Lyon will seek to end the four-game losing streak in the French Ligue 1 this Friday when they’ll take on Toulouse at Groupama Stadium in the 10th round of the competition. Kickoffs schedules for October 7 at 22:00 EAT.
The hosts remain just four points adrift of a potential European berth thanks to their strong opening results. From taking 13 of their first 15 points on offer to suffering four consecutive defeats, Lyon has been struggling in the recent few weeks. Return to home turf should also be useful to Lyon, who had won seven Ligue 1 games in a row at the Groupama Stadium before losing to PSG.
Lyon will be desperate to make amends following 1-0 Ligue 1 losing efforts to RC Lens in their most recent fixture. In that match, Lyon managed 48% possession and four shots with none of them on target. Lens got 21 shots with six of them on target and a goal by Florian Sotoca (82′).
Toulouse head into the clash following on from a 4-2 Ligue 1 win to beat Montpellier in their last game. In that match, Toulouse had 43% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Toulouse, goals were scored by Stijn Spierings (18′), Zakaria Aboukhlal (24′), Farès Chaïbi (31′) and Brecht Dejaegere (48′). On the other side, Montpellier had 23 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Nicolas Cozza (7′) and Elye Wahi (68′) scored for Montpellier.
Meanwhile, Toulouse has picked up 11 points from their opening nine games that has currently placed them 12th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone. Philippe Montanier’s men take the trip to Lyon having suffered five defeats from six league games away from home since May – including each of their last three in Ligue 1.
Lyon vs. Toulouse head to head
Lyon has an excellent record against in the head to head history of this match having won 26 times from the 26 encounters since 1993; 11 matches ended in draws while Toulouse won seven times.
- Lyon 3-0 Toulouse 26/01/20
- Lyon 4-1 Toulouse 18/12/19
- Toulouse 2-3 Lyon 02/11/19
- Lyon 5-1 Toulouse 03/03/19
- Toulouse 2-2 Lyon 16/01/19
Home
- Lens 1-0 Lyon
- Lyon 0-1 PSG
- Monaco 2-1 Lyon
- Lorient 3-1 Lyon
- Lyon 5-0 Angers
Away
- Toulouse 4-2 Montpellier
- Lille 2-1 Toulouse
- Toulouse 1-0 Reims
- Clermont Foot 2-0 Toulouse
- Toulouse 0-3 PSG
Lyon team news
The home team will be without the services of Castello Lukeba, Romain Faivre and Julian Pollersbeck due to injuries.
Toulouse team news
Rhys Healey and Rafael Ratao will be unavailable for boss Philippe Montanier’s selection for this game as they recover from injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Lyon Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score