RC Strasbourg vs Toulouse Prediction: Bookmakers will be proved wrong

RC Strasbourg welcome Toulouse to the Stade de la Meinau for the 20th round of the French Ligue 1 22/23 season. RC Strasbourg pulled a shocker in their last match, by beating Olympique Lyonnais and will hope for a follow up in this fixture. While Toulouse are feeling confident in their recent form that has seen them go unbeaten in their last 5 matches. Also, RC Strasbourg are in desperate need of points if they wish to survive the drop into the relegation zone.

RC Strasbourg are in poor form at the moment. They were lucky to pull off a surprise win against Lyon in their last match, to record their first win in their last 11 matches. In their last 5, they recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. Clearly, they are one of the poorest teams in the division.

On the Ligue 1 table, they are currently in 16th, with 15 points from 19 matches so far. They have won 2 matches, drawn 9 and lost 8, with a goal ratio of 24:34. At home, they are even worse, and are ranked 19th. They have 0 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats at home in all 10 home games this season. and they have a goal difference of 11:18.

RC Strasbourg have seen more than 2.5 goals in 4/5 matches and both teams have scored at the same time. They have also been first to concede in 5/7 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 matches.

Toulouse will approach this match confidently and desperate to win. They are in better form than the opposition, as they have recorded 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches.

On the Ligue 1 table, Toulouse is ranked 12th, with 23 points in all 19 games so far. They have 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats, with a goal ratio of 29:34. Away from home, Toulouse are ranked in 17th, with 7 points after 9 away games. They have 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats in 9 away games, with a goal ratio of 13:19.

Toulouse have not lost in 5 games. They have opened scoring in 4/5 games and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches.

The Head to Head record shows both teams have faced each other 19 times throughout their history. RC Strasbourg have 11 wins while Toulouse have 3 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

The most recent match ended in a 2-2 draw with Toulose playing at home. Anthony Rouault and Brecht Dejaegere were both on target for Toulouse. While Lebo Mothiba and Kevin Gameiro brought RC Strasbourg level, after Rasmus Nicolaisen was sent off from the Toulouse team.

RC Strasbourg has not lost in 11 meetings against Toulouse and Toulouse are without a clean sheet in 12 matches against RC Strasbourg. More than 2.5 goals have been scored in 4/5 matches and both teams have scored in 7/8 matches between them. RC Strasbourg have opened scoring in 6/8 matches and less than 4.5 cards have been shown in 7/7 matches

I see this match leading in one direction. RC Strasbourg are very low on confidence and form and are ready for the taking by top teams. They have been a disaster playing at home, so the home influence is insignificant in this match. Toulouse on the other hand are currently on a cruise with a 6 matches unbeaten streak leading to this game. The least the Toulouse fans can expect is a goal from their team against such a weak side and I am inclined to believe this will be the case in this encounter.

Another market worth monitoring is the cards market. Both teams have seen less than 4.5 cards in their last 7 matches against each other.

• Bet on Toulouse Over 0.75 Asian Total at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Team 1 to win at least 1 Half No at 1.68 Odds
• Bet on Toulouse Win or Draw at 1.64 Odds