Monaco v Lille

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The current French top flight league leaders, Monaco, will play host to fifth placed Lille at their Stade Louis-II as the hosts look to extend their unbeaten start to this domestic top flight campaign and in turn collect a seventh win in eight games following a solid 2-1 win away from home at Rennes just before the international break.

Monaco have produced an impressive start to this Ligue 1 campaign having picked up six wins within their opening seven league matches along with a draw, and this great opening few games have helped lift Adi Hütter's side two points clear of second placed PSG ahead of this weekend's action.

The bigger picture shows Monaco are unbeaten in each of their last 10 matches in Ligue 1 which includes collecting no fewer than nine victories within this period, while the Municipality club have now suffered just the single defeat in their previous 19 matches overall.

Five home wins within their last nine victories have handed Monaco wins on home soil against Clermont, Nantes, Saint-Etienne, Le Havre and Montpellier respectively and these results will give Adi Hütter's side plenty of confidence and belief that they can add another win to their tally on Friday night.

Seven wins within their last 10 home games in Ligue 1 suggest Monaco stand a decent chance of further adding to their points tally.

Lille captured a second win on the trot in the domestic top flight just before the international break when they registered a 2-1 home win against Toulouse which followed a previous 3-0 win away from home at Le Havre, so the visitors will also be in confident mood ahead of this Friday night's clash at the Stade Louis-II.

These back-to-back victories have helped lift Bruno Genesio's side up into fifth place in the early Ligue 1 standings but this upcoming clash could prove to be a tough assignment for Lille who have recently also slipped to two defeats as well.

Lille had previously stumbled to losses at the hands of PSG 3-1 at home along with a 1-0 loss on the road at Saint-Etienne so results so far in this season's campaign have not been entirely convincing.

Previous wins against Reims and Angers had handed Lille a great start to this new Ligue 1 season but their upcoming opponents in this Friday night clash had gained a 1-0 home win over Lille in the previous meeting.

Monaco v Lille Verdict

Monaco are unbeaten in each of their last five meetings on home soil against Lille and given their impressive results at their Stade Louis-II, Monaco look the more likely to take the spoils in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Monaco win @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Monaco win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Monaco 2-0 @ 10.00