Monaco has kicked off the new Ligue 1 campaign in style and hopes to keep the positive start going Friday in the Derby de la Cote d’Azur against Nice.
Bookmaker 10bet offers odds at 1.80 for Monaco to win the race to three corners in the contest. The odds are at 1.95 for Nice to have three corners first.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 20th, 10:00 A.M. (EST)
When a new manager comes in, you never really know how well a team responds and adjusts to the situation, but Monaco has had no trouble hitting the ground running under Adi Hütter. His reign started off with a couple of big wins, and the team has been scoring goals for fun ever since.
Through the first five fixtures of the season, Monaco has bagged a whopping 15 goals, outscoring all other teams in the top five European leagues. It could mark the start of something very special for Monaco, with PSG off to a less-than-impressive start to the year and Marseille in turmoil.
Wissam Ben Yedder and Takumi Minamino are leading the hot offense, having combined for seven goals. The latter looked lost in Premier League action when he suited up for Liverpool and Southampton, but Minamino has truly dominated Ligue 1 early in the season by getting three goals and three assists.
Minamino will look to be the difference maker again on Friday, while meeting Nice always tends to bring out the best in Ben Yedder. The French international has registered 12 goals in 17 appearances against the Eaglets, the most he’s scored against any opposition in his career.
Nice, which is also enjoying a nice start to the campaign, will bring its own hot forward to town on Friday. Francesco Farioli’s men have just beaten PSG in Paris 3-2, with Terem Moffi exploding for two goals and one assist. The Nigerian ace sits on three goals and two assists in total for the season, and he’s not a stranger for the Monaco side, having scored twice in Nice’s last season’s visit to Stade Louis-II.
The two teams exchanged away wins last season, and it has been an unpredictable fixture for many years already. Both have had their moments, and the clash rarely tends to end with a draw. The points have been split just once in the past nine head-to-head meetings. With the teams in hot form, neither will want to give away any points Friday night, and we should be set for an entertaining 90 minutes in this big derby.
