Toulouse vs Strasbourg prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-10-22 13:00.
Toulouse coach Philippe Montanier said he was satisfied with the "momentum" his side are building after their 3-2 win over Angers last weekend, and for good reason. A three-game undefeated run in the top-flight (W2, D1) has taken the TĂ©FĂ©CĂ© into the top half of the table, and only once across their last 28 top-flight campaigns have they scored more goals (17) after 11 rounds!
Another home game presents a real opportunity for the Violets given they have only been beaten once at Stadium TFC this campaign (W3, D2), and that was against title holders PSG. Here, Montanierâs men will be able to count on the support of over 20,000 fans for the seventh time in a row in Ligue 1 â an attendance record for the club â and a fourth straight top-flight home win would mark their longest such streak in six years.
A poor start to the 2022/23 campaign (D5, L4) meant it took two months for Strasbourg to finally claim their first Ligue 1 win against Angers on matchday ten (3-2), but the joy was short-lived. Their 3-0 home trouncing against Lille last weekend means âLe Racingâ will have spent only five days out of the relegation zone by the time this one kicks off, therefore itâs understandable why coach Julien StĂ©phan stated after that loss that his team must âtake points against Toulouseâ.
Securing a positive result here would relieve some of the pressure on Stéphan who could become the sixth coach to be dismissed in Ligue 1 since the beginning of October! A meeting with Toulouse may be a golden opportunity to avoid that scenario, as Strasbourg have won four of their last five road trips here (D1), while avoiding defeat in all but one of the previous 12 (W5, D6).
Players to watch: Red-hot FarĂšs ChaĂŻbi has been directly involved in five of Toulouseâs previous eight home league goals (G1, A4), while Kevin Gameiro found the net in both Ligue 1 H2Hs when he last faced Toulouse in Strasbourgâs colours in 2007/08 (W2).
Hot streak: Toulouseâs previous four Ligue 1 matches have seen the first goal scored within the opening ten minutes.