The next French champion announced!

Two days before the resumption of Ligue 1, it’s time for predictions. At least surprising on certain points if we consider artificial intelligence.

Who will succeed PSG and accompany the future French champion on the European stage? Who will be relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2024-2025 season, which opens this Friday evening with a match between Le Havre and PSG? There will be no answers to these burning questions before next spring. Except for artificial intelligence – here ChatGPT – called upon by Prime Video to give its verdict in advance.

According to the AI, which doesn’t get too wet, PSG should get its 13e title of champion of France at the end of the season, accompanied in the Champions League by Monaco, Brest and Lille – the same top four as in the 2023-2024 season. A first flaw perhaps in the prediction of ChatGPT, which seems very optimistic for a Stade Brestois who will have a lot to do this season by playing head-to-head in the championship and C1.

A shaky ranking

Despite its flashy recruitment and the great promises linked to the personality of Roberto De Zerbi, OM, certainly, would return to Europe but only to the Europa League, as fifth in Ligue 1. A bug should be noted however since Nice, despite an advantageous goal difference, would finish sixth behind Marseille. Those condemned to relegation being none other than the promoted Auxerre and Saint-Etienne, possibly accompanied by their play-off counterparts from Angers.

Google’s AI, Gemini, seems to rely a little less on the recent past to establish its projections. With PSG as champion, of course, but for runners-up, in order, OM, Lens and Lille. Then a group shot Monaco-Rennes-Lyon-Nice. A little more originality also in the list of relegated teams since Toulouse would be taken out with Auxerre. And Brest would find themselves on borrowed time as a play-off team.

The 2024-2024 L1 ranking according to Gemini:

1 – Paris Saint-Germain

2 – Olympique Marseille

3 – Racing Club de Lens

4 – LOSC Lille

5 – AS Monaco

6 – Stade Rennais

7 – Olympique Lyonnais

8 – OGC Nice

9 – Montpellier Hérault SC

10 – Reims Stadium

11 – FC Nantes

12 – RC Strasbourg

13 – Angers SCO

14 – AS Saint-Etienne

15 – Le Havre AC

16 – Stade Brestois 29

17 – AJ Auxerre

18 – Toulouse FC

Finally, the most scientific approach is to be credited to Opta, which cross-referenced statistics from different past exercises to establish a ranking based on probabilities. In this game, naturally, PSG comes out the big winner once again, ahead of Monaco, Lille, and Lens. OM fails again in fifth place, ahead of Nice, Lyon, and Rennes. Le Havre and Angers, on the other hand, fall into the second division, with Nantes as the play-off team.

The 2024-2024 L1 ranking according to Opta:

1 – Paris Saint-Germain

2 – AS Monaco

3 – LOSC Lille

4 – Racing Club de Lens

5 – Olympique Marseille

6 – OGC Nice

7 – Olympique Lyonnais

8 – Stade Rennais

9 – Stade Brestois 29

10 – Toulouse FC

11 – Montpellier Hérault SC

12 – RC Strasbourg

13 – Reims Stadium

14 – AJ Auxerre

15 – AS Saint-Étienne

16 – FC Nantes

17 – Le Havre AC

18 – Angers SCO