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Lyon vs Monaco: Ligue 1 Records, Stats, Head to Head and everything to know

The reverse fixture between these two sides in September last year ended 2-1 in favour of Monaco thanks to second-half goals from Benoit Badiashile and Guillermo Maripan.

By Sreejith C R | May 19, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Two of the heavyweights of French football will be up against each other on Friday night, when Lyon host Monaco in a Ligue 1 fixture at Groupama Stadium. Both sides are aiming to enhance their respective bids for European football. The hosts are currently occupying seventh spot in the French top flight standings, having collected 56 points from 35 games, four adrift of the top five. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the fourth position, with 65 points to their name, eight shy of third-placed Marseille.

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Lyon are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Clermont Foot. Les Gones suffered their 11th league-defeat of the season at Stade Gabriel Montpied last weekend despite taking the lead through Alexandre Lacazette’s 22nd-minute effort. Prior to that, Laurent Blanc’s men secured a thrilling 5-4 victory over Montpellier thanks to Lacazette’s haul and one goal from Dejan Lovren. It was their 16th top flight victory of the season. With 15 points taken from their last seven matches, Lyon will be confident of breaking into the European places before the end of the season. With three matches remaining, Blanc’s men are four points away from the fifth-placed Lille, and the Europa Conference League appears to be the most likely destination. After the game against Monaco, Lyon will host Reims, before ending their campaign away to Nice.

Monaco, on the other hand, will be looking to strengthen their hold on the Europa League spot, as they are trailing the top three by eight points. The Red and whites are sitting five points clear of fifth-placed Lille. Philippe Clement’s men have been inconsistent in the months of April and May, recording three wins, two draws and two defeats from their last seven games. With just 11 points taken from last 21 on offer, Monaco have slipped out of the Champions League spot (top three), and find themselves trailing second-placed Lens by ten points. The Red and Whites have won 19 top flight games this term and their recent success came away to Angers (2-1) almost two weeks ago courtesy of goals from Aleksandr Golovin and Myron Boadu. Last weekend, Monaco played out a goalless draw against Lille.

Lyon vs Monaco: Ligue 1 Records, Stats and Goals

The reverse fixture between these two sides in September last year ended 2-1 in favour of Monaco thanks to second-half goals from Benoit Badiashile and Guillermo Maripan, while the Les Gones pulled one back through Toko Ekambi. It was the Red and Whites’ 53rd victory against Lyon in 122 meetings, while Les Gones have prevailed on 44 occasions, and 25 clashes have ended in draws. Meanwhile, Monaco’s previous visit to Groupama Stadium ended in a 2-0 defeat courtesy of late efforts from Toko Ekambi and Jason Denayer. Lyon striker Lacazette, who is sitting at the second spot in the Ligue 1 top scorers list this term, with 25 scalps to his name, has netted five times against Monegasques across all competitions and will be bidding to find the back of the net on Friday and help his side secure all three points.

Key Details	Stats
Total matches	122
Lyon won	53
Monaco won	44
Draws	25
Total Lyon goals	173
Total Monaco goals	158
Biggest Lyon win	6-1 (2016)
Biggest Monaco win	4-0 (1980)