Monaco welcome the visitors Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 – Round 23. The match will be held on Saturday, February, 2nd, at the Stade Louis II (Monaco).
In the latest round, Monaco featured a semi-final Coupe de la Ligue fixture and managed to score in the 1st half there despite the dismissal of their player. The 2nd half was a challenge though – the team allowed 2 goals and lost by penalty shots, that is – ‘Les Monegasques’ will concentrate solely on the Ligue 1 now. Their position is very poor in this tournament, the team find themselves in the relegation zone, and it is crucially important for them to leave from there. The winter break was very fruitful for Monaco in terms of transfers – they’ve leased many qualified players. A few days ahead of the kick-off against Toulouse, they’ve leased Georges-Kevin N’Koudou, Carlos Vinicius, and Andre da Silva – the men will certainly improve the team’s middle third’s performance. Monaco’s defense also needs improvement though, they have signed only Naldo so far. Thus, there are many newcomers, and, going by Leonardo Jardim’s statement, the team will be fine with the current squad. In this year, Monaco celebrated no Ligue 1 win yet, they will play their best to do so tomorrow.
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Toulouse managed to attain 2 away wins. Nevertheless, mind their goal difference over 11 rounds, which is -6. The side’s defense is obviously weak. After 22 rounds, Toulouse sit 13th. Their relegation buffer is 11 points, so, they have nothing to worry about – even if they lose, they will not go below the 15th line, but they will look to gain 1 point tomorrow. Toulouse’s weakness is in their defense, the defenders are miserable against qualified performers, also, they foul much in danger areas and hardly oppose the attacking shots on target.
By all means, ‘Les Monegasques’ will not boast their best form on Saturday, but they were fortified by new players; moreover, their strong point is their free kicks. Toulouse’ defense is very poor at set-pieces. Their attack struggles in conversion. The last 4 of 5 Monaco’s home head-to-heads against Toulouse were victorious. Therefore, the hosts are qualified enough to upset their visitors, adding 3 points to their total point haul.
Prediction for the match: Monaco to win home.
