Lille vs Monaco prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-08-23 18:45.
[p]A winless Lille bring the curtain down on matchday two by hosting a Monaco side who topped the table after round one.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Lille were involved in the highest-scoring fixture of the opening Ligue 1 round as they were held to a 3-3 draw by Brest. The Mastiffs led on two separate occasions in that game only to be pegged back twice, but a return home could be the perfect place to collect their first three points of the season as since the start of the 2022/23 campaign, only PSG (118) have collected more points at home in Ligue 1 than Lille pre-round (117). That points tally has been aided by their phenomenal 42-game scoring streak in home league action (84 goals), the longest ongoing run in the top-five European leagues. [/p]
[p]Monaco were the big winners on matchday one, beating Le Havre 3-1 to summit Ligue 1 after matchday one. With 33 games still to play, and a PSG juggernaut to topple, Monaco won’t be getting carried away, particularly as they’ve won their opening two games in each of the last two seasons and never finished within fewer than nine points of champions in both seasons, PSG. They’ll be keen to put that right this time around, and having won four of their last five opening away league games of the season (L1), history suggests they’ll keep up their 100% winning start here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lille have won their last three Ligue 1 home games against Monaco, and there hasn’t been a draw in this fixture on Lille soil since November 2006 (LIL: W9, L6).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lille have only conceded more than once in one of their last 14 home league games. [/p]
[p]Lille boss Bruno Génésio has seen his side score 2+ goals in six of his seven personal career home H2Hs against Monaco (W5, L2). [/p]
[p]Eight of Monaco’s last ten away league games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Monaco have only conceded once before the 20th minute across their last nine away league games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]After opening the scoring last weekend, Olivier Giroud is one goal away from 350 professional goals, but he may have to wait for that landmark strike as 17 of his last 18 strikes in Ligue 1 arrived after the break. Maghnes Akliouche was on target for Monaco on opening weekend and it tends to be a positive omen when he scores as his side have won on his last nine scoring club appearances. [/p]
[p]Edon Zhegrova heads up a lengthy list of Lille absentees, while Monaco duo Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati continue to get up to speed before making their long-awaited debuts. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their recent strong record when hosting this fixture, backing Lille to win this game seems an attractive prospect. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]