Monaco vs Lille-Coupe de France-Match Preview-4th April 2017
Monaco vs Lille
Coupe de France
Date: Tuesday, 4th April 2017
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Stade Louis II (Monaco).
Monaco were thrashed 4-1 by PSG in the Coupe de la Ligue final on Saturday in a match they were considered equal favourites. This put an end to their 6 match winning run in all competitions and somewhat damaged the team morale.
However, Monaco’s scoring form coming into this match is excellent. Before Saturday’s defeat, they scored 20 goals in 7 matches. And they are also the highest scoring team in Ligue 1 with 87 goals to their name in 30 matches so far. For Jardim, this is an important fixture to guide the team to winning ways to bring back some confidence as the Ligue 1 title race is on a crucial side.
Lille had somewhat steadied their ship after going through a difficult phase at the start of the season. At one point, they were close to the relegation zone, but a series of positive results pushed them up to 13th in the league table. They are currently unbeaten in the last five matches in all competitions, with 3 wins and 2 draws.
Monaco vs Lille: Head-to-head
The h2h is pretty even from the last 7 meetings and the teams share 2 wins and 3 draws.
The most recent meeting between the two sides is won by Monaco on a comfortable 4-1 margin, away at Lille on September 2016.
Lille haven’t won in their last four visits to Monaco, but they lost only once with three matches being draws.
Only one of the last six matches between these two at Monaco has seen over 2.5 goals.
Monaco vs Lille: Prediction
This must be a straight forward win for Monaco with the players eager to bounce back from a humiliating defeat to one of their biggest rivals in the league. Lille have done fairly well in their recent outings, but they are no match for a free scoring Monaco.
Monaco vs Lille: Bet Tips
Monaco to win at Over 2.5 goals priced at 2.05 odds
