Ligue 1: Toulouse vs Lyon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Toulouse and Lyon and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lyon go up against Toulouse on Saturday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stadium Municipal.

Team form: Toulouse vs Lyon

Toulouse Form

In their last three matches, Toulouse won 1-2 and 2-1 against first Strasbourg then Lyon, before drawing 0-0 against Nantes. Toulouse claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded nine.

Lyon Form

Lyon have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Sparta Prague, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Sparta Prague. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce. Lyon managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

Betting facts for Toulouse and Lyon

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Toulouse and Lyon played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Toulouse vs Lyon

Dayann Methalie is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Lyon look to Corentin Tolisso, hoping he can add to his current total of four Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

Toulouse claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Lyon won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Toulouse scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Lyon scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Lyon should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Toulouse only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lyon claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Toulouse have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Lyon.

Total goals

Toulouse saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lyon, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.