Monaco vs Lille Predictions and Betting Tips
The Stade de Loius II is the stage for this highly-anticipated encounter as Monaco and Lille go toe-to-toe in the French Ligue 1. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
We saw Lille pick up four points off their opponents in the 2020/2021 season, their most recent encounter finishing with a goalless draw back in March.
Two struggling sides lock horns
Monaco has struggled since their first kick of the 2021/2022 ball with Niko Kovac's troops currently abiding in the bottom half of the standings. They seem to be unable to cope with the hectic schedule of having to play in the Europa League as they were far better last season when they had no continental obligations. Heading into Friday's matchup, they would be looking to make the opponent net bulge for the first time since their 3-1 win against Montpellier with the team losing to Brest before goalless draws against Monaco and most recently away at Reims. Nonetheless, it is to be noted that they've won their last three home games on home soil and it is then left to see whether they would go on to win yet another whilst breaking their three-game jinx of not finding the net.
Newly-appointed coach Gourvennec still hasn't hit the ground running with the defending champions still struggling to put out a consistent run of positive results. Although they did pick up a win against Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League at the beginning of this month, they were held by Angers in the game before the international break in a game where they saw a red card, meaning that they've only managed just one win in six games in all competitions. Would we see them get back to winning ways against their rivals this Friday ?
Monaco vs Lille Team News
Monaco possible starting lineup:
Nubel; Aguilar, Disasi, Maripan, Henrique; Martins, Fofana, Tchouameni, Diop; Ben Yedder, Volland
Lille possible starting lineup:
Grbic; Celik, Fonte, Djalo, Reinildo; Ikone, Andre, Sanches, Bamba; David, Yilmaz
Monaco vs Lille Prediction: 2-1
Both sides have found it hard to keep their opponents at bay and as such, we see both teams finding the back of the net. Given Monaco's decent home form and Lille struggles away from home- one win in Ligue 1 games this season-, we are tempted to go for a narrow home victory.
