Monaco vs Real Madrid Prediction 31 January 2025

Can Real Madrid catch up with Monaco in the Euroleague standings? To do so, they just need to win the upcoming match at the “Salle Gaston Medecin” arena. However, the Madrid team is not considered the favorites in this matchup. Nevertheless, they have a chance for success, especially since the Monegasques are not in their best form right now. Therefore, we will consider different options to make the prediction optimal.

Head-to-Head

In a stretch of seven head-to-head matches, Real Madrid holds the advantage with five wins. The last game took place in December. At that time, Chus Mateo's team had a solid superiority (94:72). In the fourth quarter, they allowed their opponent to recover eight points. The best player of the match was Dzanan Musa, who scored 22 points.

Monaco

Monaco was relatively recently the leader of the standings. However, now the team is in third place, having hit a slump in January. They were thoroughly defeated on their home court by Barcelona (84:98) and then suffered two losses in close contests. For example, they lost by a minimal margin to Bayern (94:95) and were only weaker than Crvena Zvezda after overtime (82:88). However, both losses were away games for Monaco. On the road, they broke their losing streak in the last round by defeating Virtus Bologna (86:80). Before the final quarter, the team was trailing by six points. However, Mike James took control of the game at the right time and ended up scoring 24 points.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid is on an upswing. At least for some time, they were not even in the play-in positions, but now they are in sixth place in the standings. During this stretch, they have won seven of their last eight games. Their only loss was to Olympiacos (86:96), the current leader of the tournament. After that, "Los Blancos" narrowly defeated Baskonia (90:89), which is also on an upswing. The hero of the match was Mario Hezonja, whose precise shot in the final seconds secured the victory. He also scored 22 points, as did Facundo Campazzo. Throughout the season, Chus Mateo struggled with a short bench. However, reinforcements have arrived. In January, Real Madrid signed Bruno Fernando and Dennis Smith Jr., whose careers until now had been only in the NBA. They might debut for "the Royal Club" in the upcoming match. It is noted that Gabriel Deck will definitely not play due to injury.

Match Prediction

Monaco has a strong roster by name. The team is one of the most productive in the Euroleague. However, they are weak in defense, which Madrid will surely be able to exploit. In 6 of their 7 head-to-head matches, they scored at least 85 points. The team hasn't fallen below this mark in their last six games either. Therefore, as a key bet, we suggest Real Madrid's total over 84.5.