Ligue 1 predictions & betting tips

Our Top Predictions

🔥 Hot tip

Anytime goalscorer - Dilane Bakwa

Four of Bakwa's last five goals have come after the interval.

💥 Both Teams To Score

Yes

🚩 Total corners

Over 7.5

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🔥 Hot tip

Tolisso to score or assist anytime

He has three competitive assists already this season and has an impressive record against Auxerre (G1, A3).

⏱️ HT/FT

Lyon/Lyon

💥 Both Teams To Score

No

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🔥 Hot tip

BTTS - Yes

Both teams to score has landed in four of the last five meetings between the two sides.

👑 Handicap

Monaco +3

⬆️⬇️ Total Goals

Over 2.5 goals

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Ligue 1 predictions

Ligue 1 is the top men’s football league in France, and along with La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and the Premier League, it is one of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues. Consequently, it is one of the most popular football leagues in the world.

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The top 18 French teams compete for the title of Champion of France, and the league runs from August to May each season. Teams who get relegated from Ligue 1 play in Ligue 2.

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Winners – PSG, again

PSG have won the Ligue 1 title five times in a row and last season they also defended their UEFA Champions League (UCL) title, so it is hard to see any other team being crowned French champions at the end of the 2026-27 season.

The bookies, of course, agree with this and they have made PSG the overwhelming favourites to win Ligue 1 this season from the very start.

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PSG are the overwhelming favourites with bookmakers to retain their Ligue 1 crown – Photo by IMAGO / Sven Simon

Behind PSG, the most likely candidates to win the title in Ligue 1 are Marseille, Monaco, Lens, Lille, and Lyon.

Relegation candidates – Troyes and Le Mans likely going back down

The newly-promoted teams, Troyes and Le Mans, are the main favourites to be relegated back to Ligue 2, at least according to the bookies.

However, a few other teams aren’t far behind in terms of odds, such as Angers, Le Havre, Brest, Auxerre, and Paris FC.

Top scorer favourites – Ousmane Dembele to be at the top

Ousmane Dembele hasn’t been among the top scorers last season in Ligue 1, which was surprising since he also entered last season as the main candidate for the Golden Boot, but he did have a lot of injury issues that affected his output.

So, the bookies expect Dembele to have a much better season and they see him as the main favourite to come at the top, ahead of last season’s top scorer Esteban Lepaul, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue, and Folarin Balogun.

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last update: September 2026

Facts about Ligue 1 FAQ

The current champions of Ligue 1 are Paris Saint-Germain. PSG won the 2025-26 season title, securing a record-extending 14th championship and fifth title in a row.

Teams in Ligue 1 qualify for European competitions based on their league position, with the top four teams getting a spot in the Champions League. Fifth team in the standings and Coupe de France winner get a spot in the Europa League, while sixth team in the standings goes to the Europa Conference League.

Troyes and Le Mans secured direct promotion last season, while Nice won the relegation play-offs against St Etienne avoid relegation and prevent St Etienne from getting back to the top flight.

A Ligue 1 season has a total of 306 games and each team plays 34 matches over the course of the season.

The league began in the 1932/33 season as Division 1, becoming fully professional in 1932, and has run continuously since, with the exception of World War II. Overall, there have been 89 Ligue 1 seasons so far.

Delio Onnis is the top scorer in the history of Ligue 1 with 299 goals. Bernand Lacombe with 255 goals and Herve Revelli with 216 goals are next on this list.

The biggest stadium in Ligue 1 is the Stade Velodrome, home to Marseille. It has a capacity of 67,394.