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Thursday Match 005 Ligue 1 Toulouse vs Lille

This is a match from the third round of the French Ligue 1. In their last six meetings, Toulouse have recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses against Lille, and they have lost their last four encounters in a row, with three of those matches ending 2-1.

Toulouse have collected only one point from their first two rounds and currently sit 16th in Ligue 1. In the opening round, they held the attacking advantage at home but conceded two goals in the second half, losing 0-2 to strong opponents Lyon. In the second round away from home, goals from left wing-back Tapu and lone striker Lasserre-Ro gave them the lead twice, but they were twice pegged back, eventually earning a somewhat fortunate draw with Brest (Brest hit the woodwork three times).

Lille have taken four points from their first two rounds and rank third in Ligue 1. They won 2-0 away at Angers in the opening round, with veteran forward Giroud and first-choice left-back Tiago Santos scoring. In the second round at home, Giroud turned provider twice, setting up attacking teammates Haraldsson and substitute Bakwa, but Paris Saint-Germain scored two late goals in stoppage time, leaving Lille with a draw. Next midweek, Lille will host Spanish La Liga side Betis in the Champions League.

Toulouse will be without two backup players, Donnum and Francis, in the wing-back and defensive midfield positions. Lille will be missing new defensive signing Nianzou and substitute left winger Ijalmane. Whoscored and sportsmole both predict Toulouse to lose 1-3. (The data and information are for reference only; the score prediction comes from foreign media sources and has a relatively low accuracy rate, so it should be used with caution.)