Toulouse vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-02-24 14:00.
Toulouse’s wastefulness in front of goal ultimately cost them on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League as they drew 0-0 with Benfica, losing 2-1 on aggregate to exit the competition at the knockout play-off stage. Now, Carles MartĂnez Novell’s men return their focus to Ligue 1 matters as they aim to secure their first home victory in the French top-flight since October!
Three points here would be priceless as the Violets look to build on the one-point gap they hold over the drop zone pre-round. Improvement in the final third may hold the key to them moving further clear of immediate danger, as only the bottom-two sides have netted fewer than Toulouse’s 22 goals in Ligue 1 this term.
Lille sit among a congested pack of sides competing for second place, and could climb into the top-two with victory if results elsewhere go their way. A four-match unbeaten H2H run (W3, D1) should have the Mastiffs confident ahead of this trip, but travelling has not been their strong suit this season, winning just two of their 11 away league matches (D6, L3).
Their last such victory came in November (D2, L2 since), and with Paulo Fonseca’s men squandering leads in defeats against Strasbourg and PSG in that run, the visiting fans may not be so confident here even if they hit the front. Those defeats form part of an alarming 12 points dropped from winning positions this term, which includes letting a 1-0 lead slip in this season’s reverse fixture (D 1-1).
Players to watch: Toulouse captain Vincent Sierro has six goal direct involvements in his last nine games (G3, A3), and he assisted for his side’s equaliser in November’s reverse fixture. After two matches without finding the net, Lille marksman Jonathan David responded with a hat-trick against Le Havre last week. Each of his last three scoring appearances have seen him open the scoring in eventual clean-sheet victories.
Hot stat: In each of Toulouse’s last six Ligue 1 games, the away side on the day has led at half-time and gone on to win.