AS Monaco is hosting Bordeaux at Stade Louis II in round 9 of the French Ligue 1. Monaco seems to finally be waking up, and they are now undefeated in their last 5 games. Bordeaux is terrible, especially on the defensive end, and they are not having a good season so far.
Monaco is playing on two fronts, in Ligue 1 and the Europa League, and they were facing Real Sociedad earlier this week. Monaco has had 36% of ball possession in that game, 3 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and only 70% of the correct passes. Despite being the weaker team, Monaco got ahead in the 16th minute, but Real Sociedad tied the score in the 53rd minute. There weren’t any more goals scored, and it ended in a 1-1 draw. in Ligue 1, Monaco is in 8th place, but if they can keep winning, they will be in the top 3 soon, but only if they fix their defense. Monaco has conceded 11 goals, but so far, they were able to score enough to somewhat compensate. Ben Yedder has scored 4 goals so far, while Diop added 3 goals. Fabregas is the only injured player for Monaco at the moment. Monaco is solid, more than solid, but they have been very inconsistent so far, and coach Kovac has his work cut out for him.
Bordeaux is in 16th place with 7 points, and their defense has been among the weakest in the league. Bordeaux has conceded 17 goals so far, and they definitely don’t have enough offense to compensate for that. Even though Bordeaux is undefeated in their last 3 games, there is no time to relax and get cocky. Bordeaux was playing against Rennais in their last game, and they have had 46% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and 78% of the correct passes. After conceding a goal in the 56th minute, Bordeaux has tied the score in the 88th minute, and this game ended in a 1-1 draw. Ui-Jo has scored 3 goals for Bordeaux so far this season, while Onana added 1 goal. Adli has added 2 assists. Baysse, Koscielny, Maja, Sissokho, and Onana are all injured. Bordeaux needs a lot to turn this around, and even if they do, I don’t think they can get far just because they are a bad team.
When playing at home, Monaco hasn’t lost to Bordeaux in their last 4 games, and I don’t think they will lose here. Monaco is in better form, they are the better team, and even though their defense isn’t great, it’s better than Bordeaux’s. I’m taking Monaco at home.