Our Monaco vs Lille Predictions indicate a closely contested match, with Ligue 1’s early pace-setters, Monaco, hosting Lille on Friday night as they aim to extend their lead over defending champions PSG.
Monaco are unbeaten in their opening seven 2024/25 Ligue 1 fixtures. They’ve won three and drawn one of their four home games. However, they also showcased that Stade Louis II is a stronghold with their recent Champions League win against ten-man Barcelona.
The hosts will be without their number-one striker, Folarin Balogun, who is sidelined for a few weeks with a muscle injury. Either Breel Embolo or Wissam Ben Yedder will likely deputise on Friday night.
Lille have also enjoyed a solid start to the campaign but have lost twice in their seven Ligue 1 games. However, they will be, no doubt, buoyed by their recent Champions League victory over Real Madrid.
With two wins and a defeat away from home, Lille’s defeat came to 13th-placed Saint-Etienne, which suggests they are prone to underperforming on the road.
The lineup for Monaco in 3-4-2-1:
Kohn; Singo, Mawissa, Kehrer, Vanderson, Ouattara, Camara, Zakaria, Minamino, Ben Seghir, Embolo.
The lineup for Lille in 4-2-3-1:
Chevalier; Meunier, Gudmundsson, Diakite, Alexsandro, Andre, Andre Gomes, Zhegrova, Sahraoui, Angel Gomes, David.
