7th October 2022 – 21:00, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
Lyon will take on Toulouse in the opening match of the Ligue 1 10th round on Friday evening. The home side searches for the way out from the losing streak while the visitors eye a surprise.
Lyon Preview & Team News
Lyon will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of RC Lens. That was L’OL’s fourth straight defeat that saw them decline to 7th place. Although they didn’t lose in the first five rounds, Lyon has entered a very poor streak. It has been seldom in recent times where Lyon has shown defensive steel. The reality is that Lyon has failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous six clashes, leaking eight goals along the way. Coming into this contest, Lyon is unbeaten in the league by Toulouse in their last 11 matches. It is a long run without a loss, but they need to do much better to keep it running.
Toulouse Preview & Team News
Toulouse will go into this match following on from a 4-2 Ligue 1 win to beat Montpellier in their previous game. The newly promoted team has been in solid form lately, winning twice on the previous three occasions. The stats tell the story, and Toulouse has been scored against in 5 of their last six matches, seeing opposing sides hit 12 goals overall. At the back, Toulouse has seen their frailties exposed. Coming into this meeting, Toulouse has not won away from home in their last three matches in the league. However, they will try to exploit the rival’s weaknesses in this encounter. Out of a mainly full-strength squad, there’s just the lone fitness issue for the Toulouse boss Philippe Montanier to be concerned with. Rhys Healey (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out for this game.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Although the hosts haven’t been playing well lately, they haven’t lost to Toulouse at home for more than three decades. Therefore, we think Lyon will return to the winning track and pick up valuable three points.
Goals Market Prediction
Neither team has shown defensive steel lately, and the crowd should see an entertaining clash. We don’t believe either side will keep its net intact on Friday evening.
Lyon vs Toulouse
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