Monaco vs Lens Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

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France - Ligue 1

Monaco
18/09/2026 14:45
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Prediction :

 

Monaco to win and BTTS

 
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 by Nella Wagah | in Ligue 1 Predictions

A top game in the French Ligue 1 this Friday sees high-flying Monaco play host to Lens. Whereas Monaco are jointly top of the table, 10th-placed Lens are still trying to find their rhythm. With three wins in their opening four league games, Monaco are outright favorites, and our prediction backs them to prevail.

After starting the season with three straight wins, Monaco were pegged back in the last game. They are coming off a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg, which kept their unbeaten start but denied them a chance to pull clear at the top.

Having won six of their last eight home league games, Monaco will be targeting a return to winning ways.

Among the sides in the top 10, only one has conceded more than Lens (7), and generally, they’ve had a bad start. The side that pushed PSG to the end in the title race is this time around struggling to win games.

Against bottom-placed Le Mans last time out, Lens battled from 2-0 down to draw 2-2. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back, as it was manager Dino Toppmoller’s last in charge.

The interim manager, Yannick Cahuzac, will be looking to inspire a better result on the road. Domestically, though, they’ve won just one of eight away matches and lost three.

In five of their last seven away matches in Ligue 1, Lens conceded at least two goals.

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What is the prediction for the football match between Monaco and Lens?

Our prediction for the Monaco vs Lens match is: Monaco to win and BTTS.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 18/09/2026 between Monaco and Lens in Ligue 1 :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 43.35% for a win of Monaco against Lens with odds of 2.11 at 1xbet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Monaco vs Lens is 23.71% with odds of 3.84 at 1xbet.
  • Our prediction model gives a 32.94% chance ⭐ for a win of Lens vs Monaco with odds of 3.6 at 888Starz.

Monaco vs Lens Form

Monaco and Lens's standings in the Ligue 1

Teams Pts P W D L GD
2 Monaco
10 4 3 1 0 +4
10 Lens
4 4 1 1 2 +1

Monaco and Lens Last Matches

Monaco
Monaco Last matches
W W W W W D
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
67% BTTS
2.17 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

12 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Strasbourg
1 :  1
Monaco

4 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

PSG
1 :  2
Monaco

30 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Monaco
2 :  0
Marseille

27 Aug 2026 - Conference League

Monaco
4 :  1
Gornik Zabrze

23 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Le Havre
0 :  1
Monaco

20 Aug 2026 - Conference League

Gornik Zabrze
2 :  3
Monaco
L W D W W W
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
2.33 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

30 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Monaco
2 :  0
Marseille

27 Aug 2026 - Conference League

Monaco
4 :  1
Gornik Zabrze

6 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Monaco
1 :  0
Getafe

31 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Monaco
2 :  2
Cercle Bruges

18 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Monaco
5 :  2
AS Saint Priest

10 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Monaco
0 :  1
Lille
W L W W W D
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

12 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Strasbourg
1 :  1
Monaco

4 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

PSG
1 :  2
Monaco

23 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Le Havre
0 :  1
Monaco

20 Aug 2026 - Conference League

Gornik Zabrze
2 :  3
Monaco

14 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Coventry City
2 :  0
Monaco

9 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Liverpool
2 :  3
Monaco
Lens
Lens Last matches
W W L L W D
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
2 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

13 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Le Mans FC
2 :  2
Lens

10 Sept 2026 - Champions League

Slavia Prague
2 :  3
Lens

5 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Lens
0 :  1
Lorient

29 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Strasbourg
2 :  1
Lens

22 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Lens
5 :  2
Auxerre

16 Aug 2026 - Trophée des Champions

Lens
1 :  0
PSG
D W L W W L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.83 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

5 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Lens
0 :  1
Lorient

22 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Lens
5 :  2
Auxerre

16 Aug 2026 - Trophée des Champions

Lens
1 :  0
PSG

8 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Lens
0 :  2
Sunderland

1 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Lens
3 :  1
Villarreal

25 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Lens
2 :  2
Charleroi
D W W L W D
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
2.33 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

13 Sept 2026 - Ligue 1

Le Mans FC
2 :  2
Lens

10 Sept 2026 - Champions League

Slavia Prague
2 :  3
Lens

29 Aug 2026 - Ligue 1

Strasbourg
2 :  1
Lens

28 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Crystal Palace
0 :  3
Lens

17 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Lyon
0 :  4
Lens

2 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
1 :  1
Lens

Monaco vs Lens Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Monaco

33 %

Draw

33 %

Lens

33 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

4.17
Total goals
83.33%
BTTS
1.67
Goals scored
2.5
Goals conceded
83.33%
Over 2.5
16.67%
Under 2.5

21 Feb 2026 - Ligue 1

Lens
2 :  3
Monaco

8 Nov 2025 - Ligue 1

Monaco
1 :  4
Lens

17 May 2025 - Ligue 1

Lens
4 :  0
Monaco

1 Sept 2024 - Ligue 1

Monaco
1 :  1
Lens

25 Feb 2024 - Ligue 1

Lens
2 :  3
Monaco

7 Jan 2024 - French Cup

Lens
2 :  2
Monaco
Monaco vs Lens Prediction

Monaco vs Lens last Lineups

Monaco

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

1
L. Hradecky
2
Vanderson
15
E. Dier
72
S. Sane
20
Nazinho
8
L. Camara
17
S. Idumbo-Muzambo
10
A. Golovin
6
D. Zakaria
46
A. Soubeir
29
P. Brunner
11
O. Edouard
19
A. Sima
10
F. Thauvin
22
M. Skoras
5
A. Bulatovic
27
M. Cuisance
2
R. Aguilar
14
M. Udol
32
K. Antonio
24
J. Gradit
40
R. Risser

Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

Lens

Substitutes

Monaco
Monaco
Goalkeeper

P. Kohn

Defender

M. Salisu

C. Mawissa

Midfielder

S. Benzahra

P. Cabral

I. Toure

Forward

M. Abline

M. Biereth

M. Detourbet

Lens
Lens
Goalkeeper

M. Gorgelin

Defender

N. Celik

J. Todibo

Midfielder

T. Hazard

M. Soares

F. Ivanovic

A. Haidara

Forward

F. Sotoca

J. Kadile

Missing players

Monaco
Monaco
Defender

J. Teze

Midfielder

M. Coulibaly

Forward

F. Balogun

A. Fati

Lens
Lens
Defender

M. Nawrocki

S. Abdulhamid

J. Chavez

S. Baidoo

S. Sagnan

Midfielder

Y. Titraoui

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Monaco
CD Huachipato Lens
Top Goalscorer
Germany P. Brunner (3 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
France F. Thauvin (3 Goals)
Best assists
A. Golovin (2 Assists)
Best assists
France F. Thauvin (2 Assists)

Monaco and Lens Stats in Ligue 1

Monaco
Monaco
Lens
Lens
75%
Wins
25%
0%
Losses
50%
25%
Draws
25%
2
Average goals per match
3.75
1.5
Goals scored per match
2
0.5
Goals conceded per match
1.75
75%
Under 2.5 goals
25%
25%
Over 2.5 goals
75%
50%
No goals conceded
0%
50%
BTTS
75%

Monaco - Lens Key Points

  1. Monaco won six of their last eight home league matches.
  2. In eight away league encounters, Lens posted just two wins.
  3. Monaco have managed two clean sheets in six in all competitions.
  4. Lens are winless in the last three league games, losing twice.
  5. In four of Lens’ last six matches in all competitions, both teams scored.
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Our Monaco vs Lens Prediction

Lens are in desperate need to rise from their current slump, having come into the new season as one of the in-form sides. Four league matches in this campaign have only produced one win, and this slow start has caused a managerial change.

They will be placing hopes on previous away performances here, but replicating those against the current Monaco side will call for a lot. Monaco are unbeaten so far in the season, winning five of six games. They haven’t kept a lot of clean sheets, though. Our prediction for Monaco v Lens is for Monaco to win and BTTS.

Prediction :

 

Monaco to win and BTTS

 
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