Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Toulouse and Lille who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Toulouse welcome Lille this coming Saturday 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 29 match.
Form: Toulouse vs Lille
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 2-1 by Strasbourg, before Brest ran out 2-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Marseille, who came out 3-2 winners. Toulouse are without a win in their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored six goals.
Lille Form
It is all or nothing with Lille, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Nantes, before beating Lens 1-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Lyon. Lille managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring nine time and letting in five.
Betting stats for Toulouse and Lille
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Toulouse and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Toulouse home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Toulouse have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Toulouse have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lille away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lille have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lille have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Toulouse vs Lille
It has been a great season for Jonathan David who bagged 14 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Lille.
Popular markets: Toulouse vs Lille
Full-time result
Toulouse won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium Municipal. They drew two and lost five as well, while Lille won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Toulouse scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Lille got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Toulouse games Lille should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Toulouse only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Lille claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Toulouse and Lille.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Toulouse’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Lille’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.