Ligue 1 Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 25 · 14:00 Stade Louis-II, Monaco
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Our take

Monaco are slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Lille. Monaco have 6.9 days of rest, Lille 3.9 and have to travel 829 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel829 kmRest days6.9 · 3.9Matches / 14d1 · 3
Monaco44%
Draw26%
Lille30%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.23
Monaco44%
Draw27%
Lille29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Monaco44%
Draw26%
Lille30%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.23
Monaco36%
Draw27%
Lille37%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.38
Monaco44%
Draw26%
Lille30%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.23
Over 2.5 52% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 2 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Monaco)
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  • Precipitation 6%
  • Wind 5 km/h
  • Humidity 68%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Monaco and Lille. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

MonacoLille
56 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
45 AttackIn forecast 42
56 DefenceIn forecast 60
64 Form indexContext 39
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Monaco

Attack−17%
Defense risk+2%

Lille

Attack−14%
Defense risk+5%

Both teams face a less favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

MonacoLille
1.43 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
86% Scored inContext 100%
29% Clean sheetsContext 57%
11.71 ShotsContext 12.00
4.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.57
38% On target shareContext 46%
7.14 Shots in the boxContext 8.14
61% Box shareContext 67%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.80 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 15.00
4.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.57
3.71 BlocksContext 3.50
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
76% Save rateContext 80%
49% PossessionIn forecast 51%
504 PassesContext 480
442 Accurate passesContext 417
88% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.99
11.57 FoulsContext 11.57
11.14 Fouls sufferedContext 14.43
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.55 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.40 ShotsContext 10.50
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.89
36% On target shareContext 42%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
61% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.11
12.40 Shots allowedContext 14.80
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.56 BlocksContext 4.00
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
68% Save rateContext 69%
52% PossessionIn forecast 51%
511 PassesContext 480
443 Accurate passesContext 417
87% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.90 FoulsContext 10.90
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Monaco
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,895 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 64 · 8 pts vs 6.4 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · Lorient0–11.6 xPts
  • D10 OctH · Toulouse2–22.1 xPts
  • W18 SepH · Lens2–11.5 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Strasbourg1–11.4 xPts
  • W4 SepA · Paris Saint Germain2–10.6 xPts
Lille
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel829 km501 km in 14d
Schedule load27%Moderate
Form 39 · 7 pts vs 8.2 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • D17 OctH · Stade Brestois 291–11.8 xPts
  • L13 OctA · Arsenal0–30.4 xPts
  • W10 OctH · LE Havre1–02.2 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Nice1–21.9 xPts
  • W13 SepH · Estac Troyes2–02.4 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Monaco Lille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Moderate · 27
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Ligue 1 2026-2027, 18 Oct3.9UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 21 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km829 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,895 km501 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.15.3

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Monaco Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Lorient (A) 0–1, 18 Oct
1L. Hrádecký(G)
20Flávio Nazinho 22M. Salisu 72S. Sané 2Vanderson
6D. Zakaria 8M. Camara
10A. Golovin 31Ansu Fati 18T. Minamino
11M. Abline
Lille Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Stade Brestois 29 (H) 1–1, 17 Oct
12O. Gill(G)
15R. Perraud 23T. Nianzou 3N. Ngoy 38Maxima Goffi
17N. Mukau 21B. André
7D. Bakwa 10H. Haraldsson 8E. Mbappé
9O. Giroud

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Monaco No reported absences
Lille No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Monaco+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lille+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Monaco · Home 2.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Lille · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.67

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

2 Monaco wins3 draws5 Lille wins
Goals per game0.90 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets30% · 50%
  • 10 May 2026Monaco0–1Lille
  • 24 Aug 2025Lille1–0Monaco
  • 22 Feb 2025Lille2–1Monaco
  • 18 Oct 2024Monaco0–0Lille
  • 24 Apr 2024Monaco1–0Lille
  • 29 Oct 2023Lille2–0Monaco

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

Monaco7 games · scored 10 · conceded 6
2 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 76-90
Lille7 games · scored 10 · conceded 5
2 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Monaco10 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
3 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 6 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 1 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 12 · conceded 13
3 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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