The Round of 16 match of the Coupe de France between Strasbourg and Monaco will take place on 5 february at Stade de la Meinau. Strasbourg vs Monaco: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Strasbourg
Strasbourg reached the upcoming tie after overcoming two opponents from the country’s fourth and second tiers. First they beat Dunkerque 2:1 at home, then they thrashed Avranches 6:0 away. Last season the club ended its Coupe de France run at the same stage, losing to Angers 1:3. Also note that Strasbourg last won the cup in 2001 and since then has reached a maximum of the quarterfinals on three occasions.
- In their last 10 matches in this competition the team lost only once in regular time (6 wins and 3 draws).
- At least three goals were scored in Strasbourg’s previous five Coupe de France matches.
- At home in this cup the club has not lost in regular time in 8 of their last 10 meetings (5 wins and 3 draws).
Potential Strasbourg Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Mike Penders – Ben Chilwell, Ismaël Doukouré, Lukas Hogsberg, Abdul Ouattara – Valentin Barco, Samir El-Mourabet – Marshal Godo, Diego Moreira, Julio Ensiso – Joaquin Panichelli.
Midfielder Maxi Oyedele and forward Emmanuel Emegha are out through injury.
Monaco
Monaco played both of their previous ties in this competition away from home, beating Auxerre 2:1 and Orléans 3:1. The club’s unbeaten run in this cup now stands at 13 matches – 8 wins and 5 draws in regular time. Last season Monaco were eliminated by Reims at the early 1/16 stage. The last time the club reached the Coupe de France final was in 2021, when they lost to PSG. Also note that Monaco last won the trophy in 1991.
- Both teams scored in 9 of Monaco’s previous matches in this tournament.
- At least three goals were scored in 7 of Monaco’s last 9 Coupe de France games.
- The team scored two or more goals in 11 of their previous 13 matches in this cup.
Potential Monaco Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Philipp Köhn – Caio Henrique, Tilo Kehrer, Kassoum Ouattara, Eric Dier – Jordan Teze, Denis Zakaria – Mika Biret, Stanis Idumbo, Aleksandr Golovin – Folarin Balogun.
Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, midfielders Paul Pogba and Takumi Minamino, and defenders Mohammed Salisu, Eric Dier, Wout Faes and Christian Mavissa are out through injury.
Referee
Jérémy Stinat (France)
Matches – 8 (Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 32;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 4;
Fouls average per match – 26;
Penalties – 13%.
Strasbourg vs Monaco: Match Prediction
This is a meeting of two sides that earlier in the season had realistic hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, but a run of poor results has left both noticeably behind the top four. As a result, they are currently fighting for European places. Given the reduced chances of reaching the top four, both sides will look to contest the Coupe de France trophy. We therefore expect both clubs to be result-oriented, which should lead to spectators seeing at least three goals.
That number of goals has been seen in 5 of the last 7 head-to-head meetings between these teams in this cup. In addition, three or more goals were scored in Strasbourg’s last five Coupe de France matches and in 7 of Monaco’s previous 9 games in the competition. At least 3 goals were scored in Strasbourg’s last three home cup matches, while Monaco had that level of scoring in 8 of their last 11 away fixtures in this tournament.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup shown is the one from their previous match in this competition.
