Overview:Nantes vs Monaco – predictions, team news, line-ups

Looking for back-to-back Ligue 1 triumphs for the first time this season, Nantes return to the Stade de la Beaujoire on Wednesday for a meeting with Monaco during the 10th day.

This weekend, the Canaries retained their 2-1 victory against Paris FC, while Monaco won 1-0 at home against Toulouse.

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Finally, something good happened to Nantes on matchday nine, as this team ended a five-game winless run in the league on Friday.

On Wednesday, they can secure successive league victories for the first time since August 2024, when they won their second and third matches of this season.

It’s been well over a year since they last lost a league match when they were leading at half-time (3-1 against Lyon in April 2024), with Luis CastroThe men have only lost points once in this scenario during this campaign (2-2 draw against Toulouse).

They have scored points in nine consecutive top-flight matches at the Stade de la Beaujoire by finding the net, winning in two of those three previous instances.

With nine points after nine days, Nantes has one point less than at this stage of the previous campaign.

The Yellow House are unbeaten in their last five home matches against Monaco in all competitions, drawing 2-2 in this particular match last season.

Day 9 was tough for Monaco, but they got the job done as Sébastien Pocognoli scored his first victory as coach since being replaced Adi Hutter.

This week they can end a run of three matches without a win away in all competitions, with this team being outscored by a combined margin of 8-3 over that stretch.

Monaco have conceded just one first-half goal as a visitor in Ligue 1 this season, but have only scored one goal themselves in the first 45 minutes of an away match.

Scoring goals has been a problem for them away from home, with only four of their 18 domestic goals this season coming away from the Stade Louis II.

A defeat on Wednesday would mark the third already in five Ligue 1 away matches this season, which only happened on matchday 18 in 2024-25.

The Monegasques have points in 14 consecutive matches in the elite against Nantes but have not beaten them at the Stade de la Beaujoire since January 2021 (2-1).

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Team News

It is unlikely that we will see Francis Coquelin Wednesday for Nantes as he recovers from a hamstring strain, Johann Lepenant remains uncertain due to a blow and Mayckel Lahdo still recovering from a shoulder injury.

On matchday nine, there was only one newcomer in the starting XI, Y with Youssef El Arabicoming for Mohamed Mohamed in a front trio.

El Arabi scored his second goal of the season against Paris FC, and Mathis Abline scored his first of 2025-26 just minutes before the break.

In Monaco, Paul Pogba suffered another minor setback on his return and will be doubtful for this one, Vanderson And Eric Dier came out with hamstring issues and Lucas Hradecky I could miss one more match because of a knee problem.

An adductor injury will keep Denis Zakaria on the sidelines of this match, while Lamine Camara is set to return in at least a few weeks after suffering an ankle injury.

A strike in the third minute thanks to Mohammed Salisu It was all the Monegasques needed to collect maximum points against Toulouse. Philippe Kohn made two saves for his first clean sheet of the new Ligue 1 campaign.

Possible starting lineup in Nantes:

Lopes; Centonze, Awaziem, Cozza, Leroux; Mwanga, Hyeok-kyu, Tabibou; Abline, Mohamed, Guirassy

Possible starting eleven in Monaco:

tnnn; Teuse, Saliga, manisse; Diartta, Lalivantin, Coulibaly, Ohtara; Micheoh, a targetwches; Biret

We say: Nantes 1-2 Monaco

Monaco have scored multiple times in six straight matches against Nantes, and we expect them to do just enough to earn a win at La Maison Jaune, as the latter doesn’t have as much attacking depth.

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