Lens vs Toulouse prediction 05.01.2025 | Ligue 1
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Toulouse
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- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 5th January, 2025
- Kickoff: 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
- Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens)
After being eliminated from the Coupe de France by PSG, Lens will welcome Toulouse in the 16th round of the Ligue 1.
Last year, Lens finished 7th and eventually failed to secure Europe. This season, "The Blood and Gold" are focused only on domestic competitions, but we are not really impressed by their performances so far. They are around the same level as the last season, as they are sitting in seventh place with 24 points in 15 rounds - 1.6 per game. That is only 0.1 points per game more than last season.
Toulouse had two interesting seasons behind them, winning the Cup and then playing in Europe. This season, they had a rough start and spent most of the time in the relegation zone. However, in the second part of the season, Toulouse did very well, climbing to 9th place, only three points away from Europe.
Lens vs Toulouse pick: Under 2.5 goals
Lately, Lens played mostly low-scoring games, as they were under 2.5 goals in three out of the last four matches. But that is hardly news because they are the best team in the league for this type of bet, with 79% of their league games finishing with fewer than three goals.
Toulouse have struggled away from home lately. They lost back-to-back games against Monaco and PSG while failing to score in both. But they failed to score away from home in the Cup (after those two losses), as they drew 0:0 in the regular time against Hauts Lyonnais, a lower-tier team. So, it is hard to expect they can score against the second-best defensive team in the league.
In the previous h2h game, Lens won 2:0. Moreover, eight out of the last ten h2h games finished with fewer than three goals. Considering the trend in the h2h games and all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best option for this Ligue 1 tie.
RC Lens vs Toulouse Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Toulouse
0 : 2
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
2 : 1
Toulouse
Ligue 1
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Toulouse
0 : 1
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
3 : 0
Toulouse
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
1 : 0
Toulouse
Ligue 1
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Toulouse
0 : 2
RC Lens
Ligue 1
Lens team news
Recently, coach Will Still spoke about the upcoming transfer window. The coach said he wants to improve their offense and mentioned Emmanuel Orban as their primary target. The 22-year-old Nigerian is getting very little playing time in Lyon, and the club might decide to sell or loan him.
Rémy Labeau Lascary, Martin Satriano, Wesley Said, and Ruben Aguilar, who missed the previous games with injuries, should remain sidelined.
Last matches of RC Lens
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RC Lens
3 : 4
PSG
Coupe de France
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Auxerre
2 : 2
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
2 : 0
Montpellier
Ligue 1
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Reims
0 : 2
RC Lens
Ligue 1
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RC Lens
1 : 3
Marseille
Ligue 1
RC Lens lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Brice Samba
Defenders
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29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
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4
Kevin Danso
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25
Abdukodir Khusanov
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14
Facundo Medina
Midfielders
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28
Adrien Thomasson
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11
Angelo Fulgini
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23
Neil El Aynaoui
Forwards
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7
Florian Sotoca
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8
M'Bala Nzola
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21
Anass Zaroury
Toulouse team news
In the previous game against Hatus Lyonnais, Joshua King suffered an injury and had to leave the field after only 18 minutes in the game. He scored four and assisted two in 13 Ligue 1 appearances, participating in 38% of the team's goals this season.
Besides King, Rasmus Nicolaisen should also miss the game because of an injury. He has already missed the last nine matches with an ankle injury and will most likely be sidelined for at least two more weeks.
Last matches of Toulouse
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Hauts Lyonnais
2 : 4
Toulouse
Coupe de France
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Toulouse
2 : 1
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Monaco
2 : 0
Toulouse
Ligue 1
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Toulouse
2 : 0
Auxerre
Ligue 1
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PSG
3 : 0
Toulouse
Ligue 1
Toulouse lineup
Goalkeeper
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50
Guillaume Restes
Defenders
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19
Djibril Sidibe
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4
Charlie Cresswell
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3
Mark McKenzie
Midfielders
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15
Aron Donnum
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23
Cristian Casseres
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8
Vincent Sierro
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17
Gabriel Suazo
Forwards
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80
Shavy Babicka
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9
Frank Magri
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7
Zakaria Aboukhlal
3 Reasons why we should see fewer than three goals
- Lens were under 2.5 goals in 11 out of 15 league games
- Toulouse failed to score in the last three road games
- Eight out of the last eight h2h games ended with fewer than three goals
Main prediction RC Lens - Toulouse
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
bet365
1.9
Additional predictions
RC Lens & Toulouse current standing in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 48 - 16 | +32 | 46 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 - 20 | +19 | 36 |
| 3 | LOSC Lille | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 28 - 17 | +11 | 32 |
| 4 | Monaco | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 - 20 | +9 | 31 |
| 5 | Nice | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 - 25 | +11 | 30 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 - 22 | +7 | 28 |
| 7 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 - 18 | +4 | 27 |
| 8 | Brest | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 - 31 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Toulouse | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 - 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 - 29 | +1 | 23 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 - 26 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Reims | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 - 25 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 - 27 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Rennes | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 - 27 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 - 27 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 - 37 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | Le Havre | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 - 36 | -23 | 12 |
| 18 | Montpellier | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 - 43 | -25 | 12 |