We have reached the eighth round of fixtures in the 2022/23 French Ligue 1 season and one of two games to be played on the 17th of September is between Lille OSC and Toulouse.
The match will be played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the hosts begin the weekend in 8th place on 10 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 8 points.
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Lille OSC come into the match on the back of a 2-1 loss at Marseille in Ligue last weekend. Having opened the scoring after only 12 minutes, Lille OSC conceded the equaliser 14 minutes later. With the score 1-1 at halftime, it was Marseille who came out in the second half to score the winning goal.
Lille OSC have made an inconsistent start to the season and having taken 4 points from their opening two Ligue fixtures.
They suffered an embarrassing 7-1 defeat at home against Paris Saint-Germain. Since then, Lille OSC have won at Ajaccio and Montpellier but lost at home against Nice.
Home form in Ligue 1 has been poor for Lille OSC and they have recorded only 1 win from their last 5 Ligue 1 fixtures on home soil.
Trends show both teams have scored in each of their last 5 home league games and Lille OSC have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of their last 7 Ligue 1 home matches.
Toulouse make the trip to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy having picked up a 1-0 home win over Reims last weekend in Ligue 1. The only goal of the game was scored in the 31st minute and Reims were reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute, which made the job easier for Toulouse.
That was the first win for Toulouse in 5 league games. They had suffered 3 straight defeats prior to the win over Reims, with the losses coming at home against Paris Saint-Germain and away to Nantes and Clermont.
Toulouse have won 1 of their 3 away Ligue 1 games this season, with the victory coming at Troyes but that is their only win from their last 26 away league fixtures.
Toulouse have scored 4 goals in 3 games on the road this season but have conceded 5 goals, so need to tighten up at the back.
Looking ahead to the team news and Lille OSC will be without the suspended Tiago Djaló. The injured trio of Edon Zhegrova, Remy Cabella, and Timothy Weah are not expected to return until after the international break.
Toulouse also have three players who will not play in the match due to injury, with Theocharis Tsingaras, Rafael Ratão, and Rhys Healey on the treatment table.
This should be an entertaining game, with over 2.5 goals and both teams finding the back of the net. Lille OSC have been inconsistent so far this season but should have enough at home to beat the promoted team from last season.