Form and Line-up: Monaco
Monaco got back into the race thanks to an away comeback against Metz (2:1). In the last five rounds the team have two wins, two draws and one defeat. At home there is strength but no complete calm: after the victory over Marseille (2:1) came a draw with Auxerre (2:2).
Key numbers:
In the last five head-to-head meetings played at Monaco's ground there have been four draws.
Monaco have not scored more than one goal in 12 of the last 16 home head-to-head matches in Ligue 1.
Matches involving Monaco feature an average of 9.44 corners, with the club taking 5.03 themselves.
Probable line-up (3-4-2-1): Lukas Hradecky — Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria, Christian Mawissa Elebi — Jordan Teze, Lamine Camara, Paul Pogba, Simon Adingra — Maghnes Akliouche, Aleksandr Golovin — Folarin Balogun.
Absentees: Stanis Idumbo Muzambo — shoulder surgery and out for the rest of the season.
Form and Line-up: Lille
Lille approach the run-in without panic: three wins and two draws in the last five rounds. The team thrashed Toulouse (4:0), won away at Paris (1:0), but then dropped two points at home against Le Havre (1:1). For fourth place this is a worrying signal but not a failure.
Key numbers:
In their last four away league matches Lille have lost the corner count.
Away from home they have five Ligue 1 victories in a row.
In the last five rounds Lille have scored nine goals and conceded only one.
Probable line-up (4-2-3-1): Berke Ozer — Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Aissa Mandi, Romain Perraud — Ayoub Bouaddi, Benjamin Andre — Ngalayel Mukau, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, Felix Correia — Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
Absentees: Noah Edjouma — thigh; Marius Broholm — quadriceps.
