Monaco and Red Star Belgrade are both still in the hunt for a place in the next round of the Europa League, and they will face off at Stade Louis II on Thursday with kickoff at 8:45 pm.
While they got off to a strong start with a win at home over Ferencvaros, Monaco has not yet played with the consistency of a team capable of advancing to the knockout round.
Although they rank first in the Europa League in terms of their ability to win back possession, their lack of goals and inability to hold on to leads has hurt them so far in group play.
If they want to clinch a first place on Thursday and avoid the additional burden of needing to go through qualification rounds. They will need to improve their composure on offense and their ability to defend when they take the lead.
Though the reigning Serbian SuperLiga champions have been their own worst enemy at times in the group stage.
Losing three games by a single goal, conceding a penalty in a 1-0 defeat to Monaco, and getting a man sent off against Trabzonspor on matchday two.
They overcame their mistakes to defeat the Turks 2-1 on matchday five and get themselves right back in contention for a place in the next round.
AS Monaco vs. Red Star Head to Head
Both sides have one game against each other, with the hosts taking one win while the visitors are still winless. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Monaco 2-0 Angers
- Ferencvaros 1-1 Monaco
- Lille 4-3 Monaco
- Monaco 1-1 Clermont
Away
- Kolubara 0-1 Crvena Zvezda
- Red Star 2-1 Trabzonspor
- Radnicki 1-2 Red Star
- Vojvodina 0-2 Red Star
AS Monaco Team News
Wissam Ben Yedder scored the only goal for Monaco in their draw on Matchday 5 of the Champions League, while Axel Disasi is third in balls recovered in this competition (38). Breel Embolo had the lone strike from the spot during their triumph versus Red Star on Matchday 1.
Red Star Belgrade Team News
Manager Milos Milojevic made three strategic changes to his starting lineup for the fifth game of the Europa League as Nemanja Milunovic, Slavoljub Srnic, and Osman Bukari replaced Marko Gobeljic, Sekou Sanogo, and Mirko Ivanic in the starting 11.
Prediction and Odds
Monaco has a reputation for performing well in UEFA competitions, and they have a knack for making it beyond the group stage of European competitions at home.
- Home Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Away
