Toulouse vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-02-18 19:45.
Toulouse coach Philippe Montanier said he was “frustrated” despite his team’s impressive 3-1 win over Rennes last weekend, and perhaps for good reason. Only title holders PSG have triumphed over Les Violets across their previous seven Ligue 1 outings (W5, D1) but they still sit in the bottom half of the table, maybe because only once across their last 32 top-flight campaigns have they conceded more goals (39) after 23 rounds.
Montanier’s men now face second-placed Marseille, which could prove to be a tough assignment considering their two losses at Stadium TFC this Ligue 1 campaign (W6, D4) came against two top-three teams ahead of the round, PSG and Monaco. Those defeats, coupled with the fact they’ve lost the previous seven H2Hs by an aggregate score of 22-4, means it’s little surprise to see that Toulouse are outsiders here.
Marseille were the only one of six French clubs not to qualify through the European group stage, but that may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Since being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in early November, the Olympians have failed to win just twice in 13 competitive outings (D1, L1), an impressive run which has seen them climb into the Ligue 1 top-two, and qualify for the French Cup quarter-finals.
Igor Tudor men’s strong recent form could be key to replicating their huge 6-1 win against Toulouse in the reverse fixture two months ago, which was their largest top-flight win in over seven years! Playing away from home probably won’t affect Marseille much, as they sit top of the five-game away form standings (W5), while scoring a league-high 11 goals during that same period.
Players to watch: Red-hot Branco van den Boomen has been directly involved in six goals across Toulouse’s previous five league outings (G3, A3). Though Marseille will hope Alexis Sánchez is the man of the moment, given he has led his team to victory in his six goal-scoring competitive away matches in 2022/23.
Hot streak: Marseille are the only Ligue 1 side yet to concede in the opening 30 minutes on the road this campaign.