Monaco and PSG square off in the French Ligue 1 clash on Wednesday, the first of two meetings in the space of a week. Monaco have looked a bit off colour lately and should struggle against the visitors, who are coming into some form at the moment.
Monaco have been a bit underwhelming lately and have picked up just one win from their last five matches across all competitions. They were held to a 0-0 draw in their last fixture, failing to score for the second straight match after losing 3-0 to Arsenal in the Champions League.
The Monegasques have also lost two of their last four home matches at the Stade Louis-II. However, Adi Hutter’s men have won their last two Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Louis-II.
It has not been a particularly smooth campaign for PSG this season, although they are still unbeaten after 15 matches. Luis Enrique’s men are seven points clear at the top of the table and claimed a 3-1 victory over Lyon last time out.
The win over Lyon highlights an impressive stat for PSG as they have beaten all the top teams in Ligue 1 so far. They claimed a 3-1 victory over Lille and also eased past Marseille 3-0, with both wins coming away from home.
How the bookies view it: PSG to win
PSG have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by BoyleSports to claim the win. Monaco are considered outsiders at 23/10 by BoyleSports, who are also offering 11/4 for a draw.
Head to head: Little to separate them
PSG have a 25-23 edge with 18 draws from 66 previous matches against Monaco. However, both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the last meeting back in March.
Players to watch: Eyes on PSG attack
Goncalo Ramos has gone straight into the action since returning from injury, scoring in his last two matches. With Lee Kang-In and Bradley Barcola also featuring in attack, the Parisians could be backed to produce over 1.5 goals.
Monaco also have some attacking quality to trouble PSG and will look to Breel Embolo on Wednesday. The striker should have support from Maghnes Akliouche and Takumi Minamino and all three men should help the hosts produce over 1.5 goals at 5/4 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Folarin Balogun remains sidelined for Monaco and has now been joined on the treatment table by Denis Zakaria and Krepin Diatta. Akliouche and Embolo were second half substitutes at Reims and could be set to return to the team on Wednesday.
Barcola started on the bench against Lyon and could be set to return to the attack alongside Lee and Ramos. Marquinhos should also start in defence after coming off the bench last time out.
Monaco: Kohn, Singo, Kehrer, Mawissa, Teze, Magassa, Golovin, Ouattara, Minamino, Akliouche, Embolo
PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Ruiz, Neves, Barcola, Lee, Ramos
Anything else catch the eye?
PSG have scored first in six of their last eight Ligue 1 matches and could be set for a repeat at 4/6 by BoyleSports. They have also scored in both halves in their last two matches and a similar pattern is priced at 7/5 with BoyleSports
Two of the last three meetings between Monaco and PSG have produced over 3.5 goals and a similar outcome is valued at 6/5 with BoyleSports.
This French Ligue 1 match between Monaco and PSG will be played on Dec 18, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Monaco vs PSG prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
