Monaco vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-10-17 18:45.
[p]Monaco will be desperate for the international break to come to an end and get back to Ligue 1 action, after a near perfect and unbeaten start (W6, D1) sees them top the table. This is the fourth time in their Ligue 1 history they’ve begun a campaign without defeat through seven matches, and their 19-point haul is the most they’ve accumulated at this stage since 1960/61 (21), the season they secured their first top-flight trophy.[/p]
[p]Their dominance this term isn’t a new phenomenon, as no side has won more Ligue 1 games this calendar year than Monaco’s 16, putting them level with PSG for the most points earned in 2024 (53). The Stade Louis II has played its part in achieving those heights, with Adi Hütter’s men winning seven of their last eight home league matches (D1). [/p]
[p]Sitting fifth in the table, Lille garnered some pre-international break momentum themselves with three wins on the bounce. That included 3-0 and 2-1 wins over Le Havre and Toulouse respectively in league action, and sandwiched between those results was a marquee victory that proved their capabilities when they beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League.[/p]
[p]Continuing that winning streak here will prove difficult for the Mastiffs, not only due to their hosts’ red-hot form, but also because they haven’t won any of their last 12 Ligue 1 visits to Monaco (D7, L5). Manager Bruno GĂ©nĂ©sio will be preparing himself for a back-and-forth war as he bids to end that run, with ten of his 13 prior meetings with Monaco seeing both teams get on the scoresheet. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Teenager Eliesse Ben Seghir has scored his last four goals for Monaco between the 60th and 75th minutes, which have often proved vital with three of those serving as the match winner. His efforts may be in vain if Lille’s Edon Zhegrova has his usual say, since he has scored four of his last six club goals after the 75th minute. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The same half-time result has been replicated at full-time in ten of Lille’s last 12 away matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]