Ligue 1 – Match-day 36 Sees Lille take on AS Mónaco
Lille at home against Monaco – Friday – 9:00pm GMT – Stade Pierre Mauroy.
Monaco currently sit in fourth place as they travel to tenth placed Lille.
Lille arrive at this fixture, having secured 51 points so far this season
Can Lille make it three out of three, having turned over Troyes 3-0 and RC Strasburg 1-0 in their last two games?
Also, Jocelyn Gourvennec knows that a run of three losses in four games for his Lille side, is going to be a tough run of form to change. However that is exactly what he must try to deliver. With a tenth position in the league and 13 wins, 10 losses and 12 draws, they currently have 51 points in the League having won 13 matches, drawn 12 fixtures, and lost 10 matches.
Lille have won seven games, drawn seven matches, and lost three fixtures of their 17 League matches at home this season.
Lille will have 54 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Injury and illness have depleted Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille and they will likely be missing four key personnel for Friday’s match.
It’s 62 points so far for AS Mónaco this season, going into this meeting
Monaco come to this game on the back of a 2-0 home win against Angers SCO at the Stade Louis II.
Also, that’s a run of seven wins for Monaco. Their position is fourth in the League and they have 62 points, that is, 18W, 9L and 8D having won 18 fixtures, drawn eight games, and lost nine meetings.
Monaco’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Lille. In the 17 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven matches, drawn four games, and lost six fixtures.
A win in this fixture, would take AS Mónaco’s points from 62 to 65, so far this season.
Good Attacking Performance
Monaco have a good scoring record this season, with 57 netted so far (55 from open play and two penalties). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Wissam Ben Yedder (11), Kevin Volland (4), and Myron Boadu (3). Monaco have conceded 35 goals.
Philippe Clement could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Friday.
Lille v AS Mónaco – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Monaco with a greater number of wins. In the last 49 meetings, they have enjoyed 20 wins, to Lille’s 13 wins. Further, the last eight matches against Monaco have resulted in five wins for Lille. Their most recent encounter in this competition was November 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.
Performance Report
For Lille, Zeki Celik, one of their best scorers, has nettedtwo goals in 35 League games this season, while Wissam Ben Yedder is one of the top performing players after having scored11 goals in 35 League fixtures this Ligue 1 Season for Monaco.
Other players of note for Lille are Zeki Celik and Tiago Djalo with two goals each and for Monaco are Kevin Volland and Myron Boadu with four goals and three goals respectively.
