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Lille will welcome Toulouse to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The hosts have three wins from six games and are in fifth place in the league standings, leading the visitors by 10 points and 10 places.
The hosts extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to three games on Tuesday with a memorable 1-0 home win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Jonathan David scored the game's only goal from the penalty spot.
In their previous league outing, David's hat-trick had helped them record a comfortable 3-0 away win over Le Havre last week.
Le Téfécé have suffered two defeats in a row and suffered a 2-1 home loss to Lyon last week. Yann Gboho broke the deadlock in the 14th minute but Rasmus Nicolaisen's own goal helped Lyon equalize in the 28th minute and Malick Fofana bagged a stoppage-time winner to help Lyon complete a comeback.
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Lille vs Toulouse Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have locked horns 68 times in all competitions. The hosts have the upper hand in these meetings with 28 wins. Le Téfécé are not far behind with 19 wins and 21 games have ended in draws.
- The visitors were unbeaten in their two league meetings against Les Dogues las season, recording a home win, and the reverse fixture ended in a draw.
- Lille are unbeaten in their last three home meetings against the visitors, scoring six goals while conceding twice.
- Toulouse are winless in their Ligue 1 away games this season, with a draw and a defeat in these games.
- Les Dogues have scored three goals apiece in their last two league outings. Interestingly, they have conceded three goals apiece in two of their last four league games.
Lille vs Toulouse Prediction
Les Dogues are unbeaten in their last three games in all competitions, keeping clean sheets in the last two, and will look to build on that record. They have won three of their last five home games in this fixture, and are strong favorites.
Samuel Umtiti, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal'ayel Mukau, and Ismaily are long-term absentees while Hakon Arnar Haraldsson and Ethan Mbappé will also sit this one out.
Les Violets have suffered back-to-back defeats in Ligue 1, conceding two goals apiece and will look to improve upon that record. They have scored five goals in the league this season, with just one of them coming away from home.
They have a clean bill of health for this match and Carles Martínez Novell is expected to field a strong starting XI as he looks to sign off before the international break on a positive note.
Considering the current form of the two teams and home advantage for Les Dogues, we back the hosts to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Lille 2-1 Toulouse
Lille vs Toulouse Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Lille to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Jonathan David to score or assist any time - Yes
