L1 (J9): All about Monaco
Media365 editorial staff, published on Sunday, October 02, 2022 at 10:15 a.m.
Monaco receives Nantes on Sunday (5:05 p.m.) as part of the 9th day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know about this meeting.
Monaco is doing very well, having won its last three Ligue 1 games before the international break, synonymous with 5th place in the standings. It’s more complicated on the side of Nantes, which has not won for four games, and which is approaching the relegation zone.
The statistics you need to know (with Opta)
This match will be the 100th between Monaco and Nantes in Ligue 1 (45 Monegasque wins, 28 draws, 26 Nantes wins). ASM is also the team against which Nantes has lost the most in the top flight.
Monaco have won their last 3 Ligue 1 matches (against Nice, Lyon then Reims), after not winning any of their previous 4 (2 draws, 2 losses).
Nantes have 7 points after 8 Ligue 1 matches this season. Since their comeback in 2013/14, only in 2018/19 (6) have the FCN scored fewer points at this stage of the season (6 – 12th in the end).
Only Paris (22) has made more direct attacks than Monaco and Nantes (19 each) in Ligue 1 this season (sequences ending with a shot or a ball hit in the opposing area triggered in their half of the field and including at least 50% of the actions are directed towards unfavorable corn).
Quentin Merlin (Nantes) is the player who has touched the most balls (443) in Ligue 1 2022/23 without touching a single one in the opposing box.