Toulouse vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-26 17:00.
[p]Despite just two points separating Toulouse and Nantes in Ligue 1, the hosts start the round in the top half, while the visitors reside in the bottom three. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After making a promising start to their season with successive Ligue 1 wins, three defeats in a row since have brought Toulouse back down to earth. Two of those reversals came on the road, while the other was at home to PSG, so Toulouse may feel a home game against Nantes represents a much more winnable fixture as they look to get back on track. That’s far from guaranteed at home though, where the Violets have won just two of their last 11 Ligue 1 games (D3, L6), but with Toulouse at least scoring in ten of those outings, the home faithful do usually have something to cheer about. [/p]
[p]Nantes’ first four league games this season were decided by a 1-0 scoreline (W1, L3), but that spell was finally broken in the last round when they drew 2-2 against Rennes. Their stoppage-time leveller in that clash was a small positive in what has otherwise been a disappointing start to the season, one which has seen them collect their joint-lowest points return after five games (four) since returning to the top flight in 2013/14. Hitting the road will hardly inspire much hope of a turnaround either, given Nantes have won just two of their last 17 away league games (D5, L10).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]There hasn’t been much to get excited about in these H2Hs of late, with three of the last five ending goalless. Six of the last ten Toulouse-held H2Hs have also ended level (NAN: W3, L1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Pre-round, Toulouse have conceded a joint-league high five first-half goals this season.[/p]
[p]Toulouse have scored six of their seven league goals this term after half-time. [/p]
[p]Nantes are winless in their last six Saturday-held Ligue 1 away games (D3, L3). [/p]
[p]Nantes haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 18 away league games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Toulouse’s Yann Gboho will be glad to be returning to familiar surroundings as five of his last six club goals came in home games. It could be a landmark day for Matthis Abline who is in line to make his 100th Ligue 1 appearance – four of his last five goals in the competition arrived before half-time. [/p]
[p]Rafik Messali missed Toulouse’s last game through injury. Nantes could be without Francis Coquelin who went off injured last weekend against Rennes. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the history of stalemates in this fixture, backing the draw seemingly holds all the value. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]