Toulouse vs Olympique Marseille Prediction: Toulouse won't be easy

Toulouse welcome Olympique Marseille to the Stadium de Toulouse for another Ligue 1 game. Toulouse have recorded back to back wins and are looking confident in their ability. Olympique Marseille are however in the Ligue 1 title race and there is pressure to keep the pace which makes every match crucial for both sides. Marseille are only 5 points away from PSG and a win will further strengthen their title credentials, while Toulouse can move up to 9th place if they grab all 3 points.

Toulouse are a mid table team this season. They come into this game with back to back wins since the loss to PSG early this month. Toulouse beat Stade Rennes 3-1 in their last match. In their last 5 Ligue 1 matches, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Stats shows Toulouse have not kept a clean sheet in 5 matches. They have also played out More than 2.5 goals in 5/5 matches and have seen both teams score in those 5 matches. Toulouse have seen less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 matches.

Currently Toulouse are in 11th place on the table, with 32 points from 23 matches. They have 9 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses.

And at home, they have 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses; that is 22 points from 12 home matches.

Marseille are title contenders no doubt. They will be hoping more trouble erupts in the PSG camp, so they can clinch the title. But then, they need to keep up the momentum as they are also under pressure from the teams below. 

Marseille are in 2nd spot, with 49 points from 23 matches. They have 15 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. And away from home, they are the best team in the league. They have 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Since their loss to OGC Nice early this month, they have recorded 2 wins in a row. In their last 5 Ligue 1 matches, Marseille have 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. 

Marseille have also seen less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches and less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 matches.

The head to head record shows these two teams have played 20 matches against each other. Olympique de Marseille have 13 wins, while Toulouse have 1 win and 6 matches ended in a draw.

Marseille have won their last 7 meetings against Toulouse and have not lost in 11 meetings. Marseille have also opened scoring in 6/7 matches against Toulouse. In 8/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been showed and in ⅚ matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Marseille can't afford any slip ups if they want the Ligue 1 crown, especially when they have to face PSG in the next round. They will need a win here and a win against PSG to close the gap or stand the risk of dropping down to 3rd place. Toulouse are not an easy team to beat even though stats shows Marseille have dominated the last 7 meetings. Toulouse are feeling confident in their game and they could give Marseille just enough resistance to kick them off the title race. It's a delicate match we have on our hands

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