Monaco – Nantes

AS Monaco hosts FC Nantes in the 21st round of the French Ligue 1.


Monaco made a very nice run lately … 7 wins and 2 draws in the last 9 matches in all competition … undefeated and regularly shutting down opponents. Monaco is known for its defensive power and in these last 9 matches they did not concede a single goal in regular time (they allowed one in the League Cup vs. Lyon in extra time)! Last round Monaco beat Guingamp 2-0 and now will meet a team with which they are very similar in terms of style of football, FC Nantes. For today Monaco will miss Bakayoko, Traore, Abdennour and Dirar. Toulalan, Carvalho and Kondogbia are questionable.



Nantes has the second lowest goal difference in all of Ligue 1 … 19-17 in 20 rounds, making for an average of much less than 2 goals scored in their matches. Visitors had a good run to end 2014 but started a little unconvincing in 2015, recording a 0-0 draw vs. Metz and a 2-0 defeat at Lille, so they are still yet to score this season in the league. Djilobodji is the only missing player for Nantes, but Hansen is also a doubt.

We have two of the most defensive teams in Ligue 1 here fighting it out, all arguments suggest this will be a game with under 2,5 goals … maybe even under 1,5. I think whoever takes the lead (if actually somebody will score) will be able to hold out the advantage over the opponent until the end so my tip here will be under 1,75 goals. Taking a small risk for sure, but the odds are worth it and as I see this game, I really don’t think we will have more than 1 goal. My opinion is that we will see a 0-0 draw or a tough 1-0 Monaco win. My correct score prediction: AS Monaco – FC Nantes 1-0.

Pick: under 1,75 goals
Odds: 2.46