Prediction Ligue 1 - Monaco vs Lille

Ligue 1 - Monaco vs Lille
Match Time: 25-04-2024 03:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Monaco

Despite not losing in Ligue 1 since February, Monaco are still not assured of Champions League qualification. This is an upshot of the chasing pack not giving up, even if Brest have been beaten in back-to-back league fixtures.

Adi Hutter's men supplanted Brest to move into second after Sunday's victory over Les Pirates, with Denis Zakaria and Takumi Minamino notching the goals in the fixture against a rival for the coveted continental squads.

With two points between the sides, Monaco could extend that lead over the Pirates to five by defeating Lille in midweek, an outcome that will be just what the doctor ordered for the home side.

However, a questionable set of results in Fontvieille has seen Hutter's side claim one victory in their recent seven in front of their supporters, suffering three defeats and playing as many draws.

The only triumph in that period came in their last match at Stade Louis II, defeating Rennes 1-0 on April 7, and the home side will be keen to avoid losing on Wednesday to ward off their opponents.

Lille

The Mastiffs bounced back from their penalty shootout loss to Aston Villa with a 1-0 triumph over Strasbourg, extending their unbeaten Ligue 1 streak to six games.

That sequence includes a three-game winning run against Lens (2-1), Marseille (3-1) and Sunday, with the victory over Patrick Vieira's men being Les Dogues' first clean sheet in five league fixtures.

While Paulo Fonseca's troops have owed this season's high standing to their strong form at Stade Pierre-Mauroy — suffering one loss all season — the War Machine have struggled on their travels, underscored by ranking 13th for away points as opposed to the best home form in the competition.

Even though they have avoided defeat in two away matches, defeating Reims 1-0 and drawing 1-1 at Brest, Les Dogues have won maximum points on one occasion in seven road matches, losing three times.

Maximum points will see Lille (52 points) in fourth supplant Brest (53) and move level with Monaco (55), further adding intrigue to the tussle for the Champions League slots in Ligue 1's concluding gameweeks.

Prediction: Monaco 2-2 Lille