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Free Ligue 1 predictions and betting tips from our football experts. Our analysists provide analysis, odds and their best bets for the key matches in France.
Ligue 1 Predictions & Betting Tips
Ligue 1 Betting Tips
Ligue 1 is France’s top professional football league and consistently produces elite players that move to major clubs in Europe.
Since 2012, Paris Saint Germain have become the most dominant club in France. The Parisian club won their first UEFA Champions League title in 2025 to confirm their dominance.
Key Clubs
France’s most successful teams are Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Saint-Etienne. PSG have dominated Ligue 1 since Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) purchased the club in 2011.
Other important, well supported and successful clubs include Monaco, Lyon and Lille.
- Paris Saint-Germain lead the title count with 13 championships.
- Marseille have won 10 titles, the last coming in 2009-10.
- Saint-Etienne have claimed 10 titles, the last in 1980-81.
Expert Predictions
Our analysts provide weekly betting tips throughout the season. Their assessments focus on:
- Checking recent form, separating home and away results to identify patterns.
- Player availability including injuries, suspensions and any fitness doubts.
- Tactical approaches and formations for each team
- Scheduling, especially when European fixtures can affect performances.
- Key metrics like expected goals and possession.
- Analysing betting markets and odds to identify where there is value.
Ligue 1 Statistics
- The 2024/25 season produced an average of 2.98 goals per match.
- Over 2.5 goals occurred in 56% of fixtures, PSG leading the way with 74%.
- Over 3.5 goals happened in 35% of fixtures, PSG on top with 56%.
- BTTS came in 57% of the time, PSG highest at 79% followed by Marseille and Nice with 68%.
- Mason Greenwood and Ousmane Dembele led the goalscoring chart with 21 goals, Arnaud Kalimuendo next best with 17 goals.
Ligue 1 Champions, Runners-Up & Third Place
Paris Saint-Germain claimed their fourth straight Ligue 1 title in 2024/25, making it ten titles in the previous 13 seasons.
Luis Enrique's side finished 19 points above Marseille to highlight their dominance in French football.
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Paris Saint-Germain (13) | Marseille | Monaco |
| 2023-24 | Paris Saint-Germain (12) | Monaco | Brest |
| 2022-23 | Paris Saint-Germain (11) | Lens | Marseille |
| 2021-22 | Paris Saint-Germain (10) | Marseille | Monaco |
| 2020-21 | Lille (4) | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco |
| 2019-20 | Paris Saint-Germain (9) | Marseille | Rennes |
| 2018-19 | Paris Saint-Germain (8) | Lille | Lyon |
| 2017-18 | Paris Saint-Germain (7) | Monaco | Lyon |
| 2016-17 | Monaco (8) | Paris Saint-Germain | Nice |
| 2015-16 | Paris Saint-Germain (6) | Lyon | Monaco |
| 2014-15 | Paris Saint-Germain (5) | Lyon | Monaco |
| 2013-14 | Paris Saint-Germain (4) | Monaco | Lille |
| 2012-13 | Paris Saint-Germain (3) | Marseille | Lyon |
| 2011-12 | Montpellier (1) | Paris Saint-Germain | Lille |
| 2010-11 | Lille (3) | Marseille | Lyon |
| 2009-10 | Marseille (10) | Lyon | Auxerre |
| 2008-09 | Bordeaux (6) | Marseille | Lyon |
| 2007-08 | Lyon (7) | Bordeaux | Marseille |
| 2006-07 | Lyon (6) | Marseille | Toulouse |
| 2005-06 | Lyon (5) | Bordeaux | Lille |
| 2004-05 | Lyon (4) | Lille | Monaco |
| 2003-04 | Lyon (3) | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco |
| 2002-03 | Lyon (2) | Monaco | Marseille |
| 2001-02 | Lyon (1) | Lens | Auxerre |
| 2000-01 | Nantes (8) | Lyon | Lille |
| 1999-00 | Monaco (7) | Paris Saint-Germain | Lyon |
| 1998-99 | Bordeaux (5) | Marseille | Lyon |
| 1997-98 | Lens (1) | Metz | Monaco |
| 1996-97 | Monaco (6) | Paris Saint-Germain | Nantes |
| 1995-96 | Auxerre (1) | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco |
| 1994-95 | Nantes (7) | Lyon | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1993-94 | Paris Saint-Germain (2) | Marseille | Auxerre |
| 1992-93 | No winner | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco |
| 1991-92 | Marseille (9) | Monaco | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1990-91 | Marseille (8) | Monaco | Auxerre |
| 1989-90 | Marseille (7) | Bordeaux | Monaco |
| 1988-89 | Marseille (6) | Paris Saint-Germain | Monaco |
| 1987-88 | Monaco (5) | Bordeaux | Montpellier |
| 1986-87 | Bordeaux (4) | Marseille | Toulouse |
| 1985-86 | Paris Saint-Germain (1) | Nantes | Bordeaux |
| 1984-85 | Bordeaux (3) | Nantes | Monaco |
| 1983-84 | Bordeaux (2) | Monaco | Auxerre |
| 1982-83 | Nantes (6) | Bordeaux | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 1981-82 | Monaco (4) | Saint-Etienne | Sochaux |
| 1980-81 | Saint-Etienne (10) | Nantes | Bordeaux |
| 1979-80 | Nantes (5) | Sochaux | Saint-Etienne |
| 1978-79 | Strasbourg (1) | Nantes | Saint-Etienne |
| 1977-78 | Monaco (3) | Nantes | Strasbourg |
| 1976-77 | Nantes (4) | Lens | Bastia |
| 1975-76 | Saint-Etienne (9) | Nice | Sochaux |
| 1974-75 | Saint-Etienne (8) | Marseille | Lyon |
| 1973-74 | Saint-Etienne (7) | Nantes | Lyon |
| 1972-73 | Nantes (3) | Nice | Marseille |
| 1971-72 | Marseille (5) | Nimes | Sochaux |
| 1970-71 | Marseille (4) | Saint-Etienne | Nantes |
| 1969-70 | Saint-Etienne (6) | Marseille | Sedan |
| 1968-69 | Saint-Etienne (5) | Bordeaux | Metz |
| 1967-68 | Saint-Etienne (4) | Nice | Sochaux |
| 1966-67 | Saint-Etienne (3) | Nantes | Angers |
| 1965-66 | Nantes (2) | Bordeaux | Valenciennes |
| 1964-65 | Nantes (1) | Bordeaux | Valenciennes |
| 1963-64 | Saint-Etienne (2) | Monaco | Lens |
| 1962-63 | Monaco (2) | Reims | Sedan |
| 1961-62 | Reims (6) | RC Paris | Nimes |
| 1960-61 | Monaco (1) | RC Paris | Reims |
| 1959-60 | Reims (5) | Nimes | RC Paris |
| 1958-59 | Nice (4) | Nimes | RC Paris |
| 1957-58 | Reims (4) | Nimes | Monaco |
| 1956-57 | Saint-Etienne (1) | Lens | Reims |
| 1955-56 | Nice (3) | Lens | Monaco |
| 1954-55 | Reims (3) | Toulouse (1937) | Lens |
| 1953-54 | Lille (2) | Reims | Bordeaux |
| 1952-53 | Reims (2) | Sochaux | Bordeaux |
| 1951-52 | Nice (2) | Bordeaux | Lille |
| 1950-51 | Nice (1) | Lille | Le Havre |
| 1949-50 | Bordeaux (1) | Lille | Reims |
| 1948-49 | Reims (1) | Lille | Marseille |
| 1947-48 | Marseille (3) | Lille | Reims |
| 1946-47 | Roubaix-Tourcoing (1) | Reims | Strasbourg |
| 1945-46 | Lille (1) | Saint-Etienne | RC Roubaix |
| 1938-39 | Sete (2) | Marseille | RC Paris |
| 1937-38 | Sochaux (2) | Marseille | Sete |
| 1936-37 | Marseille (2) | Sochaux | RC Paris |
| 1935-36 | RC Paris (2) | Lille | Strasbourg |
| 1934-35 | Sochaux (1) | Strasbourg | RC Paris |
| 1933-34 | Sete (1) | Fives | Marseille |
| 1932-33 | Olympique Lillois (2) | Cannes | FC Antibes |
| 1928-29 | Marseille (1) | Club Français | — |
| 1927-28 | Stade Français (1) | US Tourcoing | — |
| 1926-27 | CA Paris (1) | Amiens AC | Marseille |
| 1918-19 | Le Havre (3) | Marseille | — |
| 1913-14 | Olympique Lillois (1) | Sete | — |
| 1912-13 | Helvetique Marseille (3) | Rouen | — |
| 1911-12 | Saint-Raphaël (1) | AS Française | — |
| 1910-11 | Helvetique Marseille (2) | RC Paris | — |
| 1909-10 | US Tourcoing (1) | Helvetique Marseille | — |
| 1908-09 | Helvetique Marseille (1) | CA Paris | — |
| 1907-08 | Roubaix (5) | RC Paris | — |
| 1906-07 | RC Paris (1) | Roubaix | — |
| 1905-06 | Roubaix (4) | CA Paris | — |
| 1904-05 | Gallia Club Paris (1) | Roubaix | — |
| 1903-04 | Roubaix (3) | Suisse Paris | — |
| 1902-03 | Roubaix (2) | RC Paris | — |
| 1901-02 | Roubaix (1) | RC Paris | — |
| 1900-01 | Standard Athletic Club (5) | Le Havre | — |
| 1899-1900 | Le Havre (2) | Club Français | — |
| 1898-99 | Le Havre (1) | Club Français | — |
| 1897-98 | Standard Athletic Club (4) | Club Français | — |
| 1896-97 | Standard Athletic Club (3) | The White Rovers | — |
| 1895-96 | Club Français (1) | The White Rovers | — |
| 1894-95 | Standard Athletic Club (2) | The White Rovers | — |
| 1893-94 | Standard Athletic Club (1) | The White Rovers | — |
Ligue 1 Titles Won
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | 9 |
| 2 | Marseille | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Saint-Etienne | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Monaco | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Nantes | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Lyon | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Lille | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Reims | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Roubaix | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Standard Athletic Club | 5 | — |
| 12 | Nice | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Stade Helvetique | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | RC Paris | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Sete | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Lens | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Club Français | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Paris-Charenton | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | US Tourcoing | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Rouen | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Gallia Club Paris | 1 | — |
| 18 | Saint-Raphael | 1 | — |
| 18 | Stade Français | 1 | — |
| 18 | Auxerre | 1 | — |
| 18 | Montpellier | 1 | — |
| – | The White Rovers | – | 4 |
| – | Nimes | – | 4 |
| – | Suisse Paris | – | 1 |
| – | AS Française | – | 1 |
| – | Amiens | – | 1 |
| – | Cannes | – | 1 |
| – | Fives | – | 1 |
| – | Toulouse (1937) | – | 1 |
| – | Metz | – | 1 |
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