Eighth-place Toulouse hosts fourth-place AS Monaco at Stadium de Toulouse in Friday night’s Ligue 1 action.
Date: 07/03/2025
Location: Stadium de Toulouse
Time: 7:45pm
When these two sides met back on 7th December, AS Monaco ran out as 2-0 victors at Stade Louis II as Wilfried Singo and Breel Embolo both got on the scoresheet.
Toulouse will be solely focussing on their league campaign following their dismal Round of 16 Coupe de France exit to Guingamp, having previously progressed past the likes of Stade Laval (2-1), and Hauts Lyonnais (4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw).
The hosts sit just six points behind Lyon who occupies the Europa Conference League qualifying position, meaning that they have something to aspire for between now and the conclusion between the 2024/25 season. This campaign it looks as though they’ll make a marked improvement having finished 11th in 2023/24 with 43 points.
In terms of a goal threat, Zakaria Aboukhlal is Toulouse’s top scorer in Ligue 1 with seven goals in 23 matches.
AS Monaco are also focussing on the league having seen their Champions League dream end via a 4-3 aggregate defeat to Benfica in the Round of 32 after a solid 17th-place finish in the Group Stage when they accumulated 13 points from eight matches having beaten Barcelona (2-1), Red Star Belgrade (5-1), Bologna (1-0) and Aston Villa (1-0) while drawing with Dinamo Zagreb (2-2) and losing to Benfica (3-2), Arsenal (3-0) and Inter Milan (3-0).
The Monegasques had a very disappointing Coupe de France campaign as they were beaten on penalties by Reims after a 1-1 draw back in January.
In Ligue 1, AS Monaco will be keen to go on a solid run of form, as they sit in the last Champions League qualification place, just two points ahead of Lille, six points adrift of second-place Marseille and 19 points behind runaway league leaders PSG.
Danish striker Mika Biereth has been a real bright spark since his arrival from Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz in January, as the 22-year-old has fired in ten goals in just seven matches.