Monaco vs Lille prediction 25.10.2026 | Ligue 1

Monaco return to domestic action after securing an excellent 3:0 victory against Bundesliga visitors Freiburg on Thursday.

Paris Brunner opened the scoring before Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati completed a convincing Conference League win for Filipe Luis's side.

Thursday’s result came as a boost after last Sunday's disappointing 1:0 defeat at Lorient. Monaco controlled long periods of that contest but failed to register a shot on target.

Despite that setback, Les Monégasques have made an encouraging start to the Ligue 1 campaign. Four wins and two draws from seven league fixtures leave Monaco level on points with five other teams at the top of a congested Ligue 1 table.

The hosts have been particularly strong at home this season. Monaco are unbeaten in their five previous matches at Stade Louis-II, winning four and drawing once.

Head coach Luis is likely to retain confidence in the same side that eased past Freiburg. 

Paris Brunner has made a superb start to the season, scoring eight goals in nine competitive appearances. The German forward should retain his place after again finding the net against Freiburg.

Injured duo Eric Dier and Stanis Idumbo are expected to remain unavailable.

Denis Zakaria, Mohammed Salisu and Ansu Fati are among those pushing for recalls after appearing from the bench on Thursday.

Lille make the trip south after suffering a painful 4:2 Champions League defeat against Galatasaray on Wednesday.

Davide Ancelotti’s side twice fought back through a Soriba Diaoune brace during an entertaining first half, but eventually slipped to a high-scoring home defeat.

That result extended Lille's winless Champions League run to three matches. Les Dogues suffered a 3:0 defeat at Arsenal earlier this month and have now conceded ten goals in their three Champions League defeats.

Domestic results have been much better. Lille are unbeaten in six of their seven league matches, collecting 14 points in the process. The visitors come into this fixture as one of five teams to share the advantage in Ligue 1.

Ancelotti's men were held to a 1:1 home draw by Brest in their most recent league fixture and have now failed to win their last three matches across all competitions.

Ancelotti has several selection issues to deal with this weekend. Osame Sahraoui, Tiago Santos, Hamza Igamane and Ayase Ueda are expected to remain unavailable, while Ethan Mbappe is suspended.

Veteran forward Olivier Giroud could earn a recall after a second-half substitute appearance against Galatasaray.