Lille – AS Monaco, Picks and Tips
Lille started the season as champions, but without the man who brought them the title last season - Galtier. He chose Nice for financial reasons, as Lille remained at the same ceiling, and even sold some of the players with whom they finished champions. And the results have been seen on the pitch this season. Perhaps the only contradiction is Champions League success. For Lille it was an achievement to qualify from the group stage to the last 16, where they were eliminated by Chelsea, beaten in both the first and second legs. Lille have been outside the European places for most of the season and they are still there now, with three rounds remaining. With no chance of top spot. Three defeats in their last four games and LOSC are mid-table with 51 points. The last game was a disaster. Defeat for Lille away to Troyes, where two players were sent off and will be absent against AS Monaco. They are Sanchez and Burak Yilmaz. Lille lost on a "green table" score, 0-3, with all three Troyes goals coming from the spot. Lille's last home game was a 1-0 win over Strasbourg. Celik, the right-back, was the only scorer of the match.
The Monegasques are on a roll. The Principality's side are the best-performing team in Ligue 1 and after eight out of eight have climbed to fourth in the table, level with third-placed Rennes. And the gap to Olympique Marseille is just three points. The last round saw a 2-0 home win over Angers. Bamba scored an own goal and Ben Yedder scored the other. And last time out AS Monaco won 4-1 at St. Etienne. Ben Yedder was not to be left off the scoresheet. Volland scored the second and Boadu also scored late on after an own goal from Kolodziejczak. The last eight wins included victories against PSG, Rennes and Nice. Three of the teams at the top of the table. Frenchman Ben Yedder is AS Monaco's top scorer with 21 goals. He also has four other assists. Volland follows at a long distance with eight goals and seven assists.
Our recommendation tip for Lille – AS Monaco: AS MONACO TO WIN @ 1.95