Monaco vs Nice prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-10-04 15:15.
[p]An inconsistent Monaco look to return to winning ways against a Nice side who are languishing in the bottom half of Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Monaco showed when twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday that they can mix it with the best teams in Europe, but finding their best level on a consistent basis remains a challenge. Adi Hütter’s side start the round three points shy of the leaders after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to newly-promoted Lorient in their last league outing, yet should be confident of bouncing back on home soil where they’ve won all three home league games by an aggregate score of 11-5, thrashing Metz 5-2 in their last such outing. [/p]
[p]Nice appear likely to be the next scalp on that list given that they’ve lost each of their last five away games across all competitions, three of which came in Ligue 1 by a 2+ goal margin. Only once since 2011/12 have the Eaglets posted fewer than their seven points at this stage of a league season (W2, D1, L3), with those two wins only coming against sides who start this round in the bottom five, while a 2-1 defeat to Fenerbahçe in the Europa League on Thursday only added to the pressure on Franck Haise’s shoulders.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Monaco have lost three of the last five H2Hs (W2), as many as in their previous 12 meetings with Nice (W6, D3). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Monaco’s Ligue 1 matches have produced a pre-round league-high 24 total goals.[/p]
[p]Three of Monaco’s last four league games featured a red card.[/p]
[p]Nice have gone on to lose the three league games they conceded first in this season.[/p]
[p]Twelve of Nice’s last 13 away league games have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]On target in midweek, Monaco’s Jordan Teze has been solid in Ligue 1 this season, with only one player making more successful tackles ahead of this round than his 15. Jérémie Boga will face him here having seen his last four league goals open the scoring, including in last season’s corresponding fixture.[/p]
[p]Thilo Kehrer is suspended after being sent off in Monaco’s defeat to Lorient, while a lengthy injury list includes Lamine Camara and Denis Zakaria. Hicham Boudaoui is Nice’s main absentee.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]There seems guaranteed action here, with both teams to score and over 2.5 goals our selection.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]