French football fans are bracing themselves for an electrifying showdown Lyons competes against Monaco this Sunday evening at the Groupama Stadium.
With Monaco fighting to secure second place and Lyon hoping for a late push into Europe, anticipation is running high for this crucial game.
Game preview
The Monegasques want to consolidate their second place in the top French league against Les Gones on Sunday evening at the Groupama Stadium.
Monaco, strengthened by four wins in a row, is in third place Brest five points behind, but behind Paris St Germain by 11 points.
On the other hand, Lyon has risen to the top half of the table after a dismal start to the season. Can OL make a late bid for Europe?
Initially, Lyon won only one of their first 14 league games, there were four draws and nine defeats, which sparked fears of relegation.
However, they reversed their fortunes, winning 11 of their next 16 games.
Despite a 4-1 defeat against PSG last weekend, Lyon have won eight of their last 11 Ligue 1 games.
There have been numerous goals scored in recent games, with 16 goals scored in the last three games, an average of 5.3 goals per game.
Monaco secured their fourth consecutive victory with a 1-0 win over Lille last weekend, keeping a clean sheet for the third game in a row.
They remained unbeaten in their last eight league games and only lost once in their last twelve games.
Monaco have been impressive away from home, winning seven of their last eight away league games and scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game.
Only PSG has scored more away goals this season than Monaco (34).
Head to head:
Lyon have won six of their last eight Ligue 1 meetings with Monaco, with seven of those games yielding over 1.5 goals.
Monaco have only won two of their last 17 league away games against Lyon.
Team news and updates:
Lyon have no new injury concerns and have a fully operational squad for Sunday’s game.
However, Monaco will be without injured players Aleksandr Golovin (ankle) And Ismail Jacobs (knee) for the trip to Groupama Stadium.
Prediction and Analysis:
Given Lyon’s recent resurgence and Monaco’s impressive away form, Sunday’s clash promises to be an exciting spectacle.
Lyon’s historic dominance in head-to-head clashes gives them confidence, but Monaco’s relentless attacking prowess could tip the balance in their favour.
We’re expecting a high-scoring affair, with Monaco likely to take the win by over 2.5 goals while Lyon look set to score.