Toulouse vs Nice Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Toulouse begin the second-half of the 2025/26 Ligue 1 campaign sitting tucked inside the top-half of the table as they welcome a hapless Nice side to Stadium de Toulouse.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
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Toulouse preview: Inconsistent but improving
Under the management of Carlos Martinez Novell, Toulouse have spent the last few seasons sitting firmly in the middle-of-the-table and that is again the case, albeit there is a bit more cutting edge and efficiency at both ends of the pitch.
That said, they were hammered 3-0 by Lens in their most recent outing in Ligue 1 a fortnight ago ahead of a hard-fought penalty shootout victory away at Angers in the round of 32 of the Coupe de France last weekend.
Nice preview: Struggling Nice
Nice have been neglected off the pitch with ownership group INEOS publicly stating that their primary, almost exclusive, focus is now on Manchester United with the southerners now sitting firmly in the bottom-half of the table in Ligue 1.
The visitors managed to edge past Nantes on penalties in the cup last weekend but they have only managed one victory inside 90 minutes in their last 12 matches across all competitions.
Toulouse team news: Emersonn suspended
Excited Brazilian attacker Emersonn is missing through suspension for this one, while there are confirmed injury absentees, too, such as Dayann Methalie, Abu Francis and Ilyas Azizi.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Restes; McKenzie, Cresswell, Bakhouche Piernas; Sidibe, Vossah, Cristian Casseres Jr, Donnum; Gboho, Messali; Magri
Unavailable: Methalie (Injured), Francis (Injured), Azizi (Injured), Emersonn (Suspended)
Questionable: Nicolaisen (Injured)
Nice team news: Plenty of issues
There are plenty of injury issues for Nice to deal with and they are also without Yevhann Diouf due to the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, albeit Hicham Boudaoui is expected to return in time for the trip to Toulouse.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Dupe; Clauss, Juma Bah, Mantsounga, Bard; Everton, Ndombele, Sanson; Cho, Wahi, Gouveia
Unavailable: Diouf (International duty), Abdelmonem (Injured), Ndayishimiye (Injured), Moise Bombito (Injured), Mendy (Injured)
Questionable: Peprah Oppong (Injured), Boudaoui (International duty), Diop (Injured), Jansson (Injured)
Toulouse vs Nice prediction
Toulouse have always played quite an enterprising and entertaining style of football and that should continue in the second-half of the season as they seek a return to European competition. They face a Nice side that are a mess both on and off the pitch with just a reasonably bright start to the campaign currently enough to ensure they aren’t real relegation candidates – yet. Toulouse should win, especially with their home advantage.
Toulouse vs Nice tip: Toulouse to win
