French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[harapan]

Paris Saint-Germain has finally achieved the expected result. Lens has put up a very good fight so far, but after losing to Marseille, they have no choice but to watch Paris Saint-Germain take the lead. It's clear they've put up a great fight in the French league so far. However, in a league where Paris Saint-Germain wins the championship every year, they can do their best but they can't win. Of course, the race isn't over for Lens, but Paris Saint-Germain won't relinquish the lead to anyone now.

Finally, i dare say, we all expect great things from Paris Saint-Germain, it was about time they gave themselves a little wake-up call.
Lens are having a great season, there's nothing to complain about, and i have to say the league is becoming really fun, i don't know if you agree with me.

Have they not won the league one for the eleventh time. It is about time a new winners emerge.

The aim of the president is to successfully win and defend the Champions League.

This is my reason for not being happy with Marseille, how can you start well when the league started but drop form all of a sudden when it is most important. Lens are doing fine, more consistent performance is needed if they are to get the league title.

[Velvet78]

After a loss against Marseille, Lens still look okay. They beat Le Havre home last night. The score was 1-0 at the end but they could have scored more with that productivity.

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

In the recent years PSG struggled in away games. On the other hand BTTS was commonly seen. 1.63 odds for it look nice! 

[Akbarkoe]

Paris Saint Germain focuses a lot on the Champions League because the championship is practically already won, of course nothing is certain, but it must be said that for them it is a great advantage not to have rivals at their level in the league and they can do everything they want when they go abroad.

Moat of the investment in players and coach that PSG has ever made all their years has mostly been for the purpose of the champions league so do not really blame them when they channel so much of their efforts in that direction because for them they are hoping to get the return on their investment from there and now that they have got a champions league trophy already, they are quite sure defending it will definitely not be a bad idea so they would want to put in the effort let it be that they were probably not just lucky enough.

The most appropriate phrase is that PSG is investing in players and coaches to increase their chances in the domestic league and maintain their dominance. I think this is more accurate, as it's unlikely they're investing in such a large-scale effort just because they're in the Champions League; they're certainly looking to reap two benefits. This is why PSG has consistently dominated Ligue 1. This isn't just a distraction, but a goal that must be secured.
I just want to see if the same thing will happen as last season, building from the ground up to the final, and is it possible for that to happen again?

[Jessie2121]

After a loss against Marseille, Lens still look okay. They beat Le Havre home last night. The score was 1-0 at the end but they could have scored more with that productivity.

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

In the recent years PSG struggled in away games. On the other hand BTTS was commonly seen. 1.63 odds for it look nice! 

I was wondering why they didn't score more than a goal in that game because if you watch as Le Havre was playing you noticed the poor defending and their midfielders wasn't good enough to stop Lens in any way, clear chances wasn't converted. Honestly I wanted to see why they have been causing a lot of problem for PSG and Marseille, like these guys made a statement which every team in Ligue 1 got clearly that they want to be noticed and maybe seen as title contenders too. I don't think PSG would go easy with Strasbourg since they know that Lens got a win and it will be like what we do see in the la Liga with Barcelona and Madrid, they use the result of the other team to motivate themselves, that is the same thing with PSG, it will be a win for sure.

[Slow death]

It's not that they're not worthy, but rather that Lens are not yet capable of breaking PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 this season. Because not only are Lens still unable to beat PSG this season, but they also don't necessarily have a consistent winning streak until the end. So when Lens lost at Marseille last week, Lens had to accept the reality that they still have a hard fight ahead of them to stop PSG from dominating Ligue 1. This means that it won't be easy for any team to break that streak as long as they don't have the ability to surpass PSG in Ligue 1.

I think what Lens is doing this season is incredible; they are indeed fighting for the title and are currently at the top of the table. Look at the financial difference between Lens and PSG:

Lens = €116.90m

PSG = €1.20bn

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Lens is a team with a market value of less than €150 million, while PSG is a team with a market value of billions. Consider the lower financial expenditure Lens has made and their position at the top of the table – that's incredible. I know one could argue that Lens won't be able to continue fighting for the title, but PSG might not be able to either. Look at PSG's next opponent; they are an opponent that could cause PSG to lose points, allowing Lens to stay at the top this round.

[Mame89]

After a loss against Marseille, Lens still look okay. They beat Le Havre home last night. The score was 1-0 at the end but they could have scored more with that productivity.

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

In the recent years PSG struggled in away games. On the other hand BTTS was commonly seen. 1.63 odds for it look nice! 

True. After losing to Marseille, Lens mentality was resilient and they maintained their spirit as evidenced by their narrow victory over Le Havre which restored Lens to the top of the table.

PSG will face Strasbourg. This will be a tough match for PSG this match will be intense with PSG looking to take over the top spot while Strasbourg aims to improve their Ligue 1 standings and secure a European spot. Strasbourg also faces this match with good form having just secured a convincing victory over Lille. They are naturally ambitious to continue their good run.

Furthermore Strasbourg's form under new manager ONeil has improved consistently displaying a collective attacking style. This will be a tough match especially with PSG facing several injury problems. Underestimating Strasbourg will make it difficult for PSG to win.

[pawel7777]

Yesterday's Champions League play-offs draw was not very fortunate for French clubs. The only 2 teams that are still fighting in the tournament, PSG and Monaco got matched against eacother, so whatever happens, only one of them will make it through.
On the positive side, we have a guarantee that at least one French club will participate in the round of 16.

Whoever wins will face either Barcelona or Chelsea.

Marseille was close, but they dropped off. They finished just outside of the play-off zone, on 25th place in the table. I suspect they relaxed as they didn't expect Benfica could beat Real by a 2 goal difference, but that's exactly what happened.

[Ahli38]

Marseille will soon face Paris FC in a few minutes. And this time Paris FC will be the host. In their last h2h meeting Marseille won by a large margin of 5-2 when Marseille was the host. But this time Marseille's position as the away team may put pressure on their own team. This match is very interesting to watch and even to bet on, where the odds available are also quite favorable for choosing between the two. Both teams really need a win this time. Paris FC needs to win to be able to move up in the standings or even widen the points gap between them and several teams in the red zone. As for Marseille they also need a win to maintain their position in the top 3 in the standings or even to close in on PSG's points. So I personally believe that this match will be very fierce, where both teams will fight hard to secure a victory. I predict that this match will most likely end in a draw. I think it will be difficult for Marseille to win this time. They will need to work very hard and even be cautious in this match to win it.

[MAAManda]

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

Your perspective is too narrow if you only look at the H2H of both teams, indeed in Paris Saint-Germain last away match to Stade de la Meinau they didn't get a good result, but if we look at the current conditions, there's no reason for Paris Saint-Germain to get even 1 point, they will get full points there. Paris Saint-Germain prediction & belief to win the match is strengthened by the bookies, they're the favorites even when they play away.

[el kaka22]

Obviously Lille going back to winning is great for them, once again I do insist that we are going to see PSG be the title winners this season and nothing shocking will happen, but Lens being second place at the end of the season is still a huge achievement for them.

Both because financially they will make more money, also when they are this good the stadium must be selling many tickets, and also they will sell more merch like jerseys and hats and whatever, and also they will get more sponsorships, and finishing place will pay more, and UCL will pay a lot. Basically when you finish second while other team is 10+ point ahead of you versus being second when you have a possibility of winning, the difference is huge.

[jakdanyel]

Marseille will soon face Paris FC in a few minutes. And this time Paris FC will be the host. In their last h2h meeting Marseille won by a large margin of 5-2 when Marseille was the host. But this time Marseille's position as the away team may put pressure on their own team. This match is very interesting to watch and even to bet on, where the odds available are also quite favorable for choosing between the two. Both teams really need a win this time. Paris FC needs to win to be able to move up in the standings or even widen the points gap between them and several teams in the red zone. As for Marseille they also need a win to maintain their position in the top 3 in the standings or even to close in on PSG's points. So I personally believe that this match will be very fierce, where both teams will fight hard to secure a victory. I predict that this match will most likely end in a draw. I think it will be difficult for Marseille to win this time. They will need to work very hard and even be cautious in this match to win it.

It looks like Marseille are entering a good period again. First the 5-2 win against Angers and a 3-1 win right after which was against Lens.

And now they are in the lead by 2-0 against Paris FC... Greenwood is on fire with a goal and an assist! He is definitely a player whose level is above this team. 

I don't want to get much hyped about Marseille anyway. They lack consistency at the end of the day.

[Shadiq]

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

Your perspective is too narrow if you only look at the H2H of both teams, indeed in Paris Saint-Germain last away match to Stade de la Meinau they didn't get a good result, but if we look at the current conditions, there's no reason for Paris Saint-Germain to get even 1 point, they will get full points there. Paris Saint-Germain prediction & belief to win the match is strengthened by the bookies, they're the favorites even when they play away.

I can't ignore Strasbourg in the recent times, even though the previous statistics are in favor of PSG, the chances of Strasbourg winning are not at all small. Although PSG has been consistent in Ligue 1 recently, they don't seem strong to me now. Rather, their performance is questionable to me. Strasbourg is not a weak opponent, so we have to be prepared for any result against them. The host Strasbourg will try to gain points from this match in any way.

[khiholangkang]

Obviously Lille going back to winning is great for them, once again I do insist that we are going to see PSG be the title winners this season and nothing shocking will happen, but Lens being second place at the end of the season is still a huge achievement for them.

Both because financially they will make more money, also when they are this good the stadium must be selling many tickets, and also they will sell more merch like jerseys and hats and whatever, and also they will get more sponsorships, and finishing place will pay more, and UCL will pay a lot. Basically when you finish second while other team is 10+ point ahead of you versus being second when you have a possibility of winning, the difference is huge.

They returned to focus on league 1 after not qualifying for the Champions League playoff qualifying round, they failed there and have now strengthened their position again in the league, unfortunately Lens are still in the lead, the meeting against Rennes is quite difficult, in my opinion the potential is quite small for Lens to win so there is a high possibility of losing or a draw on the other hand. PSG must have re-established themselves to return to the top, clearly ending the season for Lens in second place is a very big achievement, especially if they are able to maintain their first position until the end of the season.

Yes, the difference is very big because it is considered to have hope and will also be considered to have strong competitiveness with the finalists. If the difference in points is small, this will improve the image and also increase public confidence in the future and will also be able to compete, money will come to them after the new season starts again.

[Pandu Geddon]

I can't ignore Strasbourg in the recent times, even though the previous statistics are in favor of PSG, the chances of Strasbourg winning are not at all small. Although PSG has been consistent in Ligue 1 recently, they don't seem strong to me now. Rather, their performance is questionable to me. Strasbourg is not a weak opponent, so we have to be prepared for any result against them. The host Strasbourg will try to gain points from this match in any way.

Their last meeting also ended in a 3-3 draw at PSG's home. So, Strasbourg might not be easy to beat PSG this time, especially since they will be playing at their own home. Strasbourg's performance has not been bad in the last few matches. But PSG also does not want to lose. If PSG loses, Lens will gain an advantage.

[m4r1o]

After watching Lens take on Le Havre I just saw a team that have lost that spark of brilliance, it wasn't as I expected this game tonight, the host didn't play like they are a big threat to PSG this season and is like after they lost to Marseille 3-1 their performance dropped. Lens was lucky to have played a team that doesn't have any direction, they are just on the field running for nothing and I imagined if it was Lille or Monaco that played against Lens, it would have been a problem for Lens but they should enjoy staying at the top till PSG are done with Strasbourg.

Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team, but they can't dominate alone. Marseille finished third, which means they've played excellently throughout the season.

I don't want the idea to get across that we should blame Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, anything can happen in football.

[RaltcoinsB]

I can't ignore Strasbourg in the recent times, even though the previous statistics are in favor of PSG, the chances of Strasbourg winning are not at all small. Although PSG has been consistent in Ligue 1 recently, they don't seem strong to me now. Rather, their performance is questionable to me. Strasbourg is not a weak opponent, so we have to be prepared for any result against them. The host Strasbourg will try to gain points from this match in any way.

Their last meeting also ended in a 3-3 draw at PSG's home. So, Strasbourg might not be easy to beat PSG this time, especially since they will be playing at their own home. Strasbourg's performance has not been bad in the last few matches. But PSG also does not want to lose. If PSG loses, Lens will gain an advantage.

Lens remained undefeated in their match, securing three points with a single goal. Marseille, on the other hand, lost two points by drawing 2-2 away at Paris FC. Tomorrow, Paris Saint-Germain faces a tough match. If they drop points against Strasbourg, Lens could reclaim the lead, or they could end up level on points. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain absolutely needs to win tomorrow's match.

 A competitive match will also be played between Lyon and Lille. Both teams have had tough matches in the Europa League and are tired. Despite this, they will continue to fight, and we'll see which team has the advantage. The competitive atmosphere in the French league this year makes the matches more enjoyable.

[Hypnotizer]

Lens remained undefeated in their match, securing three points with a single goal. Marseille, on the other hand, lost two points by drawing 2-2 away at Paris FC. Tomorrow, Paris Saint-Germain faces a tough match. If they drop points against Strasbourg, Lens could reclaim the lead, or they could end up level on points. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain absolutely needs to win tomorrow's match.

 A competitive match will also be played between Lyon and Lille. Both teams have had tough matches in the Europa League and are tired. Despite this, they will continue to fight, and we'll see which team has the advantage. The competitive atmosphere in the French league this year makes the matches more enjoyable.

Marseille haven’t been consistent in their game this season and in this one against Paris FC they were even leading in the first half and they’re also the first to score in the second half but Paris FC pulled a very impressive comeback later in the second half.

Lens are performing impressively in the Ligue 1 this season and they’re strongly racing for the title with the reigning champions PSG, from earlier the season I thought Marseille would be the big opponent strongly contending for the title with PSG but they messed it and now Lens  are using their opportunity the best way after the lost to Marseille which sees them losing points and giving the top spot to PSG which they’ve now reclaim for now before PSG next gane tomorrow against Strasbourg which will be a tough one for PSG but PSG should definitely win that match to still be the toppers of the league.

[Oluwa-btc]

It looks like Marseille are entering a good period again. First the 5-2 win against Angers and a 3-1 win right after which was against Lens.

And now they are in the lead by 2-0 against Paris FC... Greenwood is on fire with a goal and an assist! He is definitely a player whose level is above this team. 

I don't want to get much hyped about Marseille anyway. They lack consistency at the end of the day.

Mason Greenwood was man of this match but they ended up not winning the game.

Their manager Roberto Di zebri was caught fumming as his side Marseille failed to keep the game under control. Failure to have the game under control saw Paris Fc launching several dangerous attacks on Marseille. At the very end, a penalty was awarded which was as a result of the goalkeeper strucking the head the attacker when he should have aimed for the ball. It was another huge blow losing that game. They're now seven points behind lens league winners.

[justinlamode]

After a loss against Marseille, Lens still look okay. They beat Le Havre home last night. The score was 1-0 at the end but they could have scored more with that productivity.

Now let's see what PSG will do against Strasbourg away. I don't feel like they will find it easy first of all. Their head-to-heads are also giving us some ideas.

In the recent years PSG struggled in away games. On the other hand BTTS was commonly seen. 1.63 odds for it look nice! 

I'm not happy that they lost to Marseille because that match changes everything for them so it can never be regarded as being okay despite that they won yesterday. Marseille is the biggest threat after PSG so Lens winning them would have shaken PSG a little. But seeing how miserably they lost to Marseille, PSG will be smiling knowing that those pressures from Lens were mere youthful exuberance.

[$weetne$$]

Marseille will soon face Paris FC in a few minutes. And this time Paris FC will be the host. In their last h2h meeting Marseille won by a large margin of 5-2 when Marseille was the host. But this time Marseille's position as the away team may put pressure on their own team. This match is very interesting to watch and even to bet on, where the odds available are also quite favorable for choosing between the two. Both teams really need a win this time. Paris FC needs to win to be able to move up in the standings or even widen the points gap between them and several teams in the red zone. As for Marseille they also need a win to maintain their position in the top 3 in the standings or even to close in on PSG's points. So I personally believe that this match will be very fierce, where both teams will fight hard to secure a victory. I predict that this match will most likely end in a draw. I think it will be difficult for Marseille to win this time. They will need to work very hard and even be cautious in this match to win it.

This fixture did ended in a 2 - 2 draw, I did expect that Paris to get at least a goal but not to really  win but seeing  them gwt a draw is not far fetched too because  they are actually  a solid team as seen in their performance  since  this season and Marseille on the other hand is actually  really solid, they have been consistently trying  to push their position on the table but PSG is definitely Frimley rooting their position on the table. Both Marseille and Parsi did well in that game actually.