The Matchday 18 clash in Ligue 1 between Lyon and Toulouse will take place on January 18 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon vs. Toulouse: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Benoit Millot (France)
Matches – 8 (Ligue 1, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 35;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 26;
Penalties – 50%.
Predicted lineups for Lyon vs. Toulouse
Lyon (4-1-4-1): Lucas Perry – Nicolas Tagliafico, Moussa Niakate, Duje Caleta-Car, Clinton Mata – Tanner Tessmann – Malik Fofana, Jordan Veretout, Corentin Tolisso, Rayan Cherki – Alexandre Lacazette.
Toulouse (3-4-2-1): Guillaume Restes – Ümit Akdağ, Charlie Cresswell, Mark McKenzie – Gabriel Suazo, Cristian Cásseres, Jaidi Kanvo, Aron Dönnum – Yann Gboho, Zakaria Aboukhlal – Joshua King.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is indicated.
Lyon
In the last round, Pierre Sage's side suffered a 1-2 defeat to Brest. This result extended the club's uncompromising series to five matches in the championship (three wins, two losses). The team is in sixth place in the standings, with only a one-point gap from their nearest pursuer, Lens.
- Lyon has won 4 of their last 5 home matches in Ligue 1.
- The club scored first in their last 6 home games in the league.
- The team scored in the first half in 4 of their last 5 home matches in this tournament.
Toulouse
In the 17th round, Carles Martinez's side suffered a 1-2 defeat to Strasbourg. The team has lost only three times in their last ten championship matches (six wins, one draw). The club is in eighth place in the standings, just four points away from the European competition zone. Notably, Toulouse has scored only 19 goals in the current Ligue 1 season – only three teams in the championship have worse records.
- Opponents scored no more than three times in 8 of the club's last away matches in this tournament.
- Toulouse has not scored more than one goal in 6 of their last 8 away games in Ligue 1.
- A goal was scored in the first half in 5 of the team's last 7 away matches in the championship.
Lyon vs. Toulouse: Match Prediction
Lyon regularly scores at home, having found the net in their last 7 home matches in the championship. Moreover, in 5 of these matches, Pierre Sage's side scored at least twice. However, the club's defense is not reliable, having conceded in 10 of their last 13 home matches in this tournament. Only opponents from the lower half of the current Ligue 1 standings, Nantes (2-0), Saint-Étienne (1-0), and Montpellier (1-0), failed to break Lyon's defense.
Toulouse's defense in away matches is also not solid, conceding in 8 of their last 11 away games in Ligue 1. However, the team is good at creating chances, scoring in 9 of their last 12 away matches in this tournament.
I anticipate that both teams will exchange goals in the upcoming match. My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
