Nantes – AS Monaco, Picks and Tips
The Monegasques lost their last official one before the French Cup game against Nantes. It was 1-2 at home to Reims. AS Monaco was leading 1-0 thanks to Ben Yedder's 55th minute goal. He lost the game in the last 10 minutes. Volland scored his own goal, then Mbuku brought the win in the 90+2 minute. AS Monaco are 9th in the standings with 38 points. AS Monaco defeated Red Star 2-0 in the French Cup 32nd round. Ben Yedder scored a double. It was followed by a 3-1 win over Quevilly Rouen, "double" Volland and goal Ben Yedder. The trickiest game was the match in the last 16 of the competition, away to Lens. At least "on paper", because AS Monaco was 3-0 up in the 30th minute of the match: Ben Yedder, Jean Lucas and Diop scored. Lens made it 3-2, but Ben Yedder, with another goal, dispelled any final excitement. In the quarter-finals, AS Monaco got past Amiens 2-0.
Nantes showed after the PSG match that they can take on anyone. It surprised the whole of Europe's footballing world by beating the Parisians 3-1 after the score was 3-0 at half-time. "The 'Canaries' scored through Kolo Muani, Merlin and Blas, the last from the spot. It was a match in which goalkeeper Lafont received a 10 from L'Equipe. Then for Nantes it was a draw at Metz. It was 0-0 before the French Cup match against AS Monaco. Nantes got past Sochaux in the first round, 1-0. It was a match that was decided on penalties. The match against Vitre followed, which the 'Canaries' won 2-0, then a 2-0 win against Brest and Nantes respectively, all games played on home soil. This earned Nantes the right to play in the French Cup semi-finals.
Our recommendation tip for Nantes – AS Monaco: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.90