Reims vs Toulouse prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-02-03 14:00.
Reims missed a golden opportunity to gain some ground on Ligue 1’s top-three when failing to score at home to Nantes at the weekend (D 0-0), especially as four of the five clubs to start this round above them in the standings also registered draws. Of the 12 remaining clubs ranked beneath them at the same time, Nantes were the first and only side to keep Reims scoreless at home in a league game this term.
On that basis, the Reims faithful will still be hoping that was a one-off, and that his side can instead repeat the five wins they secured at home to bottom-half clubs alongside upcoming opponents Toulouse, which was accompanied by a dominant aggregate score of 8-1. The two sides have headed in opposite directions since finishing the previous season just three points apart, swinging the momentum in favour of the hosts as they seek to replicate the 3-0 victory they collected in this corresponding fixture last season.
In their most recent outing, Toulouse failed to secure their first pair of back-to-back league wins at the third attempt, conceding either side of half-time in a 2-0 defeat to Lens. That followed an embarrassing end to their Coupe de France title defence in which they were eliminated on penalties by third-tier Rouen, and as a consequence they have now lost four of their last six competitive outings.
On a somewhat positive note, they were one of seven clubs to finish the previous Ligue 1 season with a majority of their wins away from home, and they are once again in that bracket after defeating fellow relegation contenders Metz 1-0 in their most recent league away trip. But given eight winless Ligue 1 road trips preceded that win (D3, L5), few can predict what Toulouse team will turn up here.
Players to watch: Reims’ Amir Richardson was their only goalscorer in the reverse fixture, but is yet to personally play in a victory against Toulouse (D2, L1). The visitors will be hoping midfielder Vincent Sierro can carry on some outstanding form that culminated in two goals, three assists and two match-best Flashscore player ratings from his last four competitive starts.
Hot stat: Toulouse are yet to win a Ligue 1 game as a pre-match outsider this season (D6, L7).