Monaco 2-0 Nordsjælland: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Monaco won it

The opening goal came in the 33rd minute: Mathys Detourbet for Monaco, set up by Takumi Minamino. Matthis Abline made it 2-0 to Monaco in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Mathys Detourbet.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, A. Bandić, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Monaco and 2 to Nordsjælland.

Monaco: F. Kasmirski, 4-4-2 · Nordsjælland: J. Olsen, 3-4-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was AS Monaco Win, and on 2-0 it was right.

The estimate's most likely result was a Monaco win at 60%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-1 (10%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 3.3 and the match produced two.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 64%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 61%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Monaco win at 63%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-05, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Monaco had 5 shots on target, Nordsjælland 1.

Monaco had 58% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Monaco came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.3 a match, with 1.66 expected goals for and – against, and had won 100% of their matches.

Nordsjælland came into it with 3 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.86 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.

Monaco vs Nordsjælland: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mathys Detourbet (Monaco), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.

Monaco

• Mathys Detourbet 8.0 1 goal, 1 assist
• Jordan Teze 7.5
• Denis Zakaria 7.5
• Takumi Minamino 7.3 1 assist
• Matthis Abline 7.3 1 goal

Nordsjælland

• Malte Heyde 6.9
• Victor Nelsson 6.8
• Markus Walker 6.7
• Villum Berthelsen 6.7
• Tobias Salquist 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Folarin Balogun at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Monaco: Monaco vs Auxerre Saturday 21 November 2026 · Ligue 1
• Nordsjælland: Nordsjælland vs Panathinaikos Thursday 26 November 2026 · Europa Conference League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Monaco vs Nordsjælland

What was the score in Monaco vs Nordsjælland?

Monaco 2-0 Nordsjælland (half-time 1-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 5 November 2026.

Who scored in Monaco vs Nordsjælland?

Mathys Detourbet 33', Matthis Abline 90+1'.

Did Moneyball predict Monaco vs Nordsjælland correctly?

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was AS Monaco Win, and on 2-0 it was right.

Who was man of the match in Monaco vs Nordsjælland?

Mathys Detourbet, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Monaco vs Nordsjælland?

A. Bandić.