Week 12 features a match on Sun Oct 23rd, where Toulouse will play host to Strasbourg in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Toulouse recorded a 3-2 win against Angers SCO. Brecht Dejaegere struck first for Toulouse in the 10th minute, but Nabil Bentaleb got the equalizer for Angers SCO in the 33rd minute , but luckily for Toulouse it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Toulouse is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while strasbourg sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Lille. Jonathan David struck first for Lille in the 41st minute on a penalty kick, then Jonathan David added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Timothy Weah In the end, Strasbourg was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory. Strasbourg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Strasbourg’s most prolific scorer has been Habib Diallo. The Senegalese attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Fares Chaibi and Zakaria Aboukhlal have been the hottest scorers for Toulouse in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Philippe Montanier’s Toulouse squad will be without Thijs Dallinga and Rhys Healey, while Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg squad will be without Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.