Preview: Paris FC vs. Monaco – prediction, team news, lineups

Champions League-chasing Monaco head to the capital to tackle Paris FC at Stade Jean Bouin in Friday’s Ligue 1 motion, conscious of the opportunity of getting into the coveted high 4 after this weekend’s twenty ninth spherical.

The Red and Whites have claimed six consecutive high-flight victories, they usually goal for a seventh in opposition to an opponent trying to win three straight league matches on their turf for the primary time since returning to the highest tier.

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Paris FC’s resolution to half methods with Stephane Gilli in February has confirmed to be a brief-time period masterstroke, with the capital membership’s type justifying the decision.

The Parisians have been a spot and 6 factors away from Auxerre in sixteenth after Gilli’s final sport in spherical 23, however Antoine Kombouare has to this point gone 5 matches with out dropping to position them thirteenth within the table, 9 factors above the relegation playoff spot.

Kombouare’s facet have secured two wins and claimed three attracts for the reason that begin of March, with each successes coming in Paris.

Having beforehand notched simply two wins at Stade Jean Bouin beneath the previous head coach, consecutive victories over Nice (1-0) and Le Havre (3-2) imply the league returnees might safe three dwelling wins on the trot for the primary time since their high-flight comeback.

That final result would require the hosts to do the double over the league’s most in-type facet, having defeated Monaco 1-0 within the Principality in November, a outcome that ended a 5-match dropping run in opposition to Les Monegasques, albeit between 1974 and 1979.

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Beating Sebastien Pocognoli’s males will likely be an undeniably robust problem, particularly as final yr’s third-positioned facet discover themselves on the cusp of rising into the highest-4 positions with six video games remaining.

Top of the shape desk after successful six in a row, the fifth-positioned Monegasques might depart the place, guaranteeing a Europa League spot for fourth place, changing Marseille to occupy a qualifying spot for Europe’s premier membership competitors, or supplant Lille into third, a place that assures outright involvement.

While they’ve cause to really feel optimistic about leapfrogging Marseille, who’ve suffered two defeats on the trot, Lille could also be a trickier problem, contemplating that Les Dogues are unbeaten in eight Ligue 1 matches, successful 5 of their final six.

Nevertheless, Monaco, on 49 factors, are doing their prospects no hurt, and the one-level distinction from the facet in third means they’re in a beneficial place to use any errors Lille (50) or Marseille (49) make of their bid to characteristic in subsequent season’s Champions League.

Indeed, with the guests unbeaten on their travels in 2026, successful three on the spin after taking part in out two goalless encounters in opposition to Le Havre and Nice, the travelling followers will again their facet to assert a fourth away success in a row.

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Although Rudy Matondo returns from suspension, the hosts are with out a number of gamers attributable to damage, with Jean-Philippe Krasso (knee), Julien Lopez (again), Pierre-Yves Hamel (calf), Vincent Marchetti (again), Tuomas Ollila (calf), Sofiane Alakouch and Remy Riou sidelined, whereas Ciro Immobile is fighting sickness.

While Ilan Kebbal has neither scored nor assisted since late January, the attacking midfielder might return to the XI this weekend, aiming so as to add to his 12 purpose contributions this season (eight objectives, two assists).

That quantity is seven away from Moses Simon — three objectives and two assists — regardless of two of the Nigerian’s strikes being sport-clinching efforts, yet another than Kebbal’s single match-winner.

Only 4 gamers — Wesley Said (six), Joaquin Panichelli, Mason Greenwood and Ousmane Dembele (all 5) — have scored extra decisive strikes than Monaco’s Folarin Balogun’s 4, with the USMNT ahead’s effort deciding final weekend’s victory in opposition to Champions League rivals Marseille, bringing him to 10 Ligue 1 objectives.

While they didn’t seem to undergo any damage points in opposition to the Olympians, the fifth-positioned facet are with out Caio Henrique (thigh), Kassoum Ouattara (knee), Paris Brunner (hamstring), Vanderson and lengthy-time period ACL absentees Takumi Minamino and Mohammed Salisu.

Paris FC attainable beginning lineup:

Trapp; Camara, Coppola, Mbow, Sangui; Munetsi, Lees-Melou, Matondo; Ikone, Geubbels, Simon

Monaco attainable beginning lineup:

Hradecky; Kehrer, Zakaria, Faes; Teze, Coulibaly, Camara, Mawissa; Akliouche, Golovin; Balogun

We say: Paris FC 1-3 Monaco

Paris FC’s dwelling momentum and recollections of November’s success within the Principality recommend they won’t be overawed regardless of Monaco’s blistering type.

Regardless, the Monegasques’ current away document and superior high quality on paper trace at an open contest that ends in favour of the guests.

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