Toulouse vs Montpellier Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Toulouse

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Toulouse, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Ligue 1 triumph vs FC Lorient.

In that game, Toulouse had 50% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Toulouse, goals were scored by Thijs Dallinga (59') and Ibrahim Cissoko (83'). For their opponents, Lorient got 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. Julien Ponceau (20') scored for FC Lorient.

Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Toulouse have taken part. Opposing sides scored 7 of them in these games while Toulouse amassed a tally of 11.

Leading up to this clash, Toulouse:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Montpellier

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In the game prior to this, Montpellier drew 1-1 in the Ligue 1 tie with Nantes.

In that match, Montpellier managed 54% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Montpellier was Akor Adams (2'). At the other end, Nantes got 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Matthis Abline (7') was the scorer for Nantes.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen outings, Montpellier have helped themselves to a tally of 10 goals. Montpellier have also scored on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 9 goals scored by their opponents. Let’s see if that trend can be sustained in this game.

Ahead of this clash, Montpellier are unbeaten in their previous 4 away league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 27/10/2018 shows that Toulouse have won 2 of these games and Montpellier 4, with the tally of draws standing at 0.

A total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 of them from Toulouse and 14 netted by La Paillade. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league meeting between the two was Ligue 1 match day 10 on 29/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Montpellier 3-0 Toulouse.

That time, Montpellier had 39% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Akor Adams (13', 72') and Khalil Fayad (63').

At the other end, Toulouse got 16 shots on goal with 5 on target.

The referee was Thomas Leonard.

🗞️ Team News: Toulouse

The Toulouse boss Carles Martínez Novell has a full complement, with no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash with a fully healthy squad available for selection.

In our view, Toulouse will probably line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Guillaume Restes, Logan Costa, Rasmus Nicolaisen, Kevin Keben, Mikkel Desler, Stijn Spierings, Vincent Sierro, Gabriel Suazo, Aron Dönnum, Zakaria Aboukhlal and Thijs Dallinga.

📋 Team News: Montpellier

Due to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Montpellier boss Michel Der Zakarian has zero fitness worries at all before this clash.

There’s a good chance that La Paillade seem most likely to begin the game with a 3-5-2 formation, starting the game with Benjamin Lecomte, Becir Omeragic, Christopher Jullien, Modibo Sagnan, Enzo Tchato, Jordan Ferri, Joris Chotard, Teji Savanier, Issiaga Sylla, Mousa Tamari and Akor Adams.

💭 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Montpellier will need things to go their way to register a score against this Toulouse lineup who we think should manage to score & go ahead.

Therefore, we predict a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 advantage for Toulouse when the full-time whistle blows.

It should be a good one.

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Renata Leite, 13:07 30/04/2024