Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 259. (Read 138164 times)

Yeah.. Lyon is in dangerous situation. Their current chances of avoiding relegation are decreasing with each of their next matches. The team's inconsistent performance, plus their inability to score and defend leading score, has put them in a critical position. I'm convinced that the upcoming winter transfer window is the only moment of chance for Lyon to make a big change to their squad, potentially introducing new players who can inject fresh energy and improve the team's overall performance. But, I think even with such changes, it remains to be seen whether or not lyon can reverse their fortunes and escape from relegation zone.

I think that the chances for lyon to avoid relegation are slim but not impossible. Their investment in the upcoming transfer window could provide a hope, but the team's performance will determine their fate. The hope of staying in Ligue 1 would depends on their ability to retain key players, attract new talent, and adapt to the different style of play. And their potential relegation, the outcome remains uncertain, with their future success hinging on their adaptability and ability to rebuild.

I think this defeat will not have any effect on Lens' performance in Ligue 1 and they will still focus on maintaining their existing winning trend. Maybe they lost to Arsenal in the Champions League but they also did the same thing in the first round by beating Arsenal. Even though there is only a slot left in the European league, at least it is still better than not continuing the competition at all in Europe.

Lyon is not an obstacle that will stop Lens and I don't think Lyon is still able to make it difficult for Lens to keep getting 3 points. Lens must win if they want to overtake Reims and then they will be closer to the top 4. The current Lens is different from the Lens we previously knew at the start of the season and I'm happy to see them back on the right track.

I would have been happy if Montpellier could have won this match. Montpellier had a great performance in their home match today. The players of Montpellier tried their best to win. In the match we only saw the dominance of Montpellier players. Montpellier players have 63% of the ball possession. And they were able to make 32 shots in the entire match. On the other hand, Clermont Foot had a total of 5 shots, one of which was on target. Clermont Foot was very lucky so they managed to get 1 point in this match. On the other hand, even after performing well, Montpellier could not get 3 points. Clermont Foot are still in the relegation zone. The chances of the team getting out of the relegation zone are very low.

There are a number of teams in Ligue 1 who have the ability to break the dominance of PSG but not too strong to hold PSG until the end of the season. The depth of the squad is also a problem when a number of players are injured, for example we talk about the Nice, Monaco, and Lille squad this season and the problem is when some important players in the first team are injured so that it is difficult to compensate for the match until the season ends.

PSG has a solid squad and reserve players they have also have almost evenly distributed abilities when talking about competition in Ligue 1. But it will be different when talking about the Champions League because in addition to having a solid squad depth also requires experience for its players Management target is more focused on PSG in the Champions League through Luis Enrique and I must agree with you that the strength they have at this time does not have the opportunity to advance to the semifinals.

Today in French Soccer League, Montpellier vs Clermont Foot was a tough match between two teams. For which neither team could win today's match. Clermont Foot started the game well in the first half. Montpellier did not play well before halftime which made Montpellier team not score any goals before halftime.  However, Clermont Foot had a poor performance after halftime for which Montpellier team scored 1 goal to draw the match. However, players from both teams received red cards.

The financial strength of PSG is what distinguishes them from other clubs in Ligue 1. With their strong financial base, they could buy more than enough good players. This will make them have good reserves that can make them compete favourably in many competitions. They always have a replacement when any player is injured. This is not the case for other clubs who will have to suffer in case of injuries and suspension of players. But other clubs in the French League are becoming competitive like we saw last season when they won the league with just one point. Lens narrowly lost the league last season, this was different 2021-2022 season when they won the league with fifteen points. 

Anyone who watched Paris Saint Germaine match against Newcastle on Tuesday night will surely agree with the fact the English Premier League club was a better team in the 90 minutes. Newcastle was denied a win after Kylian Mbappe scored a stoppage time penalty to help draw his club to level with Newcastle. PSG has been very impressive in the French Ligue 1 but they've not been replicating same form in the European Cup. Borussia Dortmund who I thought were gonna struggle in the group F has turned out to be the first team in the group to reach the knockout stages of the competition.

Another French Ligue 1 club, Lens were humiliated yesterday in a game I thought they were gonna give their hosts Arsenal a difficult game but unfortunately for Lens, the game was already won after the first 45 minutes of the game with Arsenal leading by 5 goals to nil. I don't think it's going to be good season for French teams in the UEFA Champions League competition

To be able to match them, then the other clubs in Ligue 1 must have a lot of money too, it is possible that they can do without money, but it cannot last long. Now we have seen it, many clubs are good this season, but in the next season they do not show the same and even they are bad. The balance is not there, because when they lose an important player for example, they can't bring in a plyer who has the same quality as the previous player, that's what I see as a problem that they are also experiencing right now.

Yearly, the Ligue 1 always have quite some surprises for we the fans. Since they’ve got some nice investments in 2019, they’ve been doing very well, After about 12 match weeks they sit 2nd in the Ligue 1, a point behind PSG and they hold the best defense in Europe’s top 5 league with about 9 clean sheets, and with the way they're going they could give PSG a very tough competition in winning the tournament.

 The way they build up from the back is really creative. But the fear is will they remain consistent because PSG are a team that knows the do and don’ts of this league and that’s one thing needed for winners. Psg have dominated the league because of it’s investment and that’s one thing that’s needed else they’ll still keep dominating this league and that will make the league a farmer’s league.

I don't think anyone is going to be able to beat PSG for the lake title. They should be able to win and the other teams will probably not be able to cause too much trouble for them. Nice is still in the chase. But I wonder for how long they are going to be. Because let's be honest, no other club is actually at the same level of competition as PSG. But on the other hand, Nice is definitely a team that will face a lot of competition. So it is easier for PSG to continue performing well and keep winning compared to Nice. That's why I don’t think any team will actually give them big trouble.

At home Arsenal football club have been quite good and maintained a level and of balance still, they did well to dump six goals against Lens one of the best from the French league last season who had a great season all together. That Champions League seems tough for them since this is them first ever Champions League qualifications. They could do better in the Europa League Competition.

Exhausting games and fixtures from domestic league games and Champions League has seen them dropping a good number of form lat it was last season. Both Lens and Lyon are unstable, it's a difficult game and hard one to predict. I'd say, over 2.5 goals in fir this game.

Lyon will only have their last chance in January and after that, if there are no changes in their performance, it is quite clear that Lyon cannot avoid the relegation zone, but if there are changes, at least they can be a little more consistent, there is hope of avoiding relegation.
In fact, I see a lot of League 1 clubs that have changes in performance, such as Marseille and Lens, which currently don't have strong consistency like the previous season, which makes us always avoid betting on these clubs and Lyon is one of the clubs that has had bad changes this season.
If we talk about league 2 it uncertain and it is too early to say whether Lyon will be able to perform well there when they are relegated.

Lens were demolished by Arsenal in the Champions League by a score like 6-0 last night. They are still most likely to move on in the Europa League from now on though. But I'm curious about whether this big loss will affect their morale too much in their next Ligue 1 game. They actually have a good opportunity to make up for it. 

Because their opponent this time is Lyon in a home game. We all know how bad Lyon have been so far. Lens have been in a good form in the league recently as well. Therefore I feel like Lens will make a good effort and increase their winning streak to three games.

In fact, PSG's results in the Champions League were quite disappointing because it was a home match and they should have been able to ensure they would qualify from the group phase if they could win against Newcastle because Dortmund won against AC Milan so the sixth match no longer had an impact.
Meanwhile, Lens' loss to Arsenal was as predicted, but this crushing defeat will certainly really affect the mentality of their players.

PSG have had to forget about the not-so-good results to focus on the match against Le Havre to maintain their secure position as leaders of the standings. In this match, PSG is far superior to the home team, although they should not be careless because even a draw will probably bring them down in the rankings because their competitors are ready to take advantage of the poor results they are experiencing.

I will not be disappointed with PSG performance because even though it ended in draw, it is much better than losing without getting points, but I regret seeing Lens performance, which was beaten big team from EPL with big score.

speculation as to who will qualify, it seems like PSG has greater chance of qualifying to represent league 1 but PSG must be able to beat Dortmund in upcoming match even though this will be very difficult match as long the strategy is right and Mbappe mainstay player is able to appear stronger, he will definitely be able to qualify for the round of 16. I am little worried about the unstable situation that PSG is currently experiencing, but if they can not qualify for round of 16, it does not matter to me because PSG can focus more on pursuing title in League 1.

It depends on PSG itself because in any case such a competition will be seen if PSG does not do well so in the end it will be a competition and a club like Nice can regain the top of the table.

Because in the end we will also definitely go by the performance PSG is doing considering they are the favorites for Ligue 1 and if there is competition in it doesn't mean the other clubs in ligue 1 are improving very well just that PSG are not doing it right.

On the other hand, now Nice is still very good although the previous draw was annoying but the performance is still very good at the moment.

I believe in Nice to maintain this competitiveness until the final weeks of the season. I hope so as well at the same time because otherwise PSG are going to finish their work early and announce their championship again. If you ask me which team in the league will make it to the title I would still say PSG of course. But at least we can watch some heated title race between two teams. PSG are doing well in the Ligue 1 these days maybe but they aren't performing the same in the Champions League.

If this inconsistency starts to show its affects in the Ligue 1 again as well Nice had better make use of that. Nice are still the only team without a loss but they are drawing too much. 

The consistency of nice is still being questioned by many people. PSG is now back again to the best form. Other team seem to have small chance to get the trophy from PSG at this moment. It seems like that nice will not be able to compete with PSG to get the trophy. Im feeling that PSG is likely winning the competition again. The club is still remain unpredicatable but the chance owned by PSG is the biggest one compared with other club like nice and monaco.
At the end, league is just another bundesliga which has been dominated by bayern for 11 years. I thought that nice and monaco would be strong competitors for PSG but it's likely we will have same result as last season.

Im not hoping to those clubs anymore. League 1 is just another farmer league for PSG. There must be billionaires who will be able to invest their money on the french league. Otherwise, PSG will keep dominate it.
There was no club who has same valuation like PSG in the league 1.

Yes, the opportunity for PSG to win the title in league 1 is still wide open this season, although Nice is more consistent because they haven't experienced a defeat, but Nice has lost a lot of points due to draws and in my opinion Nice can't break PSG's dominance to still win the title in league 1.
not yet can be confirmed whether PSG can qualify for the round of 16 because the three teams can still fight in the remaining matches in the Champions League. PSG still has a chance in the final match against Dortmund and this will determine PSG's fate as to whether they can get a ticket to qualify from the group stage with Dortmund.
Coach Luis Enrique is a coach who has achieved many achievements and has sufficient experience. Luis Enrique has coached big clubs such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, but unfortunately Luis Enrique was unable to bring the club to win the Champions League so it could be said that Luis Enrique's experience in the Champions League is still minimal. However, if PSG is able to pass the group phase, Luis Enrique will be in a safe position and will not be threatened with being fired like the previous coach.

PSG haven't pocketed enough points even though they managed to draw with Newcastle, even though I hope PSG can win the match so they can secure their position to qualify, but unfortunately PSG still has to fight in the remaining matches in the Champions League.

Current standing, Nice remaining one point from PSG and both teams are strong candidate become the winner of Ligue 1 season 2023/24, AS Monaco could be third option favorite team but they have less consistent in last several matches and make gap six points from current top standings PSG. Seems very early for predicting about both teams PSG and Nice are favorite team will be candidate Ligue 1 winner because left many matches and all possibilities happen due still have Marseille, AS Monaco and Lille will make pressure for PSG on top standings.

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Little disappointed with Ligue 1 teams participants on Champion League because PSG and Lens still not qualify to 16 round, PSG difficult to beat Dortmund, Milan and Newcastle in Group H. Lens faced the same thing with PSG because dropped to 3rd standing in Group B and doubt regarding three points left from PSV will have chance to next round. Will the first time not Ligue 1 teams participants on 16 round with one match left still not guarantee qualify or not.