Ligue 1 Prediction Duel: Entwistle vs Cheval Heats Up
The Ligue 1 prediction battle is back for the 2026/27 season, and one gap is already clear: Luke Entwistle has burst out of the blocks. The GFFN editor-in-chief sits on 15 points, while sub-editor Bastien Cheval trails on 8. The chase is on.
The scoring system remains ruthless. Three points for an exact scoreline. Two for getting the goal difference right. One for simply nailing the result. Miss, and you get nothing. Over a long season, every half-chance matters.
This weekend, all eyes lock on the game of the week.
Game of the week: Strasbourg’s fire vs Monaco’s steel
RC Strasbourg Alsace v AS Monaco – Saturday, 16:15 (UK)
AS Monaco arrive in Alsace as the form side in France. Since Filipe Luís took charge, they have played five, won five. Last weekend, they marched into the Parc des Princes and beat Paris Saint-Germain. Statement made.
They do it with control and a defence that currently stands as the best in Ligue 1. Compact, disciplined, hard to rattle. Yet at the Meinau, they meet the league’s most explosive attack.
Strasbourg are flying. Six goals past ESTAC Troyes last week, a 2-1 victory over RC Lens the week before at a bouncing Meinau. Those results were not accidents; they were warnings. Le Racing can hurt anyone.
Something has to give.
Monaco have been hit by one setback. Mamadou Coulibaly is out with a quadriceps injury, forcing Luís to break up a settled side for the first time in his reign. Up to now, continuity has been a key weapon. Now he has to adjust.
Strasbourg, by contrast, report no new injuries and no returns. Same squad, same rhythm, same attacking confidence. They know they can go toe-to-toe with the league’s elite. Monaco know they can shut almost anyone down.
It’s a clash of styles, of streaks, of belief.
Luke’s Ligue 1 predictions
Luke, the early leader, goes bold again:
- Rennes 3-1 Marseille
- Strasbourg 2-2 Monaco
- Le Havre 1-0 Angers
- Auxerre 0-1 Nice
- Lorient 0-2 Toulouse
- Paris FC 2-1 Lyon
- Lille 3-0 Troyes
- Le Mans 1-1 Lens
- Brest 0-2 PSG
He sees goals in Alsace, a statement win for Lille, and Paris FC edging Lyon.
Bastien’s predictions
Bastien needs a swing weekend, and he’s not shying away from a few tight calls:
- Rennes 3-1 Marseille
- Strasbourg 2-2 Monaco
- Auxerre 0-1 Nice
- Le Havre 1-1 Angers
- Lorient 1-0 Toulouse
- Paris FC 2-1 Lyon
- Lille 1-0 Troyes
- Le Mans 2-1 Lens
- Brest 0-2 PSG
There’s agreement at the top and bottom: both back Rennes to beat Marseille and PSG to win in Brest. The real battle lies in the margins – Lille’s winning margin, Le Havre’s resilience, and whether Lorient can turn their home into a fortress.
Luke has the lead. Bastien has the weekend to change the story.
