Monaco vs Paris Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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Monaco appear to be finding some fluency with their new management and coaching setup as they welcome big spending and newly-promoted Paris to Stade Louis II.
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Monaco preview: Brilliant Monegasque
Over the October international break, Monaco decided to replace Adi Hutter with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise boss Sebastian Pocognoli and the Monegasque have moved to a point behind league leaders and defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.
That is because they come into this one on the back of back-to-back victories with their most recent outing in midweek seeing them thrillingly defeat Nantes by five goals to three at Stade de la Beaujoire the other day.
Paris preview: Trying to find some consistency
Paris FC, following their promotion to the top-flight last season, have emerged as one of the surprise packages in Ligue 1 after a heavy summer of spending in the transfer window as one of the richest clubs in Europe.
They come into this one on the back of a remarkable comeback against Olympique Lyonnais, having been 3-0 down before the hour mark and pulling themselves back to earn a 3-3 draw at Stade Charlety in the capital city.
Monaco team news: Pogba edging closer
2018 FIFA World Cup winner Paul Pogba is edging closer to match fitness but this weekend still comes too soon and he remains sidelined alongside fellow other key men.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Kohn; Kehrer, Salisu, Mawissa; Diatta, Teze, Coulibaly, Ouattara; Akliouche, Minamino; Balogun
Unavailable: Hradecky (Injured), Dier (Injured), Vanderson (Injured), Caio Henrique (Injured), Zakaria (Injured), Camara (Injured), Pogba (Fitness)
Questionable:
Paris team news: Ikone a doubt
Key attacker Jonathan Ikone is now a key doubt for Paris this weekend and Sofiane Alakouch has recently been ruled out alongside key men such as Nhoa Sangui and Mathieu Cafaro. Thibault De Smet was sent off the other day and he is now missing through suspension.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Nkambadio; Chergui, Mbow, Otavio, Kolodziejczak; M. Lopez, Lees-Melou, Camara; Kebbal, Geubbels, Krasso
Unavailable: Alakouch (Injured), De Smet (Suspended), Sangui (Injured), J. Lopez (Injured), Cafaro (Injured), Hamel (Injured)
Questionable: Ikone (Injured)
Monaco vs Paris prediction
In the opening few weeks of the Sebastian Pocognoli era, Monaco appeared to be grinding things out but the underlying data suggested they would soon explode in an attacking sense and that was certainly the case in midweek. Paris perhaps lack the intended control of most newly-promoted sides but they are ambitious and that may play into the hands of the hosts in the principality this weekend.
Monaco vs Paris tip: Monaco to win & over 3.5 goals
