Competition: France Ligue 1 2016-17
Date: Sunday, 12th March, 16:00 GMT
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais.


Lyon vs Toulouse Preview and Prediction

Lyon can take a big step towards securing 4th place in Ligue 1 and qualification for next season’s Europa League by beating Toulouse when they visit Parc Olympique Lyonnais this Sunday. The home side are 4 points clear of Bordeaux who are in 5th position and they also have a game in hand on them. Any chance of Lyon getting to third place and snatching a Champions League spot however look remote with Nice a massive 15 points in front.

Lyon have scored 10 goals in their last 3 league games and continue to be a danger in an attacking sense. Star player Alexandre Lacazette is in superb form and has already notched 22 times in 2016/17. There seems to be a good chance that he will get 30 goals, or at least near to that many, come the end of the campaign. Lyon’s defence however has been poor at different stages of the season and to date they have conceded a total of 32 times in their 27 matches. This is probably the reason why they have not been able to maintain a creditable title challenge.

Toulouse meanwhile have shown resilience in recent weeks although they have only won 2 matches in 2017. They are unbeaten since the end of January and look certain to finish in the top half of the division. They will probably need another 3 wins from their final 10 games to do so. Striker Martin Braithwaite has been the side’s star man, notching 10 times this season. He has also been well supported by Sweden international Ola Toivonen in attack.

We expect another close game between the sides, with both more than capable of finding the net. Our advice is to back a Both Teams To Score bet at odds of 7/10 with bet365.

For our correct score prediction, we see the game finishing in a 1-1 draw. That bet is valued at 15/2 with the same bookmaker.

HEAD TO HEAD
Lyon won the reverse fixture 2-1 thanks to a brace from Alexandre Lacazette.
LYON VS TOULOUSE STATS
Lyon have won 71% of their home games in Ligue 1 this season, 1 of the best records in the division.
LYON TEAM NEWS


Lyon have no injury worries at present.
TOULOUSE TEAM NEWS

Defenders Yroundu Musavu-King and Clement Michelin are both currently injured.
LYON VS TOULOUSE PREDICTIONS
Both Teams to Score