Monaco vs Lens prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-11-07 20:05.
[p]Two of Ligue 1’s early season top-four contenders face off on matchday 12 when Monaco host Lens.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Sébastien Pocognoli’s reasonably good start as Monaco manager was soured last weekend when they lost a Ligue 1 game at home to newly promoted Paris FC (1-0), and in true Monaco fashion they bounced back immediately with a 1-0 UEFA Champions League (UCL) victory at Bodø/Glimt. That loss to Paris FC was their first from six Ligue 1 home games this season (W4, D1), and a preserved record of not having lost consecutive league matches since Oct-Nov 2024 illustrates that they rarely follow up a loss in this competition with another.[/p]
[p]Lens started the round in third place, two points and two places ahead of Monaco, after winning seven of their first 11 Ligue 1 fixtures (D1, L3). It’s their joint-best start to a Ligue 1 season in terms of wins inside the first 11 rounds, matching their effort in 2022/23 when they would go on to qualify for the UCL. Head coach Pierre Sage has enjoyed plenty of success but must find a way to establish some consistency on the road to fulfil his ambitions of a second European season as a manager, with his new side already failing to score in three of their five games on the road this term (W2, D1, L2) following a 2-0 loss to relegation contenders Metz.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Monaco have won just two of the pair’s last ten Ligue 1 H2Hs (D3, L5), including only one of their last five home games against Lens (D1, L3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Monaco’s 28 yellow cards across the opening 11 rounds was the league’s second-highest tally.[/p]
[p]Monaco scored exactly one first-half goal in five of their six league home games this term.[/p]
[p]The pre-match favourite won nine of Lens’ 11 Ligue 1 games this season (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Only Arsenal (12) have scored more goals from set pieces across Europe’s top-five leagues this season than Lens’ 11.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche has recorded three goal involvements in his last three games (G1, A2), and has scored in one of his two career starts against Lens. Wesley Saïd won just three of 14 career matches against Monaco (D2, L9), but has scored in three of his last eight such appearances of at least ten minutes.[/p]
[p]Paul Pogba’s wait for a Monaco debut has been extended by an ankle sprain, joining a lengthy list of Monaco absentees. Lens do not appear to have any fresh injury concerns.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts are out to make amends for their last home showing and we recommend backing Monaco to score in both halves.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]