Ligue 1 Predictions, Round 27
GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle and GFFN’s Raphaël Jucobin face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. It’s three points for a correct score, two points for a correct score difference, and one point for a correct result. Who will come out on top at the end of the season?
Raphaël: 140
Luke: 168
Game of the week: AS Monaco v OGC Nice, Saturday 20:05 (UK)
Monaco’s form has been inconsistent since the turn of the year with the Principality club only securing back-to-back wins in Ligue 1 once in 2025. That inconsistency must be resolved if Monaco are to finish on the podium and finish ahead of Saturday’s opponent Nice.
Monaco were rewarded for their persistence against Angers before the international break. Predictably, it was Mika Biereth who broke the deadlock before Maghnes Akliouche doubled the advantage in the final minutes of the encounter. There was room for reassurance for Monaco, who have all too often made costly defensive errors against ‘inferior’ sides, as they did against Toulouse a week earlier. With Philipp Köhn back in goal,Les Monégasquesdid look more assured and did well to unlock Angers’ stubborn low block.
There could be further reinforcements against Nice too. Aleksandr Golovin will be hoping to make his return, whilst Folarin Balogun could feature for the first time this year after recovering from shoulder surgery.*Le Gym,*meanwhile, have recently found the Stade Louis II a happy hunting ground, however, their confidence will have been knocked by the way they headed into the international break. A defeat, despite a good performance, against Lyon was followed up by a frustrating draw against Auxerre, as Franck Haise’s side squandered their advantage in the dying seconds. Nice should have put the game to bed before that but were wasteful with their chances. They can’t afford to be so profligate against Monaco. This one is on a knife’s edge but goals do seem to be a guarantee.
Raphaël’s full predictions
Strasbourg 2-1 Lyon
Reims 1-3 Marseille
Saint-Étienne 1-3 PSG
Monaco 2-2 Nice
Toulouse 2-1 Brest
Auxerre 3-0 Montpellier
Angers 1-2 Rennes
Le Havre 1-1 Nantes
Lille 2-1 Lens
Luke’s full predictions
Strasbourg 1-2 Lyon
Monaco 2-2 Nice
Lille 2-1 Lens
Reims 0-3 Marseille
Saint-Étienne 1-4 PSG
Toulouse 1-1 Brest
Auxerre 3-0 Montpellier
Angers 0-1 Rennes
Le Havre 1-2 Nantes
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