Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Thu, Sep 3 · 19:45 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
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Our take

Lille were slight favourites.

Lille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 35). Toulouse had 5 days of rest, Lille 6 and had to travel 791 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel791 kmRest days5 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Toulouse29%
Draw25%
Lille45%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.53
Toulouse31%
Draw26%
Lille44%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.49
Toulouse30%
Draw25%
Lille45%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.51
Toulouse23%
Draw24%
Lille53%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.71
Toulouse30%
Draw25%
Lille45%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.54
Over 2.5 51% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Toulouse)
29°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 2 km/h
  • Humidity 33%
Warm
Referee · FranceMathieu Vernice
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 62

Team strength

ToulouseLille
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
45 AttackIn forecast 42
49 DefenceIn forecast 60
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Toulouse

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ToulouseLille
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.95 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
1.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
-0.95 Goals minus xGContext +0.74
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.50 ShotsContext 10.00
2.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
17% On target shareContext 60%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
69% Box shareContext 65%
9% ConversionContext 20%
— OffsidesContext 3.50
18.00 Shots allowedContext 19.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
5.00 BlocksContext 4.50
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
60% Save rateContext 67%
49% PossessionIn forecast 35%
439 PassesContext 341
369 Accurate passesContext 283
84% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.97 Team ratingContext 7.03
16.50 FoulsContext 12.00
17.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.46
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.75
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
70% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
10.10 ShotsContext 11.60
2.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
29% On target shareContext 47%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
55% Box shareContext 70%
12% ConversionContext 14%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
15.20 Shots allowedContext 9.40
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.30
5.13 BlocksContext 3.29
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.70
65% Save rateContext 74%
41% PossessionIn forecast 53%
344 PassesContext 469
283 Accurate passesContext 404
83% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.60 FoulsContext 9.50
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Toulouse
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,403 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 33 · 1 pts vs 2.9 for an average club · -1.5 vs expected
  • D29 AugA · Stade Brestois 292–21.3 xPts
  • L22 AugH · Lyon0–21.3 xPts
Lille
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel791 km885 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 63 · 4 pts vs 2.5 for an average club · +1.1 vs expected
  • D28 AugH · Paris Saint Germain2–21.0 xPts
  • W23 AugA · Angers2–01.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Toulouse Lille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Ligue 1 2026-2027, 29 Aug6Ligue 1 2026-2027, 28 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km791 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,403 km885 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one95

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Toulouse Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
16G. Restes(G)
12C. Tapé 2R. Nicolaisen 3M. McKenzie 22R. Messali
6A. Vossah 23C. Cásseres
37Ilyas Azizi 8T. Jørgensen 9S. Hidalgo
13J. Russell-Rowe
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Lille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Özer(G)
24C. Verdonk 4Alexsandro Ribeiro 3N. Ngoy 22Tiago Santos
6N. Bentaleb 21B. André
11O. Sahraoui 10H. Haraldsson 8E. Mbappé
9O. Giroud
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Toulouse Absences are shown before kick-off
Lille Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Toulouse-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Lille+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Toulouse · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
Lille · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

1 Toulouse wins1 draws6 Lille wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.00 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 12 Apr 2026Toulouse0–4Lille
  • 14 Sep 2025Lille2–1Toulouse
  • 12 Apr 2025Toulouse1–2Lille
  • 5 Oct 2024Lille2–1Toulouse
  • 25 Feb 2024Toulouse3–1Lille
  • 12 Nov 2023Lille1–1Toulouse

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Mathieu Vernice France · 62 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.10league 3.11
Red cards0.37league 0.17
Cards 5+47%league 22%
Fouls26.6league 22.9
Penalties0.39league 0.50
Home wins44%league 33%
Toulouse9 with this referee
Record3-2-4 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • L2 Jan 26H · Lens0–33
  • W3 Nov 24H · Reims1–00
  • W25 Feb 24H · Lille3–12
  • L28 Jan 24H · Lens0–23
  • D12 Nov 23A · Lille1–14
Lille9 with this referee
Record4-2-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.9 Pens for · against2 · 2
  • W26 Apr 26A · Paris FC1–02
  • W22 Feb 26A · Angers1–01
  • L28 Sep 25H · Lyon0–14
  • W30 Mar 25H · Lens1–01
  • W24 Nov 24H · Rennes1–03

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Toulouse2 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
1 1 61-75
2 76-90
Lille2 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
Toulouse9 games · scored 12 · conceded 18
4 1 0-15
1 5 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 5 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 16 · conceded 6
1 0-15
4 16-30
2 3 31-45
5 46-60
1 61-75
3 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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