Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 256. (Read 145253 times)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang best time was in Arsenal Borussia Dortmund where he scored 92 and 141 goals respectively. He suffered setbacks in Barcelona and Chelsea because he couldn't replicate his forms in these clubs. But it seems he is regaining his forms in Olympique de Marseille where Gennaro Gattuso is building a team that is pushing to get to the top. He scored a goal and gave two assists in their recent win against Olympique de Lyonnais. We can't expect much from a 34-year-old striker that is going close to his retirement age, we will have to appreciate every little he makes.

Todd Boehly said Thomas Tuchel's views are inconsistent with the ideology of the new management. The new owner felt that the club needed to be overhauled to bring in the needed positive change. But I know he would regret his actions because his decision has caused more harm to the club. The club that was built by Roman Abramovich for many years was gradually been destroyed by poor management.

Almost some people would have thought that Lens would win the away match against Montpellier but it seems that this did not materialize after the two teams only played a goalless draw in this match. In fact, Lens really controlled the match with 66% ball possession while Montpellier only had 34%, but overall Montpellier was able to keep up with Lens' game.

I also bet on this match and held Lens' win but once again I lost which made me very unlucky this week. Apart from all that, Lens managed to climb to 5th position but it looks like this is only temporary considering that Reims will still have their match this week against Nice and if Reims can win then Lens' position will be taken over again by Reims.

The bookmakers was provided almost equal odds to Rennes and Monaco although on the paper Monaco is the favourite but they still unable to showing consistent performance and Rennes conditions too is not so different because until week 14 they were just collect 3 wins and it makes their position currently at 12th place and Rennes position also still not fully secured because they only have 3 difference points above to Lorient which is the team from relegation zone

For Monaco squad update Balogun, Minamino and Wissam Ben Yedder will be available today so they are in the good fitness and for Rennes so far there was no key players from them who got injured except Nemanja Matic who got suspension and actually this match result is hard to predicted because both teams sometimes displayed unpredictable performance but considering Monaco performance was more stable than Rennes i think Monaco will be able to being an the winner of this match and Monaco win has high odds @2.55

No matter how sad we are about this situation, this is perhaps the only match Lyon can win in a few weeks. They will play against a weak opponent, so they have to do their best and try to win 3 points. This is the only way to move forward in the standings and get out of the bottom.
They will be on the field to get their second win in the league, I hope they can be successful

It's been a while since I've monitored the atmosphere in Ligue 1 and I was really surprised to see Lyon's current condition, I thought they were still in the middle of the standing with their poor condition, but it turns out they're at the bottom of the standing and even below trash club " Clermont Foot ".

Judging from all aspects, this time is a good opportunity for Lyon to improve the condition and mentality of their players, Toulouse isn't a strong team and they're playing away, bookies also favor Lyon to win. But for some reason I still have doubts about Lyon .

Aubameyang wasn't comfortable with Arsenal after a point because of starting to have personal issues with the team. He couldn't even find proper chances to play at Chelsea. He really did the right thing by leaving Chelsea at the earliest opportunity. Because he didn't have any future left there as he was just losing match fitness.

When it comes to Tuchel topic it is definitely the owner's fault. Why would you part ways with the best manager you have had recently? Just because of having other issues he wanted to sack him.

When PSG is at the top of the standings, it will be difficult for other clubs to surpass them, even Nice, which initially played consistently, has now lost a lot of points due to 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Currently Nice has a 4 point difference with PSG. 4 points is not a big number but it requires a lot of effort to catch up. I'm not sure whether Nice can beat PSG this season if you look at Nice's goal productivity which is very much compared to PSG, which means PSG is much stronger compared to Nice.

Tomorrow Nice will face Reims and PSG will face Nantes, both matches are quite important because however I am sure PSG will definitely win it because PSG has a big chance of winning, likewise Nice also has a bigger chance because they are playing at home but I not sure whether Nice is able to win it because according to H2H statistical data the last 5 meetings, Nice vs Reims have drawn 4 times and won 1 time I think this match will probably also be a draw like the last 2 meetings between the two if Nice loses 2 points this is good news for PSG and is a big advantage for PSG because no club is pressing it at the top of the standings.

Yeah you have a point I don't think PSG can ever run out of funds because they have a strong back up and wealthy investors who will always make sure to see that PSG get any financial need they want, so perhaps a team like that will surely go far because they can easily add more good quality players whenever they feel is necessary, however financial challenges has been one of the greatest challenges or barriers that has kept so many clubs from performing because there is no money to buy some more quality players.

PSG match today is surely gonna be a win match for them because there performance is better than Nantes and even on this league table they are leading with first position while Nantes is on the 9 position

I admit that in terms of finances PSG is much richer than other clubs but to win the champions league title still too early and that doesn't mean I doubt this club but the fact is that it always fails even though it has reliable players, it still won't be easy to get the champions league title compared to opponents PSG strongest is that there are several clubs from other leagues that have performances above PSG.
It doesn't take too long for PSG to be more consistent in gaining experience in the Champions League, which is already sufficient and retaining the League 1 title before losing its mainstay player, Mbappe, who will soon leave in the summer and this will make PSG situation even worse, losing a mainstay player who has a goal. to get a trophy in the champions league while currently there is no candidate to replace Mbappe and it will be increasingly difficult to get a champions league trophy.

Ligue 1 and the Champions League are different competitions in terms of strength, in the Champions League the best clubs of the previous season are there. Paris Saint Germain do dominate in Ligue 1, but that's because the competition in LIgue 1 is not competitive and it can be said that in LIgue 1 there is no club that can be compared to Paris Saint Germain. Whereas in the Champions League, they are like a normal club, or an ordinary club. I imagine when they are in the English League for example, I think they are not a favorite club there and maybe it will only be considered a top 5 club.

Among the clubs in Ligue 1, one of the most financially sound clubs is PSG. Several Qatari investors have invested in PSG, which is why we never hear of PSG being in a bad financial position. We didn't see PSG make significant player purchases last season, even if there weren't financial problems. Last season, instead of buying significant players, PSG released a significant number of players and appointed Luis Enrique as the new manager. Luis Enrique is able to do very well with a fairly level team. They had a bad start to the season but now they are a very consistent team this season. PSG might dominate this season and they might plan well for the Champions League next season.

yep, experience is very influential for a team that wants to win this prestigious title and the coach experience is also very influential on the future of his team even though there are all great players in the team but without experience it will definitely be very difficult to win the title in the UCL whereas all PSG has done is replacing a new coach after the old coach failed to bring PSG to a higher level and this method is very wrong, whereas PSG and its coach need at least several seasons of experience to be able to see the ways and opportunities to win the UCL title, but in fact the PSG owner ambitions are too big without understanding this method.

most important thing right now is that PSG goal is not too high, just to win a title in League 1 because it is impossible to get a title in the UCL.

Yes, Mbappe is quite great striker and with PSG this season he managed to provide 15 goals and 2 assists in 13 Ligue 1 matches, but PSG themselves have not been successful in convincing Mbappe to extend his contract.
No one really knows what the future will be like because Mbappe himself still chooses to remain silent and has not given any statement about his status after his contract expires with PSG, nor has he given any information about whether to leave or stay there.
But I am sure that with Mbappe dream, who really wants the UCL title, he will be sure to leave PSG and play with the team he has always been associated with, namely Real Madrid.
The latest rumors also state that Mbappe and Real Madrid met and made secret agreement that would be given to Mbappe if he actually played there.
I don't know what will happen to PSG if they lose Mbappe because this striker is always the savior for PSG wins.

Yes, Real Madrid President Fiorentino Perez really admires Mbappe and even though they failed to bring him in the last transfer window, they are trying again to get him.
This is rare moment where Mbappe can be chased, even for the second time.

Since PSG acquisition by Nasser Al-Khelaifi on 2011 never won UEFA Champion League tittle yet and best achievement season 2019/20 success lead to final stage but defeated by Bayern Munich in the final. Have more ten years, PSG under new era Nasser Al-Khelaifi can't compete yet their participants in Champion League and dominance relegated on 16 round.
Not difference with PSG achievement for this season until 5 matches in group round stage still not qualify to next round and have waiting for last match the opportunity of PSG will qualify or not. In domestic league not teams can stopping PSG dominance but in Champion League have difference cases how difficult to get higher round qualifying on every season.

With the likes of Leo Messi, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe, they couldn't lift the UCl trophy, that means they couldn't convert this opportunity to become solidable. At this points, I will regard Paris Saints Germain as unlucky club  that will not win UEFA Champions League title for a long time, not now and probably not in the future. When everyone thought they have the best squad in the world of European football club and winning the title comes with a big sacrifice which I don't think PSG are ready to do that. The president already laments that he has done everything humanly possible for the club to become competitive in major tournaments.

PSG was the strongest team in the french league. There was no club that has the same valuation as PSG in the french league. Can we say that if PSG would be so difficult in qualifying for the UCL? it's obvious that if we can't. There are no strong teams in the league 1.
This is why people called this as the farmer league. No doubt that caused by in fact, this is a farmer league. PSG was the only club that is dominating the league. Look at some clubs that expected by people to compete with PSG.
They were getting vanished one by one. Nice and monaco were losing their strength to keep stay at the first position. The mentality owned by PSG is different. The quality of players are also determining it too.
I think that we will see PSG to buy another star player again soon. This makes this club is very difficult to be replaced by another club. PSG is the only club with biggest valuation in the french league.

PSG has a dream to get this cup if just once. This is the reason why they decided to sign some great players like Messi and Neymar but even after this signing, things never work out well for them. Should we say the team isn't strong enough to pursue this dream even when one of the world player was with them. Or should we say they lack experience that can help them break through to get this cup?

PSG has always been in the Champions League competition, but for some reason PSG has never succeeded in the Champions League. Meanwhile in Ligue1 it is always easier for PSG to succeed by winning trophies at the end of the season so we can judge that in Ligue1 there are not many great teams that can stop PSG's dominance. However, in the Champions League, we all know that there are many strong teams that enter there to compete, so this makes PSG's steps not so smooth in getting the trophy there.

Lens, was unable to continue their winning streak, after overthrowing Marseille, Clermont and Lyon. in the match against Montpellier, this match had to end without producing a goal from the two fighting teams. Even though Lens actually controlled the game with 66% ball possession, they were not able to convert a single opportunity into a goal. Regarding opportunities, there is no significant difference.

Lens and Montpellier both have 2 big opportunities. The difference is, the home team had 18 total shots even though Lens was better at shots on target. In this match, Montpellier basically relied more on counter attacks. it was proven, they carried out 3 counter attacks as well as taking 3 shots even though they did not score a goal. So, none of them were able to be converted into goals.

And as I said in the previous post, this match will not produce many goals. and those who bet following my recommendation with Under 2.5 goals @1.79, congratulations on winning this bet. It's simple, in short, in my analysis, Lens will not go all out because they have an important match to host Sevilla in the Champions League group phase. clearly, this match is more important for them. However, that doesn't mean Lens isn't serious about playing this match. It's just that they won't waste a lot of energy against Montpellier. Meanwhile, Montpellier doesn't want to lose points in this match.  and their focus is more on defensive patterns so as not to lose this match. As a result, this match was as I predicted.

The match has finished, and guess what? It ended in a draw, which means neither team won. Surprisingly, there were no goals scored at all! A lot of people thought Lens, the team that seems really good and powerful, would win because they were expected to be stronger. But guess what? It didn't happen the way everyone thought! Lens played well and controlled the field, but they weren't lucky enough to score and win. Montpellier, the other team, also did a great job! Even though people didn't expect much from them, they created some really good chances to score. Unfortunately, luck wasn't on their side either. So, in the end, both teams played hard, but no one came out as the winner.