Strasbourg vs Toulouse prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-08-26 13:00.
Strasbourg will aim to continue their strong home form in Ligue 1 from February onwards (W6, D1, L2) when Toulouse visit the Stade de la Meinau this weekend. That’s a big turnaround in form as the last time Toulouse played here in January they returned to the south west with a 2-1 win, in turn extending Strasbourg’s winless streak at home to 11 games (D6, L5).
The mood of Strasbourg supporters is also likely to be much changed following the club’s summer takeover by BlueCo, also owners of Chelsea, who installed Patrick Vieira as the new head coach and saw a 2-1 home win to start this campaign. The former France skipper will be looking for his team to bounce back from last week’s 3-0 loss at Monaco and they may well have the best opposition to do so against, as Le Racing were unbeaten against Toulouse in ten Ligue 1 contests (W7, D3) before last January’s defeat.
Le Téfécé arrive in Strasbourg unbeaten after an away win at Nantes and a home draw with PSG. A good start is nothing new for Toulouse under the tutelage of Philippe Montanier, as they were unbeaten in their opening three league games last year (W1, D2) and didn’t lose in their first nine league games (W7, D2) in 2021/22, albeit in Ligue 2.
Toulouse head into this game without a defeat in their last six Ligue 1 away matches (W4, D2), a run which saw them keep three clean-sheets and concede no more than one goal in each of the other three fixtures. As a former keeper, Montanier sets up his team to keep the back door shut and it’s likely they’ll maintain that approach in this match, as they search for their first shutout versus Strasbourg in 13 attempts, since they beat them 2-0 in 2004/05.
Players to watch: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde had an eventful game in the season opener at home when he scored a goal, assisted and received a yellow card, meaning he’s now been cautioned across his last three Ligue 1 games. Zakaria Aboukhal is targeting a goal for the fifth successive league match, with Toulouse unbeaten across the previous four.
Hot stat: Toulouse have failed to score until at least the 62nd minute across their last five league away games.