games between them. The favorite is PSG as always and I expect PSG to win by a single goal in this match.