Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Monaco and Freiburg and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Monaco will look to justify their title credentials on Thursday when they take on Freiburg for a round 2 match in the Conference League.
Form: Monaco vs Freiburg
Monaco Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Monaco recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Toulouse. This was followed by a 1-2 win against CSKA Sofia, before they lost 1-0 against Lorient.
Freiburg Form
In the last three matches, Freiburg beat Schalke 04 2-1, won 3-2 against Jablonec, and lost 2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen.
Betting stats and facts for Monaco and Freiburg
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monaco and Freiburg. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Monaco have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Monaco have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Monaco matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Monaco have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Monaco have won 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Freiburg have won 11 of the last 13 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Freiburg have won 9 of the last 11 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Freiburg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Monaco vs Freiburg
Having scored just once in six Conference League matches, Ansu Fati hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Thursday. Simultaneously, Freiburg hope to see Vincenzo Grifo adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Conference League outings.
Betting markets: Monaco vs Freiburg
Full-time result
Monaco claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Freiburg won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Monaco are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Freiburg scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Freiburg games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Monaco on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Freiburg managing just a single two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Monaco’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Freiburg played across all tournaments. They scored 3.1 times on average in the process. Freiburg are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
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