Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 966. (Read 193779 times)

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PSG suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, this was because Messi made an unauthorized trip. Maybe if we look at Messi's latest posts on his personal Instagram, he is promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia and it seems he did not get permission from PSG regarding the trip. Obviously this is not a great example for one of the best players in the world and it's only natural that PSG would impose this punishment on Messi. With this, Messi will not be able to strengthen PSG for the next two weeks and obviously this will make it more difficult for PSG to defend the Ligue 1 title without Messi in the next match.

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So far this season, the reality is that Lens has more often drawn draws when Lens is playing away, but for the match that will start soon it looks like Lens still has a good chance of winning. Because the opponent Lens faced in this match was Toulouse and in fact, Toulouse did not have a good record when Toulouse played against Lens.

Also, in their first match or their first meeting of the season that Lens managed to beat Toulouse with a very good score with a score of 3-0. But yes, if I still attribute Lens' performance so far this season to away matches, then at least this away match looks like Lens might still win but not with a big score like before.

This season in the French League has turned out to be an interesting one and the race goes on until the end of the season, unlike in the past. But I think the difference of 5 points is significant for Marseille. For PSG, the remaining matches will not be as difficult as for Marseille, who will have to play against Lille and Lens. PSG are likely to be champions again this season.

PSG stats in their last five games in the league, LWWWL while Marseille stats is DDWWW. Superb competition from both clubs this season. Paris Saint German is one of the top club in league one and they're ranked first on the table with topping Marseille with just 5 points difference. Consistency is a big problem for the Parisians presently, they're not keeping on with straight winnings, losing their previous game against Lorient, is totally out of line for the club. Christophe Galtier should make his strategy effective in his next game, because in less than no time, Marseille will equal points with them.

In this match, Lens needs full points to keep the distance from Marseille, which is 4 points behind. that means, Lens will aim to win over the home team. that way, Lens is only 1 point away from Marseille if he wins this match. the following week, Lens will meet against Marseille. the scenario is, Franck Haise will continue to try to bring his team to win the remaining match after match to chase an automatic ticket to the Champions League. especially in the previous week, Lens was able to overthrow AS Monaco with a landslide score of 3-0.

Meaning, Lens is in high confidence to come up with a slick performance. as for several injured players such as Wuilker, Jimmy Cabot, and Salis Andul Samed, it seems that it will not have a serious impact on their performance. after all, during the match against Monaco, these players were also absent in that match. for Deiver Machado, it looks like he has no problems with injuries and will most likely start this game.

As for Toulouse, the home team just won the Coupe de France final win over Nantes last Saturday. with this result, it seems that Toulouse has a strong drive and motivation to appear and provide fierce resistance to Lens in this match. so, it looks like the match will take place quite tough. referring to the available odds, it looks like betting on Lens is the ideal choice with odds @1.67. but to avoid risk I will bet on under 3 goals. I guess, the more ideal option.

There are many shortcomings in their midfield including PSG's back line, that's why PSG needs to buy some new players to make it strong in the UCL next season, of course PSG has to make a major overhaul does not guarantee great players on their front line but can't qualify for the semifinals or the UCL final, I also hope that PSG will be able to overhaul everything including the coach for a better next season.

It's not surprising that PSG won the league this season because they are still safe from the pursuit of Marseille with a difference of 5 points even though they look close but it seems difficult for Marseille to snatch the league title from PSG's hands. considering that there are 5 remaining matches at the end of the season that must be passed and it is not easy for Marseille to wipe out all the remaining matches with a win.

Maybe I'm just warning PSG if they can't be consistent in winning then Marseille's chances of winning Ligue 1 this season will open up. We both know that the 5-point advantage is still under PSG's control so far, but it depends on how this team performs in the future. It became quite clear for Marseille when they found out that the distance from PSG was not that far and that could be a good opportunity to overtake PSG in the standings.

For Monaco they are currently experiencing difficulties and of course the results they have achieved will not make their position to continue to be secure. Correcting mistakes is far better than letting it go for a long time and can end up fatally losing the place they should be able to defend. Lille will be the only disruptive team if Monaco can't be consistent next week.

Bookmakers think "a little" differently:

Paris Saint Germain 1.01

Olympique Marseille 51.00

Lance 101.00

In fact, 5 points advantage over a distance of 5 games is almost a decisive advantage even for two equal teams, and we all know that PSG is stronger than all the pursuers. But on the other hand, PSG have already unpleasantly surprised so many times this season that I would not bet that they would win Ligue 1, even if the odds were 1.1.

Paris St German toping of Ligue 1 and possibly becoming the Ligue 1 champions no longer interest me, with the kind of big name players  they got there Mbappe, Neymar and Messi they need not struggle for point to get that trophy, rather what they should be very much of concern is about them lifting the EUFA Champions League trophy. Is it not high time that PSG should graduate from becoming only league champions?, and put a smile on the faces of their fans /supporter by bringing home the European cup.

Basically, PSG, of course, still has a chance to win the Ligue 1 title but unfortunately, PSG's recent poor performance and results are at least a cause for concern about the bad results that might happen or be experienced by PSG. So with these concerns, it will at least be natural that many individuals will consider the worst possibility that could happen or be experienced by PSG about failing to win the title.

Anyway, if PSG fail to win the title then of course PSG will have a very bad season this season because they failed in the final phases of the season. It seems that PSG has indeed lost its ambition and motivation at this moment, because if PSG still has big ambitions to get good results in every match, then of course PSG will not experience a decline in performance like what happened at this moment.

PSG won't be that bad in Ligue1 this season and I don't think that PSG will easily lose the five point difference they currently have in the standings. It's true that Marseille doesn't seem so far behind from PSG in second place, but I'm still not sure that Marseille will overtake PSG at the end of this season because PSG will also not allow itself to be easily overtaken by its rivals in Ligue 1 because PSG themselves are also very aware of who their competitors are. closest to them in Ligue1 this season.

Toulouse vs Lens

The winning result from Monaco has been makes Lens is very confident to faced this match and they have good opportunities to wided their points gap with the team below them Monaco but Toulouse too has been change became an tough team recently and their mentally were strong because they want to avoid relegation zone and besides that Toulouse has just made a history with beat Nantes in France cup and it makes they are the champion of 2023 for this competition

This is hard match for Lens and i know from positions Toulouse is far below them but Toulouse recent performance makes me doubt Lens can able to beat this team today especially Lens will not playing with full team because i saw some of players got injured such as Deiver Machado and Salis Abdul Samed who got suspension after received red card from the match against PSG and although Lens is the favourite but i was thinking Toulouse will not easily to beat and probably today Toulouse can surprising us and stole 1 point from this match and draw option has high odds @3.90

It will be so good to see a new winner to come in the french league. People known this as farmer league. If marseille will able to win the trophy and that will build different pespective about this league. Marseille is also having very big chances.

So far, there are still 5 unplayed matches remaining until the end of season. If PSG don't manage to get full points in the next two games, Marseille could grab the trophy this season. The chance for marseille is quite small at this moment but who knows if marseille will able to do dramatic comeback before the last match.
I'll prefer to see marseille to take the trophy for this season. It will be so good to see PSG to be trophyless. This will make its owner try to do over haul to the club.
It's the time for PSG to sack galtier and replace him with a world class coach that can transform the club into a better form. Galtier is not having enough experience to do that even with some world class players on its hand.

PSG is still getting bad result.

PSG are not champions yet, They are only 5 points ahead with 5 games remaining. Of course PSG have an easy schedule so Marseille and Lens face each other head-on. It would be funny if Marseille or Lens won this season.

In my view, PSG failed in the UCL and now legeu 1 is also not safe to become a champion. The real problem with PSG is that they have a group but no team. Paris had become too big a group of star players, a group where everyone was playing for their own glory. Besides, when a club puts the same amount of power on one of its players as PSG did on Mbappé, it can only hit a wall right away. The only way for PSG to be better next season is for the stars to tell them to leave.

This season, PSG has been like a rollercoaster: all over the place. With the stacks they've tossed around, it would be disastrous to drop points in forthcoming matchups. But seriously, PSG has a great chance of winning the championship. They have a five-point lead over Marseille with just five games remaining. It's probably not too serious. Look at the competition they'll face in the future; they're not the strongest cookies in the jar. I have a feeling PSG will completely dominate them.

Undoubtedly, Marseille has been on fire. However, they have struggled in their most recent games, and it won't be easy for them to maintain their winning streak. They also have a 5-point gap to fill. So, it would appear like PSG still has a chance. Certainly, following the shock at Lorient, they need to shore things up. But I have faith that they will recover. In the next weeks, the drama will surely develop.

Just imagine what happens at the end of this season if PSG fails to win the French league title and they lose the five points difference between themselves and Marseille. Marseille spent less money than PSG and if they win the title I'm sure the people who paid money for PSG will not spend it for the next season and that's how PSG fails, also many players will leave this team. There will be many consequences for PSG if they lose this five points difference.

Paris Saint Germain is undoubtedly having a very poor season despite their position in the league at the moment but one thing I don't think is gonna happen to their season is losing the the French Ligue 1 title to Marseille or any other French club.
Like I've always said, if this Paris Saint Germain's team  plays to their full potentials, French league football be very boring to watch because of the huge number of goals they'll be thrashing their opponents with. PSG is the most star studded team in France and one of the top 3 in Europe but we're here and discussing the possibility of them losing the title to another club because they've not fully utilized the quality, depth and strength of the club players

very disappointed to see PSG beaten by Lorient, but after all it was one player's mistake that made the team's performance worse. after the match against Lorient, PSG will play against Troyes and this should be PSG's chance to be able to pick up additional points again.
because Troyes is not a strong team under PSG and PSG must take advantage of this match to get points again.

PSG still has a chance to give Marseille a point gap and I think PSG will still get the league 1 title.

PSG is one club that baffles me with the way they do not have wide gaps of points to lead their closest rivals despite spending so much money. With all the big stars at their disposal, losing to Lorient on Sunday didn't go down well with me, but arguably, the sendoff of Achraf Hakimi is another reason. Still, the stars there are powerful to dominate Lorient if they have their contingency plan, but see what happens?

That said, 5-point trailing is so risky for the club that has lost 2 of their last 5 matches, the trust is no more there, and I have reservations at this stage.

5 points ahead of Marseille, which is in second place, is not completely safe for PSG. If they play like they did when they were defeated by Lorient, PSG will be in danger of losing their position. PSG needs to win four of the remaining five matches, the next four matches that PSG will play are fairly easy, PSG can win easily if you look at the strength of the team they will face.
After the loss to Lorient, Galtier must not make any more mistakes in at least the next 4 matches. PSG can secure the Ligue 1 title if they can get an additional 12 points in the remaining five matches.