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Monaco v Lyon : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd Jan, 16:00 BST, Stade Louis II, Fontvieille

Sébastien Pocognoli and Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca meet in the Ligue 1 on Saturday afternoon, as Monaco face Lyon at the Stade Louis II. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head stats for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of Monaco and Lyon scoring a minimum of 2 goals in this Ligue 1 match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.20.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Monaco are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Monaco
47%
19/20
9%
21/20
101%
Draw
24%
27/10
3%
11/4
268%
Lyon
29%
5/2
13%
23/10
224%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
Monaco 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
Monaco 1-0
9%
9/115/2
Monaco 2-0
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
Lyon 2-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
Lyon 1-0
7%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/19/1
Monaco 3-1
5%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/111/1
Lyon 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
Monaco 3-0
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
Monaco 3-2
3%
20/116/1
Lyon 3-1
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
Lyon 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
Monaco 4-1
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/6
3%
8/13
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
6/5
4%
6/5
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/6
7%
7/10
67%
Away 1st Goal
46%
5/4
10%
5/4
121%
No 1st Goal
3%
14/111/1
1076%
BTTS - Yes
59%
4/7
3%
3/5
57%
BTTS - No
41%
5/4
5%
5/4
121%
BTTS - Home Win
24%
5/2
7%
5/2
243%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
4%
10/3
325%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
20%
17/4
415%
Home/draw
71%
2/7
5%
3/10
27%
Away/draw
53%
4/5
8%
3/4
72%
Home/away
76%
2/71/4
23%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/51/5
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
7/216/5
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
13/86/4
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1/210/21
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
7/27/2
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/52/11
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
8/115/2
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/141/16
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Home DNB
64%
4/9
11%
1/2
47%
Away DNB
46%
13/8
20%
29/20
140%
Monaco win to nil
23%
3/1
8%
-
Lyon win to nil
13%
6/1
8%
-
Monaco / Monaco
26%
21/10
11%
2/1
194%
Monaco / Lyon
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
2155%
Monaco / Draw
6%
12/111/1
1076%
Draw / Monaco
15%
9/2
8%
9/2
439%
Draw / Lyon
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
635%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
464%
Lyon / Monaco
4%
20/116/1
1567%
Lyon / Lyon
15%
9/2
16%
4/1
390%
Lyon / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
1076%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Monaco have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn zero and won 3. Monaco have conceded 12 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Monaco have played 8 games at home, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Lyon lay in 5th place on 27 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lyon have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Lyon have played 8 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Monaco
Lyon
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lens1612131537 
l
 
1-4A
Feb 22
May 16
w
 
0-1F
2
PSG1611322136 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
l
 
2-3A
Apr 19
3
Marseille1610242132 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
4
Lille1610241332 
May 9
l
 
1-0A
Feb 1
w
 
0-1F
5
Lyon16835627 
Jan 3
Mar 22
-
-
6
Rennes16763327 
Jan 31
l
 
4-1A
May 3
l
 
3-1F
7
Strasbourg16727523 
w
 
3-2F
May 16
w
 
2-1A
Feb 22
8
Toulouse16655523 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
l
 
1-2F
May 9
9
Monaco16727-123 
-
-
Mar 22
Jan 3
10
Angers16646-122 
Mar 1
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
11
Brest16547-619 
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
Jan 18
d
 
0-00-0
12
Lorient16466-918 
Jan 16
l
 
3-1A
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
13
Nice16529-1017 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 8
Feb 15
l
 
3-2A
14
Paris FC16448-816 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 12
Mar 8
d
 
3-3F
15
Le Havre16367-915 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
16
Auxerre163310-1112 
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
17
Nantes16259-1411 
Feb 15
w
 
3-5F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 8
18
Metz163211-2011 
w
 
5-2A
May 3
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
Win / draw / win form
5
Lyon have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
3
Lyon have failed to score in 3 consecutive away league games
Monaco 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
47
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Monaco1 - 0PSG
Monaco1 - 4Lens
Monaco0 - 1Paris FC
Monaco1 - 0Toulouse
Monaco2 - 2Nice
Monaco5 - 2Metz
Monaco3 - 2Strasbourg
Monaco3 - 1Le Havre
Monaco2 - 0Lyon
Monaco0 - 0Strasbourg
Monaco3 - 0Marseille
Monaco2 - 1Nice
Monaco3 - 0Reims
Monaco7 - 1Nantes
Monaco4 - 2Auxerre
Monaco3 - 2Rennes
Monaco2 - 4PSG
Monaco2 - 0Toulouse
Monaco3 - 2Brest
Monaco0 - 1Angers
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMonaco0 - 1Marseille
AMonaco0 - 1Brest
HMonaco1 - 0PSG
AMonaco1 - 4Rennes
HMonaco1 - 4Lens
HMonaco0 - 1Paris FC
AMonaco5 - 3Nantes
HMonaco1 - 0Toulouse
AMonaco1 - 1Angers
HMonaco2 - 2Nice
AMonaco1 - 3Lorient
HMonaco5 - 2Metz
AMonaco2 - 1Auxerre
HMonaco3 - 2Strasbourg
AMonaco0 - 1Lille
HMonaco3 - 1Le Havre
AMonaco0 - 4Lens
HMonaco2 - 0Lyon
AMonaco3 - 1St Etienne
AMonaco1 - 1Le Havre
Lyon 5TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lorient1 - 0Lyon
Auxerre0 - 0Lyon
Brest0 - 0Lyon
Paris FC3 - 3Lyon
Nice3 - 2Lyon
Lille0 - 1Lyon
Rennes3 - 1Lyon
Lens0 - 1Lyon
Monaco2 - 0Lyon
St Etienne2 - 1Lyon
Auxerre1 - 3Lyon
Strasbourg4 - 2Lyon
Nice0 - 2Lyon
Montpellier1 - 4Lyon
Marseille3 - 2Lyon
Nantes1 - 1Lyon
Brest2 - 1Lyon
PSG3 - 1Lyon
Angers0 - 3Lyon
Reims1 - 1Lyon
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLyon1 - 0Le Havre
ALyon0 - 1Lorient
HLyon3 - 0Nantes
ALyon0 - 0Auxerre
HLyon2 - 3PSG
ALyon0 - 0Brest
ALyon3 - 3Paris FC
HLyon2 - 1Strasbourg
ALyon2 - 3Nice
HLyon1 - 2Toulouse
ALyon1 - 0Lille
HLyon1 - 0Angers
ALyon1 - 3Rennes
HLyon1 - 0Marseille
HLyon3 - 0Metz
ALyon1 - 0Lens
HLyon2 - 0Angers
ALyon0 - 2Monaco
HLyon1 - 2Lens
HLyon4 - 1Rennes
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Monaco since 2013
Monaco
Lyon
Goals: Scored
17
15
Games: Scored
9 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
3 / 12
MCO
6
D
2
LYN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Monaco
Monaco2 - 0
0 - 1Lyon
Monaco2 - 1
Monaco2 - 0
2 - 3Lyon
0 - 3Lyon
Monaco2 - 0
Monaco3 - 2
1 - 3Lyon
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Monaco2 - 1
League games at Lyon since 2014
Lyon
Monaco
Goals: Scored
29
15
Games: Scored
10 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
1 / 11
MCO
3
LYN
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
0 - 2Monaco
Lyon3 - 2
Lyon3 - 1
Lyon2 - 0
Lyon4 - 1
Lyon3 - 0
Lyon3 - 2
1 - 2Monaco
Lyon6 - 1
Lyon2 - 1
2 - 3Monaco
Goal Statistics
Monaco 9th Lyon 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Monaco will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Lyon will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Monaco have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
-6
Lyon’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Monaco
PG (predicted goals)
Lyon
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
MCO
LYN
2%
better
view stats
Games scored12
13
Failed to score4
3
Scored first7
10
Goals scored26
22
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.8
1.8
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
MCO
LYN
43%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
7
Clean sheets2
9
Conceded first9
4
Goals conceded27
16
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
13%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+43%

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Monaco Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14535
M AklioucheA FatiK OuattaraJ Teze
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Teze DEF15
5
-
M Akliouche FWD1532
2
-
T Minamino FWD1532
4
-
M Biereth  FWD152
-
C Henrique DEF13
2
-
G Ilenikhena FWD122
-
F Balogun FWD1241
1
T Kehrer DEF11
3
2
M Salisu DEF111
3
-
M. Coulibaly MID1111
4
-
P Köhn GLK10
1
-
K Ouattara DEF103
2
-
A Golovin MID1021
1
-
A Fati FWD105
1
-
K Diatta FWD101
1
-
L Camara MID93
2
-
Vanderson DEF82
3
-
L Hradecky GLK7
-
D Zakaria MID71
2
1
C Mawissa DEF6
1
-
E Dier DEF61
-
S. Idumbo Muzambo MID61
-
A. Bamba MID5
1
-
P. Brunner FWD4
1
-
P Pogba MID3
-
L. Michal FWD2
-
Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15544
M NiakhatéP SulcA MoreiraC Tolisso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Niakhaté DEF162
3
-
C Tolisso MID163
4
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF1512
2
1
C Mata DEF15
3
-
P Sulc MID1552
2
-
A Karabec MID141
2
-
T Morton MID1411
3
1
T Tessmann MID141
-
A Moreira FWD1424
2
-
D Greif GLK121
-
N Tagliafico DEF121
3
1
Abner DEF101
2
1
K. Merah MID10
2
-
M Satriano FWD1021
1
-
M. de Carvalho MID9
1
-
M Fofana FWD921
1
-
R Ghezzal  FWD7
-
R Kluivert DEF61
-
H Hateboer DEF5
1
R Descamps GLK4
-
O Mangala MID1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-