Ligue 1: Lille vs Monaco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 23 match between Lille and Monaco and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Monaco come to Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy for the Ligue 1 match on Saturday, Lille will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Lille are placed fiveth with 38 points after 22 matches. Monaco occupy a position as fourth in the league on 40 points.

Team form: Lille vs Monaco

Lille Form

Lille delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Dunkerque brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Le Havre. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Rennes by 0-2. Lille won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 12 goals.

Monaco Form

In their last three matches, Monaco lost 0-1 against Benfica, won 7-1 against Nantes, and drew 3-3 with Benfica. Monaco claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Lille and Monaco

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Monaco. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Lille vs Monaco

Osame Sahraoui has three strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Lille, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Monaco. The visitors are looking to Mika Biereth, who has provided his team with seven Ligue 1 goals.

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Full-time result

Lille won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy. They drew three and lost one as well, while Monaco won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five. Monaco conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Lille scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Monaco scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Lille played. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Monaco games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Lille managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Monaco kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Lille have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Monaco.

Total goals

Lille saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Monaco, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. In the last fiveLigue 1 outings for Monaco there were over 4.5 goals.