Toulouse v Marseille: top-four push meets mid-table climb after cup shootout | OneFootball

Toulouse host Marseille in Ligue 1 at the Stadium de Toulouse on Saturday, 7 March 2026, days after their Coupe de France quarter final ended 2-2 and was settled on penalties, with the visitors chasing Champions League qualification and the hosts eyeing a top-half lift.

This is a quick rematch after Toulouse advanced on spot kicks at the Vélodrome. In the league picture, Toulouse start 11th while Marseille are fourth and in the Champions League qualification places.

Form lines point both ways. Toulouse are winless in four Ligue 1 matches, drawing once and losing three, though they did win at Brest and put five past Nice in January. Les Olympiens beat Lyon 3-2 last weekend after a heavy defeat at Paris Saint-Germain and a draw with Strasbourg.

Absences could shape selection. Toulouse list Rasmus Nicolaisen, Frank Magri, Abu Francis, Charlie Cresswell, Rafik Messali and Ilyas Azizi as injured. Les Phocéens are without Quinten Timber and Tadjidine Mmadi.

Tactically, Les Olympiens average 58% possession with 88.84% pass accuracy and have scored 51 league goals, led by Mason Greenwood, the division's top scorer on 14, plus Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Igor Paixão. Toulouse have eight clean sheets and a steadier defensive record, and may look to spring Yann Gboho, their six-goal forward, in transition.

In the stakes, Les Phocéens sit fourth on 43 points. Victory would take them to 46 and could consolidate their grip on Champions League qualification. Toulouse are on 31 points. A win would move them to 34 and could lift them into the top half.