Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)
Monaco vs Nice
The opening match for this week looks like it will be quite tense because Monaco wants to maintain its position at the top and Nice will likely be able to overtake them if they manage to steal 3 points at the Louis II Stadium. Last week, Monaco didn't get good enough results after only drawing against Lorient and for Nice, who just beat PSG last week, of course they have more confidence to continue to achieve maximum results.
If we look at the last meeting between the two which also took place at Monaco's home ground, at that time Nice managed to beat Monaco with quite a landslide score and I think if Nice can provide more resistance like before then it is possible that they will be more open to winning this match. Even so, I don't think Monaco will give up easily and I predict Nice will still win with a narrow score of 1-2.
Both clubs are actually quite good at the moment although Monaco are definitely the favourites for now.The opening match for this week looks like it will be quite tense because Monaco wants to maintain its position at the top and Nice will likely be able to overtake them if they manage to steal 3 points at the Louis II Stadium. Last week, Monaco didn't get good enough results after only drawing against Lorient and for Nice, who just beat PSG last week, of course they have more confidence to continue to achieve maximum results.
If we look at the last meeting between the two which also took place at Monaco's home ground, at that time Nice managed to beat Monaco with quite a landslide score and I think if Nice can provide more resistance like before then it is possible that they will be more open to winning this match. Even so, I don't think Monaco will give up easily and I predict Nice will still win with a narrow score of 1-2.
Monaco is having a very good season with their 3 wins but on the other hand Nice also with 2 consecutive wins before this will give them great confidence in today's match.
Playing at home, Monaco's clear target is three points but on the other hand they always have concentration problems in the crucial minutes in the first 15 minutes and 15 towards the end of the match which makes them always lose momentum.
Looking at the current odds it looks like Monaco are favourites because they are playing at home but overall from the performance I think they are balanced in terms of strength and performance.