Monaco – Lille. Golovin will maintain leadership in League 1
Alexey Anisimov October 17, 2024, 18:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The Monegasques are on a good streak.
The international break in October is over, the collections are sent to the team headquarters. The time has come for club football. The French Ligue 1 will be one of the first to return. On Friday, October 18, the program for matchday 8 will open with the Monaco – Lille match, which will be played at the Louis II stadium. The kick-off is scheduled for 21:45 Moscow time.
What do bookmakers expect from the French Ligue 1 match between Monaco and Lille on October 18, 2024?
Betting houses give preference to the home team in their predictions. It is offered to bet on Monaco’s victory with an odds of 2.05, which is approximately 48% probability. Lille’s victory is available in bookmakers with odds of 3.90 – 25% probability. It is estimated that a tie result has a odds of 3.60.
At the same time, analysts believe that the meeting will be productive. A total of over 2.5 goals has an odds of 1.75 and a total of under 2.5 goals has an odds of 2.15. If both teams score, the odds will be 1.66. The most likely outcome in this case seems to be a 1:1 draw.
Analysis and forecast for the match of the eighth day of the French championship “Monaco” – “Lille” (10/18/2024)
Alexander Golovin’s Monaco is doing very well at the start of the new season. According to the results of the first half of the autumn and the seven rounds of the French championship, the club leads the standings with 19 points. Cool! Although you can’t relax, because there are many people who want to become leaders. And PSG is hot on their heels overall, just two points behind.
Not everything is so bad for the Monegasques in the Champions League. In two rounds we managed to score four of six possible points. As for the draw with Dinamo Zagreb (2-2), there are actually doubts. But in the 90th minute we were saved thanks to a penalty. But the victory over Barcelona (2-1) can be considered an advantage. There was some luck though.
Alexander Golovin himself has not yet made any impact. However, the Russian midfielder is almost always useful when he appears on the field. The fact that the red and white management has signed a contract with him until 2029 speaks for itself. That is, without a footballer from the Russian national team, officials simply do not see their team.
Monaco’s performance is worth mentioning separately. In each of the last six matches of all tournaments, the team of the kingdom of the same name scored at least two goals. At the same time, one cannot help but notice the not-so-excellent defensive line: only a month ago they managed to keep a clean sheet against Auxerre (3-0).
And Lille, who are also quite good, can take advantage of this imbalance between attack and defense of Adolf Hütter’s team. In the French Championship, Lille occupies fifth place before the 7th round with 13 points. And in the Champions League, after the defeat against Sporting, the “Dogs” managed to beat Real Madrid itself!
The implementation here is also in perfect order. Nine goals scored in five previous games in different tournaments is a solid indicator. Even if the opponents were not always of the highest level. By the way, the young Jonathan David, from North America, is responsible for the goals in Bruno Genesio’s team. Remy Cabella also appears with a firm step on the field.
Considering that Monaco is on a wave and simply plays better at home against Lille, it is not worth predicting their defeat. However, the guests can stand out, given the instability of the home team in the defensive block. From here we look at the bet “both will score and the home team will not lose.” 1:1 or 2:1 – probable scores.
Tender: both will score and Monaco will not lose at 2.10.
