Troyes vs AS Monaco Prediction: Monaco can’t afford anymore mistakes

Troyes and AS Monaco face each other in the Stade de l’Aube for the French Ligue 1 fixture. Troyes are in a terrible shit show at the moment and they look lost. Troyes is yet to record a win in 9 matches in all competitions. AS Monaco suffered back to back defeats recently, one against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League and the latest defeat against Nice. AS Monaco have an opportunity to return to winning ways, hopefully they can put in the right attitude to do that. 

Troyes is one of the poorest teams in the league and their fate seems fixed on getting relegated by the end of the season. Troyes have lost all of their last 5 matches and they have not recorded a win in 9 matches. Troyes are also without a clean sheet in 10 matches. In 4/5 matches there have been more than 2.5 goals scored and both teams have scored in 5/7 matches. In 5/7 matches, less than 4.5 cards were shown.

Troyes are ranked 19th on the league table, with 19 points from 25 matches. They had 4 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses. At home, Troyes have 10 points from 12 matches. They won 1, drew 7 and lost 4 matches on home soil.

Everything seemed perfect until their 3-2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa knock out stages. After that defeat, Monaco still went ahead to lose 3-0 against Nice on their home ground. This ended their 7 match unbeaten streak in the Ligue 1. AS Monaco will be desperate to get back to winning ways as they fight for a top 4 finish. Monaco are without a clean sheet in 5 matches and have seen more than 2.5 goals scored in 5/5 matches. In 8/10 matches, Monaco have seen both teams score and they opened scoring in 8/10 matches. In 7/9 matches, AS Monaco won the first half and in 9/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards were shown. In 9/10 matches, less than 10.5 corners were played.

Monaco are currently in 3rd spot with 50 points from 25 matches, but they face competition from 4th place Lens who are on the same point as them. Monaco have 15 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. Away from home, Monaco have picked up 27 points from 12 matches. They have 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat away from home.

Both teams have played 20 matches against each other. AS Monaco have 11 wins, while Troyes have 5 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Troyes have not kept a clean sheet in their last 4 meetings against AS Monaco and Monaco have not kept a clean sheet in the last 3 matches against Troyes. More than 2.5 goals were scored in 6/6 matches and both teams scored in 5/6 matches. Monaco have opened scoring in 5/6 matches and less than 4.5 cards were shown in those matches. In 5/7 matches, less than 10.5 corners were played.

The unexpected exit from the Europa league was a difficult blow for AS Monaco and it showed in their recent loss to Nice. I believe the team is aware of the consequences of losing this match, both for their ambitions and their place on the table. So I expect them to return to winning ways against Troyes who have been poor all season.

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