PREVIEW | Lyon vs Monaco - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 March 2026

PREVIEW | Lyon vs Monaco - team news, lineups, predictions

Lyon and Monaco face each other this Sunday at the Groupama Stadium for round 27 of the Ligue 1. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Amazon Prime.

Lyon have won 47 points to date and are placed in 4th position. In their last encounter, Paulo Fonseca's team were beaten 0-2 by Celta de Vigo (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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Monaco have picked up 43 points and currently lie in 6th position. In their last fixture, Sébastien Pocognoli's team won 2-0 against Brest (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lyon winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Lyon: Rémy Descamps, Hans Hateboer, Tanner Tessmann, Moussa Niakhaté, Nicolás Tagliafico, Tyler Morton, Adam Karabec, Orel Mangala, Corentin Tolisso, Abner Vinícius, Endrick

Monaco: Lukas Hradecky, Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria, Wout Faes, Jordan Teze, Aladji Bamba, Lamine Camara, Simon Adingra, Maghnes Akliouche, Folarin Balogun, Aleksandr Golovin

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Lyon

Maitland-Niles - Adductor Pain

Monaco

Takumi Minamino - Torn Knee Ligaments
Mohammed Salisu - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Paul Pogba - Calf Injury
Krépin Diatta - Dead Leg

Last starting XIs

Lyon ( vs Celta de Vigo 2026-03-19): Dominik Greif, Steeve Kango, Abner Vinícius, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Nicolás Tagliafico, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Noah Nartey, Roman Yaremchuk, Endrick

Monaco ( vs Brest 2026-03-14): Lukas Hradecky, Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria, Wout Faes, Jordan Teze, Lamine Camara, Aladji Bamba, Simon Adingra, Maghnes Akliouche, Folarin Balogun, Aleksandr Golovin

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MANAGERS

Paulo Fonseca has faced Sébastien Pocognoli on one occasion, recording one win.
Sébastien Pocognoli has faced Lyon on one occasion, recording one defeat.
Paulo Fonseca has faced Monaco on six occasions, recording three wins, one draw and two defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Monaco currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
Away from home, Monaco are on a run of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Away from home, Monaco are on a run of three consecutive matches conceding goals.
Away from home, Monaco are on a run of four consecutive matches without defeat.
Monaco currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.
Monaco are on a run of seven consecutive matches scoring goals.
Monaco are on a run of five consecutive matches without defeat.
Monaco are on a run of three consecutive wins.
At home, Lyon currently have one defeat in their last 12 matches.
At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive matches conceding goals.
At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive matches without a win.
Lyon currently have three defeats in their last 20 matches.
Lyon currently have one win in their last eight matches.
Lyon are on a run of seven consecutive matches without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Lyon and Monaco have already met 135 times, with Monaco holding the advantage: 59 wins, compared with 50 for Lyon.
At Groupama Stadium, Lyon have the edge in their duels against Monaco: 32 wins in 65 matches. Monaco have 18 wins.
In the French league, the two teams have played 118 matches, with Lyon winning 45, 24 draws and Monaco winning 49.