Nice welcome Toulouse to Allianz Riviera for a Ligue 1 clash on Sunday with both teams still seeking their first win of the season. Recent meetings have been closely fought and with little to separate them, they could be set to cancel each other out.
Nice are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Auxerre in their opening fixture of the season. They made a fast start and took an early lead through Mohamed Ali Cho but were pegged back and went on to concede an injury time winner.
While the result is disappointing, manager Franck Haise will be pleased to be coming back to Allianz Riviera, which is generally considered a fortress. They will still need to tighten up at the back having given away multiple scoring opportunities at Auxerre.
Toulouse also failed to win their opening fixture as they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Nantes. They dominated the possession and created a number of scoring opportunities but were wasteful in attack.
Manager Franck Haise will be keen to focus on the positives as they kept things tight at the back while also creating chances up front. However, they will need to be more clinical in front of goals and take their chances.
How the bookies view it: Bookies backing Nice
Nice have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 4/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Toulouse is valued at 15/4 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Recent head to head: Evenly split encounters
Nice and Toulouse have claimed three wins each and played out four draws from the last 10 matches. Both teams won their home fixture last season with the clash at Allianz Riviera ending 1-0 in favour of Nice.
Players to watch: Cho to star again
Cho got off the mark for Nice on the opening weekend and will be keen to go on a scoring run. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Sunday at 11/4 with Betfred.
Frank Magri was not at his best for Toulouse last time out but is still expected to have more attacking responsibility this season. He is set to lead the line on Sunday and is priced at 7/2 by Betfred to score anytime.
Probable line-ups
Nice have plenty of Injury problems with forwards Jeremie Boga, Terem Moffi and Morgan Sanson all sidelined. Evan Guessand is expected to lead the line with Gaetan Laborde Cho providing support.
Toulouse will be without the duo of Kevin Keben and Shavy Babicka, who are both sidelined with injury. Frank Magri should lead the line while Logan Costa is expected to start at the back.
Nice: Bulka, Mendy, Rosario, Dante, Boudaoui, Ndombele, Clauss, Brahimi, Cho, Laborde, Guessand
Toulouse: Rested, Nicolaisen, Logan Costa, Cresswell, Schmidt, Casseres, Donnum, Kamanzi, Gboho, Abdoukhal, Magri
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams were on target in the last meeting and could be set for a similar outcome at 4/5 with Betfred. That fixture also produced over 2.5 goals, which is priced at 10/11 by Betfred, who is also offering 9/4 on over 3.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in the last two matches between Nice and Toulouse and a repeat is priced at 11/10 with Betfred.
This French Ligue 1 match between Nice and Toulouse will be played on Aug 25, 2024 and kick off at 16:00. Check below for our tipsters best Nice vs Toulouse prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
