Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
01/09/2024
15:00
Prediction: 1-0
Lens
Stade Louis II will be the centre of attention when Monaco and Lens go head to head in the Ligue 1 round 3. Les Rouges et Blancs could not have wished for a better start to the season, with the team beating both St Etienne and Lyon without conceding and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Lens. A man to watch in the home team will be Morocco rising star, who produced a brilliant display against les Gones, while the likes of Edan Diop, Krepin Diatta, Radoslaw Majecki, and Aleksandr Golovin miss out with injuries. Lamine Camara is banned for the match.
Les Sang et Or, on the other hand, head into the match following the Champions League encounter with Panathinaikos. As tired legs could prove to be a big problem for the visitors, we are tempted to bet on the in-form hosts. Deiver Machado is sidelined through suspension, while all David Costa, Jimmy Cabot, and Neil El Aynaoui remain in the treatment room.
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 (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.
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