Ligue 1 Action at the Stade de La Meinau – RC Strasburg face AS Mónaco
RCSA at home against Monaco – Sunday – 3:00pm GMT – The Stade de La Meinau.
This clash sees fifth placed RCSA, welcome ninth placed Monaco to the Stade de La Meinau.
With the Ligue 1 season well into its stride, RC Strasburg have managed to gain 44 points
RCSA will no doubt see this game as an opportunity to bring some consistency of form into their season, following a draw away to Reims, as well at Nice.
Also, a draw statistic of three in three matches is not all bad, but unfortunately will not bring the success Julien Stephan’s men wishes for ultimately. With 44 points, they currently sit fifth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 12 wins, 7 losses and 8 draws having won 12 matches, drawn eight meetings, and lost seven fixtures.
RCSA have won seven matches, drawn three fixtures, and lost three games of their 13 League matches at home this season.
Victory for RC Strasburg would take their points tally to 47 so far this season.
Good Attacking Performance
RCSA have a good scoring record this season, with 49 netted so far. This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Kevin Gameiro (5), Majeed Waris (2), and Lucas Perrin (1). RCSA have conceded 32 goals.
RCSA are missing three players through injury or illness. This will affect Julien Stephan’s selection choices significantly.
It’s 41 points so far for AS Mónaco this season, going into this match
With a win in their previous game, (0-1) against Olympique de Marseille, Monaco will likely be in a positive frame of mind.
Also, Monaco keep finding ways to win, having secured six victories in their last 12 meetings is astonishing this season. Now they have 11 matches won, 8 games lost and 8 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in ninth place, with a total of 41 points having won 11 fixtures, drawn eight meetings, and lost eight matches.
Monaco’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to RCSA. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four games, drawn four fixtures, and lost five meetings.
A victory for AS Mónaco would put them on 44 points.
Going into Sunday’s game, Philippe Clement without three of his players, due to illness or injury.
RC Strasburg v AS Mónaco – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Monaco with a greater number of wins. In the last 35 meetings, they have enjoyed 19 wins, to RCSA’s eight victories. Also, Monaco have left RCSA with a win on twelve out of 19 matches. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was November 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.
Players to watch
For RCSA, Kevin Gameiro, one of their best scorers, has netted
five goals in 27 League matches this season, while Wissam Ben Yedder is a top performing player who has scored
five goals in 27 League games this campaign for Monaco.
Other players of note for RCSA are Kevin Gameiro and Majeed Waris with five goals each and for Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder and Vanderson with five goals both.
