Ligue 1 Predictions | Round 23: leaders Lens host Monaco, Strasbourg host invincible Lyon | OneFootball

Ligue 1 Predictions, Round 23

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: 140

Luke: 124

Bastien: 165

Guest leaderboard:

Alex Barker: 7

Julien Laurens: 7

Game of the week: RC Strasbourg Alsace v Olympique Lyonnais, Sunday 19:45 (UK)

Lyon are currently the form side in Europe. Paulo Fonseca’s men are on a 13-game winning run and have been good values for those wins, some of which have come against strong opponents (Lille OSC, AS Monaco, OGC Nice). However, there is a feeling that tougher challenges await Lyon and it now feels like crunch time. Well placed to make a return to the UEFA Champions League, they nonetheless have a defining run of games, with a trip to Strasbourg followed up by another visit to Olympique de Marseille, before a Coupe de France clash against Ligue 1 leaders RC Lens.

Strasbourg will be looking to repeat their fine performance during last weekend’s draw against OM. Whilst they only equalised in the 97th minute, RCSA will perhaps be disappointed not to have taken away all three points, given the chances that they had. But their record against the ‘top’ teams in Ligue 1 isn’t great. They will look to reverse the trend and make a statement ahead of what is for them, also a crucial run of games, with Lens awaiting them next week. 

Raphael’s Ligue 1 predictions

Luke’s predictions

Bastien’s predictions

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