Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Toulouse and Lens who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Toulouse welcome Lens on Friday in the Ligue 1, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 17 match.
Sitting top of the table, Lens claimed 37 points after 16 rounds, while Toulouse have amassed 23 points. This ranks the latter as number 8 in the Ligue 1 before the next round.
Team form: Toulouse vs Lens
Toulouse Form
Toulouse should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Marseille, before beating first Strasbourg by 1-0, then Paris FC in a 0-3 win. Toulouse managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Lens Form
Lens look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Angers, who were defeated by 1-2. Then, Nantes got outclassed in a 1-2 win, before beating Nice by 2-0. Lens claimed 13 points in their last six Ligue 1 matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded six and scored ten goals themselves.
Betting stats for Toulouse and Lens
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 Lens played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Toulouse home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Toulouse home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Lens matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lens have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lens have won 8 of the last 10 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lens have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Toulouse vs Lens
Yann Gboho is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Lens look to Wesley Said, hoping he can add to his current total of four Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Toulouse vs Lens
Full-time result
Toulouse claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lens won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away. Lens won their last 6 matches on the bounce. Lens have not lost to Toulouse in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Toulouse scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Impressively, Lens scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Toulouse managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Lens have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Toulouse when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Toulouse saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Lens, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches.
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