Lyon vs Monaco: Preview and Predictions

Lyon vs Monaco
France Ligue 1
Date: Sunday, 23rd April 2017
Kick off at 20:15 UK / 21:15 CET
Venue: Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon.

One of the most anticipated games in Europe will take place late on Sunday as Lyon will take on Monaco in a game that could have a huge say in the Ligue 1 title showdown.

Lyon are trying to hang onto a Europa League finish and Monaco are trying to win the Ligue 1 title and finally break PSG’s dominance, what will give when these two great teams clash in Lyon?

Lyon have had a few terrible weeks, losing to Lorient here 4-1 and then having their match against Bastia abandoned after crowd trouble. The advantage in some ways is that Lyon come into this match having plenty of rest time unlike Monaco who had to play a very important Champions League quarter final match over Borussia Dortmund. However, Monaco won that and will be in good spirits coming into this crucial tie.

Before losing to Lorient Lyon had built up a 4-game winning run at home. They have won 11 from 16 matches and are the only club not to draw at home this season in Ligue 1.

Monaco have lost just once in their last 15 games and from the last 30 points on offer have won 28 of them. Away from home Monaco are unbeaten in 12 games and have the 2nd best away record in the league losing just twice all season.

Lyon vs Monaco: Head to Head Stats

Monaco has no wins over Lyon for the last 5 matches. Earlier this season Lyon won 3-1 at Monaco. Lyon beat Monaco 6-1 last season in this same fixture and have scored 9 goals against them in the last two meetings. Monaco have just 1 win away to Lyon this century.

Lyon vs Monaco: Prediction

We should expect to see a very highly charged and emotional game that should feature goals and yellow cards. We can’t ignore the qualities of players like Kylian Mbappe for Monaco and Alexandre Lacazette for Lyon two brilliant French players who are full of goals.