The 11th round Ligue 1 clash between Strasbourg and Monaco is set to take place on November 9 at the La Meinau Stadium. Strasbourg vs Monaco: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Probable line-ups for the Strasbourg vs Monaco match
Strasbourg (3-4-3): Djordje Petrovic – Gerzino Nyamsi, Sidy Sow, Mamadou Sarr – Dylan Bronn, Ibrahima Sissoko, Adrien Thomasson, Dimitri Lienard – Ludovic Ajorque, Habib Diallo, Kevin Zohi.
Monaco (4-4-2): Benjamin Lecomte – Djibril Sidibe, Guillermo Maripan, Benoit Badiashile, Caio Henrique – Gelson Martins, Youssouf Fofana, Aurelien Tchouameni, Aleksandr Golovin – Wissam Ben Yedder, Kevin Volland.
The starting line-ups for each team are from their last match in this tournament.
Strasbourg
The Alsace team suffered their third defeat in the current championship (3 wins, 4 draws), losing in the last round to Saint-Etienne with a score of 0-2. This match also ended Strasbourg's 13-game scoring streak in the French championship. Moreover, the club has not kept a clean sheet in their last 4 Ligue 1 encounters, conceding at least twice in 3 of them. In the league standings, the team is in 9th place, 2 points behind the European competition spots. It's worth noting that Strasbourg has a goal difference of 19:19 this season in Ligue 1.
- Both teams have scored in 12 of Strasbourg's last 14 matches in the French championship.
- At home, the club is unbeaten in 6 games in this tournament (4 wins, 2 draws).
- The Alsace team scored first in 4 of their last 5 home games in Ligue 1.
Monaco
The Monegasques have lost their last 2 league matches, falling by a one-goal margin to Nice (1:2) and Angers (0:1). Before this slump, the club from the principality had gone 11 games without defeat in Ligue 1 (9 wins, 2 draws). It's also noteworthy to mention the drop in Monaco's scoring, with just one goal in their last 3 league matches. In contrast, the Monegasques had scored 14 goals in the first 7 rounds. As a result of this poor stretch, the team has fallen to 3rd place in the Ligue 1 table, 6 points behind the leader.
- No more than 3 goals have been scored in Monaco's last 5 league matches.
- The club's uncompromising away streak in Ligue 1 consists of 11 games (9 wins, 2 draws).
- The Monegasques have scored at least 2 goals in 13 of their last 15 away games in France's top division.
Strasbourg vs Monaco: match prediction
Both teams lost to tournament underdogs in the last round, and both without scoring. While Strasbourg's away defeat at Saint-Etienne wasn't a huge surprise, Monaco's home loss to Angers was quite unexpected. However, following this setback, Adi Hütter's team secured a win in Bologna in the Champions League this week. Nevertheless, it's clear that Monaco is feeling the fatigue of competing on two fronts, which is taking a toll on their physical condition. I don't think the upcoming trip will be easy for them.
The last two head-to-head encounters at Strasbourg's ground saw Monaco win by a narrow one-goal margin (2:1, 1:0), but before that, they couldn't beat the hosts in 4 league matches (1 draw, 3 defeats). Furthermore, Strasbourg has not lost at home this season in Ligue 1, securing 3 wins and 2 draws, including against strong opponents like Rennes, Marseille, and Lens.
I believe the hosts will extend their unbeaten home run against the Monegasques, who are showing signs of decline. My prediction is a Strasbourg win or draw with odds of .
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