🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00 CEST
RC Strasbourg
vs
AS Monaco
4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1
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- A direct clash for a Europa League place between 8th-placed Strasbourg (50 points) and 7th-placed Monaco (54 points). Both sides sit steadily in mid-table but have a chance to close in on 6th-placed Marseille (56 points). Strasbourg have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last five, while Monaco have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses — both up and down.
- In the first meeting on Matchday 3, Monaco won 3-2 at home. Monaco came out on top of that five-goal shootout, but lost 0-1 to Lille at home last time out and will want to avoid back-to-back defeats. Strasbourg, having beaten Brest 2-1 on Matchday 29, have shown they can compete away from home too.
- Strasbourg line up in a 4-2-3-1 with Paraguay international forward Julio Enciso up front. On loan from Chelsea, the 21-year-old represented Paraguay at the 2024 Copa America. On the second line are Frenchman Martial Godo, Mali international Nanasi and Portuguese Diego Moreira.
- Monaco play a 3-4-2-1 with England international forward Folarin Balogun leading the line. Ansu Fati (on loan from Barcelona) and Brazilian Magnes Akliouche form the two shadow strikers. Fati is a quality player who represented Spain at EURO 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
- Strasbourg's goalkeeper Mike Penders is a 22-year-old Dutchman, a promising young talent who joined permanently from VfL Wolfsburg. Monaco's keeper, by contrast, is Poland international Lukasz Fabianski, a 33-year-old veteran. Having moved through Rennes and Napoli to become Monaco's last line, he is an experienced keeper who also played at the 2022 World Cup.
- Both sides have potent attacks — Strasbourg 53 scored and 43 conceded, Monaco 56 and 49 — capable of scoring but also leaky at the back. The first meeting on Matchday 3 was a five-goal shootout, so another attacking encounter can be expected. For two sides chasing a Europa League place, a win in this direct clash carries great significance.