Ligue 1: Monaco vs Nice Odds
Two Unbeaten Teams Face Off
Monaco Leading Ligue 1
With three wins and two draws, PSG. For one of the best games of the weekend, we’ll preview the Monaco vs Nice odds.
Monaco vs Nice
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Location: Stade Louis II, Monaco
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Nice defeated Monaco 3-0 at the Stade Louis II on the Ligue 1 schedule last season as Terem Moffi scored a double. In the reverse fixture, Monaco picked up a 1-0 win, and they’ve lost just one of their last seven matches vs. Nice. The road team has lost just one of the last five matches of this fixture. Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder also has five goals vs. Nice as a member of Monaco.
Monaco Unbeaten Through Five
AS Monaco had an opportunity to go three points clear in Ligue 1 last weekend. However, they fell behind at Lorient as Tosin Aiyegun put the hosts ahead within two minutes. Just 15 minutes later, Youssouf Fofana played a looping through ball that Aleksandr Golovin masterfully controlled and sent into the roof of the net. So, the score was all level at one heading into halftime.
Monaco’s Folarin Balogun, who recently ed the club from Arsenal, replaced Wissam Ben Yedder in the 66th minute. Balogun made an instant impact and put Monaco ahead with his first-ever goal for the club. Lorient went on to equalize deep into stoppage time, which meant Monaco had to settle for a draw. Still, Monaco is in first place in the Ligue 1 standings with the best goal difference in the league.
This is the first time Monaco is unbeaten in the first five games of a Ligue 1 season since 2016-17. That year, a Monaco side led by Ligue 1 stats leader, with four assists. Meanwhile, Ben Yedder has scored four goals and Takumi Minamino has three goals and three assists.
Moffi Starring for Nice
Last Friday, Nice managed to defeat PSG on the road for the first time since 2009. Terem Moffi was at the center of everything for Nice, as the Nigerian international scored twice and provided an assist in the 3-2 win. With three goals and two assists this season, Moffi is averaging a goal contribution per game.
Since drawing their first three matches and scoring just two goals, Nice have won their last two and have scored five goals in those matches. Here, the Monaco vs Nice odds price the visitors as +240 underdogs, though. Bettors should note that Nice have only lost two of their last 12 road Ligue 1 games, though.
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Match Analysis & Odds
In the last 10 Ligue 1 meetings between Monaco and Nice, Monaco led the series 5-3, with two draws. So far this season, Monaco’s matches have averaged 4.4 goals per game which dwarfs every other team’s figure. Still, over three goals only display -105 odds for the match, while under three goals come in at -125. Only one of the last seven Ligue 1 matches between the sides has finished with more than three.
Still, all of Monaco’s matches this season have involved at least three goals, and Monaco have scored at least twice in each match they’ve played. The Monaco vs Nice odds price the hosts as +105 favorites for this match. Meanwhile, Nice is +240 underdogs, and a draw is priced at +280 odds.
This match should be an excellent watch as both teams attempt to keep their unbeaten streaks going on Friday. Nice +0.5, +1 sits at -160 odds and they could absolutely pull off a result here on the road. Beating PSG on the road last week will undoubtedly give sco Farioli’s side confidence that they can compete with anyone, including Ligue 1 leaders Monaco. Meanwhile, Monaco -0.5, -1 shows +130 odds, and they’re 3-1-1 in their last five home Ligue 1 matches vs. Nice.
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