Strasbourg vs Monaco Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2024-25 French Ligue 1
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These are two of the most proactive and attacking sides in France’s top-flight and it could well be a cracking game for the neutral as Strasbourg push for European qualification and Monaco look to re-assert themselves in the Ligue 1 title race.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 9th November, 2024 - 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
STRASBOURG PREVIEW: SILKY STRASBOURG
Strasbourg have been entertaining to watch this season as they come into this one on the back of their opening ten matches of this season producing 38 goals. The Alsace-based club begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top-half of the table but they have endured some frustrating performances and results.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 2-0 defeat to struggling Saint-Etienne in their most recent outing at Stade Geoffrey-Guichard last weekend. They have started the 2024/25 Ligue 1 campaign with three victories, four draws and three defeats under the tutelage of former Hull City boss Liam Rosenior.
MONACO PREVIEW: MONAGASQUE RIDE
Under the management of former Borussia Monchengladbach boss Adi Hutter, Monaco have started the campaign extremely well and remain in the Ligue 1 title race. However, since returning from the October international break when they were at the top-of-the-table, the Monagasque have endured a three-match winless run of form.
They do, though, come into this one on the back of a 1-0 victory over Bologna in the UEFA Champions League in midweek at the Renato Dall’Ara with Germany international and former West Ham United centre-back Thilo Kehrer scoring a late winner to keep them high up the UEFA Champions League league phase table.
STRASBOURG TEAM NEWS: SEVERAL INJURIES
Former first-choice goalkeeper Alaa Bellaarouch is unavailable for the hosts due to injury and he is one of a number of those sidelined against Monaco.
As well as the ‘keeper, defender Marcos Senaya remains unavailable alongside the likes of Thomas Delaine, Moise Sahi and key attacker Emmanuel Emegha.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Petrovic; Doue, Sow, Sarr; Bakwa, Santos, Doukoure, Diego Moreira; Diarra; Mara, Nanasi
UNAVAILABLE: Bellaarouch (Injured), Senaya (Injured), Delaine (Injured), Sahi (Injured), Emegha (Injured)
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MONACO TEAM NEWS: KEY ABSENTEES
Monaco’s recent poor run of form domestically has perhaps been down to some injury absentees with a few existing issues for this one against Strasbourg.
Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu remains sidelined due to a muscle injury alongside Denis Zakaria and attacking duo Edan Diop and United States international Folarin Balogun.
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Majecki; Diatta, Singo, Kehrer, Caio Henrique; Akliouche, Camara, Golovin, Minamino; Embolo, Ilenikhena
UNAVAILABLE: Salisu (Injured), Zakaria (Injured), Diop (Injured), Balogun (Injured)
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STRASBOURG VS MONACO PREDICTION
Strasbourg have been brilliant to watch this season, as shown by the amount of goals that have come in their matches, and they will be expected to once again take the game to Monaco this weekend. Monaco have an abundance of quality in attacking positions so will be looking to exploit any space in behind. Neither side can necessarily be trusted to win games at the moment but both teams scoring remains a good bet.
STRASBOURG VS MONACO TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
