Toulouse vs Nice prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-03-02 12:00.
An impressive run of three wins across their last four league games (L1) has pulled Toulouse four points away from the relegation zone, and they will enter this clash with no other commitments after their recent elimination from Europe. However, a ten-point gap to the top six suggests another season of continental action next year is unlikely.
Grabbing a positive result shouldn’t be beyond Toulouse who, of all the bottom-half sides heading into the round, have actually taken the most points from top-half sides (W3, D6, L4) this season. Another success here would see the home side secure a third straight league victory for the first time since being promoted in 2022, but achieving that won’t be easy as they face a Nice side who remain unbeaten in the last seven league H2Hs (W3, D4).
The visitors could do with extending that record here, especially as a current four-game winless league streak (D2, L2) sees them enter this round in fourth but just two points clear of fifth. This winless stretch is their worst such run since a seven-game sequence at the tail end of last season, but no goals in 196 minutes of action will perhaps be the most concerning aspect for manager Francesco Farioli.
Things are even worse away from home, where Nice have failed to win each of their last six league games (D2, L4), similarly, that is their worst such sequence since a nine-game run between 2019 and 2020. Ending that rot by scoring first may be key to any reversal, as Nice have only won in away league action this season when doing so (W4, D1), whilst they didn’t recover a single point when conceding the opener (L4).
Players to watch: Thijs Dallinga, Toulouse's top-scorer in the league with eight, scored in the last round and also his side’s only goal against Nice across the last five meetings. Nice’s top marksman Terem Moffi could be the man to outdo him, as he hit the sole goal in the reverse fixture, while three of his last four strikes have been decisive in victory.
Hot stat: A league-low six of Nice’s 23 matches (26%) saw both teams score.