The Toulouse & Grenoble Foot 38 managers P. Garande and P. Hinschberger are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 2 league table.
- Toulouse has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grenoble Foot 38 have scored away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Toulouse form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Toulouse at their home stadium (Stade Robert Barran) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Toulouse after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Toulouse travelled for their previous game, a trip to Caen that ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Paris in a game that was won 1-0.
Toulouse salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Caen, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Nathan N'Goumou equalizing. Nathan N'Goumou was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Caen after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Toulouse have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won five, drawn six and lost five.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Coupe de France game versus Niort in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Robert Barran.
A decent goal production from Toulouse in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
There were no winners in Grenoble Foot 38's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 2-2 vs Auxerre (placed 5th). Prior to that match, the Grenoble Foot 38 manager P. Hinschberger faced defeat when travelling to Clermont and losing 0-3.
The match against Auxerre looked like a defeat for Grenoble, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Loïc Nestor equalized in the 90th minute.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grenoble Foot 38 playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Grenoble wins, six draws and four defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Grenoble Foot 38 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Coupe de France game at Clermont is waiting in only three days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Grenoble Foot 38 - Toulouse 5-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Toulouse two wins, zero draws and Grenoble Foot 38 three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Healey 8 goals |  S. Spierings 7 goals | J. Antiste 6 goals |
Toulouse missing players
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
| Toulouse | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 89% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 68% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 63% |
| 58% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 20% | 32% |
| 37% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 53% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 42% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 47% |
| 16% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 10.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 38% |
- Toulouse has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grenoble Foot 38 have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Clermont | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Caen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Nancy | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Rodez | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Pau | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 13 |