Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 363. (Read 194729 times)

Marseille should try to reverse their luck in their home even though PSG are way better.
Marseille need these three points to catch Lens and Nice in order to have a chance to promote themselves to Europa League.
PSG if they could win they will be 12 points away from Brest so additional three victories will equal the Ligue 1 title.
I think PSG will win this match with 2 goals difference.

Brest, which was able to match the performance of the home team today, must also be considered a quite extraordinary team because Brest itself also really wants to win in order to stay in second place because Brest is only one point behind Monaco who is in third place in League 1. So it is also very unfortunate for the home team who still have to be in 16th position because of the defeat they experienced today at home. However, of course there is still time for Lorient to distance itself from the relegation zone because Lorient is not far behind Le Havre and Nantes.

I don't think PSG will be willing to give Mbappe an improved contract because is currently one of the highest-paid footballers in the history of football. The club gave the French striker the best financial package the last time he renewed his contract and will let him go if he is not willing to remain with them.  

But from all indications, the striker is not influenced by money anymore since he has even agreed to take a pay cut in Real Madrid. He wants to pursue personal glory and the club is preparing for his departure. They are building and bringing in young players and are also on the verge of bringing in a new striker to replace Mbappe.  Strikers like Napoli striker Victor Osinhem have been tipped to replace the Frenchman. But for now, it seems the club is focusing on how to get a good outing in the UCL and they might consider transfers after the campaign.

Even though they will play as hosts, the opponents they will face are the toughest teams in Ligue 1, and they will not be long away from locking in the title, so it is clear that this is a very difficult match for Marseille. But even so, they shouldn't just give up on the team they will face.

They still have a chance, even though it's not a big chance, but at least they can force a draw in this match. They will probably appear more defensive considering that Paris Saint Germain will also definitely appear attacking in this match. Nothing is impossible for them as long as they can play well.

Paris Saint Germain itself is not unbeatable or at least held to a draw, because in fact they have also had many draws in the last few matches. So this is what Marseille can use to prevent Paris Saint Germain from getting full points in this match. Let's see what Marseille can do to secure at least 1 point.

PSG is sure about Mbappe leaving the team and they are getting ready for it, they wanted to pay a huge amount for Mbappe to extend his contract for a longer time and keep this player in the team but they failed and that's why I think PSG got enough money in the hand to hire more superstar players. Enrique was also ready for it so maybe he is thinking about alternative options to take the place of Mbappe in the team.
Some players like Yamal from Barcelona were linked to PSG and it seems they were ready to pay 200 million euros for this player, however, Vini from Real Madrid can be another option.

Marseille have had good results since Jean Louis Gasset took over as coach. They need to finish among the top 5 in the league to qualify for the European cups in the coming seasons. And they can do it this season. Last week they lost to Rennes. But they won their 3 games before that. On the other hand, Paris Saint Germain scored 6 goals against Montpellier last week. They reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. We know that French Ligue 1 is an easy league for them and their main target is the Champions League. I will bet on both teams to score in this match. Because both teams have not been struggling to score in recent weeks.

Lorient who is playing at home with great motivation to get out of the relegation zone, has actually played quite well, but it must be admitted that Brest this season really has quite good quality so they were able to win this match with a narrow score and goals that occurred in end of the second chapter.

The competition at the top for several teams chasing tickets to the Champions League last season was very fierce and for Brest and Monaco who are competing for the 2nd option, this is also the case because Brest and Monaco are currently in quite good and consistent performance.

Lorient still has a very big possibility of getting out of the relegation zone because several teams at the bottom of the standings do not have a big difference in points, making it possible for a shift in position to occur in a short period of time.

Yes, PSG should get used to implementing strategies without Mbappe, but unfortunately, so far this season PSG has still been greatly helped by Mbappe's great performance. So yes, in reality Mbappe still managed to become the player with the highest goalscorer in Ligue 1 and as such, Mbappe really still makes a big contribution to PSG and PSG still really needs Mbappe in every matches. But unfortunately, it seems like Mbappe has really decided to leave in the next transfer window and therefore, of course PSG must succeed in bringing in players with great potential in the next transfer window. But indeed, replacing Mbappe's role will never be easy but yes, if Enrique manages to get the right player then of course, PSG still has a chance to remain good in Ligue 1 next season even without Mbappe.

Marseille was suffering 2 losing streak in all competitions i think these records is proven Marseille performance is still not fully stable and actually today they want to return to the winning ways but apparently Marseille wasn't lucky because their opponent today is PSG and actually this match can be called as big match this because both teams can be considered as big teams in Ligue 1 especially PSG that we all know they are as the strongest team in this competition and always be the favourite for every matches and based on head to head statistics i can see PSG is too strong for Marseille this because in the last 10 meetings PSG can win 7 times and only lost twice and today too PSG in the full of motivation to collect 3 points from this match moreover on the last match PSG can able to return to the winning ways after humiliated Montpellier with big scores 6-2 so certainly PSG will going to win this match and surprisingly the bookmakers was provide high odds for PSG win @2.08

Lorient still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone if we look at the fairly tight difference in points at the bottom of the standings.
Lorient's performance this season has dropped quite far from last season, they are having difficulty competing and appearing consistently. That's what makes them currently have to work hard to survive in Ligue 1.
like the match against Brest, they played quite well but they lost focus and ended up losing with a goal at the end of the match. I still believe Lorient can fight to get out of the relegation zone.

Previously I predicted that the match between Lyon and Reims would not produce many goals, that's why I gave the under option with 2.75 @1.91. and yes, the match ended with the score 1-1. I had previously suspected that this match would be tough. Moreover, these two teams are one place apart. even though Reims has not been very consistent in some of their matches, it will not be easy for Lyon to overthrow them.
On the contrary, even though Lyon is starting to experience an increase in performance. but it is not an easy matter to overthrow the opposing team, especially in the first meeting Reims was able to overthrow Lyon. that's why, I think this match will not produce goals. especially, I'm not sure Lyon will win this match. especially for the away team, their performance is also not stable enough.

Another match, between Metz vs Monaco. this match also met my expectations. if Monaco is able to overthrow the home team. even though in fact, several of their players were absent due to injury. however, Adolf Hutter remained confident and believed in his team, he carried out an offensive pattern. while Metz plays with a 4-5-1 defense system. in the end, Monaco was able to beat the home team with a score of 2-5. at the start of the first half the whistle sounded, Adolf Hutter's team immediately dominated and scored a quick goal in the 4th minute. Monaco is only one point away from eliminating Brest in the runner-up position. Moreover, these two teams still have one meeting in Week 30. So, I'm sure Monaco will be ranked 2nd in the Ligue 1 standings

Brest won again in Week 27 after narrowly winning 0-1 in the away match against Lorient. Actually, this is not an easy match for Brest because they have to win if they want to maintain second place in the standings. The reason is that Monaco wants to move them again and now the difference is 1 point. There is no time to rest for Brest if they want to close this season by finishing in 2nd place and they must return to consistency after the previous two matches without winning.

On the other hand, Lorient is increasingly sinking into the relegation zone after failing to get points in this match and they still have time to fight to get out of this red zone considering that the competition at the bottom of the table is getting fiercer every week. Just look at the difference in points between the teams so close that it is still difficult to determine who will be relegated this season.

Strasbourg vs Rennes


Strasbourg StartXI: 3-4-2-1

Alaa Bellaarouch; Frédéric Guilbert; Lucas Perrin; Saïdou Sow; Marvin Senaya; Andrey Santos; Habib Diarra; Thomas Delaine; Dilane Bakwa; Kévin Gameiro; Emanuel Emegha

Rennes StartXI: 4-4-2

Steve Mandanda; Guéla Doué; Christopher Wooh; Warmed Omari; Arthur Theate; Benjamin Bourigeaud; Azor Matusiwa; Baptiste Santamaria; Désiré Doué; Amine Gouiri; Martin Terrier

This is quite reasonable for Luis Enrique to implement because he remembers that PSG also has to get used to other players without having to continue to depend on Kylian Mbappe. And in my opinion PSG will remain the strongest team in League 1 because their opponents here are still unable to surpass the strength that PSG has so the PSG team doesn't need to worry about Kylian Mbappe leaving. Because Luis Enrique can still use more other players at PSG for next season even though their quality is not the same as Kylian Mbappe.

Monaco is more likely to be in second place but Lille could get points faster to put strong pressure on Monaco.
Brest is currently having its heyday in second place but I doubt this club because Monaco and Lille are more experienced clubs because with experience like this Monaco and Lille will easily shift Brest position when the time is right and I believe Monaco can catch up soon points difference from Brest.

Of the remaining matches, there are several matches that are a bit tough for Lille, Brest and Monaco to go through and it all depends on how consistent these 3 clubs are to maintain their position.
Looking at the upcoming match schedule, it looks like Lille and Monaco will have a slightly difficult opponent when Lille has to face Marseille and Monaco has to face Rennes but Brest will have a slightly easier opponent only against Metz.
If Lille or Monaco really want to catch up with the difference in points from Brest, at least in the upcoming match, Monaco and Lille must also succeed in winning.

Monaco may have the inside track on second place. Brest and Lille are close in points, but Monaco has the right combination. Recent form and quality on that group show they've risen up more than others. Every game is a battle, but Rennes shouldn't be too difficult. Monaco handled harder

They've stumbled occasionally. In this league, who doesn't? They've recovered previously, which shows the drive needed to stay on top

Brest and Lille have chances. How Monaco fought back to take second from Brest demonstrates mental tenacity. I suspect they won't let it go easy. I have a gut feeling, and maybe I'm fond to their style, but Monaco looks to have that additional something to take second place

The match is quite interesting actually because in terms of strength and competition they are quite comparable and this is really worth watching because Lille and Lens gave quite an acting performance that made me not miss watching this match. It's just that in terms of results it looks like Lens have to accept that this season they are still losing but that doesn't mean they are bad in this match it's just that Lille are better in terms of performance.

Lille is smart in the utilization of the midfield which of course adds to their attack power and their attack flow is more varied compared to Lens Lille's attack pattern is much more alive because they are more stable and better prepared especially when playing in front of their own supporters then it will certainly be much more arousing their enthusiasm.

With this result, the competition in the Champions League and Europa League zone becomes more interesting because the points acquisition becomes more intense at this time although the top position is unlikely to be touched by other clubs but the Champions League zone can still be contested by several clubs at this time.

Lille will be a big threat to Monaco and Brest in the league because he gap between them is not much and right it will be more competitive than before for the teams since they will drag on the team that will be behind the team in the first on the table PSG. With the number of games left before the end of the season it is still possible to see a change in the position of the teams in the table, Nice and Lens are in 5th and 6th position with 43 and 42 points it is still possible for them to catch up with Lille and Brest  who is in the 3rd and 4th position with 47 and 46 points.

Paris Saint-Germain will sign more players, have other key players, but these players are not complete without putting in Kylian Mbappe. Luis Enrique ensured he's playing matches without the presence or having Kylian Mbappe not do the dominating part of the team's performance. The Frenchman is leaving and his absence shouldn't affect the performance of the team, this is one of the crucial reasons why Luis Enrique often puts Kylian Mbappe on the bench because he's arranging how his best XI will play the game.

At the moment the competition for the championship in Ligue 1 is no longer interesting for us to follow, and let alone me or maybe we all feel the same way if it is impossible we will see another team win in Ligue 1 this season besides PSG, so far PSG have run far enough to leave second place with a distance of 10 points,  So it is certain that it is very difficult for Monaco to catch up.

I personally see if the competition in the current champions league zone is more interesting, because as you said it is difficult for us to ensure positions 2, 3 and 4 when the five teams still have a chance and also a small difference in points to fight for the remaining 3 Champions League tickets at this time, I personally see if Monaco, Brest and Lille do have the same chance to be in second place at the end of the season,  Because if we look at the rest of their games, all three still have matches that meet each other so they have the potential to beat each other, but of the three teams so far I actually see Brest has relatively easy opponents in the remaining games of the season besides they have to face Monaco in week 30, so I think Brest will probably take second place again at the end of the season.