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Ligue 1 Predictions, Spherical 26
GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle and GFFN’s Raphaël Jucobin face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competitors. It’s three factors for an accurate rating, two factors for an accurate rating distinction, and one level for an accurate end result. Who will come out on high on the finish of the season?
Scores
Raphaël: 129
Luke: 133
Sport of the week: RC Lens v OGC Good, Saturday 20:00 (UK)
Good continued their slide with a shock house defeat towards Montpellier. It’s now truthful to say that the wheels have come off and Francesco Farioli wants to point out himself able to placing them again on. Set-pieces have turn out to be an issue for Good, even previous to their current slide, which sees them winless of their final six. That was as soon as once more their undoing towards Montpellier, who like many groups, had been completely satisfied to see Farioli’s aspect management possession. The issue for Good is doing one thing with the ball and regardless of the thrilling attacking arsenal on the membership, there’s a lack of creativity and incision.
That has been the case all through the season, however with Jean-Clair Todibo and Dante trying much less assured on the again, that lack of attacking output has turn out to be extremely problematic. Todibo was concerned in an altercation with the Good followers after Friday night time’s defeat and there may be now considerably of a disaster engulfing the membership. The supervisor appears impervious to this; he has proven greater than sufficient to have loads of credit score within the financial institution and it does really feel as if there may be nonetheless a mission constructing, nonetheless, within the quick time period, Europe is slipping out of attain.
Lens might inflict additional distress. With victory over Brest final weekend, they leapfrogged Good into fifth. Les Sang et Or had been maybe fortunate to take all three factors. They didn’t create a lot and needed to survive a late onslaught, nonetheless, the victory should not be understated. Lens ended Brest’s 13-game unbeaten run, which isn’t any small feat. They’re proper on this race for Europe and also you’d fancy them to get a end result at house towards a struggling Good.
Raphaël’s full predictions
- Toulouse 1-2 Lyon
- Nantes 1-1 Strasbourg
- Lens 1-0 Good
- Brest 1-3 Lille
- Reims 2-2 Metz
- Clermont 1-2 Le Havre
- Monaco 2-0 Lorient
- Rennes 2-2 Marseille
- Montpellier 1-3 Marseille
Luke’s full predictions
- Lens 2-1 Good
- Rennes 2-3 Marseille
- Montpellier 1-2 PSG
- Toulouse 1-2 Lyon
- Nantes 0-0 Strasbourg
- Brest 1-1 Lille
- Reims 3-0 Metz
- Clermont Foot 0-0 Le Havre
- Monaco 3-1 Lorient
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