Lens vs Monaco Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 17.05.2025

• Date and Time: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 20:00 GMT+1
• Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France

Lens vs Monaco Preview and Team News

Lens Team News

Lens take on Monaco in the 34th round of the French Ligue 1 on Saturday. Ranked ninth in the table, they know how hard it’s going to be for them to move upwards and stake a claim for qualifying for Europe next season. However, they’ll not give up that easily and will put their best foot forward. 

Given that they usually play with a three-man backline that shifts into a five-man one when they lose possession, Lens will be expected to pay particular attention to defending. 

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They also take great pride in marking their opponents tightly, especially in their own half. This has a lot to do with their central midfielders’ role in breaking up play and creating transitions. 

On the odd occasion, the wide-lying midfielders are asked to move forward and create lay-offs for their attackers to exploit and get a shot or two on goal. Lens have quite a few injured players in their ranks ahead of this game – Denis Petric, Herve Koffi, Jhoanner Chavez, M’Bala Nzola, Remy Lascary, and Ruben Aguilar.

Coming into the weekend on the back of a close-fought 1-1 draw with Toulouse will do no harm whatsoever to the hosts’ confidence. However, they have only won two games out of their previous five, which will do more harm than good to the form that their attackers have shown. Moreover, Lens have lost two out of their last five outings.

Lens predicted lineup vs Monaco

Lens predicted lineup vs Monaco (3-5-2): Ryan; Gradit, Bah, Medina; Ojediran, Mendy, Zaroury, Thomasson, Machado; Koyalipou, Diouf.

Monaco Team News

Unlike Lens, Monaco don’t have many injured players on their side ahead of Saturday. This gives them a boost to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. 

Currently, they’re ranked third in the league table and will be in line for qualification if they end up in the same position or higher by the end of this campaign. For this game, Monaco will have to make do without the services of Al Musrati, Folarin Balogun, and Aleksandr Golovin. 

The latter sustained a groin injury, which has rendered him unavailable till the end of the season. 

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Monaco have scored 9 goals in their previous 5 matches, and this will give them the confidence to tear into the Lens attack. They are also undefeated in their last five, which means they’ll be in prime position to dictate terms to the home side and take the game to the wire.

Monaco’s defenders have been in good form and kept three clean sheets in their last five outings. This is more than what some of the best teams in the league can boast.

Monaco predicted lineup vs Lens

Monaco predicted lineup vs Lens (4-4-2): Köhn; Henrique, Mawissa, Singo, Teze; Minamino, Zakaria, Camara, Akliouche; Embolo, Biereth.

Lens vs Monaco Prediction

• Pick: Monaco to win or draw
• Odds: 1.35 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Lens 1-2 Monaco

Monaco are the superior team, by virtue of their position in the table as well as form, and we expect them to either win or draw this event. 

They’ve won or drawn on 17 out of the 21 matches recorded between these two clubs in the past, and did the same in the reverse fixture in December 2024. 

Even at this venue, which is not Monaco’s home, they have seen success or tied nine out of the ten H2H meetings. Lens will not be expected to put up much of a fight in this game against the guests, who are superior in attack and defence. 

This can end up being quite a one-sided encounter that gives the visiting squad a big boost in their Champions League qualification hopes.

Lens vs Monaco Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Both teams to score
• Odds: 1.45 (22Bet)

We anticipate both teams getting on the scoresheet this weekend, just as happened in the reverse fixture played last year (1-1). Monaco will have more of an advantage despite playing away from home, but we think that Lens will get at least one goal.

The home squad usually focus a lot on their defensive abilities, but to counter Monaco’s aggressive approach on the ball, they will have to hit back on the counter. 

Lens haven’t kept a clean sheet in 5 matches, and this is not a statistic that has gone beyond the purview of the visiting attackers. The last three meetings recorded between these teams have also seen BTTS.

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