National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Monaco or Lille that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Monaco nor Lille as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Monaco form and stats
Last season their Coupe de la Ligue adventure ended in the semi-finals.Monaco have performed here at Stade Louis II this season with 5 wins from 8 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Ever since the Olympique Marseille game Monaco has been unbeatable here at Stade Louis II producing five straight wins.
The home team returns to Stade Louis II after sharing the points with Angers SCO on their last time out; the Ligue 1 game ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting Amiens SC in a game that was won 3-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Monaco have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 6.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Monaco as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. Lille are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Monaco's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Lille form and stats
Lille was sent out of Coupe de la Ligue in the 16th finals last season.Lille have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-2-5 (8 played). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Lille hope to make it five in this match.
Lille won their last game, 2-1 versus Montpellier played at home. It was a Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Chelsea wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
We have checked recent matches where Lille have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W2-D1-L2.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lille manager C. Galtier as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Monaco.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Lille have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 2 - 1 (Monaco wins - draws - Lille wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
W. Ben Yedder
11 goals
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V. Osimhen
9 goals
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I. Slimani
6 goals
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Monaco missing players
Lille missing players
| Monaco | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 301 | 142 | Total Shots | T S | 124 | 316 | ||
| 120 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 116 | ||
| 28% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Lille | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Nantes | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Reims | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Nice | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Brest | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Nimes | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 12 |