Monaco go host Lens for Stade Louis II inside Ligue 1 fixture wey pit second-placed side against Lens team wey dey find consistency after turbulent week.
Kick-off time na Sep 18, 2026, 2:45 PM.
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Filipe Luis’ Monaco side sit second for table and dem don be one of the division standout performers.
Four wins from last five across all competitions underline squad wey don beat Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille for recent weeks.
Their last outing end 1-1 draw at Strasbourg, result wey come with controversy.
Paris Brunner score spectacular equaliser but him goal celebration cause furious row, while Filipe Luis publicly criticise VAR for failing to award late penalty.
Lens arrive principality with mixed form for league, sitting tenth for Ligue 1.
Their domestic campaign don inconsistent, but dem produce remarkable result for Europe, coming from behind to beat Slavia Prague 3-2 for Champions League with goals from Florian Thauvin and Ruben Aguilar for final minutes.
Thauvin 91st-minute equaliser and Aguilar 93rd-minute winner cap wild comeback wey go don lift dressing room.
Monaco go dey without number of players through injury, with Ansu Fati, Edan Diop, Folarin Balogun, Jordan Teze, Mamadou Coulibaly and Anis Soubeir all sidelined.
Takumi Minamino dey out with torn cruciate ligament.
Filipe Luis expected to name projected XI featuring Lukas Hradecky for goal, with Flavio Nazinho, Sadibou Sane, Vanderson and Eric Dier for defence.
Aleksandr Golovin, Lamine Camara, Denis Zakaria and Ilane Toure expected for midfield, with Stanis Idumbo and Paris Brunner leading attack.
No reported suspensions for home side.
Lens also dey deal with lengthy injury list, with Samson Baidoo, Maik Nawrocki, Yacine Titraoui, Jhoanner Chavez, Saud Abdulhamid and Pierre Ganiou all absent.
Maik Nawrocki dey out with cruciate injury.
Away side projected XI expected to feature Robin Risser for goal, with Kyllian Antonio, Matthieu Udol, Jonathan Gradit and Ruben Aguilar for defence.
Andrija Bulatovic, Florian Thauvin, Abdallah Sima, Michael Cuisance, Michal Skoras and Odsonne Edouard complete expected lineup, with no suspensions listed.
Monaco head into this match with four wins and one draw from last five games across all competitions.
Their most recent result na 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on September 12, with wins over Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Gornik Zabrze and Le Havre preceding it.
Dem score eight goals and concede two across that five-match run, reflecting strong defensive record.
Four consecutive wins before Strasbourg draw highlight their consistency over the period.
Lens don win two, draw one and lose two of last five outings.
Their most recent result na 2-2 draw at Le Mans on September 13, following their dramatic 3-2 Champions League win over Slavia Prague.
Their only league win in the run na 5-2 victory over Auxerre on August 22, and dem score 12 goals while concede nine across the five matches.
Most recent meeting between these sides come on February 21, 2026, when Lens host Monaco for Ligue 1 and lose 3-2.
Across last five head-to-head fixtures, Monaco don win three times and Lens once, with one draw.
Monaco don be dominant side for recent encounters, winning three of last four meetings wey result decided.
Last time these two meet for Stade Louis II, Lens win 4-1.
In Ligue 1, Monaco currently sit second, while Lens dey tenth.
