Toulouse vs Benfica Prediction & Betting Tips (22 February)

Toulouse will have to react this evening at home to turn things around after their defeat in the first leg in the wake of two penalties for Benfica 2-1. This defeat was encouraging, and is part of the continuation of the club's awakening. After a very complicated period, the Occitans have won 2 of their last 3 Ligue 1 matches. Aside from their disappointing home defeat against Nantes 1-2, the Viola took 3 points on their last two trips in the league, in Reims 2-3 and even better in Monaco on the Rock 1-2. In the rankings, the Stadium residents have made a leap and occupy 13th place in the French elite.

On the other side of the median, we find the winner of the first leg following Di Maria's double, Benfica 2-1. The reigning Portuguese champion prioritizes the Europa League as much as the championship as shown by his crushing victory last weekend at home for the arrival of Vizela 6-1 and his place as co-leader with Sporting which counts everything even a late match. All competitions combined, the Lisbon Eagles remain on a dynamic of 6 matches without defeat for a record of five victories.

Excluded from the bench last Thursday in the first leg, the young talent Mawissa Elebi will not be present this evening at home (logically suspended). Still injured, the Moroccan, Aboukhlal (3 goals in 5 appearances at the start of the season in L1) will remain on the flank this evening like the Australian international, Genreau (rotation). Absent from the match sheet in the first leg, Keben (substitute) was on the match sheet in Monaco but did not play. Boys like Dallinga (7 goals in L1), like the Cameroonian international, Magri (4 pawns in L1) or even Sierro (2 goals, scorer in Monaco) will be there.

Opposite, the Portuguese club will always be forced to playing without the Spanish left-back on loan from PSG, Juan Bernat (injured). This is ultimately the only major alert to be reported among the visitors who will therefore be able to count on the double scorer of the first leg, Angel Di Maria (ex-PSG, 7 goals, 6 assists this season in the championship) without forgetting the talented Rafa Silva (10 goals, 10 assists in the league), Neres (ex-Ajax) or the Croatian striker, Musa (5 pawns, 2 pancakes), the former Fiorentina resident, Cabral (also 4 goals) and his compatriot Brazilian just arrived from Santos following the relegation of the Brazilian club to D2, Marcos Leonardo (4 goals in only 6 appearances in the league).