Toulouse vs RC Lens Prediction: RC Lens are looking desperate

Toulouse are only 2 points away from the relegation zone at this point in the season. Their most important objective is to avoid dropping off more points and stay in the league at the end of the season. But at the moment, their league form is looking horrible as they prepare to take on a better team. Getting all 3 points would mean they retain their place on the table or even better, move higher if the teams above fail to win, and a defeat would certainly mean they drop down one or two places on the table.

RC Lens are not looking confident after 2 defeats in a row and they are eager to get back to winning ways and Toulouse looks like the perfect place to start. RC Lens are drifting towards midtable and they need to keep picking up vital points if they hope to make it to Europe by the end of the season.

Toulouse

Toulouse have won only 1 match in their last 11 matches and that was against Metz FC in their last league game. Vincent Sierro scored the only goal from the spot in the 12th minute and they held onto the narrow lead until the end of the game. Toulouse also put in a fine performance in the game against Metz FC, as they recorded 61% possession, 2 shots on target and 2 corner kicks.

Toulouse will be hoping to pick up momentum after their last win, but the game against Lens doesn’t look like an easy one.

Toulouse are ranked 14th with 17 points from 3 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats in 18 matches and their goal difference -7.

Lens won the first encounter back in September last year when both sides faced each other.

RC Lens

RC Lens are on the hunt for a win after 2 defeats in a row against OGC Nice and Paris Saint Germain. In their last 5 league games, they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Lens will hope to end the losing run against a struggling Toulouse side and their record against Toulouse looks very solid. Lens have beaten Toulouse in their last 5 meetings on both grounds and they shouldn’t find too much resistance in this game.

RC Lens were unlucky in the game against PSG two weeks ago. Przemysław Frankowski was denied from the spot in the 7th minute before Bradley Barcola put PSG ahead in the 30th minute. And in the 48th minute, Jonathan Gradit was sent off for a professional foul and Lens were forced to play the game with 10 men. PSG eventually got the second goal through Kylian Mbappe in the 89th minute.

RC Lens are ranked 8th on the league table with 26 points from 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats in 18 matches played so far.

Head to Head

In their 20 meetings against each other, Lens won 10 matches, while Toulouse won 4 matches and they drew 6 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

RC Lens need a response and there’s a strong indication that they are mentally up for it. As for Toulouse, there’s nothing to indicate they can keep up with the pace of the Lens team. According to past records, Lens won the last 5 matches against Toulouse, hence Toulouse are without a clean sheet in those 5 matches. 8 of their last 10 matches ended in less than 2.5 goals scored and in their last 10 matches, they had less than 4.5 cards. And in 4 of their last 5 matches against each other, there were more than 10.5 corners played.

• Lens Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Lens to Score First Goal at 1.79 Odds
• Lens Win FT at 2.05 Odds