Ligue 1: Monaco vs Lyon – Betting preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Ligue 1 round 16 game between Monaco and Lyon and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Monaco appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Lyon in round 16 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stade Louis II, Monaco on Friday.

Placed third in the Ligue 1 table, Monaco have amassed 30 points after 15 matches. On ten points, Lyon rank 18th with 15 matches played this season.

Team form: Monaco vs Lyon

Monaco Form

Monaco look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Paris Saint-Germain, they were left empty-handed in a 5-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Montpellier in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Rennes in their most recent outing. Monaco have been in potent form at Stade Louis II, Monaco, winning no less than five of the past six Ligue 1 matches here. They also hammered in 12 goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Lyon Form

Lyon collected one win from their last three matches, as Lens won by 3-2. Marseille were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Lyon won 3-0 against Toulouse. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, Lyon failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn one and lost four, scoring three while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats for Monaco and Lyon

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Monaco and Lyon played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Monaco vs Lyon

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Takumi Minamino, who is performing well for Monaco. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Lyon. The visitors will be looking to Alexandre Lacazette to find the net once again, after managing three Ligue 1 goals for Lyon in recent matches.

Betting markets: Monaco vs Lyon

Full-time result

Monaco claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing two. Lyon won one of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost eight of these matches.

Both teams to score

Monaco scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Lyon scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Monaco managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. They have scored in three consecutive home meetings with Lyon.

Total goals

Monaco saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Lyon’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.

Betting suggestion: Monaco vs Lyon

The match between Monaco and Lyon should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Ligue 1 game.

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