RC Lens vs AS Monaco Prediction: Both clubs never fail to entertain

RC Lens and AS Monaco will go head-to-head to battle for supremacy in an epic top-of-the-table clash in the Ligue 1. RC Lens are currently 6th with 36 points and AS Monaco are 5th with 38 points. Both clubs will have to fight to keep their places in Europe's top competitions next season and there's little room for complacency in that battle. And with the Europa League all but over for RC Lens, their primary and only objective will be to score enough points in the league.

The wait for a win continues for RC Lens after their 3:2 defeat to Freiburg in the Europa League knockout stages. It was a disappointing experience for RC Lens and one they hope to put behind them as soon as possible. After playing a goalless draw in the first leg, it was all to play for in the return leg as RC Lens needed to win at all costs. But the game ended 3:2 at full time.

Despite the setbacks in the Europa League, RC Lens remain unbeaten in their last 4 Ligue 1 matches. Last time out they played 1-1 with Stade Reims away from home. Wesley Saïd scored the equalizer for RC Lens after they fell behind in the 41st minute. 

RC Lens had good statistics in the 3-2 defeat to Strasbourg. They managed 51% possession, 8 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. Brice Bamba had a good game in front of goal as he made a total of 6 saves in the game. David Pereira da Costa also played well from the midfield and he ultimately got a goal alongside Elye Wahi. 

It's disappointing for AS Monaco to drop points against Toulouse, but they did in their last game after losing 2-1. Toulouse were first to go ahead in the 41st minute through Vincent Sierro and in the 48th minute Maghnes Akliouche equalized to bring AS Monaco level. But in the 70th minute Logan Costa put Toulouse back in the lead and it stayed that way until the end. Apart from having the highest percentage of the possession, AS Monaco fell behind in the amount of shots on target in the game.

Currently, AS Monaco has just 1 win in their last 5 matches in all competitions. In those 5 games, they played back-to-back draws in the Ligue 1 against Olympique Marseille and Le Havre, and then they were knocked off the Coup de France by Rouen. They managed to win OGC Nice after that, before losing last weekend to Toulouse.

AS Monaco's current form calls for drastic measures and Adolf Hütter will need to sort out the team before the conditions gets worse. Wissam Ben Yedder was unavailable for selection in the game against Toulouse due to accumulation of yellow cards. But he will be a big addition to the squad in the upcoming game. 

In 20 matches between AS Monaco and RC Lens, AS Monaco won 9 matches while RC Lens won 4 matches and they drew 7 matches.

RC Lens will be eager to put the Europa League heartbreak behind them and get back to winning ways. They are still a very good team and with the current state of AS Monaco, they might just be on their way to winning again.

According to the h2h, the last 6 meetings ended with more than 2.5 Goals and there were more than 4.5 cards in 4 of the last 5 meetings. There were also less than 10.5 corners in 4 of the last 5 meetings between both clubs.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.809 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.81 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds