Lyon vs Monaco Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th May 2023

The Ligue 1 tie at Groupama Stadium this coming Friday sees home team Lyon up against Monaco.

Lyon looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Monaco. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

When it comes to goal-scoring Lyon could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 15 times. This is an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Monaco hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 1.7 goals per match for a total of 17 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

The last time the pair played each other, Monaco came out the other side as 2-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Lyon vs Monaco Prediction

Lyon Form

Lyon hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Strasbourg by 1-2, before winning 5-4 against Montpellier. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Clermont Foot. Lyon won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Monaco Form

In their last three matches, Monaco lost 0-4 against Montpellier, won 1-2 against Angers, and drew 0-0 with Lille. Monaco won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding nine times.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Lyon get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Monaco.

Lyon have taken 15 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 17 goals to 22. Monaco took five wins from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 21 points, scored 23 goals and conceded 26. Lyon so far pulled off a record of 16 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Monaco have 19 wins, eight draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lyon vs Monaco Squads

Lyon Squad

The 57-year-old Blanc will select the starting eleven against Monaco from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:

Anthony Lopes (0/29), Kayne Bonnevie (0/0), Remy Riou (0/7), Achraf Laaziri (0/0), Castello Lukeba (2/31), Dejan Lovren (1/17), Henrique (0/7), Jerome Boateng (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/20), Nicolas Tagliafico (1/31), Sael Kumbedi (0/17), Sinaly Diomande (0/23), Thiago Mendes (1/29), Corentin Tolisso (1/27), Houssem Aouar (1/15), Johann Lepenant (1/29), Maxence Caqueret (2/33), Alexandre Lacazette (25/32), Amin Sarr (1/11), Bradley Barcola (5/23), Djibrail Dib (0/0), Jeffinho (0/6), Moussa Dembele (3/23), Rayan Cherki (3/31).

Monaco Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 49 year-old Monaco manager Clement will select his starting XI from these players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/35), Thomas Didillon (0/0), Yann Lienard (0/0), Axel Disasi (3/35), Caio Henrique (1/32), Chrislain Matsima (0/13), Guillermo Maripan (3/24), Malang Sarr (0/13), Ruben Aguilar (0/18), Vanderson (1/28), Yllan Okou (0/0), Aleksandr Golovin (8/32), Corentin Tirard (0/0), Edan Diop (1/6), Eliesse Ben Seghir (4/16), Eliot Matazo (1/21), Ismail Jakobs (0/30), Jean Lucas (0/6), Maghnes Akliouche (0/9), Mohamed Camara (0/26), Soungoutou Magassa (0/2), Youssouf Fofana (2/33), Breel Embolo (12/29), Gelson Martins (0/11), Kevin Volland (3/15), Krepin Diatta (4/29), Myron Boadu (3/12), Takumi Minamino (1/17), Wissam Ben Yedder (17/29).

Lyon vs Monaco Team News

Lyon could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Monaco.

Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto are all absent from the Lyon squad that faces Monaco at Groupama Stadium.

Monaco just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Lyon at the Groupama Stadium.

Kevin Volland nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Monaco.

Lyon vs Monaco Lineups

Lyon vs Monaco H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Monaco ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Groupama Stadium. Monaco look back on four wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Lyon. The home side has a 60% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 6-0-4. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lyon vs Monaco Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Lyon and Monaco both teams scored.

Lyon vs Monaco Betting Tips

Alexandre Lacazette looks primed for a stab at the Golden Boot this season for Lyon, having already banged in 17 goals and surely more will follow.

Groupama Stadium witnessed Lyon winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing two as well. Monaco claimed five wins, four draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Monaco stand a good shot at getting on the scoresheet on Friday, since Lyon just managed two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches at home. The visitors claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Lyon and Monaco, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Lyon scored 2.1 goals on average, while Monaco pulled 1.4 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lyon’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.9 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Monaco, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.