Nantes vs Monaco Prediction 10 January 2025

🔊 Will Nantes manage to take points from another serious opponent? In the 17th round of Ligue 1, the "Canaries" will face Monaco at home. Playing against the best teams in the country is always challenging, but Nantes has been doing it quite successfully lately. Moreover, the current form of the Monegasques raises huge questions, as they have been losing too much. So, the potential for the hosts is not bad, even though they will have to perform as underdogs. Our editorial team has delved into all the nuances and details to come up with a prediction.

📊 H2H

In this pair, Monaco regularly looks better. In the last ten games against Nantes, the club has won five times, and five more matches ended in a draw. But on their home field, the "Canaries" always put up a fight - the last four encounters ended without a winner. Therefore, one can consider betting on a Draw.

🟡 Nantes

Although Nantes rarely manages to win, they are good at clinging to points, regardless of the opponent's level. At the end of November, the "Canaries" shared points with PSG (1:1), and recently repeated this against Lille (1:1). These are the best teams in France, so the "yellow-greens" certainly do not recognize authority. But even such achievements do not allow Nantes to move away from the relegation zone, as the club is currently balancing on the edge, occupying 16th place in Ligue 1.

There is no shortage of players here, and their physical condition is at a good level. In the next round, forward Mahamoud will definitely not help the team. The participation of another forward, Kadewere, remains in question.

🔴 Monaco

Looking at Monaco's recent results, it seems that the team has significantly slowed down. Indeed, for such a big club, having five defeats in eight matches is quite uncharacteristic. However, it is important to note how serious Monaco's opponents were during this tense period. They had to play against Benfica (2:3), Marseille (1:2), Arsenal (0:3), and also face PSG twice (2:4, 0:1). Against weaker opponents, Golovin and company are still capable of bouncing back; it's no coincidence they remain in the top 3 of Ligue 1.

However, returning to their peak form will be very difficult for Monaco, considering the large number of players in the infirmary. The list of injured includes goalkeeper Maetski, defender Mavissa Elebi, midfielders Koulibaly and Diop, as well as forwards Diatta and Balogun. Many of them are recovering and may soon help the team. But it is far from certain that this will happen in the next match.

⚽️ Prediction on Goals

Monaco's defensive lines do not look as strong as they did at the start of the season. The team has managed to keep a clean sheet in only one of their last ten matches. So winning without conceding will be incredibly difficult for the guests, especially since Nantes willingly exchanges goals with opponents (this happened in seven out of ten previous matches). Therefore, we recommend betting on Both Teams to Score: Yes.

🚩 Prediction on Corners

Nantes and Monaco have rather modest figures; in their previous ten games, there were 8.3 and 8.4 corners respectively. Based on these figures, our editorial team advises betting on Total Corners Under 9.5.

📝 Match Prediction

Monaco has not been performing well in recent matches; the team struggles with the frantic pace and often suffers defeats. Additionally, trips to "Beaujoire" usually prove very challenging for the Monegasques. So Nantes can very well earn points from this encounter. We believe the match will end in a 2-2 draw.

We can also expect goals from both teams. This trend is evident both in recent matches of Nantes and Monaco individually and in their previous head-to-head encounters at the "yellow-greens'" home arena. That is why our editorial team advises betting on Both Teams to Score: Yes.