AS Monaco vs Olympique Lyon Prediction: Too early to trust Lyon!

AS Monaco and Lyon have a point to prove when they finally go head-to-head once again. Olympique Lyon had their second win last weekend as they defeated Toulouse 3:0 in a heated contest. While Monaco also brushed past Stade Rennes by 2 goals to 1.

 AS Monaco are by far the superior team in this encounter against Olympique Lyon and they will be out to grab all 3 points, which every decent team had taken off Olympique Lyon this season. Anything short of that result, will be a huge disappointment for Monaco. And Olympique Lyon got their win after a very poor run which has lasted throughout the season, leaving them at the bottom of the table. The only objective in the minds of the Lyon players will be to build on their last win and start picking up vital points.

AS Monaco

AS Monaco have won their last 2 matches in a row against Montpellier and Stade Rennes. Prior to that, they were winless against Le Havre and PSG. They played a goalless draw with Le Havre before losing 5:2 against PSG.

 AS Monaco and Stade Rennes played a very interesting game when they met last weekend. Vanderson opened the scoring for AS Monaco in the 51st minute and later he was sent off in the 74th minute after picking up a second yellow card. And in the 85th minute Youssouf Fofana scored AS Monaco’s second goal before Stade Rennes pulled one back in the 85th minute.

 AS Monaco are now in 3rd place on the league table, with 30 points from 15 matches played. They have a record of 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats and their goal difference is 9.

 As Monaco lost to Olympique Lyon away from home in their last match against each other last season. However, they won the reverse fixture at home by 2 goals to 1 in the same season.

Olympique Lyon

Lyon’s new look in their last game is something everyone can be happy about. But it is unclear if things will become better for the strugglers this season. Lyon ended a 3-match losing streak with a 3:0 win over Toulouse last weekend at home. They had all 3 defeats against LOSC Lille, RC Lens and Olympique Marseille before the win over Toulouse.

 Alexandre Lacazette scored a double in the 25th and 29th minutes of the game and then he got his hat trick in the 80th minute to end a thrilling game for Lyon. Apart from the scoreline, Lyon was also able to register a total of 7 shots on target in that game.

 Nothing changed in respect to their current league position despite the win. They remain at the bottom of the table, with 11 points from 15 matches. They have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats and a goal difference of -13.

 It would be an interesting encounter when Lyon and Monaco face each other this season. Their clashes in recent times rarely produced draws and both sides were either winning or losing. But Lyon has a poor record against AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II. The last time they defeated AS Monaco on that ground was in 2019.

Head to Head

Olympique Lyon has beaten AS Monaco 11 times in total, while AS Monaco has won 7 times and they played out a draw in 2 matches. All together both sides have played 20 matches against each other.

Analysis and Predictions

This is a game that neither side would want to lose, especially for Olympique Lyon who are hoping to build on their last win and crawl out of the relegation zone. AS Monaco are considered huge favorites because they are playing on home soil and they have the advantage over a struggling Lyon team.

 According to analysis, Lyon have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 meetings against AS Monaco and AS Monaco opened scoring in 5 of their last 6 meetings. Their last 6 encounters also produced less than 10.5 corners in total.

• Team 1 Race to 2 Goals at 1.7 Odds
• Home Win at 1.60 Odds
• Correct Score 2:0 at 10.00 Odds