TOULOUSE v NANTES
Saturday 14th January 2017 – Kickoff: 2000hrs
Football – France – Ligue 1 Betting Tips
Despite recent back-to-back away defeats at Nice and Dijon respectively, Saturday evening’s hosts Toulouse will be confident that they can bounce back with a win at their Stadium Municipal when they take on relegation-threatened Nantes.
Toulouse have shown some encouraging form in recent weeks on home turf as they’ve registered wins over Montpellier and Lorient with 1-0 and 3-2 victories, along with sharing a point with Nancy in a 1-1 stalemate.
The hosts’ home record stands at a pretty steady 6-1-2 18/10 while their record at home against bottom half opposition reads 2-1-1 9/6 having also recorded a win over Bordeaux earlier in the campaign. Look out for Braithwaite (7 goals) and Toivonen (5 goals) as potential anytime goalscorers for the home side.
Visitors Nantes currently sit fourth from bottom in the French Ligue 1 despite recording back-to-back wins over Angers and Montpellier in recent matches, but they face a stiff task of getting something out of Toulouse here this evening.
Nantes hold a below-par away record of 3-1-5 8/13 with recent away wins at Lorient and Angers helping them to avoid the bottom three for the time being, but their away record at top half opposition so far in this Ligue 1 season has been dreadful.
A record of 0-0-5 2/11 underlines one of the reasons why they find themselves near the foot of the French top flight league table and they could well struggle again here this evening.
Pick: Toulouse AH-0.25 @ 1.77 Bet Victor
