The Ligue 1 matchday 11 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 – Gela Dué, Sidy Sow, Mamadou Sarr – Dylan Bakwa, Ismaël Doukouré, André Santos, Diego Moreira – Sekou Mara, Habib Diarra, Sebastien Nanasi.
Monaco (4-4-2): Radoslaw Majecki – Krepin Diatta, Wilfried Singo, Thilo Kehrer, Caio Henrique – Maghnes Akliouche, Lamin Kamara, Takumi Minamino, Aleksandr Golovin – Breel Embolo, George Ilie-Nkena.
Each team's starting lineup is from their last match in this tournament.
Strasbourg
The Alsace side suffered their third defeat of the current campaign (3 wins, 4 draws), losing 0-2 to Saint-Étienne in the previous round. This match also ended Strasbourg's 13-game scoring streak in the French championship. Moreover, the club has failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 4 Ligue 1 encounters, conceding at least twice in 3 of them. In the league standings, the team is in 9th place, trailing the European qualification zone by 2 points. Notably, the Alsace side has a goal difference of 19:19 in the current Ligue 1 season.
- Both teams have scored in 12 of Strasbourg's last 14 matches in the French championship.
- The club has not lost at home in the last 6 matches in this tournament (4 wins, 2 draws).
- The Alsace side has scored first in 4 of the last 5 home matches in Ligue 1.
Monaco
The Monegasques have lost their last 2 league matches, falling by a single goal to Nice (1-2) and Angers (0-1). Before this unfortunate stretch, the club from the principality had gone 11 games unbeaten in Ligue 1 (9 wins, 2 draws). It's also worth noting a decline in Monaco's scoring, with just one goal in their last 3 league matches, compared to 14 goals in the first 7 rounds. As a result of this slump, the team has dropped to 3rd place in the Ligue 1 standings, with the gap to the leader increasing to 6 points.
- No more than 3 goals have been scored in Monaco's last 5 league matches.
- The club's uncompromising away streak in Ligue 1 includes 11 matches (9 wins, 2 draws).
- The Monegasques have scored at least 2 goals in 13 of their last 15 away matches 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 to Saint-Étienne wasn't a huge surprise, Monaco's home loss to Angers was quite unexpected. However, Adi Hütter's team managed to secure a victory in Bologna in the Champions League this week. Nevertheless, it's evident that Monaco is fatigued, with the dual demands of competing on two fronts taking a toll on their physical condition. I don't expect their upcoming away game to be an easy one.
The last two head-to-head encounters at the Alsace ground saw Monaco win by a narrow one-goal margin (2:1, 1:0), but before that, they struggled to defeat the hosts in 4 league matches (1 draw, 3 losses). Additionally, Strasbourg has yet to lose at home this season in Ligue 1, with 3 wins and 2 draws, including strong opponents like Rennes, Marseille, and Lens.
I believe that the hosts will extend their unbeaten home streak against Monaco, who are currently experiencing a dip in form. My prediction is a Strasbourg win or draw with odds of 1.87.
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