Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
22/09/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Nice
Monaco and Nice go head to head at Stade Louis II in the opening match of the Ligue 1 round 6. Les Rouges et Blancs are eager to retain top position in the standings, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. All Eliesse Ben Seghir, Mohammed Salisu, Edan Diop, and Breel Embolo are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Strasbourg and PSG, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Monaco, who have turned their Stade Louis II into a real fortress. Both Claude Maurice and Antoine Mendy are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last meeting at the venue Nice defeated Monaco 3-0, meaning that the title-chasing hosts are hungry for revenge.
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 (Nice):
OGC Nice are a football club that participate in French Ligue 1. Les Aiglons welcome their opponents at Allianz Riviera and the club was founded on 9 July, 1904 by Marquis Massengy d’ Auzac.
OGC Nice won their first Ligue 1 trophy back in 1951 and eight years later they clinched their fourth and last domestic title. Speaking of the French Cup, les Aiglons won their third Coupe de France title in 1997. Allianz Riviera has been the home ground of the club since September, 2013 and it has to be noted that the construction of the venue cost €250 million. OGC Nice play their home games in red and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kits is white.
The Ligue 1 team booked their place in the Europa League group stages for the 2016/2017 season for the first time in the club’s history and they were drawn alongside Schalke 04, Salzburg and Krasnodar in Group I. However, they were beaten by Schalke in their Europa League opener in front of home fans.
