Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2022
17:00
Prediction: 1-1
Monaco
Stade de la Beaujoire will host Sunday’s Ligue 1 game between Nantes and Monaco, the two teams who are almost level on points in the standings. Nantes were showing signs of improvement before the New Year Break, with the team winning each of their last three league fixtures. Since les Canaris are high on spirits ahead of the visit of Monaco, we predict that they are going to grab something from the match.
Keep in mind, though, that all Castelletto, Traore, Simon, and Coulibaly are on international duty. Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Rennes, but given their anything but brilliant away record, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. All Diop, Fofana, Badiashile, Disasi, and Lucas have been tested positive for coronavirus, while both Tchouameni and Golovin miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Alban Lafont):
Alban Lafont is a French goalkeeper who plays for Ligue 1 side Toulouse. Born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Lafont joined AS Lattoise youth school at the age of nine and he stayed at the academy until 2014 when he moved to Toulouse.
The 193-cm-tall goalkeeper has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at Toulouse and it has to be noted that he made 36 appearances for the club in the 2016/2017 season, keeping 10 clean sheets in the process. Due to his dual citizenship, Alban Lafont is eligible to represent both Burkina Faso and France on international stage, but he has yet to play for the African team.
Alban Lafont represented les Tricolores at youth level and, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the talented shoot-stopper who was born on January 23, 1999. The rising star has a contract with Toulouse which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Monaco):
Though based in Monaco, Les Rouges et Blances – as they are commonly referred to – play their games in the French football league system. Members of the top tier Ligue 1, Monaco play their home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille in front of 18,500 people. The Principality club boasts a turbulent history, which saw Monaco reach the highest heights of both domestic and international scene, but also get relegated to the amateur leagues at the very beginnings and to Ligue 2 in 2010-11 season.
The following year AS Monaco were acquired by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, whose heavy investments turned the Principality club into one of the biggest spenders in Europe in 2013 and reestablishing its place among Europe’s top clubs.
AS Monaco have had notable European results in the modern football era having been runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. One of the most successful clubs in France AS Monaco have so far won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies.
