Matchday 15 in Ligue 1 between Toulouse and Saint-Etienne will take place on December 13 at the Stadium de Toulouse. Toulouse vs. Saint-Etienne: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Predicted lineups for Toulouse vs. Saint-Etienne
Toulouse (3-4-3): Guillaume Restes – Mark McKenzie, Charlie Cresswell, Djibril Sidibe – Aron Donnum, Cristian Casseres, Vincent Sierro, Gabriel Suazo – Zakaria Aboukhlal, Yann Gboho, Joshua King.
Saint-Etienne (5-4-1): Gautier Larsonneur – Dennis Appiah, Dylan Batubinsika, Pierre-Emmanuel Ekwah, Yunis Abdelhamid, Pierre Cornud – Leo Petrot, Benjamin Bouchouari, Louis Mouton, Zuriko Davitashvili – Lucas Stassin.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is listed.
Toulouse
The club suffered their second goalless defeat in their last three Ligue 1 matches (1 win), losing 0-2 to Monaco in the previous round. Their streak of decisive matches in this tournament has now reached six games (4 wins, 2 losses). Interestingly, one of the opponents failed to score during this stretch. After 14 matches, the club is 10th in the elite French division standings, five points behind the European competition zone. However, they have a negative goal difference of 15:16.
- No more than 3 goals have been scored in Toulouse's last 11 Ligue 1 matches.
- The club has not lost in 4 of their last 5 home games in this tournament (3 clean-sheet wins and 1 draw).
- The team's goal-scoring home streak in the championship is six matches.
Saint-Etienne
Olivier Dall'Oglio's side suffered back-to-back goalless defeats in their last two French league matches, losing to Rennes (0-5) and Marseille (0-2). Consequently, Saint-Etienne's streak of decisive matches in Ligue 1 has reached eight games (3 wins, 5 losses). As a result of recent losses, the club has moved into the relegation playoff zone in the league standings, dropping to 16th place. They are below the safe 15th spot only due to additional criteria. Notably, Saint-Etienne shares the title of the league's worst attacking team with Le Havre, having scored 11 times.
- The team has conceded 32 goals in the current championship, second only to Montpellier (36).
- One opponent failed to score in 5 of Saint-Etienne's last Ligue 1 matches.
- The club's winless away streak in the elite French championship is 14 matches (4 draws, 10 losses).
Toulouse vs. Saint-Etienne: Match Prediction
Carles Martinez's side could not compete against one of the league leaders, deservedly losing. However, in a match against a league outsider, the hosts can reasonably aim for three points. Toulouse has won their last two home matches in the French championship with clean sheets, defeating much stronger opponents in Reims and Auxerre. Given that one of the weakest away teams in the league is visiting, I expect a similar result in the upcoming match.
Saint-Etienne has earned only one point in away matches of the current championship, losing 6 of 7 games. It's worth noting that the goal difference in these matches was 4:25. A mid-table Ligue 1 team should handle such an opponent confidently.
My prediction for the match – bet on Toulouse to win.
