Bet365 Predictions for Today’s Football Matches

• Monaco’s 2-1 defeat at Rennes last round – their sixth Ligue 1 (L1) game in seven to see both sides score – means ‘Les Monégasques’ have started the L1 season in mixed form (W2, D1, L1). That game also means their last three league defeats have come despite Monaco scoring first. Games have been close recently though, with each of their last ten L1 games either seeing a slim one-goal-margin win either way, or a draw (W5, D3, L2).
• Happy to be back at Stade Louis II given they’ve scored 2+ in both clashes here this season (W1, D1), each of Monaco’s four 2019/20 home L1 losses came in the only fixtures when conceding 3+ goals, including Strasbourg’s last visit in January.
• Strasbourg ended a run of six winless L1 matches, and four straight multi-goal losses, when beating Dijon. Victory was achieved via an 80th-minute strike, but last season they only managed six L1 goals after the 75th-minute, with only one coming on the road.
• Losers of their last three away L1 games also by multi-goal margins despite being level or leading at the break, Strasbourg can at least boast two straight H2H wins at Monaco while covering a -1 handicap on both occasions. The H2H win here last season saw them score one of just four first-half away league goals last term!
• Players to watch: Monaco’s Benoît Badiashile already has two L1 goals to his name this season, both being either the first or last match goal.
• Strasbourg forward Ludovic Ajorque has three or more career goals against just three clubs, one being Monaco in just three H2H appearances.
• Hot stat: The last six H2H encounters have produced an average of 4.00 match goals and 2.17 first-half goals.

Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals | Average odds: 1.34 | Bookmaker: Bet365