Lens vs Monaco Preview & Prediction 23 May 2021

Ligue 1: Two teams who have done well so far. Let's get ready for Lens - Monaco with this comprehensive preview!

Insights:

Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Monaco have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Ligue 1

Monaco could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Coupe de France game only four sleeps ago.

Monaco have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Monaco are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Lens form and stats

7 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Lens have to build on here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the Ligue 1. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Lens to get some points in this home game.

Stress levels are on the rise for Lens's attacking players as they have now played 209 minutes without scoring in a league game. I. Ganago was their last goal scorer.

No payout for Lens in their previous match, an away game at Bordeaux that ended in defeat 0-3. Defender Ismaël Boura got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Boura hit two key passes and won 7 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that match, Lens lost 0-3 at home to Lille.

A decent goal production from Lens in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. On the other hand, Lens have conceded 26 goals.

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Monaco form and stats

Monaco's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Monaco collect 36 points from their 18 away matches in the Ligue 1. 12 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 6 defeats). Monaco has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Strasbourg.

Monaco's previous game was their home loss versus Paris Saint Germain (0-2). Midfield player Aurélien Tchouaméni was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.11/10. Tchouaméni hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 65 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Rennes in the Ligue 1.

Monaco has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 33 goals from 18 games. Monaco have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Lens and Monaco have met before this season: Monaco - Lens 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lens one win, three draws and Monaco six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

W. Ben Yedder

20 goals

K. Volland

16 goals

G. Kakuta

11 goals

Lens missing players

Monaco missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Lens				Monaco
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
37	18	4	Played	P	4	18	37
15	7	1	Won	W	1	12	24
11	6	2	Drew	D	0	0	5
11	5	1	Lost	L	3	6	8
55	28	4	Scored	S	5	33	76
54	26	6	Conceded	C	8	21	42
97%	94%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	100%	97%
84%	78%	75%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	100%	67%	81%
59%	61%	50%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	75%	61%	73%
30%	33%	25%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	25%	28%	38%
16%	17%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	25%	22%	19%
65%	67%	50%	BTTS	BTTS	75%	50%	54%
19%	17%	25%	Clean Sheets	C S	25%	39%	38%
19%	22%	25%	Failed to Score	F T	0%	11%	11%

0	0	0	Corners for (avg)	C F	0	0	0
0	0	0	Corners against (avg)	C A	0	0	0
2.5	2.3	3	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	1.8	2.2	2.1
7	2	1	Red cards	R C	0	1	7

11.6	11.4	12.2	Shots (avg)	S (	9.5	11.4	12
3.9	3.8	4.2	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	3.2	4	4.4
38%	41%	24%	Goal Efficiency	G E	38%	46%	47%

Lens			First Half	Monaco
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
37	18	4	Played	P	4	18	37
16	8	0	Won	W	1	10	18
8	6	2	Drew	D	1	5	10
13	4	2	Lost	L	2	3	9
28	13	0	Scored	S	1	14	28
24	10	4	Conceded	C	6	10	21
84%	72%	50%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	75%	83%	78%
35%	39%	50%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	50%	28%	32%
22%	17%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	25%	11%	16%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	25%	11%	5%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
24%	22%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	0%	11%	11%
46%	61%	50%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	72%	70%
46%	44%	100%	Failed to Score	F T	75%	33%	41%

Lens			Second Half	Monaco
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
37	18	4	Played	P	4	18	37
11	5	2	Won	W	3	8	19
14	6	1	Drew	D	0	6	11
12	7	1	Lost	L	1	4	7
27	15	4	Scored	S	4	19	48
30	16	2	Conceded	C	2	11	21
86%	89%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	78%	84%
43%	50%	50%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	25%	50%	59%
11%	11%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	25%	28%	32%
5%	6%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	6%	8%
3%	6%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	6%	3%
30%	33%	25%	BTTS	BTTS	25%	33%	32%
41%	33%	50%	Clean Sheets	C S	75%	56%	59%
43%	44%	25%	Failed to Score	F T	0%	33%	24%

Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:

Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Monaco have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Ligue 1
Monaco have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Ligue 1
Monaco have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Ligue 1
Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Lille	37	23	11	3	62	22	19	10	7	2	28	11	18	13	4	1	34	11	40	80
2	Paris Saint Germain	37	25	4	8	84	28	19	13	1	5	44	14	18	12	3	3	40	14	56	79
3	Monaco	37	24	5	8	76	42	19	12	5	2	43	21	18	12	0	6	33	21	34	77
4	Olympique Lyonnais	37	22	10	5	79	40	18	11	3	4	40	20	19	11	7	1	39	20	39	76
5	Olympique Marseille	37	16	11	10	53	46	19	10	5	4	32	23	18	6	6	6	21	23	7	59
6	Lens	37	15	11	11	55	54	18	7	6	5	28	26	19	8	5	6	27	28	1	56
7	Rennes	37	15	10	12	50	40	18	8	4	6	24	21	19	7	6	6	26	19	10	55
8	Montpellier	37	13	12	12	58	61	19	7	4	8	34	35	18	6	8	4	24	26	-3	51
9	Nice	37	14	7	16	47	51	19	7	3	9	25	30	18	7	4	7	22	21	-4	49
10	Metz	37	12	10	15	43	47	18	5	4	9	18	25	19	7	6	6	25	22	-4	46
11	Saint-Etienne	37	12	10	15	42	53	18	5	6	7	20	28	19	7	4	8	22	25	-11	46
12	Angers SCO	37	12	8	17	39	56	18	6	3	9	19	25	19	6	5	8	20	31	-17	44
13	Reims	37	9	15	13	41	48	18	4	8	6	15	19	19	5	7	7	26	29	-7	42
14	Bordeaux	37	12	6	19	40	55	19	7	4	8	19	21	18	5	2	11	21	34	-15	42
15	Strasbourg	37	11	8	18	48	57	18	4	4	10	20	28	19	7	4	8	28	29	-9	41
16	Brest	37	11	8	18	50	64	18	8	4	6	32	31	19	3	4	12	18	33	-14	41
17	Lorient	37	11	8	18	49	67	19	10	2	7	31	29	18	1	6	11	18	38	-18	41
18	Nantes	37	9	13	15	46	53	18	3	8	7	20	27	19	6	5	8	26	26	-7	40
19	Nimes	37	9	8	20	40	69	19	3	5	11	22	39	18	6	3	9	18	30	-29	35
20	Dijon	37	3	9	25	24	73	19	1	6	12	8	31	18	2	3	13	16	42	-49	18

Monaco:

AS Monaco

Table

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Lille	37	23	11	3	62	22	19	10	7	2	28	11	18	13	4	1	34	11	40	80
2	Paris Saint Germain	37	25	4	8	84	28	19	13	1	5	44	14	18	12	3	3	40	14	56	79
3	Monaco	37	24	5	8	76	42	19	12	5	2	43	21	18	12	0	6	33	21	34	77
4	Olympique Lyonnais	37	22	10	5	79	40	18	11	3	4	40	20	19	11	7	1	39	20	39	76
5	Olympique Marseille	37	16	11	10	53	46	19	10	5	4	32	23	18	6	6	6	21	23	7	59
6	Lens	37	15	11	11	55	54	18	7	6	5	28	26	19	8	5	6	27	28	1	56
7	Rennes	37	15	10	12	50	40	18	8	4	6	24	21	19	7	6	6	26	19	10	55
8	Montpellier	37	13	12	12	58	61	19	7	4	8	34	35	18	6	8	4	24	26	-3	51
9	Nice	37	14	7	16	47	51	19	7	3	9	25	30	18	7	4	7	22	21	-4	49
10	Metz	37	12	10	15	43	47	18	5	4	9	18	25	19	7	6	6	25	22	-4	46
11	Saint-Etienne	37	12	10	15	42	53	18	5	6	7	20	28	19	7	4	8	22	25	-11	46
12	Angers SCO	37	12	8	17	39	56	18	6	3	9	19	25	19	6	5	8	20	31	-17	44
13	Reims	37	9	15	13	41	48	18	4	8	6	15	19	19	5	7	7	26	29	-7	42
14	Bordeaux	37	12	6	19	40	55	19	7	4	8	19	21	18	5	2	11	21	34	-15	42
15	Strasbourg	37	11	8	18	48	57	18	4	4	10	20	28	19	7	4	8	28	29	-9	41
16	Brest	37	11	8	18	50	64	18	8	4	6	32	31	19	3	4	12	18	33	-14	41
17	Lorient	37	11	8	18	49	67	19	10	2	7	31	29	18	1	6	11	18	38	-18	41
18	Nantes	37	9	13	15	46	53	18	3	8	7	20	27	19	6	5	8	26	26	-7	40
19	Nimes	37	9	8	20	40	69	19	3	5	11	22	39	18	6	3	9	18	30	-29	35
20	Dijon	37	3	9	25	24	73	19	1	6	12	8	31	18	2	3	13	16	42	-49	18