The French Ligue 1 is back! On the 2nd day of round 16, Marseille is going to host Toulouse. After 15 games played, Marseille is the 4th-best team with 9 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses and a total of 30 points while Toulouse has the 12th position with 4 wins, 4 draws, 7 losses and 16 points. In this game, I'm picking Marseille to win.

Marseille had a very strong finish before the World Cup break as the team won 2 games in a row and both victories were against good teams - Lyon and Monaco. In front of their fans, Marseille has 5 wins in 8 games, the team has scored 12 goals and conceded only 7 which is the 4th-best result among all teams. Marseille has the 5th-best xG rating at home (1.9) while the team is expected to allow 1.33 goals which is the 8th-best rating.

Toulouse is back in Ligue 1 after 2 missed seasons. The first half of the season hasn't been the best. Before the break, the team lost 3 straight games. Away from home, the team has only 1 win and 1 win in 7 games. With a total of 4 points on the road, Toulouse is the 4th-worst team in the league. It also should be mentioned that Toulouse on the road has scored only 7 times (tied for 2nd worst) and allowed 13 goals (7th worst). The team has the 12th-best xG on the road (1.36) while the xGA is the 11th-worst (1.71).

During the break, Marseille had only 1 friendly game and the team lost to Sassuolo. Toulouse had 3 friendly games but the outcomes were bad as the team lost to Montpellier and Galatasaray while it was a draw against Basaksehir which plays in the UEFA Conference League. Marseille should be very happy about the matchup versus Toulouse because the team has won the last 6 meetings! Even more - Marseille hasn't lost the last 16 meetings!

Matteo Guendouzi and Jordan Veretout were part of a France team in the World Cup but they are already training with Marseille and should be ready to play on Thursday evening. Toulouse, meanwhile, may have problems to resolve in both full-back positions, as Mikkel Desler recently underwent a groin operation and his teenage deputy Kevin Keben came off injured in the friendly defeat to Montpellier. On the left, Issiaga Sylla has been sidelined by illness. Overall, Marseille is a more talented team and should be able to secure 3 points.

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法甲又回来了!在第16轮的第二天，马赛将主场迎战图卢兹。经过15场比赛，马赛以9胜3平3负积30分排名第4，图卢兹以4胜4平7负积16分排名第12。在这场比赛中，我选马赛赢。

马赛在世界杯前有一场非常强势的比赛，他们连赢了两场比赛，而且两场比赛的对手都是强队里昂和摩纳哥。在他们的球迷面前，马赛在8场比赛中取得了5场胜利，球队进了12球，只丢了7球，在所有球队中排名第四。马赛在主场的xG评分排名第五(1.9)，而球队预计将失球1.33个，这是排名第八的最佳评分。

图卢兹在错过两个赛季后重返法甲。这个赛季的前半段并不是最好的。在中场休息前，这支球队连输三场比赛。在客场，球队7场比赛只取得1胜1负。图卢兹在客场一共得到4分，是联盟倒数第四的球队。值得一提的是，图卢兹在客场仅进球7次(并列倒数第二)，失球13个(倒数第七)。该队拥有第12名的xG(1.36)，而xGA是第11名的最差(1.71)。

在休息期间，马赛只有一场友谊赛，球队输给了萨索洛。图卢兹有3场友谊赛，但结果很糟糕，球队输给了蒙彼利埃和加拉塔萨雷，与参加欧洲联盟联赛的巴萨克希尔打平。马赛应该对与图卢兹的比赛感到非常高兴，因为球队在过去的6次交锋中都取得了胜利!更重要的是，马赛在过去的16场比赛中没有输过!

马泰奥·冈多齐和约旦·弗雷特曾是法国队在世界杯上的一员，但他们已经在和马赛一起训练，应该可以在周四晚上上场。与此同时，图卢兹在两个边后卫位置上都有问题需要解决，米克尔·德斯勒最近接受了腹股沟手术，他的少年副手凯文·科本在友谊赛输给蒙彼利埃的比赛中受伤下场。在左翼，西拉因病缺阵。总的来说，马赛是一支更有天赋的球队，应该能够拿到3分。