Lyon and Monaco face each other this Friday at the Groupama Stadium for round 36 of the Ligue 1. Currently, Laurent Blanc's team are 7th in the table with 56 points, while Philippe Clément's team are 4th with 65 points.
Lyon head into this game after a 2x1 defeat at the hands of Clermont (Ligue 1 2022/23), whilst Monaco had a 0x0 draw against Lille (Ligue 1 2022/23). Going into the encounter, Laurent Blanc's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 9 matches in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Lyon and Philippe Clément's team have faced each other one hundred twenty-eight times, with Monaco holding the advantage: 56 victories, against 46 victories of Laurent Blanc's team. Specifically in the Groupama Stadium, Lyon have the advantage in the duels against Philippe Clément's team: 30 wins in 62 games. Monaco have 17 wins.
Considering only the Ligue 1, there have been one hundred twelve games played between the two teams, with 47 wins for Monaco, 24 draws and 41 wins for Lyon.
Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23, from Lyon's most influential players, Maxence Caqueret has entered the pitch 33 times, and Nicolás Tagliafico has played the most minutes (2724). Alexandre Lacazette is the current best scorer with 25 goals. As for Monaco, Alexander Nubel is the most used player in a total of 35 games (3150 min). Ben Yedder has scored 17 goals, the most across Monaco's squad.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Monaco winning 2x1. It is expected to be a competitive match, that can fall to either side.
