Toulouse seeking win in trip to Lille.

LOSC Lille vs. Toulouse FC kicks off at 18:00 [GMT+1] on Saturday, October 5, at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Bruno Génésio's men secured back-to-back victories, including a convincing 3-0 win against Le Havre last weekend, before achieving a historic 1-0 upset victory against defending Champions Real Madrid in the Champions League in 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 goal from the spot [45+2’ P.] just before halftime and a heroic performance from goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, who made crucial saves in the latter stages, 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 to what we expected of them with a very good first half and a second with a lot of solidarity and talent in goal,’ Génésio said after the win. Back to domestic action, where they welcome Toulouse for this weekend’s matchday seven Ligue 1 encounter, the Mastiffs will look to continue their impressive run as they aim to secure 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 [21W, 9D, 4L]. Furthermore, the hosts have scored in each of their last 16 home games against Toulouse in Ligue 1 (26 goals scored in total), their longest current streak against the same opponent in the top flight. However, a recent run of poor form at home will cast doubts on their abilities to secure three points this weekend, having won just one of their last five home league games [1W, 2D, 2L]. Lille [WLLDW] sit in fifth place, one point behind fourth-placed Reims, heading into Saturday’s game. Génésio could deploy a 4—2—3—1, with Jonathan David in attack.

Toulouse [DLWLL] find themselves in 15th place following a heartbreaking 2-1 loss against Lyon last weekend. A stoppage-time goal from Malick Fofana [90+5’] dealt a huge blow to Les Violets after Yann Gboho’s early opener [14’] was canceled out by Rasmus Nicolaisen’s own goal [28’ O.G.], handing them back-to-back league losses. The equalizing goal hurt us psychologically, Carles Martinez Novell said on 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 [2W, 5D, 13L] in the Haurts-de-France region. A 3—4—2—1 could be seen against Lille, with Frank Magri in attack.