Ligue 1 2025/26: rating and roasting our pre-season predictions 😭 | OneFootball

We are awful.

On August 15, 2025, just a few hours before the kickoff of the new Ligue 1 season, the cheerful OneFootball France crew took the plunge with their predictions for the 2025-26 campaign.

Now that it wrapped up this weekend, it's time for some self-criticism. Who deserves a trip to the bench for the World Cup? The answer... is right here!

The top 4 in order

Julien: PSG, OM, Monaco, Strasbourg

Nathan: PSG, OM, Monaco, Strasbourg

Costa: PSG, OM, Monaco, Paris FC

Jibril: PSG, Monaco, Lille, OM

Arnaud: PSG, OM, Monaco, Strasbourg

Colomban: PSG, Monaco, OM, Lille

Emmanuelle: PSG, Monaco, OM, OL

Lucas: OM, PSG, Lille, Lyon

Ouch, that hurts the eyes. No one had imagined Lens in the top 4, while plenty of people put in the two flops of the season: OM and Monaco.

Special mention to Lucas, who had OM finishing top, ahead of PSG. Thank God this dangerous individual is no longer at OneFootball. Friendly kisses all the same, dear friend.

The two clubs that would disappoint

Julien: Lille and Nice

Nathan: Lille and Nice (+ Toulouse)

Costa: Rennes and Nice

Jibril: Nice and Lyon

Arnaud: Lille and Nice

Colomban: Lyon and Brest

Emmanuelle: Nice and Lens

Lucas: Rennes and Monaco

So much Nice slander — are we moving back up in your estimation?

The two automatic relegation spots

Julien: Le Havre and Angers

Nathan: Le Havre and Angers

Costa: Nantes and Le Havre

Jibril: Le Havre and Angers

Arnaud: Le Havre and Angers

Colomban: Le Havre and Nantes

Emmanuelle: Nantes and Metz

Lucas: Metz and Lorient

And there we go, back into madness. Metz picked for automatic relegation by only two people?! Bravo to Lucas and Emmanuelle for their clear-sightedness.

Emmanuelle, aka "the Grim Reaper," since she got both automatic relegation teams right: Nantes and Metz! Watch out for her predictions next season...

Top scorer

Julien: Mika Biereth

Nathan: Mason Greenwood

Costa: Mika Biereth

Jibril: Ousmane Dembélé

Arnaud: Mika Biereth

Colomban: Ousmane Dembélé

Emmanuelle: Ousmane Dembélé

Lucas: Georges Mikautadze

Mika Biereth, two goals scored this season. Julien, Costa and Arnaud, a little water on the back of the neck, you okay?

Let’s also highlight Lucas’s fine effort, who had Georges Mikautadze as the league’s top scorer... even though he left, like him, at the end of August. Beautiful.

Top assist provider

Julien: Ousmane Dembélé

Nathan: Bradley Barcola

Costa: Amine Gouiri

Jibril: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Arnaud: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Colomban: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Emmanuelle: Bradley Barcola

Lucas: Moses Simon

Well, no Adrien Thomasson, but it'll do...

Best signing

Julien: Joaquin Panichelli

Nathan: Pavel Sulc

Costa: Florian Thauvin

Jibril: Quentin Merlin

Arnaud: Félix Correia

Colomban: Florian Thauvin

Emmanuelle: Joaquin Panichelli

Lucas: Mathis Abline

Bravo to Julien and Emmanuelle for spotting Panichelli, and bravo as well to Nathan and Costa for Šulc and Thauvin!

The signing that would disappoint

Julien: Ansu Fati

Nathan: Paul Pogba

Costa: Olivier Giroud

Jibril: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Arnaud: Ansu Fati

Colomban: Ansu Fati

Emmanuelle: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Lucas: Isak Jansson

No misses here, we agree?

Free hot take

Julien: Ligue 1 will discover the FC Metz phenomenon Brian Madjo

Nathan: Auxerre will finish in the top 10 (and don’t forget to hop on the Khalis Merah train)

Costa: Paris FC will qualify for Europe by the end of the season.

Jibril: Paris FC will be in a relegation battle.

Arnaud: Nantes will finish the season around the top 10.

Colomban: Paul Pogba will go to the 2026 World Cup with Les Bleus.

Emmanuelle: OM will win a trophy this season.

Lucas: Olivier Giroud will score at least 15 league goals.

A festival. Bravo!

Who do you think deserves a slap on the wrist?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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