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Match predictionOur tip: 1-2
Monaco vs Lens Prediction: Interim Lens Side Poised to Upset High-Flying Hosts
AS Monaco host RC Lens at the Stade Louis II on 18 September 2026, a Ligue 1 Matchday 5 clash that pits a side chasing the summit against one who have lost two of their last three and conceded seven…
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- Matchweek 5 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 brings Monaco against Lens on 2026-09-18 (kick-off 19:45 GMT).
- On average in 10 games, Referee C. Turpin registers 2-3 yellows and 0 reds, and 22 fouls.
- With the data available to us, Filipe Luís and D. Toppmöller have not met as managers before.
- Monaco have accumulated 10 points to lie 2nd whereas Lens have 4 points to sit 10th.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Monaco should be met by Lens's expected 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Monaco's highest-rated performer was M. Coulibaly (9.3), while Lens's standout was F. Thauvin (7.6).
- Monaco played out a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg, and Lens shared the spoils 2-2 vs Le Mans.
- Form edge goes to Monaco (4-1-0) against a faltering Lens (2-1-2) from their past 5 matches.
- Monaco have clearly got the edge H2H: in 35 meetings, they've beaten Lens 14 times, with 13 draws and only 8 losses.
- 2-1 leads the pack at 21.1% of all our users' guesses, with 1-2 next on 12.7%.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Lens to win 2-1, despite Monaco's 1-0-0 home form - Lens's strong 0-1-1 record away with 2.50 goals/game does the trick.
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Most Guessed Score
2
1
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Events
| 20' | Penalty cancelled | Michaël Cuisance-VAR | |
| 32' | 1 - 0 | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
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| 53' | F. Thauvin | ||
| 57' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 71' | L. Camara | ||
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| 84' | 2 - 1 | ||
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Monaco is going head to head with Lens on 18/9/2026 18:45 GMT for the France Ligue 1. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Monaco v Lens H2H statistics!