Toulouse vs Stade Reims Prediction: This encounter rarely produces draws

Toulouse have not had the most exciting experience in the new season after just 8 games. In those 8 games, they have won only twice and now they move onto the 9th fixture as they welcome Reims to their home ground.

Stade Reims have also had their struggles this season, but they have managed to win 4 of the 8 matches so far this season.

Both sides will fancy a win here to improve their position on the Ligue 1 table and close the gap with the teams above them. There are just 3 points separating them on the table.

Toulouse

Toulouse have managed to pick up 10 points from the opening 8 matches. They have 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats this season and they are ranked 10th on the Ligue 1 table.

Toulouse's last 5 matches ended in 1 win, 1 defeat and 3 draws. They beat Metz FC, lost to RC Lens and drew against Clermont Foot, Olympique Marseille and Stade Brest. Their most recent game ended in a 1-1 draw against Stade Brest and Frank Magri gave Toulouse the lead in the 27th minute. But they fell to an equalizer in the 92nd minute to end the game as a draw.

Toulouse and Reims met each other back in February and Reims won the game 3-0. That defeat was before Toulouse beat them 3-1 in the Coup de France earlier that month.

Streaks

• No losses in 3 games.
• First to score in 5/5 games.
• First half winner in 4/5 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 8/9 games.

Stade Reims

Reims' start to the campaign has not been the brightest but they find themselves 4 points behind league leaders AS Monaco. So far, they are 5th on the table with 13 points from 4 wins, 1 draw, and 3 defeats.

In their last 5 matches, they recorded 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. They beat Olympique Lyon and LOSC Lille, then they lost to Stade Brest and AS Monaco and drew against Metz FC.

Reims are coming off a 3-1 defeat to AS Monaco in their last game. Monaco got the opening goal in the 42nd minute and then went on to score 2 more goals in the second half, before Teddy Teuma converted a penalty for Stade Reims in the 57th minute.

Reims will be hoping for a repeat of their 3-0 win over Toulouse last season. Junya Ito, Marshall Munetsi, and Yunis Abdelhamid were the goalscorers for Reims in that victory.

Streaks

• More than 2.5 goals in 5/6 games.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 games.
• First to score in 6/8 games.
• First half winner in 5/7 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 games.

Head to Head

The head-to-head record shows 15 matches played between Toulouse and Reims in the past. Toulouse won 8 matches, Reims won 3, and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 games.

Analysis and Predictions

Toulouse boasts of an unbeaten home record this season, with 1 win and 2 draws in 3 home games. And Stade Reims have won 2 of their 4 away matches this season. They drew 1 and lost the other.

There's also been at least 2 goals scored in 4 of Toulouse's last 5 matches and Stade Reims have produced at least 2 goals in all 8 league games played.

We can count on this game to be equally as satisfying as the others, producing goals at both ends but it's risky to tell which team will come out on top.

• Home or Away Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.71 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.91 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.70 Odds