Toulouse vs Liverpool prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-08 17:45.
Toulouse were rewarded with a place in this season’s UEFA Europa League
(UEL) due to winning the Coupe de France in what was their first season back in the French top-flight since 2019/20. That ended the Violets' 14-year wait for European football, but the influx of added fixtures seems to be taking a toll as they’ve won only three of their 14 games this season (D6, L5).
Even so, Carles MartĂnez Novell’s men will want to keep this journey on the continent alive, but to do so they will likely need a win here as they look set to battle for second place in Group C with Belgium’s Union SG who are also locked on four points. The pair shared the spoils on matchday one in a 1-1 draw, but as Toulouse then went on to beat bottom-placed LASK, a hefty 5-1 defeat against upcoming opponents Liverpool in the last round is sure to have bruised their ego.
The English side have imposed themselves on Group C, boasting a perfect record of three wins from their three matches. The European juggernauts can now qualify for the knockout stages if they emerge from the Stadium Municipal victorious, which will extend their record of having reached a knockout phase in each of their last eight European campaigns.
The Reds won’t be preparing Anfield for the UEL knockout rounds just yet since their away form in Europe has been patchy in recent times (W5, D2, L8). Liverpool also showed a chink in their travelling armour when a four-game winning streak came to an end at the weekend, following a disappointing 1-1 draw with Premier League newcomers Luton.
Players to watch: Thijs Dallinga was the man to get Toulouse on the scoresheet at Anfield, which is part of a run of netting each of his side’s last three goals. Liverpool didn’t start Dominik Szoboszlai that day, but they might now since his last 14 goalscoring appearances at club level have all ended in victory.
Hot stat: Liverpool have only won five of their 22 away matches in the UEL proper (D10, L7).