Saturday, Grenoble faces Toulouse on behalf of the second day of Ligue 2. Beaten on the first day, the two teams will want to win.
With 35 points taken in 28 days of the championship last year, Grenoble was in 9th place in the standings when the season ended definitively. It is therefore a correct season that the club achieved during the previous exercise but it can legitimately hope for a better place in this new exercise. Confident after having won 3 good successes in preparation against Nîmes (2-0), Grasse (3-0) and Clermont (4-0), the Isérois on the other hand missed their debut last week on the ground of Rodez (1 -0).
For its part, Toulouse must absolutely react this year. Completely picking up last year in Ligue 1, the Violets had won only 3 successes in 28 days and had above all conceded 21 defeats. Also, they logically finished in last place in the standings and were therefore relegated to Ligue 2. Unable to win the slightest victory in their summer preparation matches, Patrice Garande’s men also displayed a worrying face last Saturday. Manhandled by the promoted Dunkirk, they ended up losing at home and chained a 19th defeat in their last 20 league games.
Grenoble saw some of its holders leave this summer like defenders Vandenabeele (Valenciennes) and Gibaud (Le Havre), left winger Elogo (Valenciennes) and defensive midfielder Coulibaly (Le Mans) and former Marseillais Raspentino. Conversely, Ravet (Friborg) and the very good scorer of Bourg en Bresse, Achille Anani, author of 16 goals in National last year, are committed. Once again, everyone should be available for this game.
On the Toulouse side, the holders Vainqueur (return from loan), Sanogo (without club), Dossevi (without club), Boisgard (Lorient), Isimat-Mirin, Makengo (return from loan), Gradel (Sivasspor) and Reynet (Nîmes) have all left the Pink City this summer. On the other hand, goalkeeper Dupé (Nantes), a former Dutch U17 international midfielder, van den Boomen (De Graafschap), Ivorian striker Bayo were recruited. Like last Saturday, rookies Mvoue and Bayo, defender Moreira, loan returns Bostock and Mubele, and striker Saïd are all out of shape.
The probable compositions for Grenoble vs Toulouse:
Grenoble: Maubleu – Gaspar, Monfray, Nestor, Mombris – Michel, Pickel, Benet – Ravet, Anani, Semedo.
Toulouse: Dupé – Amian, Gabrielsen, Diakité, Diarra – Sangaré, Koné, van den Boomen – Ngoumou, Leya Iseka, Antiste.
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
This meeting will take place with a limited number of spectators.
The Toulouse dynamic is far from encouraging optimism and the Grenoblois could take advantage of it to win this game. Grenoble victory!
Betting Tips: Grenoble
Odds: 2.24
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