From the very big 0-2 win over Brest, Monaco is back in second place in the standings, having remained undefeated in their last 7 matches. The match didn’t have many good chances, but the visitors were more substantial and secured a fair win. In the 40th minute, Zekria made it 0-1 in the first dangerous situation his team created in the opposing goal, ending the first half like that.

Monaco scored again at the beginning of the second half when Minamino made it 0-2 with a shot in the 48th minute, essentially securing the win, as Brest seemed weak to react. The visitors were hardly threatened at all but didn’t finish the match without losses, as in injury time, 2 of their players were sent off, Ben Seghir and Singo, who will surely be missed against Lille.

In addition to the 2 suspended players, the injured Jakobs and Golovin are also not considered.

Lille achieved a difficult but fair victory in the previous game, beating Strasbourg 1-0 at home. The game did not showcase high quality performances, as good opportunities were few. In the first of these, the home team took the lead with David’s goal in the 12th minute. Until the end of the first half, nothing else significant was recorded, so the score remained 1-0 easily.

In the second half, the first good moment was for the visitors when Emege’s shot in the 80th minute went just wide. In the 89th minute, Lille was lucky, as Delaine’s header from a very good position missed by a hair’s breadth, allowing the home team to secure the valuable three points.

Umtiti, Ilicic, and Onas are out injured.