Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)
LOSC could not take advantage of the advantages they had and they could not be creative in building attacks, on the other hand ST-Etienne could also defend very well so that they could ward off attacks launched by LOSC. St-Etienne was surprising because they could create a quick goal in the 6th minute, I think they are clear with that strategy. They tried to find a goal very quickly and after that they could play more defensively to maintain their advantage. Surely we are all surprised by what LOSC achieved in this match, because before the match they were the team that was very favored to win. I'm sure many people lose their bets, and what's annoying is when making a parlay bet that has to be lost because of one match.
Actually, Lille's game in this match was very good and indeed this was proven by the statistics they showed where even their ball possession was more than 70 percent in this match.
But because of the unexpected fast goal and the good defense of St. Etienne in this match made Lille unable to do much and only had to accept defeat even with very good dominance.
This is the second consecutive defeat for Lille and of course this is not too good if it continues to be allowed because after all, with consecutive defeats in the last 2 weeks this can disrupt their stability and mentality which in turn this can interfere with future performance.