France Ligue 1 predictions and free betting tips

Usually when you talk about French football, you naturally think of the national team. The Equipe Tricolore is one of the strongest teams in the world and thw world champion in 2018. On the other side the French football championship has hardly made any headlines, but the Ligue 1 is still considered as one of the Top-5 in Europe. This is why BetandSlots and our team of experts offers you free Ligue 1 predictions and daily tips.

Also we have filtered out the best bookmakers and of course there are also other interesting details and statistics on the French Ligue 1, the upper house of french football. Remember it isn’t as glamour as the English Premier League, as fancy as the Spanish La Liga, elegant as the Italian Serie A, or filled with passion as the German Bundesliga, but it has its own grace and is filled with top talents.

No question about it: the second division is a real crowd puller and also extremely attractive for betting enthusiasts. The high level of performance results in exceptionally good odds on every match day. So, here is what you have to consider for 2. Bundesliga bets in order to win and which betting providers are particularly recommended.

Daily betting tips and France Ligue 1 predictions

Our predictions are the best free Ligue 1 betting tips out there. Of course, there are a lot of soccer betting sites out there, but it is difficult to find out which ones you can trust and which ones you can’t. At BetandSlots we want to set a new standard. That is why you can see every day our recent successful tips as well! So simply use this data to find the best Ligue 1 tips and enjoy your winnings.

Recent successful France Ligue 1 tips

In this daily updated area, our experts offer their betting tips on the French league and their bankers such as most home matches of Paris Saint Germain. Also the French league’s top clubs matches often are Over 2.5.

Note that depth of the betting options for the tips on the French league with the online bookmakers is sufficient, if not top-class. The best bookies equip the matches in France with a good 100+ markets per game. This means that the French League is a bit behind the other big leagues on this issue as well. But top bookmakers offer every popular bet options.

Best 4 bookmakers for Ligue 1 tips

There are thousands of bookmakers to choose from and place your wager, but here we ranked the best online bookies according to their free bet offers and gambling options. Remember to read through terms and conditions of each offer before accepting it! Check out the Betandslots rankings and new customers can grab the best free bets in the table below:

RANKING	BOOKMAKER	FREEBET ON OFFER	MIN. DEPOSIT	PLAY NOW
1	MelBet	Bet €10 and get a Free €30	€10	Free Bet
2	Bettilt	On your first deposit get a Free €30 Bet	€15	Free Bet
3	EnergyBet	Bet €10 and get €10	€10	Free Bet
4	BetPat	Bet €10 and get a Free €10 Bet	€10	Free Bet

Our French Ligue 1 long term predictions

📢 Vos chants
🗣️ Vos cris
❤️ Vos cœurs

Avec vous, ça change tout. #WelcomeBack ! pic.twitter.com/PBbq7Z16KJ

— Ligue 1 Uber Eats (@Ligue1UberEats) August 3, 2021

Ligue 1 tips for safe betting

If you want to play your French football bets successfully, you should stick to the basic rules of sports betting. This means that a detailed and thorough bet analysis must be carried out before each bet is placed. Follow the news and then bet on the match of your selection. In the following we have put together three little tips & tricks that will help you become more successful.

1. Bet on Paris Saint Germain only away : If you want to back Paris Saint Germain, you should only do so on their away games. At their home matches the betting odds are simply too low. Alternatively, you can always switch to different handicap versions.
2. No classic derbies : Whenever a derby is spoken of in France, it is usually a media invention. There are no matches in Ligue 1 that really deserve the name “Derby” in terms of fan character or club rivalry. Of course, every rule has its exception and this applies for Marseille – PSG (Le Classique) and Lyon-Saint Etienne (Derby du Rhone) rivalries.
3. Pay attention to players: The squad should be carefully analyzed after each change phase. Since many of the best players leave their clubs, the performance of the teams can change enormously within a few weeks.

Key dates on the 2021/22 France Ligue 1 season

• The last matchday before winter break is scheduled for 22 December 2021.
• The French Ligue 1 season 2021/22 will resume its post-winter matchday from 7 January 2022.
• The last matchday for the season is scheduled for 21 May 2022.
• Relegation Playoffs will take place on 26 May and 29 May 2022.
• Coupe de France Final will be held on 8 May 2022.

Bet on Ligue 1

Why is Ligue 1 one of the most popular leagues in European football? As one of the richest leagues, France’s Ligue 1 attracts some of the biggest names in football, thanks in part to the clubs’ annual presence in the Champions League, Europa League, as well as the newly introduced Conference League.

The most successful club in the past decade, Paris Saint Germain, is a contender for the biggest trophy in club football the UCL. In 2020 they’ve reached the final, while in 2021 they’ve been knocked out in the semi-finals.

When it comes to betting, Ligue 1 offers tipsters the opportunity to bet on 380 games per season. The bookmakers offer a wide range of markets with excellent odds and some of the lowest commissions. The combination of these elements is attractive to both football fans and bettors.

Whichever sport you end up betting on, it is crucial to employ a good betting strategy. Whether you’re a seasoned sports bettor or a novice tipster, the BetandSlots Academy offers detailed betting instructions and is the best betting educational resource available online.

Ligue 1 2021/22 teams

This new season, as the previous ones, will feature 20 teams which include the two newly promoted from Ligue 2 Troyes which returned to the top tier after a three season break and Clermont which appears for the first time in the big league! Those two, take the places from Dijon and Nimes which were relegated. Here are the 20 clubs, their home cities and their home venues!

Club	Location	Venue
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé
Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied
Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lille	Lille	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir
Lyon	Lyon	Groupama Stadium
Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l’Aube

French Ligue 1 predictions and bets

Don’t forget to check the odds at our selected bookmakers and the best bookmakers! As you know, BetandSlots can be your perfect guide in online entertainment and is maybe the most accurate and best 2. Bundesliga tips site! Note that here you will also find free tips and predictions on the following betting markets:

• BTTS: Both Teams To Score (Goal-Goal/No Goal)
• Under/Over
• Under/Over 0.5 goals at Half Time
• Double Chance (1X, X2, 12)
• Draw No Bet (DNB)
• Under/Over 1.5 goals
• Under/Over 2.5 goals
• Correct score prediction
• Total Goals (goal range) tips
• Win to Nil
• Single Bets
• Accumulator Bet
• Half time / Full time
• Draw predictions – Bet on ties
• Handicap bet
• Total Goals

Of course, in the above list you won’t find just football tips, but also free predictions on Basketball, Tennis, Ice Hockey, Horse Racing, Handball, American Football, eSports, Formula 1, and Greyhound Racing.

Former champions and history

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has dominated French football for the past decade, celebrating seven times since 2012, but even though they’ve spend millions for some of the best players in the world such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Mauro Icardi, Angel Di Maria and others, they’ve managed to lose two times the title in this time period. In 2017 from AS Monaco and in 2020/21 from Lille. 

Marseille and Saint-Etienne share the most titles of all time in France’s premier league. Both have won the crown ten times so far. However, Marseille’s last title was won in 2009/10, while Saint-Etienne fans have had to wait since 1980/81. PSG have won nine titles so far, one more than Monaco and Nantes.

In order to give you a small impression of the balance of power in football in France, we have put together the champions and runners up of the past ten years for you. You can use this statistic ideally for your betting tips:

Season	Champion	Runner-up
2020/2021	Lille	PSG
2019/2020	PSG	Marseille
2018/2019	PSG	Lille
2017/2018	PSG	Monaco
2016/2017	Monaco	PSG
2015/2016	PSG	Lyon
2014/2015	PSG	Lyon
2013/2014	PSG	Monaco
2012/2013	PSG	Marseille
2011/2012	Montpellier	PSG
2010/2011	Lille	Marseille

French league player records

In the following we have put together a few more important records from the French Ligue 1:

• Most title won in a row : Olympique Lyon seven championships in a row between 2002 and 2008
• Newcomers who became champions straight away : Girondins Bordeaux (1950), AS Saint-Etienne (1964), AS Monaco (1978)
• Longest unbeaten run: FC Nantes 1994/95 for 32 games
• Longest unbeaten at home: FC Nantes between 1976 and 1981 a total of 92 matches.
• Currently longest presence in Ligue 1 : Paris St. Germain since 1974
• Biggest attendance: Olympique Lyon – Lille in 2008/09 with 77,840 spectators in “Stade de France” in Paris
• Most titles: Marco Veratti (Paris Saint-Germain), Jean-Michel Larqué, Hervé Revelli (both AS Saint-Étienne, 1967–1970 and 1974–1976), Grégory Coupet, Sidney Govou and Juninho (all Olympique Lyon, 2002–2008), each 7 championships
• Coach with the most games: Guy Roux 895 games for AJ Auxerre and RC Lens

French league statistics

Founded in 1932, the French Ligue 1 (formerly named as National and Division 1) is the top football tier of French football. It contains 20 teams. Normally the season runs from August to May, and teams play each other both home and away for a total of 38 match days.

Each season three teams are relegated from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2 and three teams are promoted from Ligue 2. The competition’s all-time leading goalscorer is Delio Onnis (299 goals).

Ligue 1 is generally regarded as a more defensive league with one of the lowest goalscoring among Europe’s top leagues. In the last five seasons, just 47% of all Ligue 1 games ended with at least three goals. This is the smallest number of Europe’s top leagues.

League	Over 2.5	Under 2.5
Bundesliga	56,2%	43,8%
The League	50,3%	49,7%
League 1	47,3%	52,7%
Premier League	52,1%	47,9%
A league	52,2%	47,8%

Home advantage

The home advantage in Ligue 1 is comparable to the other top leagues in Europe. It is in fourth place in terms of home advantage, in second place behind La Liga for average home points won and is also second behind Spain’s top league for average home team goal advantage. In the latter case, France is on par with the German Bundesliga.

League	Home Win %	Home Points Won avg	Home Advantage (goals per game)
Bundesliga	46,0%	1,63	+0,39
The League	46,6%	1,65	+0,41
League 1	45,8%	1,64	+0,39
Premier League	45,7%	1,60	+0,34
A league	44,2%	1,58	+0,31

Because there are not many goals, Ligue 1 is last on the market. Both teams score. In addition, the competition is in first place among the games that end in a goalless draw.

League	BTTS YES	Goalless matches
Bundesliga	55,1%	6,9%
The League	50,3%	7,3%
League 1	48,2%	7,9%
Premier League	50,8%	7,5%
A league	53,8%	7,5%

Ligue 2 BKT

The Ligue 2 BKT season stared earlier, on the weekend of 24 July 2021 and will end on Saturday 14 May, 2022. As Ligue 1, the second football league in France features 20 teams, which are as follow:

Amiens, Auxerre, Bastia, Nimes, Caen, Rodez, Dijon, Sochaux, Dunkerque, Rouen, Grenoble, Paris FC, Pau, Nancy, Toulouse, Ajaccio, Valenciennes, Le Havre, Guingamp, and Niort.