- AS Monaco have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- KS Gornik Zabrze have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
Monaco and Górnik have found a decent rhythm
A potential upset and an almost certain thriller awaits when AS Monaco take on KS Gornik Zabrze in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League qualification play-off at Stade Louis II on Thursday evening.
Monaco have the advantage after a 3-2 win over Górnik in Poland last week, but a game of this nature could easily swing either way, given the significance of the occasion, the relative proximity of both clubs to the start of their domestic seasons and the nature of each side's current form.
Les Rouge et Blanc have won five, drawn one and lost four of their ten most recent games in all competitions, while Trójkolorowi have gone four wins, two draws and four losses in their ten most recent.
Opposing qualities should make for an interesting fixture
Monaco's current boss Filipe Luís, who took over on 6 July 2026, is a possession-based tactician who likes to overload the midfield, play patiently and drive the ball into the half-spaces with tempo. Górnik, meanwhile, operate in a structured, direct style, which sees them overload wide, play transitions quickly and get plenty of physical duels on.
That clash of Monaco's control and Górnik's direct tempo should create a couple of exciting breakaway moments on Thursday, though Monaco's greater quality should see them through. Lamine Camara is the Monaco player with the greatest threat in the Conference League, having scored one goal in one game of this campaign, while Erik Prekop is Górnik's most likely to score in this competition, having also bagged one in one appearance so far.
Paris Brunner has chipped in with three of Monaco's seven goals across their last five games, so the home side have a touch of quality in the final third, but Górnik can keep this game close enough for a result to be possible. We're taking the win for Monaco, but the odds are against us, so the play here is BTTS Yes at 2.0, Over 2.5 goals at 1.6, and the Draw at 5.3.
