Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions including Monaco vs. Toulouse

Monaco vs. Toulouse (Saturday, 4.00pm)

Monaco will look to turn a corner again when they welcome a tricky Toulouse side to the Stade Louis II in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

After appearing as though they had turned a corner, Monaco have slumped to two straight defeats once again, threatening their hopes of a top-three finish.

We say: Monaco 1-1 Toulouse

It will be far from straightforward for Monaco to return to winning ways here against a Toulouse side that have dropped very few points in recent weeks.

The hosts have lost just 1 of their last 11 home league games, but Toulouse should threaten that record if they can replicate some of their recent performances that have seen them win four of the last five.

Nice vs. Le Havre (Saturday, 6.00pm)

Both Nice and Le Havre will look to bounce back from disappointing results last weekend when they meet at the Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Nice had their top-four hopes dented slightly with a heavy defeat on the road, while Le Havre plummeted into the drop zone by losing a relegation six-pointer on home soil.

We say: Nice 3-1 Le Havre

Nice were thrashed at Lyon last weekend, but still showed more than enough in attack to suggest that they will have too much for a struggling Le Havre side that start the weekend in the bottom three.

Only one other club in Europe's top-five leagues are yet to draw a game at all this season, and that is unlikely to change this weekend for Le Havre, as they are staring down the barrel at a 10th league defeat in 14 matches.

Angers vs. Lyon (Saturday, 8.00pm)

High on the back of a very important win last weekend, Angers welcome in-form Lyon to the Stade Raymond-Kopa in Ligue 1 on Saturday night.

Lyon extended their fine unbeaten run domestically to eight matches with an emphatic victory over Nice, moving them closer to the top four ahead of this weekend's action.

We say: Angers 0-2 Lyon

Even though Angers have lost just three of their last 10 games, and beat Monaco on the road recently, their record against Lyon provides little to be excited about, especially given the current form of the visitors.

Lyon are in the midst of their best run for four years, and even with some rotation, they will expect to get the job done against an Angers side who look likely to be fighting relegation this season.

Written by

Ben Knapton