Our football match prediction:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2018
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
Nimes
The 2016/17 Ligue 1 Champions and runners-up in the 2017/18 season, Monaco, haven’t started the new campaign with too much success. Out of the five games played, Monaco have managed to win only their opening match, and have since then recorded two defeats and two draws including a draw against Toulouse in the last match. They are currently sitting in the 15th place in the Ligue 1 table. Their opponents in this game, Nimes are in 8th position with two points more. Nimes have started the season even better, recording two wins, against Angers and Marseille but have since lost twice and drawn the last game against Bordeaux. Their biggest problem is that they conceded goals in every game so far, 12 in total. Only Guingamp in last place have conceded more. It’s only a matter of time when Monaco is going to start playing better, and this might be just the match. We predict a home win.
Monaco - Nimes STATISTICS
Monaco
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
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50%
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Nimes
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 4 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Monaco - Nimes STATISTICS
MON
58%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
50%
Curent Form
NIM
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 4 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Highlighted Player (Radamel Falcao):
Radamel Falcao, nicknamed the “Colombian Tiger”, is considered one of the best players in the history of Colombian football. The 177-cm-tall attacker is well known for his brilliant finishing and his header technique gives him an advantage in aerial battles with opposition defenders. Falcao was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 10 February, 1986 and he started his senior career at Lanceros Boyaca. He played for Argentine giants River Plate between 2005 and 2009 and in 2009 he joined Porto. After scoring 41 goals in 51 league appearances for the Dragons, Falcao signed for Atletico Madrid on 18 August 2011 for a fee of €40 million. The Colombian attacker helped los Rojiblancos win Europa League trophy in 2012, scoring 12 goals in the process. He played for Monaco in the 2013/2014 Ligue 1 campaign and in 2014 he signed a loan deal with Manchester United. He scored just 4 goals in 26 league appearances for the Red Devils and was later loaned to Chelsea before returning to Stade Louis II.
Highlighted Team (Nimes):
Founded on April 10, 1937 Nimes Olympique are a French club that will compete in the Ligue 1 in the 2018/2019 season. Les crocodiles were playing an important role in French football in the last 50s, with the team finishing second on four occasions (1958, 1959, 1960, 1972). Nimes made it to the French Cup final in 1958, 1961 and 1996, but they eventually failed to lift the trophy. Nimes are well known for their red home colours, but they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. Stade de Costieres has been the home of Nimes since 1989, when it was opened. The venue can hold up to 18,482 spectators and the construction cost €160 million. Speaking of the club’s notable footballers, the likes of Wilson Oruma, Mehmed Bazdarevic, Aliou Cisse, Benjamin Moukandjo, Laurent Blanc, Frederic Piquionne and Eric Cantona were all part of les crocodiles in the past. Montpellier are considered their biggest rivals.
