Monaco vs Lyon
AS Monaco dramatically survived the relegation trap last season to survive on the Ligue 1 stage, and this year they immediately received a difficult test in the opening party against Lyon. The clash opened at the Stade de Louis II.
At that time AS Monaco landed at number 17 with a difference of 2 points from Dijon below so there was no need to take the play-offs to survive in this competition. Of course they want to finish in a better position this season, especially by improving the home record which last year reaped only 4 wins and 6 draws, while the remaining 9 ended up losing. Interestingly, Lyon was one of the victims at the time with a score of 2-0.
Lyon itself finally pocketed 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats in away matches. This record also helped them finish at number 3 at the end of the campaign so they had to enter the play-off round to perform at UCL.
Regarding the match tomorrow, they are quite confident after becoming champions of the Emirates Cup trial match against Arsenal in the final match with a score of 1-2. Although it is unfortunate their performances continued to decline after the match with a score of 3-1 and 3-0 for Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth.
Returning to de Louis II is predicted to be an interesting challenge for Lyon who like always losing luck there. The pressure is getting heavier because the host will also appear confident after winning over Valencia, FC Porto and Sampdoria throughout the preseason match. Likely AS Monaco will win again with the help of the goddess Fortuna.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 2.00