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Monaco to kick-off Ligue One Campaign with a victory

10/08/18
Monaco to kick-off Ligue One Campaign with a victory

On Saturday afternoon, Nantes host Monaco in Ligue One, as both sides look to kick-off their league campaigns with a victory.

Nantes finished ninth-place in the French top-flight table last season, only three points shy of the European spots. A poor run of just two wins from their last nine Ligue 1 games last season saw the home side miss out on a top six place.

Nantes did win their last two league games of the season, but it was too little too late, as a seven-game winless run previously was fatal to their hopes of landing a European berth for this season.

The home sides form on home soil in Ligue One was also a contributing factor in their failure to land a top-six spot in the French top-flight, as they won just two of their last ten games on home soil.

Monaco finished as runners-up to PSG in Ligue 1 last season. This season the team from the principality will be hoping to challenge the big-spending Parisians for the title.

Leonardo Jardim’s team finished the season with a four-game unbeaten run in Ligue One, recording victories in their last three league outings. Monaco have also been difficult to beat in the French top-flight, as they have lost just twice in their last 20 Ligue One matches.

The visitors have an inconsistent recent record on their travels in the French top-flight, although they have lost just two of their previous 11 away games in the league.

Monaco’s latest away games in Ligue 1 have been high-scoring with over 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last nine away games in the French top-flight, including their last four outings.

Forebet predicts that Monaco will record a victory in a low scoring game to kick-off their league campaign in a positive manner.

Ligue 1 Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
PSG 69 30 20 9 1 47
2
Monaco 58 30 17 7 6 18
3
Brest 53 30 15 8 7 15
4
Lille 52 30 14 10 6 17
5
Nice 48 30 13 9 8 9
6
Lens 46 30 13 7 10 7
7
Rennes 42 30 11 9 10 8
8
Olympique Marseille 41 30 10 11 9 8
9
Lyon 41 30 12 5 13 -10
10
Reims 40 30 11 7 12 -4
11
Toulouse 37 30 9 10 11 -3
12
Montpellier 36 30 9 10 11 -4
13
Strasbourg 36 30 9 9 12 -8
14
Nantes 31 30 9 4 17 -20
15
Metz 29 30 8 5 17 -18
16
Le Havre 28 30 6 10 14 -11
17
Lorient 26 30 6 8 16 -23
18
Clermont 22 30 4 10 16 -28

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