Ligue 1 – Season Continues – AS Mónaco v Troyes on Match-day 31
Monaco at home against Troyes – Sunday – 3:00pm GMT – The Stade Louis II.
Troyes currently sit in fifteenth place as they travel to sixth placed Monaco.
This season’s Ligue 1 campaign, has so far seen AS Mónaco achieve 47 points
Following two straight wins for Monaco in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.
Also, Monaco keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 15 fixtures is astonishing this season. Now they have 13 matches won, 9 games lost and 8 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in sixth place, with a total of 47 points having won 13 meetings, drawn eight matches, and lost nine games.
When Monaco host Troyes, they will do so on the back of eight victories, four darts, and three losses on their own ground.
A win in this fixture, would take AS Mónaco’s points from 47 to 50, so far this season.
Good Attacking Performance
This has been a good season so far for Monaco, in terms of goals scored (45). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Wissam Ben Yedder (8), Kevin Volland (2), and Vanderson (1). Monaco have conceded 31 goals.
Monaco are likely to be missing three of their key players when they start Sunday’s game, due to injury and illness.
Troyes go into this match with 32 points secured
Reims were beaten 1-0 at Stade de l’Aube, the last time that Troyes played.
Also, Troyes have now lost nine of their last 18 fixtures, a worrying statistic that has to be addressed by Manager Bruno Irles. With 32 points, they currently sit fifteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 8 wins, 14 losses and 8 draws having won eight matches, drawn eight fixtures, and lost 14 games.
Troyes now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won four meetings, drawn two games, and lost nine matches matches on the road.
Victory for Troyes would take their points tally to 35 so far this season.
Bruno Irles could be missing up to five of their players through injury or illness for the game on Sunday.
AS Mónaco v Troyes – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels Monaco and Troyes have faced each other 20 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Monaco’s favour (12 – 4). Also, Monaco recent form against Troyes has been outstanding, winning on seven out of the last nine fixtures. Their most recent encounter in this competition was August 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-2 away win for AS Mónaco.
Players to watch
For Monaco, Wissam Ben Yedder is one of the top performing players after having scoredeight goals in 30 League matches this season, while Ike Ugbo is a top performing player who has scoredtwo goals in 30 League fixtures so far for Troyes.
Other standout players for Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder and Kevin Volland with eight goals both and for Troyes are Ike Ugbo and Lebo Mothiba with two goals each.
