Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
22/02/2025
17:00
Prediction: 1-1
Monaco
There will be fireworks when Lille and Monaco square off against each other at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Saturday afternoon. Les Dogues aim to build on a 2-0 win over ten-man Rennes and they must be high on spirits ahead of the visit of Monaco. Even though Eden Zhegrova remains on the sidelines alongside Remy Cabella and Tiago Santos, we predict that the hosts are going to grab something from the match.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, quickly bounce back from a heavy 4-1 loss to PSG, with the team crushing Nantes 7-1 in front of home fans. Lille, though, are tough to beat at home and we do not believe that Monaco are capable of collecting more than one point from Sunday’s derby. All Al Musrati, Zakaria, and Vanderson are back from the Champions League bans, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Breel Embolo):
Born in Younde, Cameroon on February 14, 1997, Breel Embolo is a striker who plays for Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Embolo began his youth career at Nordstern back in 2008, but two years later he moved to Old Boys.
In 2010 the Switzerland international joined Basel and he continued playing for the RotBlau at senior level. After scoring 21 goals in 61 appearances for the club in the Swiss Super League, Breel Embolo signed a five-year deal with Schalke 04 in June, 2016 for a fee of €20 million.
The Schalke striker made his Bundesliga debut on August 27 in a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. Speaking of his international career, Breel Embolo has four caps for Switzerland U21 team and he made his senior debut on March 31, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with United States of America. Embolo is very powerful striker, he is technically strong, he has explosive pace and a composed finisher.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
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