Le Mans v Monaco preview: Ligue 1 matchday 10
Le Mans, 17th in Ligue 1, host seventh-placed Monaco on matchday 10, looking to arrest a run of one win in their last five matches.
The occasion and the table
Le Mans host Monaco on matchday 10 of Ligue 1, with kick-off set for 8 November 2026 16:15. The two sides arrive at very different points in the table.
Le Mans sit 17th with 7 points from 9 matches. Their record reads one win, four draws and four defeats, with 11 goals scored and 18 conceded.
Monaco are 7th with 15 points from their 9 matches. They have won four, drawn three and lost two, scoring 12 goals and conceding 10.
Recent form and home and away records
Le Mans have one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five matches. Most recently they lost 0-2 away to Troyes. Before that they drew 1-1 away at Auxerre, and before that they were beaten 0-3 at home by Toulouse. Earlier still came a 1-3 defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain, and before that a 2-1 home win over Lorient, their only victory in this five-match run.
Monaco have two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five. Their latest outing was a 2-0 home win over Nordsjælland. Before that they lost 1-3 away to Paris FC, and before that they drew 1-1 at home with Lille. Prior to that they beat Freiburg 3-0 at home, and before that they lost 0-1 away to Lorient.
Le Mans's home record in Ligue 1 this season stands at one win, two draws and one defeat from 4 matches, with 6 goals scored and 8 conceded.
Monaco have played 5 league matches away from home this season, winning two, drawing one and losing two. They have scored 5 goals on their travels and conceded 6.
Players to watch
Louis Mafouta is Le Mans's top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 4 goals. For a side that has struggled for results, his contribution in front of goal will be central to any hopes the hosts have.
Paris Brunner leads the way for Monaco in the league, also with 4 goals. With both leading marksmen level on the same tally, the duel between the two attacks carries extra interest.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to a Le Mans side that has found the net reasonably often but has had problems at the back. In their last five matches they scored in three, kept no clean sheets, and both teams scored in three of those games. Over the season, the 18 goals they have conceded outweigh the 11 they have scored.
Monaco's figures suggest a more balanced picture. In their last five matches they scored in four and kept two clean sheets, with both teams scoring in two. Across the league campaign they have scored 12 and conceded 10, giving them a positive goal difference.
Away from home, Monaco's 5 goals scored and 6 conceded in 5 matches indicate tighter, lower-scoring games on the road. Le Mans, meanwhile, have conceded 8 times in 4 home matches, so keeping things tight in front of their own supporters looks a priority.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, put Le Mans at 20%, the draw at 24% and Monaco at 56%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data and are not a prediction of the result.
The visitors arrive higher in the table and with the better defensive numbers, while the hosts will look to their home record and the goals of Louis Mafouta as they seek to climb away from the lower reaches of Ligue 1.
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