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Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
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Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Monaco
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 4
Sep 2, 2023 at 8pm UK
Stade Louis II.
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Monaco
3 - 0
Lens

Singo (24'), Golovin (36'), Maripan (59')
Magassa (33'), Camara (47'), Vanderson (52'), Balogun (78')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Spierings (23'), Medina (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Monaco and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nantes 3-3 Monaco
Friday, August 25 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: PSG 3-1 Lens
Saturday, August 26 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Monaco 2-1 Lens

Lens are expected to push Monaco all the way as they bid to end their winless run, but the Monegasques look set to extend their unbeaten start to the season with another victory on home soil. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Monaco win with a probability of 38.24%. A win for Lens had a probability of 36.65% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Monaco win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.44%) and 2-0 (6.05%). The likeliest Lens win was 1-2 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Monaco would win this match.

Result
MonacoDrawLens
38.24% (0.016999999999996 0.02) 25.11% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 36.65% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 57.35% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.82% (0.0039999999999978 0)46.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.53% (0.0039999999999978 0)68.47% (-0.0039999999999907 -0)
Monaco Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.16% (0.010999999999996 0.01)23.84% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.98% (0.016999999999996 0.02)58.02% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.3% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)24.7% (0.004999999999999 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.76% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)59.23% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Monaco 38.24%
    Lens 36.65%
    Draw 25.1%
MonacoDrawLens
2-1 @ 8.46% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-0 @ 8.44% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 6.05% (0.0029999999999992 0)
3-1 @ 4.05% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 2.89% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 2.83% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 1.45% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1.04% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.01% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 38.24%
1-1 @ 11.8%
2-2 @ 5.92% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 5.89% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 1.32%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 25.1%
1-2 @ 8.26% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
0-1 @ 8.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 5.76% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.85% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-3 @ 2.76% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 2.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-4 @ 1.35%
2-4 @ 0.97%
0-4 @ 0.94% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 36.65%

How you voted: Monaco vs Lens

Monaco
83.8%
Draw
8.8%
Lens
7.4%
68
Head to Head
Apr 22, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 32
Lens
3-0
Monaco
Openda (9', 16'), Thomasson (56')
Aug 20, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 3
Monaco
1-4
Lens
Badiashile (41')
Embolo (40'), Vanderson (58'), Ben Yedder (68'), Clement (72')
Vanderson (72')
Openda (7'), Machado (38'), Fofana (55' pen.), Said (78')
May 21, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 38
Lens
2-2
Monaco
Frankowski (30'), Ganago (90+5')
Danso (32'), Gradit (84')
Badiashile (34'), Ben Yedder (62')
Volland (84'), Tchouameni (86'), Henrique (88')
Jan 30, 2022 8pm
Round of 16
Lens
2-4
Monaco
Said (45'), Kalimuendo (53')
Ben Yedder (18', 88'), Lucas (27'), Diop (29')
Golovin (72')
Aug 21, 2021 4pm
Gameweek 3
Monaco
0-2
Lens

Kovac (57'), Pavlovic (83')
Golovin (86')
Ganago (51'), Banza (90+3')
Leca (61')
Doucoure (61')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG22175059203956
2Marseille22144450262446
3MonacoMonaco22124644291540
4Nice21107441261537
5Lille2198434221235
6Lyon2196636261033
7Lens219662520533
8Brest22102103538-332
9StrasbourgStrasbourg218673532330
10Toulouse227692325-227
11Auxerre226793137-625
12Rennes2172122930-123
13Angers2165102231-923
14Reims215792633-722
15NantesNantes224992539-1421
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne2253142050-3018
17Le HavreLe Havre2152141740-2317
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier2143142048-2815


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