Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 406. (Read 194432 times)

My prediction is that PSG probably won't play with full strength because they are concentrating on the Champions League, but the chance of their key players being brought on in the middle of the match is very likely to still be able to get points, whether it's three or just one, because after all they still have to secure their position in the standings.
Luiz Enrique's role is very important in determining the strategy in this big match because the right strategy will lead them to get points in this away match.

You are right, the odds @ 3.30 on Monaco are very worthy of being chosen because Monaco's chance of winning is there, especially if we look at the H2H where in the home match against PSG, Monaco has a much better record, but sometimes the H2H doesn't really affect it, especially now the conditions are quite different, where Monaco is unstable but PSG is successful maintain their unbeaten record because the last time they lost in Ligue 1 was in a match at the beginning of the season but after that they performed very well.
For those who are not so sure that Monaco will win, choosing PSG with odds of around @ 2.00 or a draw @ .80 is also equally tempting.

Before this match, several factors need to be taken into account, the first is that PSG needs to play the return match with Real Sociedad on Tuesday, the second is that they have a very large advantage in Ligue 1, and the loss of points will not be critical for them, so Enrique can now start thinking about the match with Sociedad, and this may affect the result of the match with Monaco, for whom this match will most likely be more important than for PSG.

In that the match, it could actually be said that Monaco will be more burdened even though they will be playing at home, facing PSG is not an easy job for Monaco, especially as they are required not to lose in order to secure their position to qualify for the Champions League next season because the ticket quota is intended for the Ligue 1 only has 4 tickets, positions 1, 2, 3 automatically qualify while position 4 must take part in the play offs, so like it or not, to avoid the play offs of course Monaco must be able to beat PSG and lock their position in second or third place at the end of the season later.

PSG position is very safe to get trophy in this season, but of course PSG will not let Monaco just win because after all PSG will still target victory to maintain their winning record, besides that if they succeed in beating Monaco it will make PSG quicker to claim their trophy, because he is getting further away from Brest who is ranked second.
Monaco desire to get 3 points and PSG hard work to maintain their track record means it is certain that the match will be very tough, even though in the end it is possible that PSG will beat Monaco by a narrow score in the match.

Actually for the match Monaco vs PSG i want to see Monaco will be able to beat PSG because if they can able to do that then the competition to gets the title will be more interesting but although last week Monaco has just gets the winning result from Lens but Monaco performance during this season is still unstable and sometimes Monaco performing badly and lost against weak teams and the latest is Monaco two week ago lost from Toulouse at their home ground and for PSG without doubt they are as the team with the most consistent in Ligue 1 and so far PSG have no decent opponent for race title in this competition

Based on meeting records actually Monaco can able to beat PSG twice at their home ground with good scores and these results should be indicated Monaco have good chances to beat PSG today but indeed i have to says it's hard to beat PSG because this team is too strong for all of the teams in Ligue 1 however about squad update for this match PSG still lost some players because the players just like Milan Skriniar will be absense because he still struggling to recover from his injured and Marquinhos too will be doubtful to play and for Monaco their main striker Wissam Ben Yedder will be played since the beginning of match and recently i just checked the odds for PSG and i am very surprised to see the bookmakers give good odds for PSG @1.94 and i think this is good odds to bets because i am sure PSG will be able to overcomes Monaco today

It will be a very critical match for Monaco. So far, there is a big conflict as to which team will be the 2nd and 3rd in the league. If Monaco loses points in this match, the probability of the teams coming behind them to surpass them will increase. If they want to go to the Champions League, they must get a point from this match, even if it is 1 point. It may be much more difficult for them to close this point gap in the coming weeks. It will be an exciting match and PSG will probably win the match

This is going to be an interesting match to watch because there is going to be a lot of struggling on that match because irrespective of PSG good performance AS Monaco is also in a good form this season and they are currently on the third position of the table and considering there points against Brest they will make sure to put in all there possible best if they can win the match because if they're lucky to win the match they will become the second position on the table then Brest will move to the third position but although I don't think any of this will be possible because we know how PSG has been on this league season and how consistent they have been so there is always a big chance they will win the match.

Monaco is a serious threat to Paris Saint Germain in this match, but even so I don't think it will have much effect on Paris Saint Germain who still has a considerable distance from the team in second place. Monaco are also in good form, although inconsistency is still a big problem for them. But by playing at home they must take advantage of this opportunity to be able to achieve positive results, at least 1 point they must secure.

Paris Saint Germain is very tough in Ligue 1, that's not debatable anymore. But that does not mean they cannot be defeated, as evidenced they have also won 1 defeat and 6 draws from 23 matches they have played in Ligue 1 this season. If Monaco are to win, they'll need to lock down a player who has a big impact on the play of Paris Saint Germain. Actually, there aren't many, like Mbappe for example. Because if you look at the other players in this squad, they actually play ordinary and individual abilities that make a visible difference. Their teamwork is also not that good, so Monaco must be able to do something that I said above. It's not easy, but it's worth trying.

First of all we shouldn't forget that Monaco won their last three home games against PSG in the league.    Even though their form recently isn't much good they can still be a serious threat to PSG tonight. 

PSG are in a really comfortable condition. The point gap with Brest is 11 points now. Maybe PSG players might be a little complacent because of being very comfortable. It is up to how Mbappe will perform at the same time. If he takes a big responsibility then they can make things really difficult for Monaco away. Rather than placing a bet on a side I would prefer betting on both teams to score at 1.52. I don't think we will watch a boring game.

Well, Monaco advantage in playing at home doesn't apply and PSG is still the favorite in this match to be the favorite for the bookmakers, but indeed PSG is the team at the top of the standings with the most points so it is normal for this to happen.
Even though PSG is the favorite, the odds given to both of them can be said to be quite high because Monaco has an odd @3.30 and PSG has an odd @2.08.
The difference between the two is quite high, but this is an oddity that usually makes gamblers experience some confusion because the possibility of Monaco being the winner is also possible.
It just that I myself will have prediction that PSG still has the chance of winning and the possibility of Monaco winning is quite small, while draw will be the most likely opportunity in this match.

Of course, Monaco will try to win and be able to save full points to compete for second place, but PSG is also not weak team and it is not certain that Monaco will be able to win this match.
Even though Monaco has played quite well in the last few matches, PSG is not the team they played against in the previous few matches, so it would really be too much of risk to make Monaco the favorite in the match against PSG.

But unfortunately, having the advantage of playing home doesn't make Monaco the favorite and here PSG is still the team that has a big chance of winning. If we look at the odds offered by the bookie, it is certainly very profitable to be able to get odds of @2.08 for PSG to win and we certainly rarely see PSG getting these odds if their opponents are unbalanced.

I don't think Monaco will just stay silent and regarding the gap that is so big, it is possible that Monaco doesn't care about that anymore and they are only thinking about securing 3 points at home and at the same time improving the H2H against PSG. I think all teams know very well that there is nothing more important than winning in front of the fans and Monaco will try to get that. In your opinion, who will win in this big match and if you bet, will you choose Monaco, PSG, or even a draw?

Any club definitely has a target to become champions in the Champions League, even Real Madrid, which has won many titles in the Champions League, has never given up on continuing to get them because that proves that they are the strongest club in Europe, as is PSG's target who wants to get this prestigious title. For years PSG have really wanted to achieve this so they can compete like other top clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. Because so far PSG's performance is still far below theirs in the competition in the Champions League, and these three clubs are always the strongest candidates in the competition as a whole, they have sufficient squad depth.

The project that Luis Enrique is undertaking is not an easy project to achieve, even though he is a coach who has good experience in the Champions League, when he trains a club that does not have good potential to play in the Champions League. It will be difficult for PSG to achieve this, but if Luis Enrique is able to make a difference and is able to build a squad that is better than before, then he can create new history for PSG. Let's see Luis Enrique's ability in the next round, which PSG will face in the Champions League, can he win that big trophy

I expect it to be one of the most enjoyable matches of the week. Monaco are alarming in defense and conceding too many goals, but at the same time they are effective in attack and look like they can score more goals than they concede. However, due to their defensive problems, they don't inspire confidence in the side betting. Paris St Germain continue to lead in a very comfortable position despite last week's draw. PSG have officially embargoed Ligue 1. In this match we will watch and discuss more the offensive side of both teams than the defensive side. Both teams like to attack and are effective in attack. My betting preference would be on 3 goals and goals against.

IMO, PSG not only needs to improve their performance in the attack line but PSG needs experience.
I mean PSG usually always change coaches every time they fail to win a title in the UCL and things like this are a team's mistake of not giving the coach the experience to be able to correct mistakes in the past to become stronger to face the UCL in the following season whereas to win the UCL title a coach requires the right strategy and this strategy can be created when a coach succeeds in gaining experience in the last round, for example in this round PSG failed in the quarter finals and in the following season Enrique has a strategy to win the title in the semi finals.

and regarding the match that PSG has to face in the UCL, they are already guaranteed to qualify for the quarter finals, but in that round PSG will be given a very big obstacle because they have to face a team that is much stronger and I doubt that PSG can reach the semi finals.

And even if they win in the second leg of the series, PSG's attack still needs to improve if they want to lift the European Cup. Despite huge spending, PSG has been eliminated from the 1/8 round 5 times in the past 7 seasons. However, a place in the quarterfinals seems to be within the reach of coach Luis Enrique and his team. In the second leg, Real Sociedad needs to win against PSG by a difference of two goals or more in the rematch at Anoeta's home stadium to have a ticket to continue. Real Sociedad has not run out of opportunities to turn the situation around. Still, the team's problem is increasingly dangerous due to having to devote all its efforts to La Liga. That's more difficult to do when facing a mighty PSG with a star team that knows how to shine in difficult circumstances.

Real Sociedad still has a chance to turn things around, they are only 2 goals behind and Real Sociedad, who will play at home, of course has greater motivation and self-confidence.

And if PSG progresses to the quarter-finals, I don't think it would be anything extraordinary because with the squad they have, that would be quite normal.
In the quarter-finals what remains are the top European teams, and if you look at the other top teams this season who are still in the Champions League, I'm quite doubtful of PSG.

Compare PSG with Bayern Munich is not good and I see a better comparison is between PSG and Manchester City. They are both new rich clubs last decade and they both spent a lot of money for transfers recent years. However, their strategies are different and Manchester City changed by signing with Pep Guardiola and adjusted their transfer strategy after that. PSG did not change anything and we can see Manchester City got first success in Champions League last season while PSG are still struggling to have a second Champions League final.

They signed with Enrique with belief that the coach with his experience in Champions League, will be able to help them to win Champions League. This season is last chance for PSG to win Champions League with Mbape in their squad. They player is ready to move to Real Madrid in the summer but PSG actually prepared for it by stop buying super star players but focus more on star players who are young and still ambitious to win titles.

Differences in quality and perspective of club management and applicable rules so as to give birth to a different vision. If I am not mistaken, PSG has just been built more coordinated after they have a new owner and he starts targeting the Champions League as the biggest achievement. In contrast to Bayern Munich and even there they have to make the rules at least German players must be more than outside players. Bayern Munich has become one of the best clubs when playing in the Champions League while the PSG level hasn't to that yet.

So that the project being worked on by Luis Enrique will be far more difficult where they have to build the squad to be stronger and take time so that PSG is able to compete in the Championm League. If Luis Enrique is able to build the club level to be stronger then I am sure they will achieve success as did Pep Guardiola in Manchester City.

If you say the match will be exciting then I really agree with you, but if you say this match is a place of proof and prestige, to be honest I'm quite confused because PSG doesn't need to prove anything in Ligue 1  because at the moment the trophy is actually within reach PSG, while for Monaco I don't think they have anything to prove because after becoming Ligue 1 champions in 2016-2017, Monaco are no longer able to get it and are only focused on getting into the top 3 like they did this season, if you hopes PSG lose of course I also want that to happen, but it looks like it will be very difficult for PSG lose in the league and the proof is that this season PSG has only lost 1 time.

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It's true that PSG may not have as much to prove in domestic competitions compared to other clubs, given their dominant position in the league and their consistent success in recent seasons. The ability of their squad is unmatched by any other teams in the league. It has reached the boring level to see PSG dominate to league. Each season when they are at the top of the table, we can already say that they would win the league easily.

Monaco may not be in contention for the league title as they were in 2016-2017, their focus on securing a top-three finish and potentially challenging for European qualification still carries significance. Their inconsistence has made them having to forgetting their title charge this season. Now each match presents an opportunity for them to showcase their capabilities and compete at a high level. While hoping for PSG to lose might be a sentiment shared by some fans of rival clubs, the reality is that PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 makes it challenging for any team to defeat them.

Most likely socidad may not be able to get pass this stage of the champions league because they are been faves by a team thats way superior than they are and this includes both in strength, form and depth so their chances around Real Madrid continues to be slim and such that they are most likely to not succeed or get pass this stage but then Real Madrid wouldn't and shouldn't take them for granted so they don't get to make qualifications turn out too difficult for them much more than it should have been normally, as the first leg was a huge success then most definitely the second leg which will happen to be their last shot, they will be giving only but the best to make sure they stay ahead and proceed unto the next stage of the champions league.

Beyond this stage I think Madrid may gradually beginning to face more tough and serious teams because so far it's been looking much like an easy game for them but they will soon get to where it will become more of a fierce battle as the trophy is been contended for even by the current defending champions who are willing to make sure they aswell get back the trophy this season again.

We don't know who PSG will face if they qualify for the quarter-finals. There are many strong teams that will qualify for the next round, Bayern Munich still has a chance to get there even though they are 0-1 behind in the first leg against Lazio.

PSG will try their best in the second leg even though it is an away match. Winning 2-0 in the first leg makes PSG a little comfortable to face Real Sociedad, but it is impossible to underestimate Sociedad at home. Luis Enrique will be a great coach this season if PSG can get through to the quarter-finals, that's because he has been doubtful since the start of the season.