In this week 36 match on May 6th, Lille hosts Monaco at Stade Pierre-mauroy in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Lille is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Troyes. Tardieu scored the first goal for Troyes in the 43rd minute on a penalty kick, then Ike Ugbo added another in the 55th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Lille couldn’t muster any offence and Troyes ran away with the shutout win. Lille is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Monaco recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Abdoulaye Bamba struck first for Monaco on an own goal in the 42nd minute, then Wissam Ben Yedder added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Kevin Volland At the end of 90 a dissapointed Angers SCO couldn’t manage to score, and Monaco took the shutout win. Monaco is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 19th, Monaco hosted Lille at the Stade Louis Ii. in their last match together. Monaco and Lille battled to a 2-2 draw in front of almost four thousand. Jonathan David scored the first goal for Lille in the 5th minute from the penalty spot, then Jonathan David added another in the 9th minute.
Wissam Ben Yedder has been the most effective weapon for Monaco lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Lille is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Edon Zhegrova and Xeka each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Jocelyn Gourvennec’s squad will be without Sven Botman, Jonathan Bamba, Xeka and Tiago Djaló, while Philippe Clement’s Monaco squad will be without Krépin Diatta, Cesc Fàbregas, Gelson Martins and Ruben Aguilar.