Barcelona vs Monaco Prediction and Betting Tips | August 12th 2024
Barcelona will face Monaco at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Monday in the 2024 Joan Gamper Cup as the two sides gear up for the upcoming campaign. The home side endured a turbulent campaign last season, ultimately culminating in the exit of head coach Xavi with former Bayern boss Hans-Dieter Flick coming in as the new head coach this summer.
The Spanish giants have since begun preparations for the new season, picking up wins over Manchester City and Real Madrid in their first two games before losing on penalties to AC Milan last time out. They will be looking to bounce back in their annual Joan Gamper Cup on Monday before returning to competitive action against Valencia next weekend.
Monaco, meanwhile, enjoyed a strong league campaign last season and have now secured a return to the UEFA Champions League group stages for the first time since the 2018-19 season. They have, however, failed to impress during the off-season, winning just one of their five friendly outings so far.
The visitors will be looking to return to winning ways next week ahead of their Ligue 1 opener against Saint-Etienne next Saturday.
Barcelona vs Monaco Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Monday's game will mark the first meeting between Barcelona and Monaco since the two sides faced off in a group stage clash of the 1993-94 UEFA Champions League which the Culers won 1-0.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last four matches.
- Victory on Monday will see Monaco become the first visiting side to lift the Joan Gamper trophy since 2012 when Sampdoria defeated Barcelona 1-0.
- Les Rouge et Blanc were the second-highest-scoring side in the French top-flight last season with a goal tally of 68.
Barcelona vs Monaco Prediction
Barcelona's latest result ended a six-game winning streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won seven of their last eight games at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Monaco have won just one of their last five games after winning seven of their previous eight. They have endured a rather underwhelming pre-season campaign and could see defeat on Monday.
Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Monaco
Barcelona vs Monaco Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Barcelona to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the hosts' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the visitors' last five matches)