Toulouse seeking win in trip to Lille.

2024-10-01

LOSC Lille, fresh from a historic Champions League triumph over Real Madrid, aims to continue their domestic ascent as they host a struggling Toulouse side at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

LOSC Lille

Bruno Génésio's men secured back-to-back victories, including a convincing 3-0 win against Le Havre last weekend. This was followed by a historic 1-0 upset victory against defending Champions Real Madrid in the Champions League midweek.

As Génésio had predicted, Lille "gained everything" by taking all three points on Wednesday, ending Madrid's 36-match unbeaten streak. A Jonathan David penalty just before halftime and a heroic performance from goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier were enough to secure Lille's first win of the 2024-2025 UCL campaign.

"We prepared well for the match, and the players responded perfectly," Génésio said after the win. He praised their very good first half and a second characterized by solidarity and talent in goal.

Back to domestic action, Lille welcome Toulouse for this weekend’s matchday seven Ligue 1 encounter. The Mastiffs will look to continue their impressive run as they aim for a third consecutive victory in all competitions.

Lille have a dominant record against Toulouse on home turf, winning 21 out of 34 home league games. Furthermore, they have scored in each of their last 16 home games against Toulouse in Ligue 1, totalling 26 goals.

However, recent poor home form casts doubts on their ability to secure three points this weekend, having won just one of their last five home league games. Lille, with a form of [WLLDW], sit in fifth place, one point behind fourth-placed Reims, heading into Saturday’s game.

Génésio could deploy a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Jonathan David leading the attack.

Toulouse

Toulouse find themselves in 15th place following a heartbreaking 2-1 loss against Lyon last weekend. A stoppage-time goal from Malick Fofana dealt a huge blow to Les Violets after Yann Gboho’s early opener was canceled out by Rasmus Nicolaisen’s own goal, handing them back-to-back league losses.

The equalizing goal hurt us psychologically, Carles Martinez Novell said regarding Nicolaisen’s own goal. We wanted to look forward to winning, but we exposed ourselves, and we regret it, he added.

They will now make the trip to Lille, hoping to return with at least a point. However, Toulouse have lost 13 of their last 20 away league games in the Hauts-de-France region.

A 3—4—2—1 formation could be seen against Lille, with Frank Magri in attack.