Now here is a matchup you'd watch purely for the love of the game - Toulouse versus Angers. Taking the stage for Angers between the woodwork is Yahia Fofana, who's shown some promising moves this season with a 7.27 rating and 12 saves. But does it outshine the performance of Toulouse's Guillaume Restes? Well, with a lower rating of 6.20 and only 4 saves, logic compels us to say, "I guess not".
Let’s do some player headcount. Angers banks on the talented Jordan Lefort, and why not? With an impressive 7.40 rating and an 84.5% accurate pass percentage, he's surely the ticket. Not to be left out are the accomplished Farid El Melali and Zinedine Ferhat, boasting ratings of 7.13 and 7.07 respectively. Look at those pass percentages, I mean, if passing were to win games, Angers would be sitting pretty right now!
Toulouse comes at us with their own deck of aces, including Vincent Sierro and Yann Gboho, rated 7.30 and 7.17 respectively. Their passing game is also on point with Cristian Cásseres Jr. All well, but again, we are still waiting for those goals to start raining, aren’t we?
Looking back at the history books, Toulouse seems to have had the upper hand in their past matchup. A neat scoreline of 2-0 does give them the bragging rights, but history is the past and today’s game is anybody's guess.
Considering their recent track record, both teams have shown signs of struggling. Angers hasn't seen a single victory, with a record of 3 draws and 4 losses. Toulouse might be performing slightly better with one extra notch on their belt. However, their record score is a hardly remarkable 1-2-4.
Their recent games reflect the same sad story. Let's face it, Angers' recent results do not exactly scream "victory", especially with that disappointing 1-3 loss against Stade de Reims. Neither does Toulouse's performance inspire any Nobel Prize winning sentiment, with a loss against Lille in their recent game.
So, while Toulouse is in no danger of being crowned Ligue 1 champions this season, they still have my vote for this matchup.
Albert’s Prediction: Toulouse by 1