FC Nantes vs Toulouse FC Lineups & Formation [Spoiler-Free] 5/18 04:00 KO Matchday 34

Ligue 1 Matchday 34

🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00 CEST

FC Nantes

Toulouse FC

4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1

FC Nantes Toulouse FC

Ganago

Cabella

Kaba

Abline

Sissoko

Lepenant

Doucouré

Cozza

Awaziem

Acapandié

Lopes

Substitutes

30 Carlgren GK 2 Youssef DF 65 Hugo DF 46 Enzo DF 66 Leroux MF 17 Tabibou MF 19 El Arabi FW 11 Guirassy FW 31 Mohamed FW

Emersonn

Gboho

Hidalgo

Methalie

Jr.

Diop

Sidibé

Nicolaisen

Koumbassa

McKenzie

Restes

Substitutes

40 Mchindra GK 16 Haug GK 44 Piernas DF 45 Vossah MF 12 Kamanzi DF 77 Sauer MF 17 Francis MF 13 Russell-Rowe FW 7 Vignolo FW

Match Preview

17th-placed Nantes (23 points) sit in the automatic relegation zone, eight points behind 16th-placed Nice (31 points). With survival looking hopeless and a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last five, they face 10th-placed Toulouse (44 points), who are safe in mid-table but on the up after back-to-back wins, having pulled off a 2-1 upset over Lyon last time out.
In the first meeting on Matchday 6, it finished 2-2 at Toulouse. This season's second meeting comes at Nantes. Nantes lost 0-1 to Lens last time out, but before that, on Matchday 32, they pulled off a major upset, beating Marseille 3-0 at home, so they will want to show some pride on home soil.
Nantes line up in a 4-2-3-1 with Cameroon international forward Ignatius Ganago up front. Former France international Remy Cabella plays as the No.10. Cabella joined Nantes at 35 after spells at Montpellier and Saint-Etienne — a veteran with over 400 Ligue 1 appearances whose experienced game management stands out.
Toulouse play a 3-4-2-1 with Brazilian forward Emerson leading the line. The two shadow strikers are Ivory Coast international Yann Gboho and Colombian Santiago Hidalgo. Gboho's weapon is his play using his 190cm frame, and he is a quality player with experience at Benfica and Lyon.
Nantes's goalkeeper Anthony Lopes is a former France international. Having served many years as Lyon's first-choice keeper, the 34-year-old veteran moved to Nantes in 2024. Toulouse's keeper, by contrast, is Frenchman Guillaume Restes, who at 22 has grabbed the first-choice spot this season.
Nantes have scored just 29 in 32 games, the lowest in the league, with their lack of firepower at home a particular concern. Toulouse, by contrast, are balanced at both ends with 47 scored and 46 conceded and ride momentum from their win over Lyon last time out. The focus is on whether Nantes, with survival all but gone, can show a fighting spirit to the end.