Toulouse - Strasbourg: can Toulouse end their poor run at home?
On Saturday, December 6, Toulouse host Strasbourg in a Ligue 1 Matchday 15 fixture. Kick-off is set for 19:00 CET, and I am offering a betting pick for this encounter.
Toulouse - Strasbourg: match facts and head-to-head
- Toulouse are winless in six straight matches: two defeats and four draws.
- Strasbourg have lost two of their last three games.
- Strasbourg have won just one of their last five away fixtures.
- Toulouse have won only one of their six home matches this season.
- Both Toulouse and Strasbourg have conceded in each of their last three matches.
- Strasbourg have lost only 5% of their matches this season without scoring, while Toulouse have done so in 21%.
- Strasbourg have lost 30% of their matches this season to nil, Toulouse 21%.
- Strasbourg won their most recent head-to-head meeting with Toulouse 2:1.
Toulouse - Strasbourg: match preview
Toulouse and Strasbourg may sit next to each other in the table, but the gap in points is noticeable, and the two sides have very different ambitions for the season.
Toulouse have collected 17 points from 14 matches and currently occupy ninth place. They are six points clear of the relegation zone, yet they have not won in their last six outings, suffering two defeats and drawing four. They are seven points adrift of the European places.
Strasbourg, meanwhile, are firmly in the hunt for European qualification, and the points gap is by no means insurmountable. After 14 rounds, they have 22 points and are just two points shy of sixth place, and four off the Champions League spots. However, they have dropped down to eighth after losing their last two Ligue 1 matches.
So, while both teams are neighbours in the table, Strasbourg are chasing Europe and will be determined to stay in that race. Toulouse, by contrast, remain very much a mid-table Ligue 1 side. They finished tenth last season and are likely to compete for a similar position now.
Probable line-ups
- Toulouse: Restes; McKenzie, Cresswell, Nicolaisen; Kamanzi, Vossah, Casseres, Methalie; Magri, Donnum; Emersonn
- Strasbourg: Penders; Omobamidele, Sarr, Sylla; Doue, Amo-Ameyaw, Doukoure, Barco; Paez, Enciso; Panichelli
Prediction
Strasbourg are not in great shape at the moment, nor are Toulouse. Both sides will be eager to snap their winless runs, and we should see a lively contest. I recommend a bet on both teams to score.
