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It has been a really poor start to the season for Toulouse as they struggle down towards the bottom end of the table as they now take on n Angers side that are also massively struggling.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday 20th October, 2024 - UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 11:00am / US PT – 8:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
TOULOUSE PREVIEW: TOULOUSE NEED A WIN
Carlos Martinez Novell was expected to reignite Toulouse’s domestic form this season with them not having to deal with UEFA Europa League football at the same time but they have struggled to get any form or consistency going in these opening stages of the campaign.
The home team have managed just one victory in their opening seven matches as they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting in the relegation playoff place with the manager still in place but under going pressure.
ANGERS PREVIEW: ANGERED ANGERS
Following promotion to the top-flight last season with Alexandre Dujeux at the helm, it has been a really difficult start to the season for Angers as they begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting rock-bottom in Ligue 1.
The visitors are the only winless team in France’s top-flight but they did manage to earn themselves a creditable 1-1 draw against Olympique de Marseille at Stade Velodrome in their most recent outing, a couple of weeks ago.
TOULOUSE TEAM NEWS: SEVERAL ISSUES
Both Cristian Casseres Jr and Aron Donnum are missing through suspension for Toulouse this weekend with Rasmus Nicolaisen out injured and Niklas Schmidt suffering from a virus.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Restes; Sidibe, Cresswell, McKenzie; Zajc, Canvot, Sierro, Gabriel Suazo; Aboukhlal, Gboho; King
UNAVAILABLE: Nicolaisen (Injured), Schmidt (Illness), Cristian Casseres Jr (Suspended), Donnum (Suspended)
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ANGERS TEAM NEWS: KEY ABSENTEES
Angers are dealing with some key injury issues for this one with former Marseille forward Bamba Dieng sidelined, whilst Lilian Raolisa is also missing through suspension for this one.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fofana; Arcus, Biumla, Lefort, Hanin; Aholou, Belkelba; Ferhat, Abdelli, El Melali; Niane
UNAVAILABLE: Lopy (Injured), Cherif (Injured), Raolisa (Suspended), Dieng (Injured)
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TOULOUSE VS ANGERS PREDICTION
In their opening seven matches of the 2024/25 campaign, Toulouse have managed just one victory and they have scored just six goals. In fact, only one side in the whole of Ligue 1 have scored fewer than them so far this season and that team is indeed Angers, who have managed five. These are two of the main strugglers in Ligue 1 so far this season and they have combined for just 11 goals with a low-scoring encounter to be expected at Stadium de Toulouse this weekend.
TOULOUSE VS ANGERS TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS