In this week 9 match on the 2nd of October, Monaco will host Nantes at Stade Louis Ii. in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Monaco is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Reims. Aleksandr Golovin struck first for Monaco in the 47th minute, then Takumi Minamino added another in the 87th minute In the end, Reims was frustrated by Monaco’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monaco ended the match with the shutout victory. Monaco is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Nantes, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lens. Neither Nantes nor Lens could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
In their last match on Mar 2nd, Nantes won by a score of 2 to 2. Guillermo Maripán struck first for Monaco in the 12th minute on a feed from Vanderson de Oliveira Campos, then Djibril Sidibé tied it up for Nantes on an own goal in the 21st minute .
Nantes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Evann Guessand and Mostafa Mohamed each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Monaco’s most prolific scorer has been Breel Embolo. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Kevin Volland and Guillermo Maripán are unavailable to play for Monaco, while Antoine Kombouare’s Nantes squad will be without Charles Traoré and Fábio.