Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 22 match between Monaco and Nantes and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Monaco enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nantes swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 4 in the Ligue 1 standings, Monaco, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Nantes collected 21 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 21 rounds.
Form: Monaco vs Nantes
Monaco Form
In their last three matches, Monaco won 4-2 against Auxerre, before losing 4-1 against Paris Saint-Germain and 0-1 to Benfica. Monaco managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 14 goals and conceded 11 times.
Nantes Form
In their last three matches, Nantes drew 1-1 with Lyon, won 1-2 against Reims, and lost 0-2 against Brest. Nantes 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 11 time and letting in eight.
Betting facts for Monaco and Nantes
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monaco and Nantes. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Monaco matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Monaco matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 Monaco home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Monaco home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Nantes away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Nantes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Monaco vs Nantes
Mika Biereth has four strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Monaco, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Nantes. The visitors are looking to Matthis Abline, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.
Betting markets: Monaco vs Nantes
Full-time result
Monaco won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Nantes won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well. Nantes conceded a goal in their last 7 matches. Monaco have not lost to Nantes in 10 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Nantes only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Monaco games Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Nantes played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Monaco managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Nantes kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Monaco have scored in 14 consecutive home meetings with Nantes.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monaco, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. Monacos last 3 matches had over 4.5 goals. Nantes conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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