In a weekend match on Sat Sep 17th, in week 8, Lille hosts Toulouse in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Lille is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Olympique Marseille. Ismaily struck first for Lille in the 12th minute, then Alexis Sánchez tied it up for Olympique Marseille in the 26th minute on a feed from Cengiz Ünder But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 61st minute on a goal by Samuel Gigot. Lille is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Toulouse, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Reims. Zakaria Aboukhlal scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Reims couldn’t muster any offence and Toulouse ran away with the shutout win. Toulouse is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Toulouse’s most prolific scorer has been Zakaria Aboukhlal. The Dutch attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Jonathan Bamba has been the most prolific scorer on Lille in his last 5 matches with three goals
Lille will be without Rémy Cabella, Timothy Weah, Tiago Djaló and Edon Zhegrova, while Philippe Montanier’s squad will be without Rhys Healey and Theocharis Tsiggaras.