Toulouse vs Guingamp preview - Guingamp hope fine run continues

Guingamp will look to continue their remarkable run of victories when they travel to Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Jocelyn Gourvennec's team were bottom of the table at the end of November after losing to Evian but have since reeled off five wins in all competitions and now sit 13th in the table.

Their last league win was the most striking of the lot, Jeremy Pied scoring the only goal of the game as they toppled Paris St Germain.

Midfielder Julien Cardy, who is currently sidelined by a knee injury, told La Depeche: "We are definitely having a prolific spell.

"But we cannot forget that it's been only three short weeks since the setback in Annecy against Evian, and Guingamp were in last place."

Asked to explain the sudden transformation, Cardy said: "Everyone asks us about it, but it's hard to explain.

"What is certain is that we created a lot of chances in those games. We were just missing a bit of bite and desire to win."

Also in Guingamp's run was a Europa League victory over PAOK Salonika that sent them through to the knockout stages of the Europa League.

They were the only French team to make it and will play Dynamo Kiev in the last 32.

Cardy said: "There's a lot of pride. When the draw was made we though we would have no chance. Our objective had always been to qualify."

Toulouse sit one point and two places below Guingamp after four defeats from their last five games.

They are without suspended duo Maxime Spano and Etienne Didot while William Matheus, Oscar Trejo and Mihai Roman are all injured.