Monaco vs Tottenham prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-21 19:00.
[p]Under new management, Monaco will seek a return to winning ways against Tottenham in this UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase encounter.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Monaco have drawn their last three competitive fixtures, a run they started by twice coming from behind against Manchester City (D 2-2) in UCL matchday two and extended at the weekend with a 1-1 Ligue 1 stalemate with Angers on new manager Sébastien Pocognoli’s debut. The new boss must find a way to inspire a change in fortunes as they’re winless across their last five UCL games (D2, L3), and although the Monégasques are unbeaten at home this term (W3, D2), the Belgian may have his work cut out as they have only won one of their last four UCL fixtures here (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Tottenham’s unbeaten start to this UCL campaign (W1, D1) gives Thomas Frank the chance to make history as the first Tottenham manager to avoid defeat in his first three UCL games in charge of the club. After faltering in the Premier League on Sunday by losing 2-1 to Aston Villa despite scoring first, Spurs may not head to Monaco brimming with confidence, especially as the reigning UEFA Europa League champions have won only one of their last seven UCL away games (D2, L4). The silver lining is that sole victory came in France when they beat Marseille 2-1 in November 2022.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Monaco lead the H2H ledger (W2, D1, L1) with a pair of 2-1 victories during the 2016/17 UCL group stage. All four previous clashes saw both teams on the scoresheet and Monaco have lost only one of their eight home UCL games against English opponents (W5, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Monaco conceded at least twice in each of their last three UCL games.[/p]
[p]There was an average of 4.8 goals per game across Monaco’s five home fixtures in all competitions this term.[/p]
[p]In five of Tottenham’s last six matches, both teams scored.[/p]
[p]Spurs scored at least twice in all six of their competitive games played away from home this season (W3, D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Former Arsenal player Folarin Balogun could be relishing this clash, especially after netting twice in three games for club and country, including Monaco’s opening goal against Strasbourg (D 1-1). Mohammed Kudus has been booked in two of Spurs’ last three away games and also has four goal contributions (G2, A2) across his last four appearances for club and country.[/p]
[p]Monaco will be missing Paul Pogba and ex-Tottenham stalwart Eric Dier through injury while Tottenham are hopeful that captain Cristian Romero will be available after injuring himself prior to Sunday’s defeat to Villa.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Our tip is to back Tottenham to win given their recent form in Europe and Monaco’s struggles of late.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]