Ligue 1 2025/26 soccer betting preview & best bets

Ligue 1 2025/26 kicks off on August 15, 2025, and runs through May 16, 2026, with Lorient, Paris FC and Metz promoted from Ligue 2.

Paris Saint-Germain return as overwhelming favorites with top soccer betting sites after a treble-winning campaign, so the sharper betting value lies elsewhere — think the ‘Winner without PSG’ market, top-four finishes, top goalscorer odds and the relegation fight.

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2025/26 Ligue 1 outright odds

• Paris Saint-Germain – -833.33
• Monaco – +1200
• Marseille – +1400
• Lille – +2000
• Lyon – +3300
• Nice – +3300
• Lens – +10000
• Strasbourg – +15000
• Rennes – +25000
• Toulouse – +25000
• Nantes – +50000
• Brest – +75000
• Auxerre – +100000
• Lorient – +100000
• Metz – +150000
• Paris FC – +150000
• Le Havre – +200000
• Angers – +250000

More Ligue 1 betting odds available at BetOnline

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Ligue 1 2025/26 futures betting tips

Winner without PSG – Lille

Lille are the right side of this play because the football case stacks up. They finished last season among the top five while handling European workload without losing domestic rhythm, and they return with the same structure, staff continuity and a core that knows how to win tight, low-margin games.

Lille’s defensive shape is reliable, their chance creation balanced rather than star-dependent, and their record home and away has been more even than most rivals, which matters over a long grind. Lille project as the least volatile, most repeatable contender to lead the rest — the profile that wins this market.

Top goalscorer – Mason Greenwood

Marseille forward Mason Greenwood is a live Golden Boot play after matching Ousmane Dembélé’s 21 Ligue 1 goals last season, losing the official award only on a tiebreaker for penalties taken. That tells you two things: his output is already title-winning level, and his penalty duties add reliable volume over a long campaign.

With PSG’s attack spreading usage across multiple stars, Greenwood’s concentrated share at Marseille becomes a betting edge. If he stays healthy and plays north of 2,700 league minutes, a repeat in the 18–22 goal band is a fair baseline with upside. At +300 with top betting sites, punters are backing proven production in the same system that delivered 21.

Top-three finish – Lyon

Lyon finished sixth last season with 57 points and 65 league goals — just three points off fourth — so the upside is clear if they tighten up defensively. Their successful appeal against relegation due to financial issues keeps them in Ligue 1, albeit under wage and transfer oversight, which stabilises the situation without forcing a full reset.

The +450 fairly reflects both Lyon’s ceiling and the volatility around direct rivals juggling heavier European schedules. They have a recent domestic platform to build on and a path to finish behind PSG and one of Monaco, Marseille, or Lille if they bank early wins.