Ligue 1 Action Begins this Weekend with Derby de la Côte d'Azur
AS Monaco vs OGC Nice - 22/09/2023
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The Ligue 1 weekend kicks off on Friday the 22nd of September with the Derby de la Côte d'Azur between AS Monaco and Nice.
The match will be played at the Stade Louis II and the hosts are currently top of the table on 11 points while the visitors are in 4th place on 9 points, making this a big game in France.
AS Monaco come into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw at Lorient last weekend in Ligue 1. AS Monaco were 1-0 down in just the 2nd minute but equalised 15 minutes later.
AS Monaco took the lead in the 69th minute but could not hold on and Lorient scored their second goal of the game deep in added time to take a point.
The draw at Lorient means AS Monaco are undefeated this season. They have played 5 fixtures, all of which have been in Ligue 1.
There have been wins over Strasbourg and Lens at home plus Clermont away. AS Monaco have been held to a draw at Nantes and Lorient.
Trends show there have been over 2.5 goals in AS Monaco's last 6 Ligue 1 games.
They have scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 5 Ligue 1 fixtures but have kept only 2 clean sheets in their 6 most recent league matches.
Nice make the short journey to the Stade Louis II having recorded an excellent 3-2 win at defending champions Paris Saint-Germain last weekend in Ligue 1.
Nice took the lead in the 21st minute only for PSG to equalise 8 minutes later. Nice started the second half strongly and scored their second in the 53rd minute before adding a third goal in the 68th minute.
PSG pulled one back in the 87th minute but Nice held on for a big win.
The win at PSG means Nice are undefeated in Ligue 1 this season.
They started their campaign with 3 straight draws against Lille and Lyon at home plus Lorient away. Nice have won their last 2 matches, beating Strasbourg at home and PSG away.
Trends show Nice are unbeaten in their last 8 Ligue 1 games and in 4 of their last 5 league fixtures on the road. Both teams have scored in each of Nice’s last 3 away league matches.
Team news: AS Monaco are without the injured quartet of Eliesse Ben Seghir, Mohammed Salisu, Edan Diop, and Breel Embolo. Folarin Balogun could start up-front having come off the bench against Lorient.
Nice have two players unavailable, with Alexis Claude Maurice and Antoine Mendy both in the treatment room.
This should be a great game to begin the weekend in Ligue 1 and we expect to see both teams find the back of the net. These are two of only 4 teams left unbeaten in Ligue this season and they could remain that way with this match ending in a draw.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Fr1
344125
X
2 - 2
2.85
23°
3.80
1.91
3.80
3.60
no
no
no
0 - 1(0 - 0)
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