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Monaco and Nordsjaelland are back in action on the continental scene when they square off at the Stade Louis II in matchday three of the Conference League on Thursday.
While the French outfit will be looking to shake off their recent league struggles and extend their perfect record in Europe, Nordsjaelland will be aiming to finally get off the mark in the competition.
Read our Monaco vs Nordsjaelland preview, while you can also find more of our expert predictions on today's betting tips page.
Monaco vs Nordsjaelland key stats
- Nordsjaelland are unbeaten in six of their last seven competitive away matches, picking up two wins and four draws since September 7.
- Monaco are on a run of six straight games without defeat at the Stade Louis II this season, claiming four wins and two draws so far.
- Nordsjaelland have received the joint-highest number of yellow cards in the Conference League after the opening two games (9).
Monaco vs Nordsjaelland Preview: Can the Danish end Monaco's perfect run in Europe?
Monaco vs Nordsjaelland — Tale of the Tape
| Monaco | vs | Nordsjaelland |
|---|---|---|
| 7th (Ligue 1) | Position | 5th (Superliga) |
| 15 | Points | 20 |
| 12 | Goals For | 20 |
| 10 | Goals Against | 17 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 4 |
| 8th | Home / Away Rank | 6th |
Having thrashed Gornik Zabrze 7-3 in the Conference League qualification playoff, Monaco have flown out of the blocks in the league phase, picking up two wins from two while scoring five goals and conceding once.
Despite their wasteful display in front of goal, the French outfit held on to see out a 2-1 victory over CSKA Sofia in the curtain-raiser on October 15, one week before picking up a more convincing 3-0 win over Freiburg thanks to strikes from Pablo Brunner, Lamine Camara and Ansu Fati.
Monaco’s flying European form has not translated seamlessly back home, with Luis Felipe’s men suffering a sharp decline in recent weeks, having kicked off the Ligue 1 campaign with much promise.
Les Rouge et Blanc suffered a 3-1 defeat against Paris FC at the Stade Jean Bouin on Sunday, a result which has seen them plunge further into seventh place in the Ligue 1 standings, level on 15 points with sixth-placed Marseille.
Having picked up four wins and one draw from the opening five league games, Monaco have now failed to taste victory in four consecutive matches, losing twice and claiming two draws while scoring four goals and conceding seven.
Monaco return to Europe with a clear need to restore confidence ahead of next weekend’s league assignment, but they will be backing themselves to bounce back at the Stade Louis II, where they are unbeaten in their seven games across all competitions this season.
While Nordsjaelland have shown that they have what it takes to compete in Europe, they have struggled to turn promising performances into results, with the Danish outfit claiming two points from their opening two games.
An 86th-minute equaliser from Nicklas Rojkaer helped them salvage a 1-1 stalemate with Scottish side Heart in the opening game on October 15, one week before playing out a 2-2 draw with CSKA Sofia on home turf.
Ahead of their return to Europe, Nordsjaelland saw morale suffer a fresh blow last weekend when they fell to a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga after giving up a two-goal lead in the final half-hour.
Following the defeat to the league leaders, Jens Olsen’s men have failed to win their last five Superliga matches, losing twice and claiming three draws to drop into fifth place in the league standings with 20 points from 13 matches.
With Monaco representing one of the more challenging opponents on their schedule, Nordsjaelland will draw encouragement from results on the road, having gone unbeaten in six of their seven competitive away matches since September 7 (2W 4D).
Monaco vs Nordsjaelland form guide & betting tips
| Monaco | vs | Nordsjaelland |
|---|---|---|
| WW | Conference Form | DD |
| 5 | Goals For | 3 |
| 1 | Goals Against | 3 |
| WLWDL | Form (All competitions) | DDDWL |
Whispers predicts: Monaco vs Nordsjaelland
At 21/50 (1.42), Monaco are favourites to claim all three points, and given their start to the campaign, superior quality across the pitch and home advantage, we are siding with the bookmakers here.
The French outfit have managed just one clean sheet from in competitive matches since the start of September, and we predict BTTS – Yes at 57/100 (1.57), making Monaco to win + BTTS – Yes at 8/5 (2.60) the value bet for us.
HT/FT – 1/1 is currently priced at 21/20 (2.05), while the correct score market has a correct score of 3-1 at 10/1 (11.00).
> HT/FT – 1/1 at 21/20 (2.05) | Likelihood: Possible
> Monaco to win + BTTS – Yes at 8/5 (2.60) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score: 3-1 at 10/1 (11.00) | Likelihood: Outsider