📏 Form Guide
FC Lorient WLWLLD
FC Lorient enter this game following a 1-1 Ligue 1 stalemate against Havre AC.
In that game, FC Lorient managed 40% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Lorient was Aiyegun Tosin (21'). On the other side, Havre AC got 12 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Issa Soumaré (47') scored for Havre AC.
It’s been seldom in recent games where FC Lorient have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that FC Lorient have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 14 goals along the way.
Their previous form shows that FC Lorient:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Monaco in their last 2 matches.
- are winless against Monaco in their previous 5 league games.
Monaco WLWWLW
Monaco head into the game following on from a 5-2 Ligue 1 win against FC Metz in their last fixture.
In that game, Monaco managed 44% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Monaco, the goals were scored by Mika Biereth (28'), Ansu Fati (46', 83') and George Ilenikhena (93'). For their opponents, Metz had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Habib Diallo (13'), Gauthier Hein (67') and Koffi Kouao (86' Own goal) scored for FC Metz.
Showing their partiality to eventful encounters, we’ve seen goals 25 times in the last 6 matches in which Monaco have taken to the field, making it an average of 4.17 goals per clash. Their opponents have got 11 of these goals. That sort of trend might not follow through into this game, however.
Analysis of their past results shows that Monaco:
- are winless against FC Lorient when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
- remain undefeated by FC Lorient in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 13/08/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with FC Lorient winning 1 of those games, Monaco 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.
An aggregate of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 for Les Merlus and 9 netted by Les Rouge et Blanc. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The previous league fixture between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 26 on 17/03/2024 and the score finished Monaco 2-2 FC Lorient.
That time, Monaco managed 52% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The goals were scored by Wilfried Singo (1' Own goal) and Youssouf Fofana (60').
At the other end, FC Lorient got 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Formose Mendy (27' Own goal) and Tiémoué Bakayoko (95') scored.
The referee was Bastien Dechepy.
📰 Team News: FC Lorient
Nathaniel Adjei (Injury to the ankle), Isaak Touré (Cruciate ligament surgery), Panos Katseris (Dead leg) and Trevan Sanusi (ankle sprain) will be missing for FC Lorient boss Olivier Pantaloni.
It looks as if Les Merlus will probably use the 3-4-2-1 system featuring Yvon Mvogo, Bamo Meite, Montassar Talbi, Abdoulaye Faye, Joel Mvuka, Laurent Abergel, Arthur Avom, Arsene Kouassi, Aiyegun Tosin, Dermane Karim and Mohamed Bamba.
🗞️ Team News: Monaco
Monaco manager Adi Hütter has a number of players out of action. Aleksandr Golovin (Hamstring injury), Paul Pogba (Fitness), Lukas Hradecky (Knee injury) and Denis Zakaria (Adductor injury) won’t be making appearances.
We are inclined to think that Les Rouge et Blanc might utilise a 4-4-2 system, settling for Philipp Koehn, Vanderson, Thilo Kehrer, Eric Dier, Caio Henrique, Ansu Fati, Krepin Diatta, Lamine Camara, Takumi Minamino, Folarin Balogun and Mika Biereth.
🔮 Prediction
It looks to us that this Monaco will most probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
In contrast, FC Lorient will not find it easy scoring goals but we do fancy them managing to get on the scoresheet.
Therefore, we are anticipating a decent 1-3 win for Monaco at full-time.
Peter Guest, 14:05 27/09/2025