Marseille vs Toulouse Prediction: Marseille looking to continue winning run against Toulouse

Fourth-place Marseille takes on mid-table Toulouse at Stade Velodrome on Thursday in an effort to continue their Ligue 1 winning streak.

Marseille

Marseille faced off against fellow European contenders Monaco at Stade Louis II in their final matchup before Qatar 2022 world cup winning the game 3-2. The club had its best-ever start to a Ligue 1 season with 19 points out of a possible 21, remaining unbeaten through the first nine matches of Tudor's tenure in the top division. Marseille's momentum was soon stopped with defeats to Ajaccio, Paris Saint-Germain, and Lens. With 30 points, they are currently 4th in the table.

Toulouse

Having gone winless in their past four league matches before the break, Le Tefece will attempt to upset the odds at the Velodrome. Following a home draw with Strasbourg at the end of October in which they had let a two-goal lead slip, Montanier's team lost to Lens, Monaco, and Rennes, respectively, amid a particularly difficult run of games. Toulouse have certainly found readjusting to life in the French top flight a difficult task as their total of 27 goals conceded thus far is only six less than they allowed throughout their whole title-winning campaign last season.

Marseille possible starting lineup:

Lopez; Gigot, Balerdi, Mbemba; Tavares, Veretout, Rongier, Clauss; Guendouzi, Harit; Sanchez.

Toulouse possible starting lineup:

Dupe; Keben, Roualt, Nicolaisen, Zanden; Dejaegere, Spierings, Van den Boomen; Ratao, Dallinga, Birmancevic.

Expert Betting Tips

Marseille has only won one of their previous four home Ligue 1 games, but they have been given a favourable matchup to begin their post-Christmas season. Toulouse has struggled on the road due to a lack of goals, and this season they have already suffered defeats to a number of other top-flight powerhouses.

• Total Offsides over 3.5 for 2.35
• Home team to score in both halves for 2.20
• Correct Score 2-0 for 7.50