Monaco will be looking to move top of the Ligue 1 table when they take on RC Lens at the Stade Louis II on Friday evening.
Monaco have collected 10 points from their opening four matches, leaving them second in the standings and behind leaders Lille on goal difference only.
As for Lens, they sit 10th in the table after winning one, drawing one and losing two of their four games, although they did win their opening league phase fixture in the UEFA Champions League 3-2 against Slavia Prague.
Monaco v RC Lens Tips Summary
Best Bet - Monaco to win @ 21/20
Alternative Bet - Aleksandr Golovin to score or assist @ 6/5
Bet Builder - Over 2 goals, Paris Brunner anytime goalscorer & Florian Thauvin 2+ shots on target @ 15/2
Monaco v RC Lens Prediction
Best Bet: Monaco to win @ 21/20
Lens started off the season with a French Super Cup win over Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-2 hammering of Auxerre in their Ligue 1 opener, raising expectations of another enjoyable campaign.
However, inconsistencies have hampered their progress since, with defeats to Strasbourg and Lorient and a draw against Le Mans coming in the next three league games.
Lens did overcome Slavia in the UEFA Champions League, although there was an element of fortune in that win as they scored in the 91st and 93rd minutes.
No clean sheet in five matches shows where the heart of the issues are for Lens and they could be in for a difficult time against Monaco, who are unbeaten in six matches this season.
The Red and Whites racked up five wins in a row across the league and Conference League before being held to a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Saturday.
Monaco have scored at least twice in four of their six fixtures and they look to have the attacking quality to see off a Lens side struggling for form in the French top flight.
Alternative Bet: Aleksandr Golovin to score or assist @ 6/5
Russia international Aleksandr Golovin has made an impressive start to the season for Monaco, scoring one goal and registering two assists in five appearances.
Those three goal involvements have come in his last four matches, and Golovin looks capable of adding to either one of those tallies against a Lens side that has not kept a clean sheet in five games.
Monaco v RC Lens Bet Builder Tip
Over 2 goals
Paris Brunner anytime goalscorer
Florian Thauvin 2+ shots on target
Pays 15/2
There have been three or more goals in 10 of the last 11 meetings between these two teams and another entertaining contest is anticipated.
Three of Monaco's six matches this season have produced more than two goals, while four of Lens' last five outings have seen at least three strikes.
Germany U19 international Paris Brunner scored in Monaco's 1-1 draw against Strasbourg, taking his tally to three goals in his last three appearances.
Lens forward Florian Thauvin has managed at least two shots on target in four of his last five appearances.
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Key Match Stats
Monaco are unbeaten in six matches this season (W5 D1)
The Red and Whites have won both home fixtures, beating Gornik Zabrze and Marseille
Lens are without a win in their last three Ligue 1 games (L2 D1)
Les Sang et Or have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five matches
Ten of the last 11 meetings between Monaco and Lens have produced at least three goals
Monaco beat Lens 3-2 in the last meeting in February
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