Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
20/08/2023
17:05
Prediction: 3-1
Strasbourg
Buoyed by a 4-2 win over Clermont, Monaco will look to overtake Rennes in top position when they face Strasbourg on Sunday afternoon. Les Rouges et Blancs produced a splendid offensive display in the season opener, with key attacker Wissam Ben Yedder scoring a brace and we are positive that they will adopt yet another attack-minded approach against Le Racing. Even though all Ben Seghir, Salisu, Okou, Diop, and Embolo continue to miss out with injuries, home win should be considered as Monaco have turned their Stade Louis II into a real fortress.
Strasbourg did well to beat Lyon at home in the opening match of the season, but they will have a mountain to climb in Sunday’s showdown. Anyhow, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered as 24 goals in total have been netted in the previous five meetings between the two sides at Stade Louis II. All Eduard Sobol, Maxime Bastian, and Moise Sahi Dion remain on the sidelines with injuries for the away 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 (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
