Monaco vs Le Havre Prediction & Betting Tips (22 September)

Convincing 2nd in Ligue 1 last year, AS Monaco did not however have the resources to compete with PSG in the fight for the French champion title. This season, the Principality club would undoubtedly like to be able to hold on to the Ile-de-France club for much longer and, why not, be crowned champion of France for the first time since 2017. The Rocher players also got off to a good start this summer by winning 3 of their first 4 matches. Victorious against Saint-Etienne 1-0 and Lyon 0-2, Adi Hütter's men were then held to a draw by Lens 1-1 before recovering last weekend against Auxerre 0-3 to stay at 2 1st place units. This week, they face FC Barcelona for their entry into the Champions League.

On the other side of the median, Le Havre does not advance with as many assets and ambitions as its opponent of the day. Only promoted last year to the elite, Hac will certainly have to fight again to maintain its place at the highest level of French football as it did last year by only taking 15th place in the final. Quite logically dominated by PSG 1-4 during the first day, Didier Digard's players reacted well by winning against Saint-Etienne 0-2 then against Auxerre 3-1, two direct competitors at the bottom of the table. On the other hand, the Normans were unable to continue last weekend by losing at Toulouse 2-0.

The starting goalkeeper Majecki, the nugget Diop and the little-used youngster Coulibaly are still forced to forfeit this week. Injured last weekend, summer recruit Lamine Camara could also remain sidelined for this match. Against Auxerre, most of the attackers were clumsy, whether center forward Embolo or side players Ben Seghir and Akliouche. It was therefore the defenders who took over to score like Kherer, Vanderson and Zakaria who, for his part, scored his 2nd goal of the season. Le Havre will make the trip to the Rock without the young Logbo who is still on his side.

For their part, the young defender Youté-Kinkoué and the more experienced Confais or El-Hajjam were left out by Didier Digard last week and they could be left on the sidelines again. In midfield, the interesting Malian Touré has already scored 2 of the 4 goals scored by his team this season. On the other hand, none of the real attackers of this team have unlocked their counter at the moment.