Toulouse vs Lyon Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 French Ligue 1
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After a slow-ish start to the season, Toulouse had looked like growing into the campaign but suffered another setback to that last weekend as they now face Olympique Lyonnais at Stadium de Toulouse.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday 29th September, 2024 - UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
TOULOUSE PREVIEW: TO LOSE
Since gaining promotion to the top-flight a couple of seasons ago, Toulouse have enjoyed an impressive rise with a Coupe de France triumph in 2023 but a consequence of that was UEFA Champions League qualification, which saw them fighting above their weight with a squad not capable of it.
This season, their smart recruitment should mean they can rebuild and reset for another strong domestic season and, under the management of Carlos Martinez Novell, they do want to play good football. The hosts have managed just one win in their opening five matches of this season, though.
LYON PREVIEW: SLEEPING LION
Last season, Olympique Lyonnais burned through two managers, Laurent Blanc and Fabio Grosso, by early December. Poor squad building and planning had them languishing down at the foot of the table but Pierrer Sage cultivated a unit that eventually ended up qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.
Lyon come into this one, though, on the back of yet another fairly disastrous start to the season. They have managed just one win in their opening five matches, scoring six and conceding 11. The visitors’ most recent outing saw them lose 3-2 at home to Marseille with their opponents scoring a very late winner.
TOULOUSE TEAM NEWS: FULLY FIT AND AVAILABLE
The home team and Carlos Martinez Novell are blessed with a fully fit and available squad this weekend with no injury concerns or suspension issues for this one.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Restes; Cresswell, Nicolaisen, Akdag; Sidibe, Sierro, Casseres Jr, Suazo; Babicka, Aboukhlal; Gboho
UNAVAILABLE:
QUESTIONABLE:
LYON TEAM NEWS: JUST ONE ABSENTEE
Lyon have been dealing with injuries throughout this season but have just one concern for this weekend as former Nottingham Forest defender Moussa Niakhate is sidelined.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Perri; Mata, Caleta-Car, Tagliafico; Maitland-Niles, Veretout, Matic, Tolisso, Abner; Orban, Lacazette
UNAVAILABLE: Niakhate (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
TOULOUSE VS LYON PREDICTION
Toulouse are a team that seemingly want to play quite progressive football but have been generally underwhelming in terms of their effectiveness and inconsistency stretching back quite a long way. They face a Lyon side that have massively let themselves down both on and off the pitch since such a strong end to last season. They will want to batten down the hatches for this weekend after a leaky few weeks so a low-scoring affair does seem likely for this one.
TOULOUSE VS LYON TIP: UNDER 3.5 GOALS
