AS Monaco v Marseille — Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 preview (August 30, 2026)

AS Monaco will host Marseille in Gameweek 2 of the 2026-27 Ligue 1 season at Stade Louis-II in Monaco on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Both clubs enter the match having begun the league campaign with opening-day victories.

Monaco opened the season with a 1-0 away win over Le Havre, while Marseille beat Strasbourg 4-0 at home. Monaco have also begun their European campaign, winning 3-2 in the first leg of their Conference League play-off against Górnik Zabrze and prevailing 2-1 in the return leg. Marseille had no midweek European fixture and last played competitively in their 4-0 victory over Strasbourg. The hosts have won their last three home Ligue 1 meetings with Marseille and recorded a 2-1 win over them at Stade Louis-II in April 2026.

Eric Dier scored the winning goal in Monaco’s 1-0 victory over Le Havre. He also found the net against Górnik Zabrze in the Conference League. He has therefore scored in both of Monaco’s competitive matches this season.

Amine Gouiri scored twice for Marseille in their 4-0 win over Strasbourg, one of those goals coming from a penalty. He is expected to lead the Marseille attack again against Monaco. Marseille’s opening-day scoreline underlines the club’s attacking output in their most recent competitive match.

Monaco will be without Takumi Minamino, Mohammed Salisu and Ansu Fati, who remain sidelined. Edan Diop is unavailable with a thigh injury. Folarin Balogun and Matthis Abline are listed as doubts, and Jordan Teze is a concern with a hamstring issue.

Marseille will be without Leonardo Balerdi, who is recovering from a calf injury, while Quinten Timber is suspended. Faris Moumbagna is also unavailable for Marseille.

The lineups provided are listed as follows. Monaco: Hrádecký; Vanderson, Sadibou Sané, Eric Dier, Nazinho; Denis Zakaria, Lamine Camara; Mamadou Coulibaly, Aleksandr Golovin, Stanis Idumbo; Paris Brunner. Marseille: Jeffrey de Lange; Timothy Weah, CJ Egan-Riley, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Emerson; Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Himad Abdelli; Amine Harit, Angel Gomes, Igor Paixão; Amine Gouiri.

Prediction: AS Monaco 2-1 Marseille. The match will be played on Sunday, August 30, 2026 at Stade Louis-II in Monaco.