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Toulouse Vs LOSC Lille Preview

Tournament: Ligue 1

Date: Saturday, 12 April 2025

Kick-off Time: 17:00 GMT

Venue: Stadium de Toulouse

Toulouse are set to welcome top-four hopefuls LOSC Lille in round 29 of the Ligue 1 action at the Stadium de Toulouse. The home side will be aiming to return to winning ways here after losing their last three matches in a row.

It has been a mixed season for Toulouse, who find themselves in the 11th position in the standings after match 28. They have accumulated 34 points courtesy of their nine wins, seven draws, and 12 losses. While they have scored 37 goals in these matches, their defensive form hasn't been great either, conceding 36 goals.

They have suffered three consecutive defeats in a row and will be hoping to change that record here against a LOSC Lille side who have already defeated them this season. Zakaria Aboukhlal is their top scorer this season with seven goals, and Gabriel Souza provides the most assists with six.

LOSC Lille, on the other hand, have done well in the league as they fight for the top four positions. They are currently languishing in seventh position in the standings, trailing two points behind fourth-place Strasbourg.

In the last match, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Lyon, which marks their third defeat in fifth matches. Jonathan David, who is being courted by clubs for transfer, is their top scorer this season with 14 goals, and Osame Sahraoui provides the most assists for them with three.

Toulouse Team News

Toulouse have three injury concerns in their squad for this clash. Niklas Schmidt is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. He is joined on the sidelines by Rasmus Nicolaisen and Zakaria Aboukhlal, who are also out with ankle and thigh injuries, respectively.

LOSC Lille Team News

The visitors also have four injury concerns in their squad. Edon Zhegrova, Ethan Mbappe, and Samuel Umtiti are also sidelined and shall be back to full team training by this month. However, Tiago Santos' season is already over, having suffered a cruciate ligament injury.

Toulouse Vs LOSC Lille Predicted Lineups

Toulouse predicted lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Restes

Defenders: Sidibe, Cresswell, McKenzie

Midfielders: Donnum, Casseres Jr., Sierro, Suazo

Attackers: Babicka, Gboho; Magri

LOSC Lille predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Chevalier

Defenders: Meunier, Diakite, Ribeiro, Gudmundsson

Midfielders: Andre, Gomes

Attackers: Haraldsson, Fernandez-Pardo, Bakker; David

Toulouse Vs LOSC Lille H2H Record

The last five meetings between these two sides have been pretty much one-sided. LOSC Lille have been the better side in this fixture, having registered three wins, one draw, and losing once against them.

Key players to watch in Toulouse Vs LOSC Lille

Frank Magri (Toulouse)

Frank Magri is enjoying a great run of form for Toulouse lately, scoring five goals in his last five matches for the club with an xG of 1.3. It is quite a turnaround for a player who failed to score in each of his previous 20 matches for the club. He will be aiming to replicate the same form to help his side return to winning ways here.

Jonathan David (LOSC Lille)

Jonathan David is having another fantastic season for the club, already scoring 14 goals for them from 26 matches. He has also provided three assists for them as big clubs in Europe lurk for his signature in the summer.

However, he has suffered a dip in form in recent matches, scoring two goals in his last five matches with an 0.7 xG, which is nowhere near the best.

Toulouse Vs LOSC Lille Prediction

Toulouse are going through a poor run of form, losing each of their last three matches. In contrast, Lille have enjoyed a far better season and will be slight favourites here, considering they defeated them in the reverse fixture also. However, don't be surprised to see Toulouse give a tough fight to them.

Predicted Score: Toulouse 1-2 LOSC Lille

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