Strasbourg vs Toulouse prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-01-28 14:00.
A 2-1 victory at Lyon last time out was mightily impressive and enough for the Strasbourg board to confirm coach Mathieu Le Scornet would remain in the hot seat for the remainder of the season, a move backed by the Strasbourg players. Yet with only goal difference keeping Strasbourg out of the bottom four coming into the round, Le Scornet’s side can ill afford a slip up that could see them drop back into the clutches of the drop zone.
Next on the agenda for the manager is not only to protect his unbeaten record as Le Racing boss (W1, D1), but also bring an end to their winless home league start this season (D6, L4). The visit of Toulouse bodes well then, with Strasbourg remaining unbeaten in their last ten Ligue 1 H2Hs (W7, D3) which should boost confidence of securing back-to-back league wins for the first time this term.
Toulouse may fancy their chances of prolonging Strasbourg’s misery on home turf considering they come into this clash eight points better off than their hosts. A three match unbeaten league run (W2, D1) should further fuel their belief, and having also advanced to the Coupe de France last 16, Toulouse appear to be moving in the right direction in their first season back in the top-flight.
Just one win from their last eight away league games (D1, L6) shows chinks in the armour on the road, but with that victory being a 5-0 thumping of Auxerre in their last game on their Ligue 1 travels, they represent dangerous travellers. That win was Toulouse’s biggest ever top-flight away victory, but considering their 6-1 defeat against Marseille in the away league game prior was their joint-heaviest such defeat, you never quite know what you’re going to get from Toulouse!
Players to watch: Kevin Gameiro will likely be glad to see Toulouse as his next opponents having scored more Ligue 1 goals against them (six) than against any other current top-flight side. Hoping to have his own say on proceedings is Toulouse’s Thijs Dallinga, who has seen his last four goals come away from home, three of which arrived after the break.
Hot stat: Strasbourg have won just five of their last 22 games against newly-promoted sides in Ligue 1 (D6, L11).