Nantes vs Toulouse - prediction, team news, lineups

Already-relegated Nantes volition anticipation to springiness their supporters thing to cheer astir successful their last Ligue 1 outing of the play erstwhile they invited Toulouse to Stade de la Beaujoire connected Sunday evening.

The visitors, meanwhile, get successful considerably amended spirits aft back-to-back victories lifted them into the apical half, and Carles Martinez Novell’s broadside inactive person an extracurricular accidental of finishing ninth heading into the last weekend.

Match preview

Nantes’ miserable run officially came to an extremity past week erstwhile a 1-0 decision distant to Lens confirmed their relegation to Ligue 2 aft 13 consecutive seasons successful the French apical flight.

The Canaries person endured a profoundly frustrating play from commencement to decorativeness and are present acceptable to decorativeness with their lowest-ever points tally successful a Ligue 1 campaign, underlining the standard of their collapse.

Their decision against Lens was the 3rd nonaccomplishment successful 4 league matches, though Vahid Halilhodzic’s broadside had astatine slightest shown signs of beingness earlier this period erstwhile they stunned Marseille 3-0 astatine home.

That effect represented Nantes’ archetypal league triumph since February, but they failed to physique connected it and yet paid the terms for a run built astir inconsistency and a deficiency of attacking quality.

The hosts person scored lone 29 league goals this season, 1 of the worst records successful the division, with lone Angers scoring fewer, portion lone 3 teams person conceded much than the 52 goals they person fto successful this term.

However, determination is inactive a tiny accidental for Nantes to extremity the play connected a somewhat much affirmative note, arsenic triumph present would unafraid consecutive location wins for the archetypal clip since October 2023.

Toulouse, by contrast, get with momentum and assurance aft signaling successive 2-1 victories implicit Lyon and Strasbourg successful their past 2 outings.

Those results person lifted the Violets into 10th spot with 44 points, their champion tally aft 33 Ligue 1 matches since the 2013-14 campaign, and they could inactive ascent arsenic precocious arsenic ninth depending connected different results this weekend.

Novell’s broadside person looked acold much relaxed successful caller weeks with nary relegation concerns hanging implicit them, and that state has translated into improved attacking displays aft a hard spell earlier successful the spring.

Toulouse had antecedently suffered dense defeats against Lille, Lens and Paris Saint-Germain during a unsmooth spot successful April, but their caller effect has shown awesome resilience.

The visitors volition besides beryllium motivated by the accidental to implicit a beardown decorativeness earlier Martinez Novell departs the nine astatine the extremity of the season, with the Spanish manager reportedly attracting involvement from clubs successful La Liga pursuing different unchangeable Ligue 1 campaign.

Away signifier remains a concern, though, arsenic Toulouse person mislaid 5 of their past 7 league matches connected the roadworthy contempt beating Strasbourg successful their astir caller distant fixture.

Recent meetings betwixt these sides person mostly been choky affairs, with the past 3 Ligue 1 encounters each ending level, including a 2-2 gully successful the reverse fixture earlier this season.

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Team News

Nantes proceed to conflict injuries up of their last crippled of the season, with Kelvin Amian and Fabien Centonze some ruled retired for the remainder of the run pursuing groin and genu surgeries respectively, portion Tylel Tati is unavailable due to the fact that of a thigh injury.

Francis Coquelin besides remains sidelined aft different wounded setback successful what has been a disrupted play for the seasoned midfielder, portion Deiver Machado is retired with a hamstring occupation sustained earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Uros Radakovic is considered doubtful aft being forced disconnected during the decision against Lens.

Toulouse volition beryllium without Aron Donnum aft the Norwegian winger was sent disconnected against Lyon and suspended for this last fixture.

Frank Magri remains unavailable due to the fact that of a genu issue, Rafik Messali and Abu Francis are some inactive recovering from ankle injuries, portion Dayann Methalie is besides a uncertainty aft going disconnected injured past clip out. 

Nantes imaginable starting lineup:

Lopes; Youssef, Awaziem, Cozza; Guilbert, Lepenant, Sissoko, Kaba, Acapandie; Abline, Ganago

Toulouse imaginable starting lineup:

Restes; McKenzie, Cresswell, Nicolaisen; Sidibe, Casseres, Vossah, Kamanzi; Hidalgo, Gboho; Russell-Rowe

We say: Nantes 1-2 Toulouse

Nantes whitethorn beryllium anxious to extremity a miserable play with a affirmative effect successful beforehand of their supporters, but their antiaircraft problems and fragile assurance could erstwhile again beryllium costly.

Toulouse get with momentum, greater attacking fluency and genuine information to unafraid a top-half finish, and the visitors look susceptible of edging an unfastened contention connected the last day.

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