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Ligue 1 Predictions, Round 28

GFFN editor-in-chief Luke Entwistle, and sub-editors Raphaël Jucobin and Bastien Cheval face off in our Ligue 1 predictions competition. This season, GFFN will also be hosting guests. Earlier this season, The Athletic’s Alex Barker participated and became the first name on our guest leaderboard, and he has since been joined by Julien Laurens. 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?

SCORES

Raphaël: 168

Luke: 150

Bastien: 194

Guest leaderboard:

Alex Barker: 7

Julien Laurens: 7

Game of the week: AS Monaco v Olympique de Marseille, Sunday 19:45 (UK)

There is plenty of positive noise around AS Monaco as Ligue 1 returns following an international break. The Principality club are on a six-game winning run in the league. It is a run that has put Sébastien Pocognoli’s side back in the hunt for Champions League football. With players such as Eric Dier and Paul Pogba also increasing their fitness levels during the international break, there could also be returnees against OM, and that would be much welcomed. 

The noise around Olympique de Marseille is not as positive. A run of three consecutive league wins somewhat masked the deficiencies in this team. All came thanks to a one-goal margin and against Auxerre and Toulouse, they failed to impress, despite taking all three points on both occasions. But they were exposed once again by Lille OSC, who came to the Vélodrome and won thanks to Olivier Giroud’s late header. They remain in the driving seat for the final remaining automatic UCL qualification spot, but momentum is no longer on their side.

Raphael’s Ligue 1 predictions

Luke’s predictions

Bastien’s predictions

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