Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
17/09/2023
13:00
Prediction: 1-2
Monaco
Lorient and Monaco face each other at Stade du Moustoir in Sunday’s matinee. Les Merlus aim to recover from a heavy 3-0 loss to Le Havre and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against les Rouges et Blancs. Talented Guinea forward Dembo Sylla is pushing for a start, while all Bamba Dieng, Benjamin Mendy, Quentin Boisgard, Ayman Kari, and Igor Silva should miss out with injuries.
Monaco, on the other hand, are eager to regain the Ligue 1 trophy and their fine start to the season is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of upcoming challenges. Considering that Adi Hutter’s troops looked sharp in front of goal in a 3-0 win over Lens, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the title hopefuls. The likes of Diop, Embolo, Salisu, Ben Seghir, and Aguilar are out of contention through injuries 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 (Lorient):
Founded back in 1926, Lorient is a French football club that competes in Ligue 1. Les Merlus have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Coupe de France in the 2001/02 season. In the title game, Lorient defeated Bastia thanks to Jean-Claude Darcheville’s goal.
The same season les Merlus made it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, but Bordeaux proved to be a big catch (0-3) for them in the title game. Lorient welcome their rivals at Stade du Moustoir, the stadium which can hold up to 16,392 spectators. The colour of the team’s home shirt is orange with a little black on it, while white is the dominant colour of their away jersey. In the 2002/03 season Lorient represented France in European competitions.
Les Merlus, though, failed to impress on their debut in the UEFA Cup as they were beaten by Denizlispor in the round 1 double-header.
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