Troyes vs Monaco Prediction, 8/29/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 8/26/2021

Game: Troyes vs Monaco

Date: Sunday, August 29, 2021

Location: Stade de l'Aube in Troyes, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Troyes (+364) Monaco (-135)

Yoann Touzghar and Troyes (0-1-2, 18th in Ligue 1) host Monaco (0-1-2, 19th in Ligue 1) at Stade de l'Aube on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Gauthier Gallon for Troyes and Alexander Nubel for Monaco. The Monégasques are at at -135 while the ESTAC are at +364. The total opens at 2.5.

Troyes took the field against Strasbourg in their last matchup and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 1-1. Troyes tried 15 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 8 of the attempts for a rate of 53.3%. When discussing the passing game, they finished with a 78.3% passes received rate by converting 307 of the 392 pass attempts in their last outing.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Troyes ended this match at a 60.0% clip by landing 6 shots on target of 10 total shots. Troyes has an average of 0.67 g/90 (2 total goals) and have accounted for 2 assists in all competitions this season.

Yoann Touzghar is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Troyes. He has totaled 23 assists while earning 7 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Touzghar has had a starting assignment in 230 contests in his career and he scores 0.37 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Tunisia has totaled 82 goals in 19,684 mins.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Florian Tardieu, the midfielder representing France. Tardieu has earned 23,423 minutes in 262 starts and has been given a total of 64 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 17 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 17 total goals. He scores 0.07 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Troyes is Gauthier Gallon. Gallon has seen the pitch for 13,302 mins and has 264 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.24 (183 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 69.9%. The goalkeeper from France has had 389 shots tried against him in 148 career starting assignments. Gallon (65-35-48 record in his career) has accumulated 49 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 33.1% shutout rate.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Monaco went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Lens. Monaco finished the match with a 52.4% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 out of the 21 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by converting 540 out of their 624 passes they attempted earning a rate of 86.5%. Monaco connected on 2 shots on target out of 10 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 20.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch.

Wissam Ben Yedder will be someone to watch for Monaco. He scores 0.55 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 259 matches in his career. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 22,561 professional minutes and he has scored 139 goals. He has accounted for 16 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 45 times. You should also keep an eye on Kevin Volland, the forward representing Germany. He has accumulated 112 goals during his career while assisting on a goal 64 times. Volland has been given 52 yellow card cautions in 27,087 mins played (311 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.37.

Alexander Nubel is expected to look after the net for Monaco. Nubel has accumulated 10 clean sheets while defending 201 shots against him in 4,308 career mins. He has a save percentage of 66.7% and his clean sheet rate is currently 20.8%. He has given up 1.57 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 12-17-19. So far in his career, Nubel has surrendered 75 goals and has earned 133 stops in 48 starts.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Monaco (-135) and under the total goals

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