LOSC Lille vs Toulouse Prediction: Toulouse are dreadful away from home

LOSC Lille and Toulouse will face each other for the 12th round of the French Ligue 1 at the Stade Pierre Mauroy. Lille played a goalless draw with Olympique Marseille last weekend, while Toulouse lost again against Le Havre at home in their last league game. Both sides were also involved in the European games in midweek, with Lille holding Slovan to a 1-1 draw and Toulouse beating Liverpool 3-2 at home.

Both sides are eager to win in this match, especially Toulouse who have lost their last 2 league games.

LOSC Lille

Lille return to the league after playing a draw against Slovan in the Conference League. In the Ligue 1, they are currently unbeaten in their last 5 league games, recording 3 wins and 2 draws in those games. They got 3 wins against Le Havre, Stade Brest, and Monaco. Then they drew with Lens and Marseille. They held Marseille to a goalless draw away from home last weekend.

Lille are currently in 5th place on the table, with 19 points from 11 matches played. They have 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats this season and a goal difference of 4.

Lille have lost only once at home so far this season, winning the remaining 4 of their 5 home games. They have also won their last 2 home games in a row and they hope to make it 3 in 3 against Toulouse.

Toulouse

Toulouse pulled off a fantastic 3-2 win over Liverpool in midweek and they hope to continue in that fashion in the league. In Ligue 1, they are without a win in their last 4 league games, as they lost 2 and drew 2 of those games. And they lost their last 2 league games in a row against Montpellier and Le Havre. Their last 5 league games, ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Toulouse are currently in 14th place on the league table with 11 points from 11 matches. They have a total of 2 wins, 5 draws, and 4 defeats this season.

Toulouse have been terrible away from home this season as they won 1 out of their 6 away games this season. The other games ended in 2 draws and 3 defeats. Now playing away to one of the strongest teams in the league, they would hope to do better in this game.

Head to Head

Lille and Toulouse played 20 matches against each other in the past. Lille won 11 of the 20 matches, while Toulouse won 5, and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

The home form and away form of both sides is a huge determinant in this match. LOSC Lille are a very strong side at home and there is no chance Toulouse can pull off a win against them here. Lille have won their last 3 matches against Toulouse and Toulouse have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 4 matches against Lille. 5 out of their last 7 matches also ended with more than 2.5 goals and Lille scored first in 6 of their last 8 matches against Toulouse.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.613 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.05 Odds