⚽Monaco vs Angers
✅French Ligue 1, KO: 18:00 Nov 1, 2024, Stade Louis II
Monaco go head-to-head against Angers on Friday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco and Angers face each other at Stade Louis II in the opening match of the Ligue 1 round 10. Les Rouges et Blancs aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Nice, but they will have to do it without suspended duo Jordan Teze – Vanderson. The likes of Mohammed Salisu, Folarin Balogun, and Edan Diop remain in the recovery room, while Morocco rising start Eliesse Bn Seghir should be recalled to the starting XI.
Les Scoistes, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 4-2 win over St Etienne. Angers finally got their first win of the season, but given their four-game losing run at Stade Louis II, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Monaco. To make things even worse for the away side, midfielder Lilian Raolisoa misses out through suspension, while the likes of Jacques Ekomie, Cedric Houtondji, Zinedine Ferhat, Sidiki Cherif, and Joseph Lopy remain in the treatment room.
How the bookies view it: Extremely one-sided
Bookmakers made it pointless to bet in favour of the home end. 777PUB gave Monaco 1/4 to win on Friday, which is extreme when compared to the 43/4 for Angers. The draw currently sits at 41/8 777PUB.
Players to watch: Back-to-back-to-back Embolo
Breel Embolo’s accurate strikes against Nice and Crvena Zvezda were his first back-to-back goals in over a year and a half. Monaco have been fortunate with having a capable squad and their 15 Ligue 1 goals were scored by nine different players. But if the Swiss striker wants to keep his place on the edge of their attack, he needs to continue scoring and find his past form.
Probable line-ups
Monaco: Majecki, Caio, Kehrer, Singo, Teze, Camara, Magassa, Akliouche, Minamino, Golovin, Embolo
Angers: Fofana, Arcus, Biumla, Lefort, Hanin, Belkhdim, Aholou, Abdelli, Allevinah, El Melali, Niane
Monaco vs Angers Prediction
Monaco’s 13-match unbeaten streak ended with a 2-1 defeat against Nice last Sunday. This defeat increased their gap with PSG sitting at the top of the Ligue 1 standings to three points. They will be hoping to regain their stellar run and on Friday, Monaco will host Angers in the 10th round of Ligue 1.
Meanwhile, Angers had a disappointing start to this season and was following the same. However, they won the latest Ligue 1 match against St. Etienne scoring 4-2 and this victory extended their unbeaten run to three games which includes two draws.
Moving on, Monaco can also rely on the recent head-to-head tradition against Angers since they won the last seven clashes in a row. Monaco is on a four-match winning streak against Angers at this venue and has netted 8 goals while allowing none. By the looks of things, we expect a pleasant day for the local supporters on Friday at Stade Louis II.
Monaco’s home form is so good of late as they follows a seven-match unbeaten streak. This stretch includes Champions League outings too. Meanwhile, Angers are on a seven-match winless streak on the road and has lost four in that period.
It is worth noting that the last two h2h clashes between these teams at this venue saw Monaco sealing a 2-0 win. Also, Angers’ latest away defeat saw them conceding a 2-0 defeat. On the other side, Monaco has scored 14 goals in their last seven home outings across all competitions.
But the last three road trips Angers saw them scoring one each. Moreover, Monaco has allowed goals in five of heir last seven home outings, none of them exceeded the one goal rate. In that case, two goals from Monaco against one from Angers is what we expect from this match. We also expect this match to record over 2.5 goals as four of the past five home outings of Monaco saw that trend.
