Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
17/09/2023
17:05
Prediction: 2-0
Toulouse
After dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Nantes on Matchday 4, Olympique Marseille will look to return to winning ways when they face Toulouse on Sunday afternoon. OM aim to keep their 100% record at home intact and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach against les Pitchouns. Midfielder Pape Gueye continues to miss out through suspension, while Amine Harit faces race against the clock to be fit for this match. Experienced midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia remains in the recovery room.
Toulouse, meanwhile, face an uphill task in Sunday’s encounter as Marseille do not suit them. In each of the previous eight meetings between the two sides OM emerged triumphant and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. All Junior Flemmings, Naatan Skytta, Oliver Zanden, and Ibrahim Cissoko are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Valentin Rongier):
Valentin Rongier is a French footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nantes as a defensive midfielder. Rongier, who was born on December 7, 1994 in Macon (France) scored two goals in 39 appearances for Nantes B from 2013 to 2015 and he made his Ligue 1 debut with Les Canaris on October 18, 2014 in a 1-1 draw with Stade de Reims.
It has to be noted that he replaced Lucas Deaux 15 minutes before the final whistle. Over the years Valentin Rongier has established himself as a first-team regular at Nantes and you should know that he made no less than 31 appearances for the club in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
On June 25, 2015 he extended his deal with the La Beaujoir-Louis Fonteneau outfit and his contract should expire on June 30, 2020. Valentin Rongier’s main position is defensive midfielder, but he is used as a central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Toulouse):
Toulouse are a professional football club that compete in Ligue 1. Les Pitchouns are well known for their purple jerseys with white stripes and it has to be noted that they used to wear red and yellow jerseys in the past. Toulouse welcome their opponents at Stadium Municipal and the capacity of the team’s home ground is 33.150. Stadium Municipal was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
In 1982 the club secured promotion to the Ligue 1 for the first time ever and you should bear in mind that the likes of Jacques Santini and Daniel Jeandupeux were part of the team. A win over Napoli in the round 1 of the 1986/1987 UEFA Cup is considered one of the club’s biggest success as football legend Diego Maradona played for the Italian team back then, attacker Daniel Jeandupeux scored the winner for Toulouse in the penalty shoot-out. Bordeaux are regarded as the club’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in Derby de la Garonne.
