Nantes vs Monaco prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-10-28 20:05.
[p]In the midst of a bottom-half logjam, Nantes will be keen to make the most of three home games in their next four fixtures, starting with Monaco.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Nantes rediscovered the winning feeling after a run of five Ligue 1 games without victory (D3, L2) with a 2-1 triumph over Paris FC last Friday, but wins for Le Havre and Angers meant that they moved just one point away from the relegation play-off spot. With their only two victories this season having come against newly promoted Paris FC and relegation contenders Auxerre, La Maison Jaune are in need of a scalp to boost belief, but a return to the Stade de la Beaujoire may not assist them in that respect, as they average exactly one point per match at home this term.[/p]
[p]Monaco are in contention for a fifth top-three finish in six seasons after extending their unbeaten home league record to 13 games (W11, D2) with a 1-0 win over Toulouse – their first Ligue 1 clean sheet of the campaign and a first victory for new head coach Sébastien Pocognoli, who has not yet lost in any competition since taking the role (W1, D2). The travelling fans will hope that a ‘new manager bounce’ can help Les Monégasques avoid some of their early-season struggles on the road, which have led to them winning only one of their first four French top-flight away trips (W1, D1, L2) of the campaign despite being pre-match favourites on every occasion. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Monaco are unbeaten in the last 14 Ligue 1 meetings between the sides (W9, D5), but Nantes could be hopeful of drawing here, having done so in each of their last four home league H2Hs.[/p]
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[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]No side have scored more than two goals in any Nantes game this season. [/p]
[p]Eight of Nantes’ nine matches this term have been drawn or decided by a one-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Monaco have scored one or two goals in five of their last six games. [/p]
[p]Six of Monaco’s last seven Ligue 1 matches have seen both teams score. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Matthis Abline returned to scoring form last Friday and should relish this contest from a personal perspective, with three goals in four career appearances against Monaco. Monaco have earned 41 out of a possible 51 league points (W13, D2, L2) when Takumi Minamino has found the net, including four against Nantes across the last two campaigns. [/p]
[p]Nantes were still without Francis Coquelin and Johann Lepenant for their latest encounter, while Pocognoli suggested last Friday that Paul Pogba’s Monaco debut could be “a few weeks away”. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Both sides have scored in six of the last seven H2Hs and a lack of recent clean sheets suggests that both teams will score. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]