France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Monaco and Lens, taking place on Saturday, 02 September 2023, at Stade Louis-II in Monaco.
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Monaco, Recent FormMonaco manager Adi Hütter will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 3-3 draw in his team's last league outing against Nantes. Their share of possession in that meeting was 65%, while racking up 27 shots along the way, 10 of which were on target, in contrast to Nantes, who had 3 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Whilst Hütter will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
Wissam Ben Yedder is the man of the moment right now and the toast of the fans, having notched up 6 goals in Monaco's last 6 league matches.
Lens, Recent FormLosing 3-1 away to Paris Saint-Germain won't leave the Lens squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 14 places above them in the league. In that game they recorded 34 % of the possession, with 12 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 7 of their 17 shots on goal.
While they have been strong in attack with 13 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 9 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 20 games in a row, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games away from home.
It's been mixed fortunes for Lens away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
Déiver Machado will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Lens.
Monaco will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Lens, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat.
Les Sang et Or have scored in each of their last 4 league meetings with Monaco. Playing at home, Monaco have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Lens. Les Monégasques have struggled to keep Lens at bay when these two teams have met at Stade Louis-II, during the last 3 times they have hosted Lens in the league, they have conceded a total of 9 goals. The Lens defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Les Monégasques in the league, with Lens conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams at Stade Louis-II, Lens has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Monaco in 3 games.
Monaco manager Adi Hütter has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ruben Aguilar (Groin), Maghnes Akliouche (Illness), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Thigh), Edan Diop (Foot), Breel Embolo (Cruciate ligament), Yllan Okou (Illness) and Mohamed Salisu (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Franck Haise has a number of injury concerns in his Lens squad to contend with: Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate ligament), Wuilker Faríñez (Cruciate ligament), Łukasz Poręba (Hip) and Wesley Saïd (Hamstring)
Monaco Playing at home | Lens Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 3 |
| 20' | Time first goal scored | 53' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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