On Jan 1st, Toulouse will host Ajaccio at Stadium De Toulouse (toulouse) in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 12th placed Toulouse is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud struck first for Rennes in the 25th minute, then Thijs Dallinga got the equalizer for Toulouse in the 55th minute on a feed from Rasmus Nicolaisen. Toulouse is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Ajaccio is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Youcef Belaïli struck first for Ajaccio in the 40th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Ajaccio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajaccio ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajaccio is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Ajaccio is glad to have Youcef Belaïli in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Toulouse’s most prolific scorer has been Thijs Dallinga. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Rhys Healey and Theocharis Tsiggaras are unavailable to play for Toulouse, while Romain Hamouma, Mickaël Barreto, Yoann Touzghar and Fernand Mayembo are unavailable to play for Olivier Pantaloni’s team.