Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
02/09/2023
21:00
Prediction: 3-1
Lens
All eyes will be on Stade Louis II when Monaco and Lens go head to head in the Ligue 1 derby. Les Rouges et Blancs are eager to put an end to PSG’s dominance in French football, with the team making a promising start to the season. Monaco have already netted nine goals this season and we predict that they will stick to their attacking style of play against Lens. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Wissam Ben Yedder, who scored his fourth goal of the season in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Nantes. All Aguilar, Ben Seghir, Salisu, Diop, and Embolo are injured for the hosts.
Les Sang et Or, on the other hand, failed to spoil PSG’s party at Parc des Prince at the weekend. High-profile players who left the club earlier this summer have been sorely missed of late and given Monaco’s promising start to the season, home win should be considered. The likes of Poreba, Said, Cabot, and Farinez are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Wissam Ben Yedder):
Wissam Ben Yedder was born in Sarcelles, France on 12 August, 1990, but he has yet to make his France debut at senior level. The 170-cm-tall striker, though, played three games for France U21 team and he made two appearances for France Futsal team as well.
Ben Yedder began his club career at UJA Alfortville and he moved to Toulouse in 2010. After scoring 63 goals in 156 league appearances for les Pitchouns, the pacey attacker joined La Liga side Sevilla on 30 July, 2016. Wissam Ben Yedder made his Sevilla debut on 14 August, 2016 in a 2-0 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. The former Toulouse forward scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight in Sevilla’s 6-4 win over Espanyol in the opening match of the 2016/2017 season.
Ben Yedder started his youth career at Garges-les-Gonesse and he played for the Saint-Denis at the start of his football career as well. You should bear in mind that Ben Yedder is Toulouse’s best scorer of the 21st century.
Highlighted Team (Lens):
Based in the Pas-De-Calais department, Lens is a French club that plays home games at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Sang et Or are well known for their red shirts with yellow stripes, while black is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
The club was founded back in 1906 and the Sang et Or originally played in green and black shirts. Speaking of their home ground, Stade Bollaert-Delelis can hold up to 38,058 spectators. The venue was opened back in 1933, and renovated during the 2014/15 season. Lens did well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in the 1997/98 season, with the team finishing the process level on points with second-place Metz.
As a result, the Sang et Or represented France in the Champions League group stages the following season. The club’s biggest European success came in the 1999/00 season when they made it to the UEFA Cup semis. Lens have won two Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well.
