Week 34 brings us a match on Apr 23rd where Monaco will travel to Saint-etienne to battle Saint-Étienne in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Saint-Étienne is fresh off their 2-1 win against Brest. Franck Honorat struck first for Brest in the 8th minute on a feed from Steve Mounié, but Mahdi Camara got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 14th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 39th minute on a goal by Mahdi Camara. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while monaco sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Rennes. Flavien Tait struck first for Rennes in the 3rd minute on a feed from Hamari Traore, then Vanderson de Oliveira Campos tied it up for Monaco in the 12th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Wissam Ben Yedder. Monaco should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wed Sep 22nd, Monaco hosted Saint-Étienne at the Stade Louis Ii. in their last match together. Monaco was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Kevin Volland struck first for Monaco in the 27th minute on a feed from Youssouf Fofana, then Denis Bouanga got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 41st minute on a feed from Jean-Philippe Krasso.
Monaco is fortunate enough to have Wissam Ben Yedder in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Denis Bouanga and Mahdi Camara have been the hottest scorers for Saint-Étienne in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Saint-Étienne will be without Enzo Crivelli, Wahbi Khazri, Romain Hamouma, Joris Gnagnon, Eliaquim Mangala, Miguel Trauco, Mahdi Camara, Falaye Sacko, Yvann Macon, Yvan Neyou Noupa, Moueffek and Saidou Sow, while Philippe Clement’s Monaco squad will be without Krépin Diatta, Cesc Fàbregas, Kevin Volland, Gelson Martins and Guillermo Maripán.