French Ligue 1 Betting 2024

Ligue 1 provides punters with a lot of football events, making it an attractive choice for French Ligue 1 betting. Across the season, football games involving 18 teams have wagers placed on them.

Much focus is placed on the battle to lift the league trophy, avoid relegation, and qualify for European football competitions. 

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Classy, high-quality, and currently boasting Europe’s best teams, including PSG, Ligue 1 is rapidly on the rise. And there is no better time to enjoy placing bets on thrilling football events than now. 

This comprehensive guide dives deep into Ligue 1 to provide you with everything you need to place some successful bets, from popular markets and recent team performance to injury reports and best bookmaker odds. Let’s unearth more.

Many punters think that betting on Ligue 1 football only means choosing the winner of the match or trophy. Plenty of other markets are available to pick from when you place wagers on this top European football competition.

Let’s learn more based on last season’s statistics and other insights from match results and over/under to correct score and to win outright.

Match results in Ligue 1 are available in different forms, types and styles. In most cases, they’re the first markets you’ll come across when you start betting on football games. So you’re already familiar with them. 

And since you know them, we will present them to you in a unique way based on the past season’s stats so that you can make informed decisions. Match results feature different aspects you can wager on and enjoy competitive odds to make long-term earnings.

The most popular and common match result markets are away wins, home wins, draws, half-time results, and more. Let’s look at last season’s statistics to help you make informed bets.

PSG had the most wins overall, 27, lost seven and drew 4. Lens was second with 25, Marseille third with 22 and Rennes fourth with 21.

Lens won the most home games, 17, followed by Rennes 15, Lille 13 and PSG 13. When it comes to wins, PSG had 14, Marseille had 12, Monaco had 10, and Lens had 8.

Overall, there were 163 home wins and 125 away wins. Most games in Ligue 1 were draws. Last season, a total of 184 draws were recorded in the league. Nantes recorded the most draws, 15, followed by Strasbourg 13.

Over/under markets mainly focus on the number of points or goals scored in a match than the actual result. Many punters who place successful wagers on Ligue 1 focus mostly on the over/under markets.

To place successful over/under bets this season, you need to consider last season’s stats, including goal averages. 

Identify teams that scored many goals and find a correlation between the beginning, middle and end of the Ligue 1 competition. There are certain times when Ligue 1 teams defend a lot and when they decide to go for goals.

PSG, Monaco, Montpellier, and Troyes were the best in terms of goals scored. PSG leads in terms of average match goals in games played by the team (opponent + team goals).

When it comes to average match goals, Paris SG, Monaco, Montpellier, and Troyes were the top four teams, with 3.9, 3.37, 3.34 and 3.32, respectively.

Many games recorded 0.5 goals and above. The league average was 93.2%, and for over 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 goals, the league averages were 78.2%, 56.3%, 29.2%, 13.7%, and 6.1%, correspondingly.

The league average games where both teams scored was 58.2%. Games where teams didn’t score and concede were 24.3%.

In games where a team scored a minimum of one goal and their opponent didn’t score were 17.5%. The same was the outcome of matches where the team didn’t score and their opponent scored at least a single goal.

Many goals aren’t scored at the start of the season in Ligue 1. Most teams, especially those in the middle of the table, defend a lot. 

They don’t concede many goals. Most of their games end in goalless draws at the start of the season. The middle of the season experiences many goals, where both teams score.

And at the end of the season, teams defend a lot, especially those that want to win the league and play European football, as well as those at risk of relegation.

You need to accurately predict a Ligue 1’s final score of the game you’re betting on in order to earn a profit from your wager. You don’t have a margin for error; your French League 1 prediction must be correct and exact.

As a result, it’s possible to find very competitive and good value-correct score odds on most football betting sites.

Based on last season’s stats (2022/2023), the most common score is 1:0. Last season, 93.2% of games ended with a correct score of 1:0 or 0:1, and this trend is more likely to occur this season (2023/2024).

Many Ligue 1 punters usually wager on the outright market. The outright winner is usually one of the Ligue 1 teams finishing among the top four. However, surprises occur.

While outright requires punters to pick the overall winner of the tournament, several other versions are available, including the top three, four or five finishing. These versions require players to bet on a team to complete the Ligue 1 tournament, either among the top three, four, or five.

Last season (2023/2024), Paris SG lifted the Ligue 1 trophy, having accumulated a total of 85 points. PSG won 27 games, drew 4, and lost 7.

Paris SG are still the favourites to win the Ligue 1 this season, despite Nice starting the campaign perfectly. PSG has won two, drew two, and lost one in the first five games.

Neymar and Lionel Messi are no longer with the team; however, it has added more quality to its ranks, including:

• Lucas Hernandez
• Manuel Ugarte
• Randal Kolo Muani
• Ousmane Dembele

After five games, they’re sitting behind Nice, Monaco, Brest, and Marseille. At the time of creating this guide, the outright winner was PSG, with odds of 1/5.

These were French League odds provided by the Megapari Bookmaker. They’re competitive compared to other top betting platforms. Lyon 8/1, Lille 14/1 and As Monaco 16/1.

With five matches already played, several teams have surprised football fans, and others have disappointed too. Brest and Nice have surprised punters and football experts this season. Nice has played six games, won three and drew three. After six games, it’s in first position. 

Brest is another team that has surprised Ligue 1 fans. Out of five games, it has won three, drew 1 and lost 1. It’s position three. Lens and Lyon are two teams that have disappointed their fans. Last season, Lens finished the season in the second position, while Lyon was seventh.

But this season, Lyon and Lens are both in the relegation zone, in the 16th and 18th positions, respectively. PSG is another team that has also disappointed its fans and football enthusiasts.

Many of them were expecting PSG to be in first position with a 100% win. But they’re in 5th position, with eight points in five games.

In terms of performance, Nice and Marseille are the most overrated, especially this season. While they’re in the first and fourth positions after six and five games, respectively, their odds of winning the league title are minimal, based on most bookmakers.

Brest is one of the underrated teams in terms of performance. This team can pull a surprise and lift the trophy. It has played five games, won three, drew one and lost one.

At least each team in Ligue 1 has an injured player. While some players are injured for a week or two, others are out for months. Let’s discover some of the top players who’re out for several months.

• Brest: Mathias Pereira Lage and Kamory Doumbia
• Paris SG: Marco Asensio, Nuno Mendes, Sergio Rico, and Presnel Kimpembe
• Nice: Antoine Mendy and Alexis Claude-Maurice
• Monaco: Breel Embolo, Mohammed Salisu, Aleksandr Golovin, Eden Diop, and Eliesse Ben Seghir
• Marseille: Ismaila Sarr and Pape Guey
• Lille: Tiago Djalo, Adam Ounas, and Nabil Bantaleb 

Teams have also added quality talent to their squads, including Mahdi Camara, who signed for Brest, Andy Diouf for Lens, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson for Lille, and Clinton Mata for Lyon.

Also, Monaco signed Mohammed Salisu, while Nice acquired Terem Moffi. PSG also acquired some top-quality players, including Manuel Ugarte and Lucas Hernandez. 

Megapari is one of the leading Ligue 1 betting sportsbooks in the world. Since 2019, when it was established, Megapari has been offering competitive French Ligue 1 betting odds on more than 300 alternative markets on all Ligue 1 events.

Also, it has a dedicated live betting and in-play section that features excellent French Ligue odds.

Megapari’s overall payout is 96%, and its RTP rises to a massive 98.5% on the Ligue 1 football events at the over/under and 1X2 markets. Secondary wagers such as Asian Handicaps and BTTS range between 93% and 95%.

The Ligue 1 football competition contributes massively to the over 60,000 pre-match events the bookie offers. Football fans can choose from 300+ exotic wagers on Ligue 1 games.

Megapari is also popular for offering odds boost promotions, especially around huge Ligue 1 football events. Plenty of ongoing promotions are also available to ensure players placing bets on Ligue 1 events boost their odds and increase bankrolls.

Some of these bonuses and promotions are a first deposit, VIP cashback, welcome pack, free bet on your first deposit, a cashback offer and a 75% Saturday football bonus. Punters can use these bonuses on all Ligue 1 events to boost their odds and bankrolls.