Category: Ligue 1

Analysis

Ligue 1 2020/21: Marseille vs Lille – tactical preview

Marseille host Lille at Stade Vélodrome on Sunday, 20 September. After edging through against Brest with the score of 2-3 and winning…

September 20, 2020

Ligue 1

Angel Gomes to Lille – recruitment analysis

Angel Gomes has been one of the most exciting young talents at Manchester United. However, he still has not proved his full…

September 18, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: PSG vs Marseille – tactical analysis

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second straight 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their second game of the 2020/21 season this past Sunday as…

September 15, 2020

Analysis

Ligue 1 2020/21: Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain – tactical analysis

Newly-promoted Lens face a difficult challenge in their second fixture in Ligue 1 as they go up against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.…

September 13, 2020

Ligue 1

Jonathan David at Lille 2019/20 – scout report

Jonathan David was one of the young sensations of last season. The young Canadian player played with KAA Gent in the Jupiler…

September 5, 2020

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 2020/21: Nantes vs Nimes Olympique – tactical analysis

After securing a dominant 4-0 win in their opening game of the 2020/21 campaign against Stade Brestois, Nîmes Olympique came up short…

September 1, 2020

Analysis

Ligue 1 2020/21: Nice vs Lens – tactical analysis

OGC Nice got their 2020/21 Ligue 1 campaign off to a positive start on Sunday as they managed to earn a 2-1…

August 25, 2020

Data Analysis

Finding a replacement for Thiago Silva – data analysis

Thiago Silva has been a key part of PSG’s success for nearly a decade. However, everything must come to an end. This…

August 19, 2020

Data Analysis

Scouting Lille’s academy – data analysis

LOSC Lille is an emerging club in France and has found a space amongst the good clubs in the country. Lille have…

August 17, 2020

Ligue 1

Thibault De Smet at Stade de Reims 2019/20 – scout report

Stade de Reims’ solid defending may have been the most impressive aspect of their game throughout the 2019/20 campaign. When Ligue 1…

August 13, 2020

Ligue 1

Irvin Cardona at Brest 2019/2020 – scout report

Irvin Cardona spent a good part of his young player days at AS Monaco, after five years in the youth teams, Cardona…

August 10, 2020

Ligue 1

Andres Cubas at Nimes Olympique 2019/20 – scout report

Andrés Cubas has joined Nîmes Olympique for €2.9m, which makes him Les Crocodiles’ most expensive signing of the 2020 summer transfer window…

August 7, 2020

Data Analysis

Finding the best young creative wingers in Ligue 1 – data analysis

Over time, the intensity in football matches has greatly increased, with the result that today’s players have less and less time and…

July 24, 2020

Analysis

Pape Gueye at Marseille 2019/20 – scout report

After originally agreeing to join EPL club Watford on a five-year deal earlier this year following the conclusion of the 2019/20 campaign…

July 23, 2020

Ligue 1

Gaël Kakuta at Lens 2019/20 – scout report

Gaël Kakuta is back at RC Lens, 13 years after leaving it to join Chelsea. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder has joined Les…

July 17, 2020

Analysis

Amine Gouiri at Nice 2019/20 – scout report

Amine Gouiri has left Olympique Lyon and has joined one of Les Gones’ Ligue 1 rivals, Nice, for the 2020/21 campaign. The…

July 16, 2020

Analysis

Ligue 2 2019/20: Chambly – set-piece analysis – part 1

Newly-promoted Chambly have been quite impressive this season in Ligue 2. Despite having the cheapest total squad market value according to Transfermarkt,…

July 15, 2020

Analysis

Scouting Lyon’s academy – data analysis

Olympique Lyon are a top club in France and in Europe, they were crowned champions of Ligue 1 seven times in the…

July 8, 2020

Ligue 1

Stephy Mavididi at Montpellier 2019/20 – scout report

Stephy Mavididi has become Montpellier’s first permanent signing of the 2020 summer transfer window. The Arsenal youth academy product has made the…

July 8, 2020

Analysis

Performance vs. Salaries – Ligue 1

We end this series of articles about the relationship between sporting performance and the average annual salaries paid per player with the clubs from…

July 8, 2020