Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Toulouse and Liverpool who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Toulouse welcome Liverpool at Stadium Municipal in round 4 of the Europa League campaign. Only three matches remain, and important points are at stake on Thursday.
A glance at the Group E table reveals that the current difference between the teams is five points and two places.
Form: Toulouse vs Liverpool
Toulouse Form
Toulouse have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-1 by Liverpool, before Montpellier ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Le Havre, who came out 1-2 winners. Toulouse won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored six and conceded six goals.
Liverpool Form
Liverpool look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 3-0 and 1-2 winners against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Luton, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. Liverpool managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Europa League. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring four times and letting in five.
Betting facts for Toulouse and Liverpool
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Toulouse and Liverpool played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 15 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Toulouse have not lost 10 of the last 11 home matches
- Toulouse have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Toulouse have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
- Liverpool have scored in the last 28 matches in a row
- Liverpool have not lost 27 of the last 29 matches
- In 13 of the last 14 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 away matches Liverpool played, both teams scored
- Liverpool have scored in the last 14 away matches in a row
In-form players: Toulouse vs Liverpool
It is the beginning of a new Europa League campaign, and both Toulouse and Liverpool will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: Toulouse vs Liverpool
Full-time result
Toulouse won four of their previous 10 matches at Stadium Municipal. They drew four and lost two as well, while Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Liverpool didn’t lose any of their previous seven outings.
Both teams to score
Toulouse scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Liverpool scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last nine away games Liverpool played. Toulouse and Liverpool fought their way to three clean sheets each in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
In their last ten matches, Toulouse saw five of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Liverpool, who managed to score 2.4 times in those matches. Liverpool managed to score at least once in their previous 31 matches.
Betting tip: Toulouse vs Liverpool
To sum up, the upcoming match between Toulouse and Liverpool seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.