Ligue 1 Gameweek 3

Toulouse 3 - 6 FT Paris Saint Germain

Stadium de Toulouse

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
97
FT
Sat, Aug 30
Franรงais
Toulouse
3-6
Paris Saint Germain
โšก Intensity 100
โš–๏ธ Balance 38
๐Ÿ† Stakes 67
๐ŸŽฒ Upset 60
Neves hat-trick dismantles Toulouse's defence

Win Probability

  • Toulouse 47%
  • Draw 24%
  • Paris Saint Germain 29%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Neves Unleashed: PSG Obliterates Toulouse in a Crunch Match Turned Rout

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 97/100. What promised to be a competitive showdown between PSG's unbeaten run and Toulouse's resurgence became a masterclass in attacking intensity at Stadium de Toulouse, with the capital giants imposing their will from the opening whistle.

Three Goals in Seven Minutes: The Match Was Already Over

Joรฃo Neves struck in the 7th minute, teed up by Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ, before Bradley Barcola doubled the lead two minutes later. Neves added a third at the 14th to create a false sense of balance: 0-3 in thirteen minutes. Toulouse was already broken, but the narrative would twist further. A penalty from Dembรฉlรฉ at the 31st made it 0-4 before half-time, while C. Cresswell offered token resistance for the hosts.

VAR Drama, Spot-Kicks, and Dembรฉlรฉ's Clinical Double

The second half brought controversy: VAR confirmed a penalty at the 50th minute, which Dembรฉlรฉ converted at the 51st for his brace. Toulouse, galvanized by substitutes, clawed back two late goals: Y. Gboho at the 89th and A. Vossah at the 90th, assisted by S. Hidalgo. Despite this late upset factor, PSG controlled proceedings with 76% possession and 94% pass accuracy. Neves signed a rare hat-trick (only 0.9% of scorers achieve this), while Dembรฉlรฉ completed the picture with a brace and one assist.

Nine Goals, Two Penalties, One Masterclass

This nine-goal thriller exposed the gulf between the unbeaten leaders and a challenger in transition. Toulouse, with two wins in three matches, sits seventh on 6 points, while PSG consolidates first place with 9 points and a perfect record. PSG's relentless intensity, paired with Toulouse's defensive fragility, transformed what could have been a genuine contest into a statement of dominance.

Key Questions

What made Joรฃo Neves the Man of the Match?

His hat-trick (7th, 14th, 78th minutes) and central positioning shredded Toulouse's defence. Three goals from nine shots: devastating efficiency.

What caused the nine-goal thriller?

PSG's dominance (76% possession, 94% pass accuracy) against porous Toulouse defence. Two penalties amplified the advantage further.

What does this mean for Toulouse's season?

A major setback (7th place, 6 points). Yet late goals show resilience worth building on going forward.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
24%
76%
Toulouse 24%
Paris Saint Germain 76%
Shots
14
13
Toulouse 14
Paris Saint Germain 13
Shots on Target
6
8
Toulouse 6
Paris Saint Germain 8
Expected Goals (xG)
2.22
2.62
Toulouse 2.22
Paris Saint Germain 2.62
Passes
268
860
Toulouse 268
Paris Saint Germain 860
Pass Accuracy
77%
94%
Toulouse 77%
Paris Saint Germain 94%
Corners
5
7
Toulouse 5
Paris Saint Germain 7
Fouls
7
11
Toulouse 7
Paris Saint Germain 11
Yellow Cards
1
0
Toulouse 1
Paris Saint Germain 0
Red Cards
0
0
Toulouse 0
Paris Saint Germain 0

Match Events

J. Neves (O. Dembele) โšฝ 7'
B. Barcola (F. Ruiz) โšฝ 9'
J. Neves โšฝ 14'
O. Dembele โšฝ 31'
37' โšฝ C. Cresswell
HT
โ†“ N. Mendes โ†‘W. Pacho ๐Ÿ”„ 46'
โ†“ Vitinha โ†‘W. Zaire-Emery ๐Ÿ”„ 46'
Bradley Barcola โ€ข 50'
O. Dembele โšฝ 51'
โ†“ D. Doue โ†‘K. Kvaratskhelia ๐Ÿ”„ 63'
63' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ R. Nicolaisen โ†‘W. Kamanzi
63' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ D. Sidibe โ†‘N. Edjouma
63' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ M. Sauer โ†‘A. Vossah
โ†“ O. Dembele โ†‘G. Ramos ๐Ÿ”„ 70'
70' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ F. Magri โ†‘S. Hidalgo
โ†“ B. Barcola โ†‘I. Mbaye ๐Ÿ”„ 75'
J. Neves โšฝ 78'
79' ๐Ÿ”„ โ†“ D. Methalie โ†‘S. Koumbassa
82' ๐ŸŸจ Aron Dรธnnum
89' โšฝ Y. Gboho
90' โšฝ A. Vossah (S. Hidalgo)
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Toulouse

Goalkeepers
Guillaume Restes
SIEVE
SIEVE
25%
Save %
25%
Save %
6
Conceded
2
Saves
Defenders
Djibril Sidibรฉ
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
1
Fouls
4.9
Rating
Mark McKenzie
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Charlie Cresswell
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Rasmus Nicolaisen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Dayann Methalie
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
71%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Aron Dรธnnum
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mรกrio Sauer
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Cristian Cรกsseres Jr.
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
5.2
Rating
Yann Gboho
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
89
Goal Time
89
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.9
Rating
Forwards
Frank Magri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
BENCH
Kjetil Haug
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
รlex Domรญnguez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Warren Kamanzi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Seny Koumbassa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexis Vossah
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
7.3
Rating
M. Saka
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noah Edjouma
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Juliรกn Vignolo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Santiago Hidalgo
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Assist
1
Assist
20
Minutes
6.9
Rating

Paris Saint Germain

Goalkeepers
Lucas Chevalier
PENALTY HERO
PENALTY HERO
1
Pens Saved
1
Pens Saved
3
Saves
6.7
Rating
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Illia Zabarnyi
MAGNET
MAGNET
101
Activity
101
Activity
94
Passes
7
Duels
Lucas Beraldo
MAGNET
MAGNET
108
Activity
108
Activity
101
Passes
7
Duels
Nuno Mendes
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Pen Given
Mistake
Pen Given
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
Midfielders
Joรฃo Neves
HATMAN
HAT-TRICK HERO
3
Goals
3
Goals
3
On Target
10
Rating
Vitinha
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Fabiรกn Ruiz
MAGNET
MAGNET
122
Activity
122
Activity
120
Passes
2
Duels
Forwards
Dรฉsirรฉ Douรฉ
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
1
Pens Won
Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
8.2
Rating
Bradley Barcola
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
BENCH
Matvey Safonov
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Marquinhos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Hernรกndez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Willian Pacho
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
Lee Kang-In
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Warren Zaรฏre-Emery
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gonรงalo Ramos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ibrahim Mbaye
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
08/30/2025 Toulouse 3 - 6 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
02/15/2025 Toulouse 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
11/22/2024 Paris Saint Germain 3 - 0 Toulouse Ligue 1 Parc des Princes
05/12/2024 Paris Saint Germain 1 - 3 Toulouse Ligue 1 Parc des Princes
01/03/2024 Paris Saint Germain 2 - 0 Toulouse Trophรฉe des Champions Parc des Princes
08/19/2023 Toulouse 1 - 1 Paris Saint Germain Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
08/30/2025
Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
02/15/2025
Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
11/22/2024
Ligue 1 Parc des Princes
05/12/2024
Ligue 1 Parc des Princes
01/03/2024
Trophรฉe des Champions Parc des Princes
08/19/2023
Ligue 1 Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse Win
Paris Saint Germain Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Paris Saint Germain 3 9 8 3 +5 WToulouse 3 - 6 Paris Saint Germain (30-08-2025)WParis Saint Germain 1 - 0 Angers (22-08-2025)WNantes 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (17-08-2025)
2 Lyon 3 9 5 0 +5 WLyon 1 - 0 Marseille (31-08-2025)WLyon 3 - 0 Metz (23-08-2025)WLens 0 - 1 Lyon (16-08-2025)
3 Lille 3 7 11 4 +7 WLorient 1 - 7 Lille (30-08-2025)WLille 1 - 0 Monaco (24-08-2025)DStade Brestois 29 3 - 3 Lille (17-08-2025)
4 Nice 5 7 8 6 +2 WNice 4 - 1 Saint Etienne (29-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 Nice (26-05-2026)LLe Havre 3 - 1 Nice (31-08-2025)WNice 3 - 1 Auxerre (23-08-2025)LNice 0 - 1 Toulouse (16-08-2025)
5 Monaco 3 6 6 4 +2 WMonaco 3 - 2 Strasbourg (31-08-2025)LLille 1 - 0 Monaco (24-08-2025)WMonaco 3 - 1 Le Havre (16-08-2025)
6 Lens 3 6 5 3 +2 WLens 3 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (29-08-2025)WLe Havre 1 - 2 Lens (24-08-2025)LLens 0 - 1 Lyon (16-08-2025)
7 Strasbourg 3 6 4 3 +1 LMonaco 3 - 2 Strasbourg (31-08-2025)WStrasbourg 1 - 0 Nantes (24-08-2025)WMetz 0 - 1 Strasbourg (17-08-2025)
8 Toulouse 3 6 6 6 0 LToulouse 3 - 6 Paris Saint Germain (30-08-2025)WToulouse 2 - 0 Stade Brestois 29 (24-08-2025)WNice 0 - 1 Toulouse (16-08-2025)
9 Rodez 2 4 3 2 +1 DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 (PEN 7-6) Rodez (15-05-2026)WRED Star FC 93 2 - 3 Rodez (12-05-2026)
10 Angers 3 4 2 2 0 DAngers 1 - 1 Rennes (31-08-2025)LParis Saint Germain 1 - 0 Angers (22-08-2025)WAngers 1 - 0 Paris FC (17-08-2025)
11 Rennes 3 4 2 5 -3 DAngers 1 - 1 Rennes (31-08-2025)LLorient 4 - 0 Rennes (24-08-2025)WRennes 1 - 0 Marseille (15-08-2025)
12 Marseille 3 3 5 4 +1 LLyon 1 - 0 Marseille (31-08-2025)WMarseille 5 - 2 Paris FC (23-08-2025)LRennes 1 - 0 Marseille (15-08-2025)
13 Le Havre 3 3 5 6 -1 WLe Havre 3 - 1 Nice (31-08-2025)LLe Havre 1 - 2 Lens (24-08-2025)LMonaco 3 - 1 Le Havre (16-08-2025)
14 Nantes 3 3 1 2 -1 WNantes 1 - 0 Auxerre (30-08-2025)LStrasbourg 1 - 0 Nantes (24-08-2025)LNantes 0 - 1 Paris Saint Germain (17-08-2025)
15 Auxerre 3 3 2 4 -2 LNantes 1 - 0 Auxerre (30-08-2025)LNice 3 - 1 Auxerre (23-08-2025)WAuxerre 1 - 0 Lorient (17-08-2025)
16 Lorient 3 3 5 8 -3 LLorient 1 - 7 Lille (30-08-2025)WLorient 4 - 0 Rennes (24-08-2025)LAuxerre 1 - 0 Lorient (17-08-2025)
17 Paris FC 3 3 5 8 -3 WParis FC 3 - 2 Metz (31-08-2025)LMarseille 5 - 2 Paris FC (23-08-2025)LAngers 1 - 0 Paris FC (17-08-2025)
18 Saint Etienne 3 2 1 4 -3 LNice 4 - 1 Saint Etienne (29-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 Nice (26-05-2026)DSaint Etienne 0 - 0 (PEN 7-6) Rodez (15-05-2026)
19 Stade Brestois 29 3 1 4 8 -4 LLens 3 - 1 Stade Brestois 29 (29-08-2025)LToulouse 2 - 0 Stade Brestois 29 (24-08-2025)DStade Brestois 29 3 - 3 Lille (17-08-2025)
20 RED Star FC 93 1 0 2 3 -1 LRED Star FC 93 2 - 3 Rodez (12-05-2026)
21 Metz 3 0 2 7 -5 LParis FC 3 - 2 Metz (31-08-2025)LLyon 3 - 0 Metz (23-08-2025)LMetz 0 - 1 Strasbourg (17-08-2025)

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