Toulouse and Nantes meet at Stadium Municipal, in a match for the 31st round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 20-10-2018, Nantes won at home by (4-0) ). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 1 win and 4 draws in the last 5 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 17-01-2018, for the League 1, which ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by M. Gradel (90 ‘), for Toulouse, and R. Krhin (19’), for Nantes. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.
Toulouse:
After 7 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 32 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Nice, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against PSG, by (0-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last 10 home matches Toulouse has won 1, tied 5 and lost 4, for which they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 7 of its last 30 matches for League 1, of these 7 it reached the break in advantage in 6 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 6. In 30 matches in the competition, suffered the first goal 21 times and only got 1 comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 15 home matches for this competition: they scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 7 of his 19 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Toulouse enters this unmotivated meeting, after a rebuff, by 0-1, in the PSG reception, adding in this way the second consecutive game without beating in the French championship. This team has gone through some difficulties in recent games, having won only 1 of the last 10 matches played. The whole house usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, however, it must adopt a more cautious stance, considering that it plays against a higher quality opponent in the different moments of the game. The three most advanced men must be Gradel, Durmaz and Sanogo: the first athlete mentioned is the best score of Toulouse, with 10 goals scored. Coach Alain Casanova can not count on El Mokeddem and Corentin Jean, both with physical problems.
Nantes:
The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 31 points won, after 8 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Reims, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Lille, by (2-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a defeat away with PSG by (3-0). For the championship, Nantes won 8 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 10 of the last 15 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 29 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 19 games in which they suffered the first goal.
The Nantes enters this day after a snub, by 3-0, in the displacement to the field of PSG, in a game for the Cup of France. In the last match for the French championship, the visitors lost against Lille, by 2-3. The club of the Nantes usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, in spite of not having been the scheme of the last game, privileging a game style more cautious, attacking through the lateral corridors.
