Strasbourg vs Monaco – News and Probable Lineups

Mônaco will be looking to preserve their unbeaten Ligue 1 run this Saturday as they head to Stade de la Meinau in Alsace to play against Strasbourg.

Following three rounds of matches, Le Racing finds themselves in sixth position, having recently thrashed Troyes 6-2 on matchday three, which places them three points behind league leaders Mônaco, who staged a comeback to win 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain.

Match overview

Hugo Filipe Carvalho Oliveira’s start as the head coach of Strasbourg could hardly have been any more challenging, but his team has made an impressive recovery.

After suffering a 4-0 defeat at Marseille in their opening match, Strasbourg has bounced back with consecutive victories in Ligue 1 and will aim for a third consecutive home win this weekend, a streak that extends back to last season.

The Alsatian club could achieve the feat of winning their first two home matches in the league for the second consecutive season on Saturday.

Currently, Strasbourg leads the league with an impressive average of 2.7 goals per match this season.

Though they have fallen behind in all three domestic matches so far, they have managed to recover and win two of those encounters, a feat they only accomplished four times throughout the entire 2025-26 Ligue 1 season.

This weekend at Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg may be aiming for their third consecutive victory against Les Monegasques, after scoring a total of eight goals across their two victories against them last season.

Filipe Luis has had an instant positive effect at Mônaco, where they have won all five of their competitive matches since his appointment.

Last week, they made history as the first Ligue 1 side to defeat PSG in three consecutive league meetings since the Qatari Sports Investment (QSI) took over the latter.

This marks the first time Mônaco has achieved three wins in their opening three Ligue 1 fixtures since the 2017-18 season, and a victory on Saturday would bring them their first four top-flight wins in a row since that same campaign.

In their last four away matches in the domestic league, Mônaco has secured three victories and could tie their longest winning streak as away team from the 2025-26 season (three).

Mônaco currently boasts the best defensive record in the league, having conceded just one goal and could notch a fourth clean sheet domestically this Saturday, which would be just one less than what they accomplished in the 2026 part of the last campaign.

Meanwhile, Les Monegasques could win their first three away fixtures in Ligue 1 on Saturday for the first time since the 2024-25 season, thereby equalling their longest away winning streak from the previous season.

Team News

Martial Godo may miss the match for Strasbourg due to a muscle strain, while Maxi Oyedele’s participation is uncertain due to a knock, and Joaquin Panichelli is sidelined as he recovers from a cruciate ligament injury sustained last season.

Sam Amo-Ameyaw scored twice in their recent match against Troyes, with Jacobo Ortega, Diogo Sousa, Giovanni Reyna, and Conrad Harder also finding the net in that game.

For Mônaco, they will be without Takumi Minamino and Mohammed Salisu, who are both recuperating from cruciate ligament tears, Ansu Fati is managing a calf strain, Folarin Balogun’s involvement is doubtful due to a knock, and Edan Diop is uncertain to play due to a thigh injury.

Flavio Nazinho and Stanis Idumbo both got on the scoresheet last Friday, while Lukas Hradecky put in a heroic performance in goal, stopping nine shots from PSG.

Strasbourg probable starting XI:

Jorgensen; Antwi, Mitchell, Doukoure, Oso; P. Diop, Sousa; Head-Master, Pineapple, Queen; Ortega

Mônaco probable starting XI:

Hradecky; Vanderson, Sane, Dier, Nazinho; CAMERA, Zakaria; Coulibaly, Golovin, Idumbo; Brunner

Both teams possess an abundance of attacking prowess, which usually translates to a high-scoring encounter when they meet in Ligue 1.

Ultimately, we believe that Mônaco’s current momentum and stability will give them the edge in what is expected to be an exciting match.