September 11th features a match where Monaco hosts Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Louis Ii. in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 10th placed Monaco, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nice. Breel Embolo struck first for Monaco in the 69th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nice couldn’t manage to score, and Monaco took the shutout win. Monaco is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while olympique Lyonnais sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Lorient. Le Fee struck first for Lorient in the 6th minute, but Alexandre Lacazette got the equalizer for Olympique Lyonnais in the 28th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Monaco took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Wissam Ben Yedder struck first for Monaco in the 54th minute on a penalty shot, then Kevin Volland added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Wissam Ben Yedder In the end, Olympique Lyonnais was frustrated by Monaco’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monaco ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Olympique Lyonnais, their top scorers are Mateus Martins and Karl Toko Ekambi, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Monaco’s most prolific scorer has been Breel Embolo. The Swiss attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Monaco will be without Kevin Volland, while Peter Bosz’s squad will be without Moussa Dembélé and Julian Pollersbeck.