- Across the last five head-to-head clashes, Lille have won three times, Toulouse once, with one draw.
- Lille have won three and lost two of their last five Ligue 1 matches, while Toulouse have also won three and lost two.
- Lille are currently third in the Ligue 1 table on 50 points after 28 matches, while Toulouse are tenth on 37 points.
Toulouse and Lille to produce end-to-end clash with end-to-end action
OSC Lille are available at 67/50 to win their third consecutive match against Ligue 1 mid-table club FC Toulouse and it looks like a fair price given how much more there is at stake for the visitors than the hosts.
The Gers won 2-1 at home when they last faced Toulouse in Ligue 1 six months ago and there is every reason to expect them to get another positive result in this clash because of their current form and pressing style.
Bruno Genesio has made Lille the best pressing team in Ligue 1 since his appointment as head coach and their energy and high-tempo 4-3-3 system has produced a two-game winning streak. They beat Marseille 2-1 away from home in the match prior to the 3-0 home win over Lens that got them back to winning ways.
Carles Martinez’s Toulouse are a very different side and like to play a more pragmatic approach to matches, sitting deep in a compact 4-3-3 structure that can morph into a 3-4-3 when they come under the cosh. They spring out of that block when space is available and are dangerous in the transition.
Top scorer comparison
Yann Gboho has bagged eight goals in 27 Ligue 1 appearances for Toulouse, scoring three of them in his last five games, while striker Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, with seven in 26, is Lille’s leading marksman.
Toulouse have scored 2.0 goals per game on average against Lille at home and the visitors have scored 1.5 per visit in their last five encounters. Lille are the better side and in better form right now, so we’ll expect them to find the net this weekend.
There is a lot of value in the away win because these are two very different teams that will produce an interesting match with a lot of goals in it, but only at one end of the pitch because of the defensive discipline of both sides. The BTTS - No odds of 17/20 indicate at least one of them will blank while the Over 2.5 goals at 23/20 suggests we will see plenty of action in the Lille half of the field.
