Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Monaco and Lyon who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Monaco enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lyon swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed nineth in the table Monaco have amassed 23 points after 16 matches. On 27 points, Lyon rank fiveth with 16 matches played this season.
Team form: Monaco vs Lyon
Monaco Form
Monaco have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Galatasaray by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Marseille, before achieving a 1-2 win against Auxerre. Monaco claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Lyon Form
Lyon look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Lorient, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Go Ahead Eagles in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Le Havre in their most recent outing. Lyon managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring seven time and letting in six.
Betting stats for Monaco and Lyon
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Monaco and Lyon. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 Monaco matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Monaco home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Monaco have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Monaco matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Lyon away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lyon away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Monaco vs Lyon
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Takumi Minamino will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lyon hope Martin Satriano can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Popular markets: Monaco vs Lyon
Full-time result
Monaco claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lyon won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Lyon scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Monaco managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monaco, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Lyon played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process. Monaco’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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