AS Monaco hosts Nantes at Stade Louis II in a Ligue 1 clash where the home side sits tenth with 28 points from eight wins, four draws, and nine losses. Nantes lingers in seventeenth place with 14 points from three wins, five draws, and thirteen losses. Monaco enters as clear favorites amid their push to close the gap on European spots, while Nantes fights to distance itself from the relegation zone.
Under Sébastien Pocognoli, Monaco drew 0-0 away at Nice in their latest league outing, creating several chances yet failing to score despite hitting the crossbar early. That result marked their third straight clean sheet in Ligue 1 matches. Before that, they fell 3-1 away to Strasbourg in the Coupe de France, crushed Rennes 4-0 at home in the league, held Juventus to a 0-0 draw at home in the Champions League, and tied 0-0 away at Le Havre in Ligue 1.
Ahmed Kantari leads Nantes into the match after a 0-1 home loss to Lyon, where the visitors scored early and held on despite a second-half red card. The defeat extended their winless run. Prior games saw them lose 2-1 away to Lorient in the league, fall 1-4 at home to Nice in Ligue 1, drop 1-2 at home to Paris FC in the league, and draw 1-1 at home to Nice in the Coupe de France. Their last league victory came on October 5, 2025, with a 1-0 home win over Lorient.
Monaco has dominated recent head-to-head encounters against Nantes. In the first leg this season on November 30, 2025, Monaco won 5-3 away. The previous meeting on February 15, 2025, ended in a 7-1 home victory for Monaco. Before that, a January 10, 2025, clash finished 2-2 away. Monaco remains unbeaten in the last five matchups, claiming four wins and one draw.
My prediction is home win at 1.45. Monaco's home record shows six wins from eleven games with 22 goals scored. Nantes has managed just two away wins all season while conceding 22 goals on the road. The xG projection (1.86–0.89) supports a 3-1 finish.
