Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 396. (Read 194502 times)

Both of these clubs have won same games lost same games and drew same games, as much as you want to see Nice win tonight, you have to also observe the both sides are currently having same form, which makes it difficult for anyone of them to come out victorious and with all three points.
My best pick for this game tonight would bebfir both of the clubs to draw this game.
For Lens and Brest, I'd go for either of them sides winning. Lens was my best club from last season if I must say as they qualified for the Champions League Competition for th very first time, though they couldn't do so well in that Competition and got knocked into the UEFA European Europa League Competition. It's anyways bets on Brest to win tommorow or draw, they are in a hot form.

Kylian Mbappe and Per Emerick Aubameyang to score in this round of the League 1 Competition is something I'm predicting.

Sometimes teams have bad streaks and sometimes they have good ones, there is really nothing that they can do about it, it's just the way it is. Look at the Lyon comeback, could anyone even imagine that? They got 12 points in 4 games all in a row, 4 wins is not something you expect from a team that was at the bottom of the table.

I believe that it is going to end up changing a lot, we need to just see where it will go, and that has to be something that's special without a doubt. I get that it is going to be quite easy for some people to see Nice as suddenly a "bad" team, but they are not, they are a decent team with a bad streak that's it. I am sure they will recover and do a lot better eventually, I do not doubt them at all.

With Champions League spots at stake, its sure to be a thriller. My pick is Brest due to their three-game winning streak. Lens playing at home might throw a wrench in the works; home advantage is crucial in crucial matches. Monaco, Lille, Nice, Lens, and Brest are all competing for Champions League positions in Ligue 1, which is exciting. Dont you think it makes every match more exciting?

We agree on betting - this match is too close to call. Brest has momentum, but Lens' determination to reach the Champions League zone, just three points behind, makes me hesitate to pick a side. Matches with so much at stake often surprise. Given the competition in Ligue 1, where even Marseille might cause trouble, its best to enjoy the game than worry about betting.

Nice vs Montpellier

I have been discuss about this match before because previously Nice was lost plenty of points which makes their position on league standings was overtaked by Brest and Monaco and if Nice want to return to the top 3 again then they have to playing more consistent for each matches and actually on the paper Montpellier is easy opponent for Nice so let see today whether Nice can able to return to the winning ways or Nice will be failed to win again and resumes their poor results

Both teams has similar results because in the last 5 matches whether it Nice and Montpellier only get 1 win so this is interesting that which team who can able to beat their opponent and collect 3 points from this match but indeed Nice as favourite team and Montpellier as underdog status but i am not surprised because although Nice performance was decline but Nice still can able to performing well at their home ground and today Nice will lost Youssouf Ndayishimiye because he was got suspension but other players just like Terem Moffi will be available and Morgan Sanson who previously got injured was return to train again and possibly he will be available today and from squad condition and recent performance obviously Nice much better than Montpellier so let see Nice can able to beat Montpellier or not and for betting purposes Nice win has odds @1.75

This is actually a fact especially if you are used to watching elite leagues where you gat so much drive from the whole frenzy the game brings, then you are definitely going to find it really boring watching two average Ligue 1 teams playing, I hardly watch others play in the Ligue 1 except it be for PSG and another team playing then I would get the reason to watch with the hope that PSG will make it worth the while.

Nice sometimes try to bring home the similar experience PSG brings when watching the Ligue 1 games but then it's not as often as it's usually is with PSG. Most times if others are playing I doubt if the Ligue 1 gets enough viewers who aren't watching in the stadium but from the comfort of their home or streaming live,as much as it is when PSG is playing. The performance of lens in recent times has made them not to look like an average team but initially at the beginning of the season,they actually had such performance that you will consider than an average team.

Breast do have a very good fighting spirit,they ah e not been able to win most of their games but their fighting spirit to make sure they don't get embarrassing losses is such that they deserve some commendation for, they can actually be a tough team for kens even if we know lens has in recent times been a good team in their performance but it still doesn't put out the abilities of others who could challenge them.

The season is coming to an end and now every team is under pressure especially in the major leagues to secure spot an the UCL which is Europe’s elite competition. Now we see the top 6 teams all struggling and pressured to go to the UCL. This is so as to secure major signings to the clubs especially as most players now make UCL football a priority before making a move to a particular club. This kind of pressure can either make the team succeed or make them fall off easily and lose points.

 This pressure and competition is also seen in the Ligue 1 which we consider a farmer’s league because at the moment we all know the winner for the leg and it’s obviously PSG who aren’t under any pressure as compared to the EPL whom the league winner spot is under serious and fierce competition. In the Ligue 1 the main focus is for the 2nd and 3rd spot who are getting the ICL Ticket. This weekend we’ll be having Lens who are currently in 6th place taking on an informed Breat side who’re sitting pretty comfortably in 2nd spot. This match will have all the excitements as Lens who have been on and off on form will be hosting a Brest side who are on a good run.

 The going away could be Brest challenge in this match as I think Brest are so good but could be challenged by Lens at home form. For this reason if I’m to place a bet on this match, I’ll be double chancing on Brest because they’re a better team than Lens at the moment. I think this match won’t be the end of the race for UCL spot as we’ve still got Monaco and Nice who are great teams and they’re just few points away from Brest at the moment. The pressure could also result in Brest dropping points so the race is still on and very fierce.

will not be surprised by the bad things that have happened over the last 5 weeks because it is too early for Nice to be able to win the league 1 title or runner up position because in the history of this decade the best position is only in third place and this is the reason why Nice will often lose in the end points in several upcoming matches.
from some history it looks like Nice will end up in 5th or 6th place if they can still be a little consistent, but getting back to 3rd place look like it will be very difficult on the one hand Lille, Brest and Monaco are much stronger in performance than Nice.

and in today match Nice should have more advantages because competing at home means their confidence in getting a win is much greater, whereas Montpellier has a very bad performance without having any strength so Nice should try to secure 3 points.
TBH, I have doubts about Nice performance today and would prefer to avoid betting on unstable teams because my worries are about a draw.

And it was also noted that after Lille and Monaco succeeded in breaking PSG's dominance, although in my opinion their subsequent performance was not good, Lille in the following season only finished 10th in the standings and PSG became champions with a difference of 15 points from the team below them, Monaco could be better than Lille when They managed to win because they were still trying to break PSG's dominance but failed and had to settle for second place with a difference of 13 points from PSG who managed to take back the Ligue 1 trophy.

Last season Lens managed to stick closely to PSG but they had to be satisfied with only being in second place with a difference of one point, but this season PSG will be champions with a large point difference, maybe not more than 10 points but it is also impossible to only be 1 or 2 points different from the team ranked second, so again we will see PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 because their competitors are not strong enough to provide tough resistance to make competition in this league more interesting, whether for next season because without Kylian Mbappe PSG may need adaptations that will affect their performance them later at the start of season.

You are not completely right, Lille once broke PSG's dominance in the 2020-2021 season where at that time Lille managed to win the title with a 1 point gap over PSG. Monaco also did this in the 2016-2017 season, but as a team that has good squad depth, PSG tends to be more able to gain dominance again in a different season.

PSG have defended their title in the last two seasons and this season they are also very likely to be able to defend their title again considering that none of the teams in Ligue 1 are able to compete closely with them. The league is still ongoing and of course it will still be different, but considering that PSG has a high points gap compared to other competitors, it is likely that PSG will defend its title for 3 consecutive seasons.

Indirectly, Brest will face a team that finished in second place last season and for both teams this is a match that must be won. Indeed, from all the match result statistics that you mentioned, Lens is not very consistent, but this time it is clear that they want to secure victory at home. Being the host is mandatory for any team in order to maintain a winning record at home.

It could be said that Brest has everything to be able to continue the winning trend and at the same time be able to reduce their gap from PSG, but this time it looks like the result will be different and the victory they want could be stopped when they visit Lens headquarters. I know different positions put teams at different levels but this time I'm sure Lens can secure the 3 points. Actually, this match is not that big if you bet on the BTTS (Yes) option or the result of over 2.5 goals because what is clear is that both teams will attack each other and will score goals against each other. But if you bet on one team it is very risky.

I understand what you are saying because it seems that you are trying to compare Brest maybe with Ludogorets, Astana, Bate or Maribor at the moment, if we look between Brest the four teams I mentioned are the leading teams in their respective leagues and even they have qualified for the Champions League several times even though they only reached the round of 16,  While Brest, who the previous season was a team that was often near the relegation zone in Ligue 1, it seems only lucky for them this season to be ranked second because of the inconsistent performances of their rivals in Ligue 1.

Just like you, I also feel that it will be difficult for Brest to be able to surprise if they later qualify for the Champions League because they are not a team that has strong finances in the league, besides that maybe we will no longer see Brest break into the top 10 next season, but even so we should appreciate Brest current achievements that are unexpected and this week match should be an exciting match between Brest and the same Lens Sama are securing their position and chances to play in Europa League competition next season.

Nice just couldn't get a single win in the league for five weeks.    Three of them are losses. They immediately need to improve their form somehow. The Montpellier game can be seen as an opportunity to put an end to this bad streak but I still have doubts though. Because Nice couldn't even win a home game against Clermont recently. This should also explain their current condition.

Nice have literally scored less number of goals than the number of games they have played so far (23 goals in 24 games). If the statistics doesn't change positively for them I think they might not even qualify for any tournament.    I hope Nice manage to win today.

The competition at the bottom is far stricter compared to the upper. The lesser gap between any club makes the loser easily go down to the relegation zone. Montpellier can also leave the relegation zone as long as it is able to beat nice. Nantes can still have a chance to qualify for the french league next season.
Things are going even better for all of clubs nantes if it will able to win the next game. Montpellier and nantes will have strong clubs as their opponents. These bottom clubs will have strong opponents and it's very hard to predict whether they will able to pass it and get three points.


Nice is strong, and I doubt Montpellier will be able to win against Nice. Even though Nice still had a bad performance, we should also be concerned about the quality of the game. Nice may able to get three points from the upcoming match.
It was performing so badly in the last 5 matches but quality of squad can make differ for the result against montpellier. Montpellier was not team. Im still picking nice for this match even though it has horrible performance in the last 5 games.

Financial strength was one of the factors why in the end Paris Saint Germain became superior in Ligue 1, they had more freedom to do what they wanted and that cannot be denied as the reason why many teams in Ligue 1 were unable to follow what Paris Saint Germain did. One way to make Ligue 1 even more competitive is for someone who has a lot of money to acquire another team, or Paris Saint Germain goes bankrupt.
It feels quite monotonous when you see the competition taking place in Ligue 1, yes, that's because there is nothing to expect from other teams. Even if there is, they can only do it at the beginning and then everything returns to normal. This keeps repeating itself almost every season. Last season, for example, Lens were good at the start of the season, but then they also declined. This season, Nice was also good only at the start of the season, but after that they no longer showed any interesting competition. Now Paris Saint Germain is far ahead so there is very little chance of being caught.

League 1 is only interesting when PSG is playing while the rest many of us ignore. I am sure that both Lens and Brest will be easy to bet on if you look at Lens performance which is currently quite declining. If you want to bet safely then we know we will drop to Brest at odds of 3.65 and Lens 2.14. It's quite good if you refer to the position table and based on the last 3 performances of the two, Lens is clearly not at an advantage.

Betting on Lens or Brest winning seems like a big risk because both clubs have the same advantage, it's just that the bookie favors Lens just because they are the host.
Lens has an advantage from the past which looks very strong on several occasions beating Brest in several meetings even though Brest also got the same results but the bookies will give more importance to the past performance of these two clubs.
Meanwhile, Brest has the advantage that currently the club's performance is really very stable without wanting to lose and even trying to maintain its current position as runner up.
Betting on either Brest or Lens carries the risk of a draw but it would be better to bet on both clubs to score at odds @1.92
This option is less risky because Lens and Brest will definitely score because Brest wants to continue to get additional points.

Of course, until now there is no team in Ligue that can break PSG's dominance in Ligue 1. They are really a very strong team and also have very large finances. I think they will be able to dominate the league for the next few seasons unless another team is also acquired by a super rich company from the Middle East.

Before PSG was acquired, competition in Ligue 1 was quite competitive even though Lyon had won several times in Ligue 1. But that still provided opportunities for other teams to become champions. Teams like Marseille, Lille and Monaco have become very competitive. Lyon doesn't really dominate the league with a very large comparison of strength and player quality. This is different from PSG where they have a squad that has a very different market price compared to other teams in Ligue 1.

If it's aiming at securing the UCL ticket than I can say that it's very much possible with Marseille but what's actually in doubt will be them been able to get to displace the champions at the top of the table, looking at Marseilles performance this season so far, they have not been really bad neither have they been worse and considering they have got some time before the end of the season, even if it's isn't enough room they will still be able to deliver.

Marseilles performance tonight was actually not such that will present them Ina. Weak light, although it wasn't a Ligue 1 game but they are sure they got their complete points by the end of the game and it was actually deserving because they did performed well enough, having the greater part of possession aswell as attempts so it's clear thst they have some level of good performance that could still help them get  a Little above their presents position on the table and hopefully they will be able to find a way to go a step further a d have their UCL ticket secured.

PSG still remains the best team in the Ligue 1 and very probable to win the league title because the point difference is very much far away from them, PSG is far and any team who may want to meet him should strive to get to that point maybe next month. pSG is definitely going to win the title and still be try to win the champions league title which is very different from their domestic league stuffs.

This match is going to be one of the hardest games to predict because this time Brest got a better place in the table and they have got more than based on the previous results they had recently in the league but I think this time Lens can make them stop. Brest didn't lose any game in the last five matches they had and they won or had a draw while Lens couldn't get these results.
Maye this time there is a good opportunity for us to bet on Brest for this match because of the rates I can see
  

Before PSG dominating become the most winner in Ligue 1 there are has Lyon with their impressive performance and ever won six consecutives Ligue 1 trophy with their players Juninho. After PSG acquisition make Ligue 1 easily dominance by one club only and the most historical teams such as Lyon or Marseille get difficulty not only to pressure PSG for winning domestic league but also not easy for finishing on Champion League spot position.
Sadly with Lyon performance in last several season, I can't memorize well when the last time Lyon participants in Champion League or Europea League regarding difficult how to keep their consistency performance in domestic league. Lyon still outside from Europe League standings spot and I don't sure they will get one ticket for playing in European competition next season behind 12 points left from Nice as the latest spot for Europe League spot position.