French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[bangjoe]

Round 31 starts with a Brest - Lens game tonight...

Starting with the home side, they have literally no goal left to achieve in the remainder of the season. They are safe from relegation and aren't close to top 6 either.

But every game is crucial for Lens at this point. They are 4 points away from the leader. Normally they shouldn't leave any points today. 1.55 odds look really nice to bet on or add to a multi.

The result of the match with Brest was a draw and that made them not get more points and only secure a point here, the times are very critical but not producing maximum results is always upsetting, I think Lens feels like that now and if PSG wins against Angers of course the difference will be even further and it will be 6 points for PSG's advantage in the standings, After this week is over the remaining league 1 matches will only end 3 more matches which are very crucial for everyone to get a position especially for ang to save himself from the relegation zone like Auxerre, because Nantes and Metz cannot be saved anymore.

[Slow death]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The game against Nantes has never been a problem for PSG and before now it seems like a game that would give PSG a problem, from how PSG has been poor in some games it looks like they were going to drop point against Nantes but the games came as a surprise to Nantes because PSG played like they were in a hurry to end that encounter to face their next opponent. It wasn't suppose to be that Lens had to rely on other teams to do their job, they made a mistake by dropping crucial points and now is too late correct such mistakes. 4pt could be small but is better to have 3pt or 2pt between these two clubs (Lens and PSG), the gap is small but when you're talking about the champions is too big because PSG will definitely add 3pt to that 4pt to make it 7 and I believe it will increase the pressure on Lens but they should win against Brest tonight before we talk about PSG get a win to add to their current point.

 certainly, but i wouldn't be so sure that PSG are finished with this championship, i have to say that there is still something to play for and that the lens will not stand by and watch, even if the points gap has increased, there will definitely be the possibility for them to get something, there is still something to play for and they would do well to be on their guard.

Tonight Lens just watched their opponent Brest causing problems to them, allowing the host to get those early goals before 30'mins, that shows the sign of weakness in their defense and they were lucky to have drawn the game 3-3. Now we have PSG getting ready to get their own 3pt but at the same time the game could be a hard one for them because they have to be careful with their key players, it any injury occurs it may affect them in the champions league and they are not ready to risk it, all these depends on how well the opponent plays. I expect Angers to be angry at themselves because PSG have that plan of coming to their home to take that important 3pt from them, they should sit up and impress their supporters tomorrow.

[hyudien]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

As a team capable of competing with PSG due to their best form this season, I was quite surprised to see Lens concede three goals in the first half, how could that be possible? They were too careless in starting this match, I expected them to win because this would be their momentum to close in on PSG, especially since PSG have dropped quite a few points in recent weeks.
As the season draws to a close, it's increasingly clear that Lens can't do as much as they once did, making the title race somewhat less appealing.

[GiftedMAN]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

Last weekend it was Lens coming from 0:2 down to winning 3:2 and today they demonstrated another weakness by conceding 3 goals in the space of 30 minutes a team that is serious for the league challenge wouldn't be involved in such careless performance they are not working on their defense which has become so weak. Lens managed to come back to make the score 3:3 but it doesn't stop PSG chances of winning the league if they win against Angers tomorrow cause there are chances of Lens losing more even though PSG losses again .

[odunybiz]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

Lens had a real bad time in the first half but really tried in the second half. Playing to equalize three goals isn't something easy. I believe if they were given more time, the might later win the match. But playing draw today has lessen their opportunity of getting to that top.  

[len01]

a team that is serious for the league challenge wouldn't be involved in such careless performance they are not working on their defense which has become so weak.

The draw Lens got yesterday is actually understandable, it’s all about lost motivation. Realistically, Lens should be tightening up their defense to keep collecting points. But the problem is, that motivation seems gone after the rescheduling, and it feels like their hopes have already faded. Like I said here before, Ligue 1 almost looks like it’s controlled by PSG. So whatever Lens tries to do ends up being pointless. In the end, if PSG fails in the UCL, the Ligue 1 title will still go to PSG anyway.

[Tonimez]

a team that is serious for the league challenge wouldn't be involved in such careless performance they are not working on their defense which has become so weak.

The draw Lens got yesterday is actually understandable, it’s all about lost motivation. Realistically, Lens should be tightening up their defense to keep collecting points. But the problem is, that motivation seems gone after the rescheduling, and it feels like their hopes have already faded. Like I said here before, Ligue 1 almost looks like it’s controlled by PSG. So whatever Lens tries to do ends up being pointless. In the end, if PSG fails in the UCL, the Ligue 1 title will still go to PSG anyway.

Lens getting a draw yesterday against Brest was a huge success for them after initially going 3 goals down away. I still believe that they are still in the contest even though they are already one game ahead. PSG too is not very consistent and may still loose or draw their outstanding game. Lens just has to be more consistent and try not to loose or draw their remaining 4 games on in other to stand a chance in the end should PSG loose more points. However, if PSG wins 4 games and looses one, they go level points with Lens and then still win by goal difference. So Lens has a lot of work to do at this dying minutes in order to get something out of the season. PSG is very focused on the champions League and it may be an opportunity for Lens to get closer to them. Enrique may want to rest some players against Angers today because of their champions League clash with Bayern Munich. This may be a turning point for Lens, should PSG loose or draw.

[KTChampions]

Lens' odds against Brest are rated at 1.56, which seems reasonable given that Brest is in the second half of the standings. PSG's odds are rated at 1.27, which doesn't look right. Angers are just one position lower than Brest, and PSG will likely rotate their lineup as they face Bayern Munich soon. The balance of power in this pairing is clear on paper, but in this particular game, the pricing doesn't seem right. It might make sense to bet on Angers Double Chance.

Are you expecting a bigger odd than this for PSG? Or are you are comparing PSG to Lens since Lens was given a bit bigger odds than PSG?
~

Of course. I'd only consider betting at odds starting at 1.40-1.45. And now that Lens has dropped points again, even that level seems questionable – PSG could simply ignore Ligue 1 and focus solely on the Champions League. No matter how good PSG has been historically, you have to understand the dynamics of what's happening. By the way, even now PSG only has a 72% win rate, and you're telling me that 1.27 is a reasonable return on the risk?  

[wakier]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

As a team capable of competing with PSG due to their best form this season, I was quite surprised to see Lens concede three goals in the first half, how could that be possible? They were too careless in starting this match, I expected them to win because this would be their momentum to close in on PSG, especially since PSG have dropped quite a few points in recent weeks.
As the season draws to a close, it's increasingly clear that Lens can't do as much as they once did, making the title race somewhat less appealing.

I don't believe in other teams besides PSG in league 1 that can win the League 1 title even to break PSG dominance they can only play well at the beginning and end of the season start to make silly mistakes on themselves, even though this season Lens seems to be given hope after PSG lost several points but Lens can't take advantage of it well, indeed the difference in quality is very influential for long lasting strength if the quality is mediocre don't expect anyone to be able to beat PSG.

[Smack That Ace]

I don't believe in other teams besides PSG in league 1 that can win the League 1 title even to break PSG dominance they can only play well at the beginning and end of the season start to make silly mistakes on themselves, even though this season Lens seems to be given hope after PSG lost several points but Lens can't take advantage of it well, indeed the difference in quality is very influential for long lasting strength if the quality is mediocre don't expect anyone to be able to beat PSG.

We have seen many times that at the beginning of the season, several teams fight for the title of Ligue 1. But at the  beginning of the season, every team falls behind except psg . Marseille and lens were in good form at the beginning of this season. Marseille has already fallen  far behind. Lens is still in the competition. But if PSG's performance is stable and they can continue their winning streak, lens has no chance of taking the top spot of the table.

Lens failed to win their last  match. If psg  can get 3 points against angers today, they will be  6 points ahead of Lens. Today's match is important for PSG. If they  can win this match, they will not be under much pressure in the next ligue 1 matches.

[bastisisca]

I don't think Lens has much of a chance of winning the title, competing with PSG is very difficult. Although I agree that Lens is having a good season, and I didn't expect them to play like this. But as I already said, I don't see Lens overtaking PSG, they're currently four points apart, and for PSG, that's a comfortable and safe margin they can maintain. Lens has little say right now, they need to win every game, but even Brest could be a difficult task away, as they rarely lose at home but often concede.

At the moment we don't know or understand who might win and who might not.
The situation is still in the balance. Paris Saint-Germain is clearly 3 points ahead of Lens.
They aren't much in general but with a few days to go before the end of the championship they have their weight.

[Altryist]

We have seen many times that at the beginning of the season, several teams fight for the title of Ligue 1. But at the  beginning of the season, every team falls behind except psg . Marseille and lens were in good form at the beginning of this season. Marseille has already fallen  far behind. Lens is still in the competition. But if PSG's performance is stable and they can continue their winning streak, lens has no chance of taking the top spot of the table.

Lens failed to win their last  match. If psg  can get 3 points against angers today, they will be  6 points ahead of Lens. Today's match is important for PSG. If they  can win this match, they will not be under much pressure in the next ligue 1 matches.

I think Lens simply aren’t ready to seriously compete with PSG in Ligue 1. Just look at their recent matches, they create situations for themselves where they have to pull off comebacks. They concede early and often, and then try to fight their way back into the game. It worked for them against Toulouse, but against Brest it was much more difficult, and they only ended up with a draw.

I think this plays in PSG’s favor, especially considering that Enrique will be preparing for the match against Bayern. And today against Angers, they’ll almost certainly rotate the squad and play with a lot of backups.

[MinoRaiola]

As a team capable of competing with PSG due to their best form this season, I was quite surprised to see Lens concede three goals in the first half, how could that be possible? They were too careless in starting this match, I expected them to win because this would be their momentum to close in on PSG, especially since PSG have dropped quite a few points in recent weeks.
As the season draws to a close, it's increasingly clear that Lens can't do as much as they once did, making the title race somewhat less appealing.

Paris will win the league title. The odds are very high, and if they win today, they have a 6 point lead over second place. In the Champions League, they play vs Bayern Munich in the semifinals, and I dont think they win that. They are no longer in the French Cup, so the league title is the minimum they need to win. Maybe Paris can win the league titel on the next matchday, than they are 9 points ahead.

[Shineup]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

Those guys are the most unserious people in that France Ligue 1 this season, like they literally have every opportunity to win this league for this season but they keep messing with, like this was the kind of opportunity Lille hard few seasons past and they took advantage of it and won the league, and that same chance is given to Lens but they chose to Arsenal it, bottle it rather, smiles, now Paris Saint Germain is going to win today game and increase the point to six points and that will mark the end of it, shame on Lens.

[Hvdv]

I bet on Lens to win against Stade Brest 29 but I didn't imagine that in the first half I would see Lens concede 3 goals and I confess that as soon as the first half ended I threw in the towel and accepted that those Lens guys wouldn't come out of this game with a victory, even a draw was something I didn't expect them to achieve. There is no doubt that even if PSG didn't try very hard, they would still be champions because the other Ligue 1 teams are useless. They self-destruct. If PSG win tomorrow, then they will have a 6-point advantage and will already feel that the title is very close to being guaranteed even before all the league games are over, as happens in other seasons with PSG.

Those guys are the most unserious people in that France Ligue 1 this season, like they literally have every opportunity to win this league for this season but they keep messing with, like this was the kind of opportunity Lille hard few seasons past and they took advantage of it and won the league, and that same chance is given to Lens but they chose to Arsenal it, bottle it rather, smiles, now Paris Saint Germain is going to win today game and increase the point to six points and that will mark the end of it, shame on Lens.

You never know what will happen in football. Lens came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3. I think you have to look at it from that perspective. I think they achieved a success with that score. However, of course, when you're in the championship race, you shouldn't lose points against such an opponent, especially not conceding three goals. Now we've reached the point where Paris Saint-Germain will easily beat them.

[$weetne$$]

Lens had a real bad time in the first half but really tried in the second half. Playing to equalize three goals isn't something easy. I believe if they were given more time, the might later win the match. But playing draw today has lessen their opportunity of getting to that top.  

Getting to the top of the league is not something teams like Lens can achieve with the little effort they have got, ordinarily PSG has had a really tight season if not we would not be discussing Lens coming close but then they have tried and should focus on their current position as they lack the capacity to achieve the title, but then Brest is not a team that Lens should have drawn against at this time considering the kind of results Lens has gotten this season.

[execijutiere]

Brest dealt Lens a significant blow in the title race. Having taken a 3-0 lead at home in the first half and stunned their opponents, Brest conceded three goals in the second half and ended the match with a draw. We could call this a poor result for Lens. They were undoubtedly the dominant side and dictated the play, yet they failed to secure a victory in this encounter. Lens lost two points from this match and suffered a major setback in their title race against PSG. Should PSG win, the points gap will widen to six, and PSG will gain the psychological upper hand.

[bitgolden]

Lens could be looking good, but they are not PSG levels of good and that is why nobody really worries about PSG losing the title this year. While that could be a possibility, it is not really that difficult and we should be considering that as something that would not be all that easy.

We need to arrange a situation where it is not going to be that complicated, and we could potentially consider how this could be a possibility for PSG to just not even have a situation where they are worried.

[slapper]

a team that is serious for the league challenge wouldn't be involved in such careless performance they are not working on their defense which has become so weak.

The draw Lens got yesterday is actually understandable, it’s all about lost motivation. Realistically, Lens should be tightening up their defense to keep collecting points. But the problem is, that motivation seems gone after the rescheduling, and it feels like their hopes have already faded. Like I said here before, Ligue 1 almost looks like it’s controlled by PSG. So whatever Lens tries to do ends up being pointless. In the end, if PSG fails in the UCL, the Ligue 1 title will still go to PSG anyway.

Lens getting a draw yesterday against Brest was a huge success for them after initially going 3 goals down away. I still believe that they are still in the contest even though they are already one game ahead. PSG too is not very consistent and may still loose or draw their outstanding game. Lens just has to be more consistent and try not to loose or draw their remaining 4 games on in other to stand a chance in the end should PSG loose more points. However, if PSG wins 4 games and looses one, they go level points with Lens and then still win by goal difference. So Lens has a lot of work to do at this dying minutes in order to get something out of the season. PSG is very focused on the champions League and it may be an opportunity for Lens to get closer to them. Enrique may want to rest some players against Angers today because of their champions League clash with Bayern Munich. This may be a turning point for Lens, should PSG loose or draw.

Being 0-3 down away to Brest and coming back to a 3-3 draw should feel like a breakthrough moment. And maybe it is? Lens keep living to fight another day. How did you get 3-0 down to Brest at half time? They had 72 hours rest after a cup semi-final. They played Toulouse twice in four days. And Sage's game - the pressing, the pressure up the front - it's difficult when you're exhausted. In the first half they were dead.

The comeback was brilliant. Thauvin and Saint-Maximin came on and started a new game in the second half. Brest was just out of energy after 60 minutes. The equalizer in the 90+4th minute... Cinema.

But PSG doesn't need to be good. They just need to be Okay. Three wins, one draw, one loss and Lens is out of the race. It's just "normal PSG". And yes, Enrique is playing with half the team tonight against Angers. He's done it before this season and they still manage to have a +40 goal difference.

The champions league distraction could be a thing. Almost every time PSG has a European game they lose points. So they could really mess up tonight. But "could" isn't "will". And Lens needs the universe to align for four consecutive games and for PSG to stutter and stumble. I just… Don't see it? I want to but I don't.