Comments and predictions for Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse: Rising from the brink
The match between Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse in Ligue 1 takes place at 2:00 a.m. on May 18. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse team information
Saint-Etienne will continue to be without Augustine Boakye due to an ankle injury, which will keep him out for the rest of the season.
The home team's attack is also missing Lucas Stassin - who has scored 12 goals in Ligue 1 since moving from the Belgian league in the summer.
On Toulouse's side, Niklas Schmidt is still recovering from a serious ligament injury and has not been able to return to competition since his last appearance in the Coupe de France before the New Year.
Centre-back Rasmus Nicolaisen will also be absent due to an ankle injury he suffered in early February.
Yann Gboho is likely to continue to start after scoring against Lens last week, while Aboukhlal could continue to come off the bench.
Latest expected lineup Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse
Saint-Etienne:
Larsonneur; Appiah, Bernauer, Nade, Petrot; Moueffek, Ekwah, Tardieu; Cardona, Wadji, Davitashvili
Toulouse:
Restes; Sidibe, McKenzie, Canvot; Donnum, Casseres Jr, Sierro, Kamanzi; Gboho, King, Magri
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse football prediction
After winning promotion to Ligue 1 via the play-offs last season, Saint-Etienne are now left praying for their chance to stay in France's top flight, as they face the threat of relegation back to Ligue 2.
However, Les Verts showed great fighting spirit as they secured a crucial 2-0 win over Reims on Saturday afternoon, with first-half goals from Florian Tardieu and Irvin Cardona helping them secure all three points at the Stade Auguste-Delaune.
It was also Saint-Etienne’s first away win since mid-March, and they are currently 17th in Ligue 1 ahead of the final round of fixtures, just one point behind Le Havre – who are in the relegation play-off spot.
Saint-Etienne have picked up 21 of their 30 points this season at home, and they have reason to be optimistic when they host Toulouse on Saturday night, especially as Eirik Horneland's side are 11th in Ligue 1 on home form.
With key striker Lucas Stassin absent due to a muscle injury, Saint-Etienne's hopes of shining will likely rest on Georgian winger Zuriko Davitashvili, who has scored nine goals and provided seven assists in 32 Ligue 1 appearances in the 2024–25 season.
As for Toulouse, after two consecutive mid-table finishes since their promotion back in 2022, they look set to finish in the same position this season, with Carles Martinez's side having no clear targets to aim for when they visit the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium this weekend.
Having faced the threat of being dragged into a relegation battle in April after a run of five straight defeats, Toulouse are now unbeaten in their last three games – including a 1-1 draw at Lens last week.
With five points from the last three rounds, Toulouse are currently 12th in the Ligue 1 table, and could finish anywhere from 10th to 13th depending on the results of the remaining matches in the final round.
Since impressive 4-1 and 4-0 wins over Le Havre and Angers at the start of the year, Toulouse have struggled away from home, picking up just one point from their visits to Strasbourg, Marseille, Reims and Nantes, giving Saint-Etienne plenty of hope for a positive result this weekend.
One positive sign from the recent draw with Lens was the return of star Zakaria Aboukhlal. The Moroccan striker came off the bench to make his first appearance since late April after an injury and is aiming to improve on his tally of seven goals in Ligue 1 this season.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Saint-Etienne vs Toulouseas follows:
- Sportsmole:Saint-Etienne 2-0 Toulouse
- WhoScore:Saint-Etienne 1-0 Toulouse
- Our newspaper predicts:Saint-Etienne 1-0 Toulouse
When and where to watch Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse live?
To watch the Saint-Etienne vs Toulouse match live in Ligue 1 at 2:00 a.m. on May 18, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
