Nice vs Toulouse Prediction: Goals from both teams with over 2.5 goals and a potential win for Lens

Lens, who are vying for the league title, knows that if they perform better than the Blood and Gold and at least match Marseille on Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain will win the Ligue 1 trophy. At the Stade du Moustoir, Haise's team will be driven to win all three points, but the hosts will also be motivated to continue their current upward trend and end the season on a high note.

However, after two games last week, the hosts' winning streak came to an end. The hosts had gone unbeaten in their previous three league games. By Montpellier last week, they were held to a tie. In the 68th minute, Romain Faivre scored the game's first goal, but Montpellier was awarded a point after Faitout Maouassa scored with seconds remaining.

By defeating Reims 2-1 at home last week, the visitors' winning streak in league play increased to four games. As a result of defender Kevin Danso's red card and subsequent dismissal, they were down to 10 men in the 19th minute. Reims' 23rd-minute lead thanks to Folarin Balogun made the numerical disparity clear.

Lorient (DLLWWD)

Lorient enters the match against Montpellier HSC on the heels of a 1-1 draw, although the Brittany team was just seconds away from registering its third straight triumph last weekend as Faitout Maouassa netted an equalizer for the visitors in the 94th minute.

With Achraf Hakimi's dismissal after 20 minutes, Les Merlus defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at the end of last month, and they followed it up with a 2-1 triumph against Brest thanks to a brace from Ibrahima Kone. Lorient is now tenth in Ligue 1 with three games left, and with seven points from their past three games, Regis Le Bris's team has a chance to nab a position in the Europa League if they can keep their undefeated streak going.

Lorient has been particularly dominant in their own backyard this season, losing only five of their 17 home league games, with two setbacks occurring in their previous nine, so they will be optimistic of earning another win this weekend.

Igor Silva is expected to miss this weekend's match after missing the previous three owing to a thigh injury. Goalkeeper Vito Mannone will also miss the match on Sunday due to a foot ailment. As a result, Yvon Mvogo will fill in between the posts as Vincent Le Goff, Montassar Talbi, and Bamo Meite remain the back three.

Mvogo, Meite, Talbi, Le Goff; Kalulu, Innocent, Abergel, Yongwa; Faivre, Le Fee; Kone are likely starters for Lorient.

Lens (WLWWW)

For Lens, who have managed to maintain pace with PSG throughout this season while also holding off Marseille, winning the Ligue 1 championship would be nothing short of extraordinary. Securing European football would also be a big accomplishment.

With nine points still up for grabs and a six-point deficit to the league leaders, the Blood and Gold will need to win their remaining games and hope that PSG undergoes a catastrophic meltdown in order to steal the trophy from the Parisians, but there is still a ray of hope.

The fact that Franck Haise's team has dropped only four of their 35 league games this year, two fewer than both PSG and Marseille, while also posting the best defensive record in the division, gives you confidence that they will fight until the last end.

In addition to winning each of their previous four games, Lens has also won eight of their previous nine games and have only lost once since February. Haise's club enters Sunday's matchup as one of Ligue 1's most in-form squads.

Lens has made sure that the championship fight would be close with a run of three clean-sheet triumphs in four away games, but the club's demise may have been sealed by last month's 3-1 loss at Parc de Princes.

For the journey to the Stade du Moustoir, Lens will likely be without the injured trio of Jimmy Cabot (knee), Wesley Said (muscle), and Wuilker Farinez.

Samba; Gradit; Medina; Haidara; Frankowski; Abdul Samed; Fofana; Machado; Sotoca; Thomasson; Openda might be the starting lineup.

Expert Betting Tips

With victories in six of their past seven Ligue 1 home games against opponents, Lorient has a strong record. But in home games this season, they haven't always performed well. They have three victories in their previous six home contests, but they haven't scored in the other three.

This season, Lens has amassed 22 victories in Ligue 1, which is a record high for the team. It is likely that they will score because they have done so at least once in each of their road games in Ligue 1 in 2023.

Both teams appear to be in terrific form right now as the hosts are unbeaten in their past three games while the visitors are coming into the game on a four-game winning streak. Although the hosts are anticipated to make things difficult for their visitors, Lens will be confident that they must win to maintain their title ambitions this weekend.

We predict goals from both team and over 2.5 goals to be scored with potential scoreline of 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 or 2-3.