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Lorient face off with Toulouse in a crucial Ligue 1 match at the Stade du Moustoir this Sunday.
Lorient are deep in the relegation zone in 17th place, but a win here - depending on other results - could elevate them to the safe zone of 15th. Toulouse, meanwhile, are in a mid-table spot of 11th and are all but safe, meaning they have little to play for now.
So can Lorient throw themselves a lifeline with a positive result this weekend?
Lorient vs Toulouse Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Recent results between these sides have been mixed, with three draws, two wins for Toulouse and a single win for Lorient in their last six meetings. The last game between them ended in a 1-1 draw back in December.
- Lorient fell in expected fashion to Paris St. Germain on Thursday, losing 1-4. The defeat extended an awful sequence of games for them, leaving them winless in their last six while claiming just a single point in the run.
- Toulouse picked up a point against Marseille last weekend, although they would've won had it not been for a 96th-minute equaliser. The draw did extend their current unbeaten run to four games, though.
- With 59 goals conceded, Lorient have the worst defensive record in Ligue 1 this season, although on the flip side, their 36 goals scored is the best total of any side in the bottom six right now.
- In a fascinating anecdote, Toulouse are the only side in the current Ligue 1 season to have not had a single player sent off.
Lorient vs Toulouse Prediction
Despite Lorient having the home advantage and far more to play for - namely their Ligue 1 future - this weekend, they may well be in trouble against one of the league's form sides.
Toulouse are not only riding a four-game unbeaten streak, but they have won seven matches since the turn of the year, and have scored seven goals in their last four.
Given Lorient's defensive issues and current bad run of form, and it's hard to see them finding any success in this game.
Prediction: Lorient 1-2 Toulouse
Lorient vs Toulouse Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Toulouse to win.
Tip 2: Game to feature more than 2.5 goals - Yes (Toulouse have seen more than 2.5 goals in nine of their last eleven games).
Tip 3: Thijs Dallinga to score for Toulouse - Yes (Dallinga has scored eleven league goals this season and with three games without one, is probably due to score).
