Monaco will welcome run-away league leaders PSG to Stade Louis II this Saturday, with both sides battling for maximum points.
Monaco continued their impressive post-World Cup run of form with a 2-0 win over Clermont Foot last weekend. The win extended their unbeaten run in the league to seven games (W5, D2) and kept them firmly planted in fourth position, ten points behind first-placed Paris Saint-Germain.
The result was also their first clean sheet since a 1-0 over Brest on New Year’s Day. So they will look for another strong defensive showing here to avoid dropping points.
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Having beaten PSG 3-0 in this fixture last season, and with just one loss in their last eight home Ligue 1 fixtures (W6, D1), they will fancy their chances here.
After a disappointing midweek outing, PSG will focus on their league defence, hoping for maximum points.
The Parisians were beaten 2-1 in the Coupe De France by fierce rivals Marseille in midweek, their third loss since after the World Cup.
So they will travel to the principality desperate to bounce back and avenge their loss here last season. But they will be doing so without former Monaco star Kylian Mbappe, who misses out through injury, and Lionel Messi, who sustained a muscle injury in the midweek defeat to Marseille.
With the likely absence of the duo, this could be a tight affair. However, Monaco’s home league fixtures this term have produced a Ligue 1-high average of four goals per game, so we could expect a high-scoring affair that will feature Over 2.5 Goals.
