Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 608. (Read 193094 times)

Paris Saint Germaine produced a great performance against Montpellier, yesterday to earn the club a win and also saw them temporary overtake former league leaders Nice who  has an outstanding game to play against Nice Rennes tomorrow.
The current quality players  at Paris Saint I think is just too strong for any team in the league to contend with them. Like I've always maintained, the club's poor performance in the beginning of the season was as a result of the fact that club manager Luis Enrique's tactical approach wasn't  enough and that's why the team have been winning matches back to back since he found the playing pattern that's bringing the best  from his players.

PSG ultimately needed 11 matches this season to top the standing. This victory felt quite special for PSG because they succeeded in taking the top ranking from Nice. From the match statistic, of course PSG put quite a lot of pressure on Montpellier because PSG were able to record 21 shots in this match. I saw that Mbappe was a little frustrated in this match because Mbappe had several good opportunities to score goals but he failed to do so. But winning is the most important thing regardless of who scores the goal in the match. For montpellier they are not strong enough lately because they lost a lot of point in their last 5.

So in other word, I think PSG will be able to maintain their strength this season to win the Legue 1 trophy again. Well, Nice will face Rennes in tomorrow match and of course Nice has a chance to win this match because they are playing in front of their supporters. In H2H term, Nice is certainly the favorite to win this match and I will have no doubts about their performance in tomorrow match.

This was actually a winnable game for Lens today. They played away against Lorient by the way. They were really impressive in the first half. Lorient couldn't find much chance against them in that half as well. That was the time Lens should have been able to score and get ahead. But they couldn't.

The second half was more like in the middle but Lens were still able to create many goal opportunities. All that effort was in vain and there was a 0-0 draw at the end. Lens don't lose any game in the league for many weeks at least. But they can do more with some improvement.

According to my expectations, the Lorient vs Lens match has the potential to end in a draw. and yes, this match did not produce a single goal from the two teams competing this week. even though considering the comparison between these two teams, Lens is more favored by bookies. However, in fact, Lens was unable to get full points to increase its ranking on the standings. Even though according to statistics Lens slightly dominated ball possession, as well as opportunities, they didn't have a single big chance they created.

On the other hand, the home team managed to hold the match to a draw against Lens. It's natural that Lorient's performance is much more unstable than the opposing team. In fact, Lorient occupies a position in an unsafe zone. at least, getting one point wasn't too bad of an outcome for them.
On the Lens side, it is very natural that they are not too focused on this match. that's why, I suspect that this match will end in a draw. because, Haise is focusing his squad more on welcoming the fourth matchday of the Chanpions League which will visit PSV's headquarters. This match will be a crucial match for Lens if they want to have a chance of qualifying for the next phase. Unfortunately, Lens had to go all out to win the match against PSV.  Moreover, bookies favor the home team. However, in football it is unique because anything can happen.

In the other match, Marseille vs Lille. So far, Gattuso has not been able to bring his team much better. Even though they were playing at home, Gennaro Gattuso's squad was unable to overthrow Lille. but at least, they didn't play the match too badly. So, we'll see how far Marseille goes in this competition.

Marseille 0 - 0 Lille. That was a very bad start of the season for Marseille. They are sitting in the 8th position of the table although getting only 4 points from 15, the last 5 games! They are just in front of Lens which had a very bad start of the season but they seemed to wake up but the draw of this match vs Lorient didn't help them advance properly.
PSG were lucky to win and to have similar opponents which fail many times.

Well if they planned spending the season without Mbappé don't see any reason why they'll punish him for having a secret deal against Realmadrid which gave him no option than to sign another contract for the team, they now his worth and what he has to offer for the team and so far it's favoured them cause Mbappé has really helped them this season,however it would only last this season cause Mbappé might be on his way to Realmadrid next summer.

 However they did a good job in replacing their older players with younger stars especially Neymar who is an injury prone player but earns a very huge salary, I think those stars needed to leave because they've couldn't help them achieve the Champions League trophy but were all earning huge salary at the club, a squad made up of Neymar, Messi, Mbappé and several other world class players like Ramos and Verŕatti should've be able to win the UCL.

Way too easy game for PSG, wasn't even a contest, we all knew that they would win anyway and I did not expected them to get such an easy win. They tried a different two striker method with Muani and Mbappe, not a bad idea but didn't work well for both strikers since they scored 3 goals and none came from those two, it basically makes them the main target and then it's all about the rest of the squad to make it change.

I think it should be noted down that Mbappe and Muani could take the attention of the defenders and then it would leave others a chance to attack. In the end we are talking about a good game from them and it's easy win for them, they are going to win the league again without anyone even competing closely.

I think PSG is already ready to play without Mbappe: Ramouche, Kolo Muani and Dembele must solve all the issues in attack. And by the way, I think PSG planned to spend this season without Mbappe, but they underestimated Real and completely lost the “silent bidding” because they did not receive any offer from Real at all. I'am rooting againct PSG (I don’t like moneybags and cheaters), but I see that now they have begun to develop in the right direction: they take young good players and make a team. Given their money, they will quickly assemble a top talented team according to the City scheme: if a player does not show his talent to the required extent at PSG, then they get rid of him and buy the next one. When you sell stars and buy stars in return, the FFP is fully respected, although in fact it is very similar to cheating. The sale of Neymar is super lucky for PSG (although perhaps everything was rigged), and the fact that they got rid of Messi too - now their salary fund can take several excellent players instead of an extinct star.

The last match of the day in the French Ligue 1 will be played between Marseille and Lille. Marseille are going through a very chaotic period. Their game against Lyon last week was postponed before it even started due to the aggressive behavior of their fans. They don't have the stability they had last season in the league. I am sure they are regretting the loss of Igor Tudor. On the other hand, Lille have been performing well in recent weeks. They haven't lost their last 4 games. And they have collected 10 points in this period. And I think their win against Monaco was important. I think they will not lose to Marseille in this match. I think Lille are the favorites to win this match.

Sometimes the attacking players are not as good as expected, because even though PSG have three attacking players, but if they cannot develop their gameplay then they will also have difficulty scoring goals . But apart from that, at least PSG will still succeed in returning to the top of the standings in Ligue 1, and this achievement will still make PSG fine. Because, from previous seasons, infact PSG only the best team in the domestic league. But indeed, PSG should have better performance in every line for next matches and not only in terms of attacking players.

Mbappé's fate will not be a surprise, unless he goes to Madrid, because that Would be a big surprise, something I couldn't believe, because I don't see this player in the white club , no matter how much they say and speculate about him and Madrid perhaps does not have that heart to be from Madrid, and this was demonstrated when he said No to Madrid for the first and only time , because joining a PSG that looked very powerful, with Messi , Ney and him, even so They didn't do anything, they just won Ligue 1, which would have been a shame if they hadn't won it, but important events that were believed to be important didn't happen , so these things are what often defines the future of a Jaguar. Saying no to opportunities is something that cannot happen because basically when things are about Madrid and you say no, that closes the door for life, the player cannot do more, that was what What happened to the player, anyway he has a good chance at Liverpool and they can make a difference there, they are actually doing well.

He would be a great player next to a Mo Salah and a Luis Diaz, things can be difficult for the player, seeing that Mbappé is looking for fame and money Because the best if so is that he goes to Saudi football, within a few years will be the sensation and all the soccer players will want to go there, because they have a good salary, they are very loved, so in this order of ideas it may happen that the player changes his mind, so now those who play there have a lot of relevance, many veteran players are going there, for me the Younger Players will also Feel thirsty to go play there , I Understand that the UCL and that trophy could interest them and winning can be a dream for many, but seeing how it is that they are only They are considered good players until they are 27 years old, because it is better to go to Saudi fútbol where they are older than 30 and are still Very good.


Well, PSG is a team that has come up with surprises, I have been Following PSG's games, and honestly their system is bad, it is not my style of taste because I see very systematic football, where I don't see any players showing their talent With the exception of the forwards, obviously the one who has the most freedom to do things is Mbappé , but it is something that we all see, I think everyone has realized that, and based on the fact that PSG is no longer that strong team as in Last season, there are some teams that are playing very well, it is no longer easy to have it easy, the majority of people still trust that PSG can make Ligue 1 easy, I am one of those who believe that they do not have it easy, They really need better players, and with respect to Mbappé I see that he is playing just to achieve, I don't see the heart in him, I see that he wants to leave and that is not the right thing to do, I could say that he wants to play at half a Machine to save himself. to go to other teams, that's what I'm seeing, his behavior is the same as last season.


The professionalism of a player has to be demonstrated in all the games, not because he is going to go to another does he have to do something less, because they are paying him anyway, I think that is what he should see, and Luis Enrique in that like If he doesn't get involved, on the one hand Luis Enrique hates Madrid and if they get involved with Madrid in the UCL they won't come out very well, so that is something significant, and although I have said many times I don't think that Seeing Mbappé in the white team, it is possible that I will see him dressed in Red in Liverpool under the direction of Klopp, so basically that is what I think, of course now what we can do is Wait , because After the end of this Season we will see Interesting things.

Now, is interesting:


Thiago Silva criticises PSG: “You’re not going to achieve everything because you have lots of money”




Source: https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/thiago-silva-criticises-psg-youre-not-going-to-achieve-everything-because-you-have-lots-of-money/

This is Something to see and then Slowly go Away.

It's like some players, do not have the solo power to actually single-handedly win a match. Especially when the other players are not performing at their best. If all the other players are performing above average, it also enables that certain player to perform well. I think Kolo Muani is a player like that. And we all know that PSG is definitely not a fan favorite anymore. A lot of people have started hating PSG. As soon as they perform badly people jump on to make bad comments. Of course that also means people are going to make a lot of comments about players who are not performing well also.

After Marseille's match was postponed last week due to fans throwing stones at Lyon's bus, Marseille can finally start their next match this week and their opponent is Lille, which is a team that cannot be taken lightly. Maybe it will be quite difficult to predict who will win this match, but if you look at the H2H, both Lille are the ones who are superior to win. Certainly Marseille's path to victory is not easy and perhaps Marseille will not allow Lille the freedom to steal points from them. Marseille is indeed in declining form and this can be seen from their current position which is far from the top flight. Lille will definitely take advantage of the bad results that Marseille often achieves to win for them in this away match. So I think this victory will still belong to Lille and at least they will win with a narrow score of 1-2 or 2-3.

It was only montpellier and no doubt about that. Otherwise that would be so dumb if PSG would lose against montpellier caused by PSG was always dominating the match against it. It was only offering small odds and im not that interesting with it before.
People can get money without even thinking to lose caused by PSG has more than 80% probability of winning the game and that is happening. It's not only PSG fans but people are also feeling so happy with it caused by they won decent money easily.

The won against montpellier can also boost the mentality from the players caused by PSG will be facing acmilan soon. Acmilan is also in the way to get leave from the 4th position at this moment. Pioli's squad needs also to get three points from PSG.
PSG must be careful but imlan is also will be missing a lot of players. Enrique's team can take it as advantages for PSG at this moment.
I can't even be patience to see the continuation of UCL for PSG. It will be a dramatic match.

Marseille vs lille is going to be another interesting match in the Ligue 1 today because these two teams have relatively good contending strength although lille stand a better chance buy I think Marseille is usually firm when playing at home so it's a concern for Lille.

Marseille started the season well enough buy some how seem to be having a slow time currently, I can't really say for sure what the cause is because even in the Europa they have only won one game but they are room of their group tho. I think they may want to get a draw against lille by a strong defensive mechanism because Lillie appears stronger than they do, if Lillie wins they will be amongst top three on the table by dis placing Monaco who would be one point below them 

Everything needs a process, slowly but sure PSG can can return to their best performance. Fortunately PSG have a good squad at there, so it doesn't take long of time for them to shine again. Anyway, in terms of quality squad depth and coach, PSG still the favorite team for the title. Meanwhile, although Nice performance has been impressive so far, but their squad depth is not as good as PSG squad. I am personally worried, if Nice main player are get injured then maybe Nice performance will not be stable. But yeah Nice club is give significant pressure to PSG, I really hope that in the match against Rennes, the Nice team can win again.

I know Lorient performance was not really good recently but i have been notice sometimes they were can able to performing well at their home ground because during this season 2 wins from Lorient it comes from home matches so these records has proven Lorient cannot be underestimate everytime they playing as a host and Lens have to be careful to these records
Lorient opponent Lens has just return to winning ways after win with big scores from Nantes last week and total they got 8 consecutive without loses in all competitions and Lens also can gets 4 wins from those matches and for betting options currently Lens odds @1.76 but other option just like both teams to scores also good pick and this option has better odds @1.92

I'm quite happy to see PSG back to where they belong and they deserved to win over Montpellier with that score. Lee Kang In, Zaire-Emery and Vitinha were the players who scored goals in this match but don't forget Achraf Hakimi who contributed with two assists in this match. However, the player whose contribution in this match was awaited, namely Kylian Mbappe, was not visible at all in this match and he did not score another goal like the previous match.

PSG's current position is still temporary, but if the Nice vs Rennes match ends in Nice's victory then PSG will drop back to 2nd position. But considering that Rennes is not an easy opponent, Nice will certainly experience a little difficulty. H2H is quite balanced and this could be an opportunity for PSG to maintain its position this week. Let's see tomorrow if Nice can reclaim its position at the top of the standings.

There is nothing PSG can't win against Montpellier as PSG will be far ahead of Montpellier if you consider the difference between the two teams. The points table of Ligue 1 seems to be fine now as PSG is number one in the points table. It can be called a great come back for PSG as they have moved from five matches to number one in the points table. PSG won this match by three goals against Montpellier but what surprised me was that Mbappe didn't score in this match. Three different PSG players scored in this match, but Mbappe and Dembele, the team's best players, did not score. As long as I watched this match, I felt that the game might be completely one sided because the control of the ball, the correct passing of the ball, everything was more in PSG's favor.

Yes, actually it is too risky to bet on club matches that are not yet very stable, but we can still look for safer bets with less risk, such as more than 2 with odds @ 1.50, this is a very good odds because if I look at the history of the match it looks like both clubs will score more than 2 and of course Lens will be able to win this match even though they don't look consistent yet, but Lorient is not a strong opponent for Lens.
Furthermore, for Marseille's match against Lille, there is indeed something strange about the odds provided by the betting bookies and in terms of performance, Lille actually has a slight advantage over Marseille, but strangely the bookies favor this club because it is the host and I recommend betting carefully because in the history of meetings between the two Lille clubs is also superior.