Lille vs Monaco Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lille are pushing for the top four once again as they head into this weekend sitting a place and a couple of points behind fourth place Monaco ahead of this clash at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 22nd February, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 11:00am / US PT – 8:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
Lille Team News: Key issues
Wing-back Mitchel Bakker is missing through suspension for Lille this weekend but they are dealing with several key attacking injuries such as Jonathan David and Remy Cabella being doubts, whilst Kosovo international Edon Zhegrova is a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Alexsandro, Ismaily; Andre, Bouaddi; Haraldsson, Mukau, Sahraoui; Akpom
Unavailable: Umtiti (Injured), Santos (Injured), Bakker (Suspended), Zhegrova (Injured)
Questionable: Ang. Gomes (Injured), Fernandez-Pardo (Injured), Cabella (Injured), David (Injured)
Monaco Team News: Biereth’s form
Winter transfer window signing Mika Biereth is enjoying a very strong start to life as a Monaco player and the team could well soon start to be built around the former Arsenal striker. They have some key injuries such as Soungoutou Magassa and Aleksandr Golovin.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Majecki; Vanderson, Kehrer, Mawissa, Caio Henrique; Camara, Zakaria; Akliouche, Minamino, Ben Seghir; Biereth
Unavailable: Teze (Injured), Magassa (Injured), Golovin (Injured), Balogun (Injured)
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Lille vs Monaco Prediction
Lille, much like last season under Paulo Fonseca, have made themselves difficult to beat under Bruno Genesio this season. The northerners had enjoyed a 21-match unbeaten run of form across all competitions before their loss to Liverpool at Anfield last month and that began a rocky patch. However, they did earn themselves a much-needed 2-0 defeat of Stade Rennais last weekend, albeit they were unconvincing, with Nabil Bentaleb scoring in his first game back after suffering a cardiac arrest last summer. They face a Monaco side that annihilated Nantes by seven goals to one at Stade Louis II last weekend with the aforementioned Biereth notching a hat-trick but Adi Hutter’s principality club were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in midweek after a 3-3 draw with Benfica at Estadio da Luz, losing 4-3 on aggregate. The Monegasque have been thrilling to watch throughout Hutter’s tenure and both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one.
Lille vs Monaco Tip: Both teams to score
