Olympique Lyon vs AS Monaco Prediction: The clock is ticking for Lyon's flight to Europe

A true Ligue 1 classic fixture is upon us as the Groupama Stadium hosts Olympique Lyon against AS Monaco for the 31st game of the Ligue 1. Olympique Lyon had their ego crushed by Paris Saint Germain last week and their beautiful run came to a painful end. But they are back this week and they are aiming for a recovery against AS Monaco. AS Monaco are a tough opposition no doubt especially now when they are in very formidable form. So, this is a fixture both clubs would go all out to win irrespective of field advantage.

It's hard to see how Lyon responds after the 4-1 trashing last weekend at the hands of the league leaders PSG. They had been in formidable form prior to that game and there were lots of expectations on the team to challenge PSG, but in the end, they were humiliated. With that result, Lyon has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 league games. And their overall records are: 12 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats this season. And according to the table, they are in 9th spot with 41 points. 

Olympique Lyon going against Paris Saint Germain was a disappointing game for the Lyonnaise. The Parisians had Lyon down by 3 goals in just 30 minutes before Ernest Nuamah scored Lyon's first goal in the 37th minute. And once again, PSG stretched their lead even further with the 4th goal in the 42nd minute. Lyon could do very little in the second half but they managed to not concede more goals until the end and they lost 4-1. According to stats, Lyon had 37% possession, 6 shots on target and 10 corners. They also managed to hit the woodwork once during the game. 

Monaco are not the type of opposition to feel intimidated by any opposition, so they are expected to come into this game with strong intentions to win. Monaco's past results are very impressive and it shows they are unbeaten in the last 8 games in a row. Also, their overall records are: 17 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses and that leaves them in 2nd place with 58 points. Despite being 5 points ahead of 3rd place Stade Brest in 3rd place, AS Monaco are certainly interested in winning more games to keep that distance.

AS Monaco had to fight for a win against LOSC Lille last weekend and the game was decided by a single goal scored by Youssouf Fofana in the 61st minute. According to stats, Monaco had 43% possession, 7 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances but missed both. 

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings, Olympique Lyon won 11 matches, while AS Monaco won 7 and they drew 2 matches. 

Olympique Lyon probably need to win more at this point because they hope to catch the flight to Europe next season. So, their objective is clear and the same applies to AS Monaco, who are not really in any danger at the moment, but want to hold onto their position on the table.

AS Monaco are without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings and they scored first in 5 of the last 7 meetings. The last 5 meetings ended with less than 4.5 cards and the last 7 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.

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