Monaco vs Lyon - Preview, Live streaming, lineups & Prediction

Monaco vs Lyon

SCHEDULE	TIME
GAME	Monaco vs Lyon
DATE	05.February.2022
TIME	15:00 PM (UTC)
VENUE	Stade Louis II (Monaco)
LEAGUE	LIGUE 1 - ROUND 23

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Match Preview

◉ Two European-chasing teams separated by just one point in the Ligue 1 table are set to clash in a real six-pointer as Monaco host Lyon. Monaco saw their progress stymied last round with their seventh league loss of the season as they fell 3-2 at Montpellier, and they’re now just a single defeat short of last season's total combined tally of eight top-flight losses.

◉ The Stade Louis II may help ignite the ‘Monégasques’ charge, as three successive home league wins has extended Monaco’s unbeaten streak here to 11 games in all competitions (W8, D3). The neutral fan could be thoroughly entertained here too, as no draw in 13 H2H matches dating back to October 2015 suggests we could see anything but a stalemate!

◉ Monaco sit one place above visiting Lyon who are in the midst of their own three-game winning streak. That has helped to both catapult them up the table and bounce back from four successive league draws prior. However, this season could be going a lot better for Lyon had they not dropped an eye-watering 16 points from matches in which they’ve bagged the usually crucial first goal.

◉ ‘Les Gones’ haven’t traveled well this season either, securing only 12 of their 34 points on the road. However, their recent form has been on an upward trajectory and they’re currently riding a four-game undefeated streak on their league travels (W2, D2), producing clean sheets in three of those contests. They also boast wins in four straight league H2H matches, which could hand them a physiological edge heading into this one.

◉ Players to watch: Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder only has more goal contributions against Nice (13) than his 12 against Lyon (G9, A3) in his career, while the red-hot Moussa Dembélé has scored the match opener in five of his six goal-scoring appearances for Lyon this season.

◉ Hot stat: Prior to the round, no Ligue 1 team had conceded more goals after the 75th minute than Lyon (13).

Monaco starting lineup:
Nubel; C. Henrique, Mariapan, Disasi, Vanderson; Tchouameni; Diop, Fofana, Golovin; Volland, Ben Yedder

Lyon starting lineup:
Lopes; Gusto, Emerson, Denayer, Lukeba; Dubois, Cherki, Caqueret; Paqueta, Ndombele; Dembele

Monaco 3-1 Lyon

Monaco have come out very aggressively and have been lethal in the final third, so we expect them to continue their strong play at home with a striker in Ben Yedder who is in fine form, while on the opposite side, the absence of Ekambi seems to be affecting a team that need to find alternative sources to score.