Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 294. (Read 188815 times)

You're right, this is a great chance for PSG. They have a great record in the league and Enrique is a great coach. That kind of confidence is very important in the Champions League. Mbappe is without a doubt one of the best players in the world right now. It might be the key for them. However Dortmund is not a joke. They just beat Atletico, which was a tough team. Thats what PSG needs to do. What do I say? Do not risk anything. For this size of game, its all about the little things. There's no room for careless errors. Each team has the skills and drive to win the whole thing, so this is a real fight.

This is a third time PSG have chances to play in Champions League semi finals and they will be seriously with these matches. One of most important matches in their club history and they will fight for a second Champions League final match. A first final match ends with a failure but PSG don't stop trying and now they are very closely to a second final match.

With this important task for Champions League and with big advantage they have in Ligue 1, they will not take risk with star players in Ligue 1 matches. Champions League is more important for PSG after they already won many Ligue 1 titles and don't need to get too many points to win another domestic title this season.

Dortmund are not weak because they just won over Atletico Madrid in quarter finals but Dortmund are still more easier opponent for PSG than Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. PSG have very good chance to go to the final match with Dortmund as their opponent in semi finals.

These clubs have two matches in early of season with one draw and one win for Dortmund. PSG must watch these direct matches with Dortmund again as well as other matches of Dortmund to prepare for upcoming semi final matches. They must analyze weakness of Dortmund and of themselves, to have best preparation.

well, your opinion is very reasonable, if Enrique really wants to give good results for PSG, he should prioritize UCL matches over League 1 because whatever happens in League 1 will belong to PSG.
Enrique must really take advantage of this opportunity very well even though it is difficult to predict Dortmund performance but as long as Enrique is able to rotate players very well it will definitely produce good results and don't let PSG lose in this semi final because if Dortmund qualify for the final it will be the same such as making it easier for Madrid to get the UCL title.

opportunities like this don't come all the time and PSG needs very solid teamwork to be able to get this prestigious title and all the players will definitely be proud to be able to win the UCL title together even though it is a little difficult to overcome this obstacle.

PSG only has to think about the match in the UCL semifinals without having to worry anymore about their position in League 1 because here PSG is still more dominant in winning the match. And they also have quite a lot of points so there is no need to be afraid of being overtaken by their rivals again, so what PSG needs to think about from now on is how to beat the Dortmund team in the semifinals so that PSG can qualify for the Champions League final for this season even though I'm also not really sure that PSG will win the Champions League this season.

Lille vs Strasbourg

Lille StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Lucas Chevalier; Tiago Santos; Alexsandro Ribeiro; Bafodé Diakité; Ismaily; Benjamin André; Angel Gomes; Yusuf Yazıcı; Hakon Arnar Haraldsson; Rémy Cabella; Jonathan David

Strasbourg StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Alaa Bellaarouch; Saïdou Sow; Lucas Perrin; Abakar Sylla; Frédéric Guilbert; Ibrahima Sissoko; Andrey Santos; Thomas Delaine; Dilane Bakwa; Habib Diarra; Kévin Gameiro


Reims vs Montpellier

Reims StartXI: 4-4-1-1
Yehvann Diouf; Therence Koudou; Emmanuel Agbadou; Yunis Abdelhamid; Sergio Akieme; Junya Ito; Marshall Munetsi; Amir Richardson; Keito Nakamura; Reda Khadra; Oumar Diakité

Montpellier StartXI: 4-1-4-1
Benjamin Lecomte; Silvan Hefti; Boubakar Kouyaté; Modibo Sagnan; Issiaga Sylla; Bećir Omeragić; Tanguy Coulibaly; Teji Savanier; Joris Chotard; Arnaud Nordin; Akor Adams


LE Havre vs Metz

LE Havre StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Arthur Desmas; Arouna Sangante; Étienne Youte Kinkoue; Yoann Salmier; Josué Casimir; Daler Kuzyaev; Oussama Targhalline; Oualid El Hajjam; Emmanuel Sabbi; Yassine Kechta; Steve Ngoura

Metz StartXI: 4-5-1
Alexandre Oukidja; Maxime Colin; Ismaël Traoré; Sadibou Sane; Matthieu Udol; Kevin Van Den Kerkhof; Danley Jean Jacques; Kévin N'Doram; Arthur Atta; Pape Diallo; Georges Mikautadze

LE Havre haven't lost for Metz for the last seven matches, will the unbeaten continue of Metz will put an end to this history.

Not really sure what the difference is between finishing in second and third place because at least this position will both get a position in the champions league for next season, maybe as a matter of prestige yes because of course it will be a good record for the club, but if Monaco loses or draws this match they still have a postponed match against Lille which, if they can be won, will again close the point gap with Brest.
It can be said that both teams have the same opportunity to get three points in this match, but my prediction is that this will be a match that ends in a draw with both teams scoring goals, because Monaco is a quite productive team but their defense is the part that makes Monaco lose quite a lot of points so can no longer continue to compete with PSG for the title this season, so Brest can scoring.
The odds for the double chance Brest/draw are quite low at around @1.49, but the chances are quite good to win this bet.

In my opinion there is nothing easy for these two teams facing the battle to reach the final phase. Both PSG and Dortmund will be careful and use all their abilities. In the Domestic League PSG has a schedule and it is not a difficult thing to live up to, leading by a difference of 13 points so PSG can prepare more, while Dortmund situation is different in Bundesliga the responsibility to not lose points is equally important. Dortmund must chase the top 4 positions for UCL tickets next season and the opponents they will face will not be easy, especially Leverkusen and Leipzig. Therefore Dortmund is required to work harder than PSG in domestic leagues. As we know PSG in League 1 just needs to sit back and relax, without even getting 3 points, Brest still can't catch up.

Every time we can't be relayed on luck because most of the time we need better performance and quality which is more important with current performance and consistency we can give some advantage to PSG but still things could be not easy because Borussia Dortmund is good club, and they are also having few players those can change the match situation with their own even we are having good faith in win of the PSG but still things could be challenging for the both sides.

Luis Enrique is doing good job and as he is improving things for the Champions League we can expect PSG could be soon in list of the Champions League winners but now here we need better things from the management as well because their faith to coach could be increase his confidence and performance of the team and players could be also improved as well.

Brest's performance and achievements this season in Ligue 1 are indeed very extraordinary, Brest who are always at the bottom of every season but this season they surprised us all by being in second place in the Ligue 1 standings, Brest is indeed unable to compete with PSG in the race for the championship but I think just reaching the second rank is an extraordinary achievement for Brest at this time,  Moreover, they have the opportunity to be able to play in the Champions League next season and against Monaco will certainly be quite a decisive match for Brest.

I think the head to head of the two teams we cannot make a reference because after all the head was more dominant in the previous season when Brest was at the bottom of the table, while for this season of course we can see Brest's performance even above Monaco, for now of course Brest has high confidence to be able to beat Monaco at home,  The defeat from Lyon must of course not be repeated by Brest if they really want to keep their chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season, because for now Brest and Monaco are only 1 point and 4 points apart from Lille who are currently ranked 4, victory must be achieved by Brest otherwise their position and chances are threatened by Lille.

In the first half of this season, we have extraordinary performance from the Nice which was clearly indicating they could be stayed into top three spots but sadly in last ten games we have the worst performance from them which bring them from second to 5th which is really shameful with now we have no chance for them to bring themselves to the top three spots as their attack is one of the worst into Ligue 1 which is giving them problems, and they are not able to have wins with consistency.

Lorient is one of the worst team in this season with their defense is also worst as they concede 55 goals which are most in this season for any team just because of this we are having 3 goals from the team like Nice against them hopefully now in next game against Marseille we will have good performance from the Nice which will give them good booster for staying into top six teams.

It makes sense, especially if Brest wins this match it will make the difference to 4 points from Monaco. Certainly finishing in 2nd place will be Brest's priority this season and this can continue if they remain consistent in the next season. I don't think Monaco will give up that easily even though several of their players are absent and on the other hand, if they can hold on to a draw it will make the competition in the standings even more exciting.

The actual betting odds are not much different and in my opinion it would be quite risky to hope for victory on one of the teams. But from me, I would probably take a double chance for Brest considering that a draw is still quite open even if they fail to win.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe plays an important role in Paris Saint Germain's game so far, he is the player who shines the most with Paris Saint Germain, so it is very natural that Paris Siant Germain insists on wanting Mbppe to stay with them. Now they are in the semifinals of the Champions League, this is one of their chances to advance to the final round by beating Borussia Dortmund in this round.

I have one question about Mbappe, all this time he has been very adamant about leaving Paris Saint Germain. I wonder if Paris Saint Germain managed to win the Champions League this season, would Mbappe change his mind about leaving?
I myself speculate that most likely he will stick with his initial decision, especially since the team he will visit is Real Madrid, which we know is his dream team since childhood. I don't think it will matter even if Paris Saint Germain succeeds in becoming Champions League champions for the first time.

Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable player for PSG and they are keen to watch him deliver good tasks for the club. PSG ranked first on the table and it will be very difficult for them if they failed and underestimate Borrusia Dortmund in the UCL semi final. An important phase for Les Parisiens to grab the winnings level by level. Luis Enrique is doing a great job for Paris Saint-Germain this season but he's yet to accomplish the goals that's been mapped out for the team.

This is a very serious stage for PSG and looking back at how devoted this players were while playing Barcelona means Luis Enrique is doing a good job at PSG and since PSG is in a comfortable position at the top of the league now, they will give more priority to their match against Borussia Dortmund because for Borussia Dortmund to eliminate Atletico Madrid means they are up to something which PSG needs more carefulness if not something strange might happen to them.

Winning this game is really crucial for Brest to consolidate their position in the standings. Because Monaco are one point behind maybe but they have a missing game to play on one hand. They can turn things into their advantage if they even get a draw in this game this evening. The odds are like below.



There are some important players not expected to play for Monaco side. This also makes Brest's odds for the win more tempting to me.    The chances are considered very close but I think Brest can win this game by a slight margin like 1-0 or 2-1. They would have their revenge on the previous 2-0 defeat as well by that.

First half of this season, they mostly spend their time at the bottom which was their worst ever start in last 50 years and things were going terribly wrong but now in last 13 matches we have good recovery even now in form they are at the top with having the good number of points which bring them into top half of the league table even now they are doing their best for having UEFA event connection even this is looking not coming but still their performance and consistency is having new level of quality which is impressive.

But, one thing is sure as we have positive change and coach is doing good job with this all things are looking positive for their performance in next season which could be much better and challenging for the few other teams which are lurking at the top spots even their performance is not as good as they needed hopefully we will have good improvement in performance which will create good competition.

The only exciting match this week is between hosts Brest who will face Monaco in Week 30 of Ligue One and of course this will be a battle for position between the two teams with only a 1 point difference. Statistically, the last 5 matches are actually not much different, it's just that Monaco is slightly better, but when it comes to superiority, Brest will be superior considering that they have full support from fans.

On the other hand, if we look at the H2H here, Monaco is very superior and even if they play away from home, it looks like they won't have any problems. I'm curious about who will win and maybe if the two teams counter each other's attacks the result will be a draw with goals scored. I wouldn't bet on either team, I think it's quite risky and I would bet on the result of over 2.5 goals.

Previously these two teams had met in the group phase, now these two teams met again in the semifinals. previously, PSG beat Dortmund at the Parc des Princes, drawing at Signal Iduna Park. well, talking about Dortmund, their performance has been up and down, both in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga. Currently Dortmund has to focus on two competitions at once, the Bundesliga and the Champions League. thus, Paris Saint-Germain has an advantage over Dortmund, which also has to finish in the top four in its domestic league. at the same time, Paris Saint-Germain is much safer because they are 10 points ahead of the team below them. which means, Luis Enrique can focus his team on the Champions League semifinal match. apart from that, currently Paris Saint-Germain is starting to play quite well and neatly, they have a good chance of overthrowing Dortmund even though they are playing away from home.

But what you say is true, I'm sure Enrique will not underestimate Dortmund even though they are superior. after all, this is momentum for PSG with the existing squad. because for me personally, Paris Saint-Germain has not yet reached its true level. I mean, Enrique still needs several newcomers as a team requirement to become a team that is much stronger than this season. so, Paris Saint-Germain will go all out no matter what team they are facing. and Enrique and his squad should not have wasted this semi-final match in order to qualify for the final phase of the Champoins League. in Ligue 1, PSG will retain its title.

PSG has qualified for the semifinals and will do their best in this round, they may still have a chance to win the title with their golden boy Kylian Mbappe for the last time, therefore PSG got lucky in the quarter-finals when they beat Barcelona. and now PSG has to fight harder against even tougher opponents in the semifinals, maybe not with luck but PSG has to fight as hard as they can to beat Dortmund, as we know Bundesliga clubs Dortmund and Bayern Munich both have the ambition to win the Champions League title because There are no more opportunities in the Bundesliga, especially as Dortmund might consider PSG to be quite an easy opponent, whereas PSG also consider Dortmund to be quite an easy opponent.

PSG will indeed continue to be the number 1 club in League 1 thanks to this performance. They also have to show good performance in international competitions so that they don't continue to be underestimated. For an elite club like PSG, the richest club in League 1, they also have no shortage of potential players, so if they are really Being able to become champions this season in the Champions League and League 1 would be the most amazing achievement in PSG's history, like last season where Manchester City was able to win the Champions League title for the first time and at the same time won the treble.

We should be ready to accept defeats if our favorite club is still in thr UEFA Champions League till this moment. Paris Saint-Germain have always been the leading team and they've tried with their best to ensure they're winning every mediocre team in league matches, does that extend to the UEFA Champions League? Ofcourse if does. Luis Enrique have to be extremely careful with his opponents in the UCL semi final. PSG eliminated Barcelona and now they're coming for Borrusia Dortmund, a game that will be filled with suspense.