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Match predictionOur tip: 1-2

Toulouse vs Lyon Prediction: Can Askou's Progressive Side Shock Fonseca's CL-Focused Visitors?

There is a neat irony to how Ligue 1's new season opens: Toulouse hosting a Lyon side whose attention is already half on Turkey. Fonseca's team play the return leg of their Champions League playoff against Fenerbahce just four days…

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  • It's week 1 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 on 2026-08-22 at 19:45 GMT, when Toulouse and Lyon go head-to-head.
  • Over the past 10 outings, Referee G. Paradis has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 23 fouls each fixture.
  • In the last 3 meetings, Carles Martínez has beaten 2 times Paulo Fonseca, with 1 draw and no victories for Paulo Fonseca.
  • Toulouse have 3 players sidelined: D. Methalie (Yellow Cards), A. Vossah (Yellow Cards), R. Messali (Muscle Injury) and Lyon face 3 absences: K. Merah (Ankle Injury), P. Sulc (Knee Injury), N. Tagliafico (Inactive).
  • Forecasting a three-man defense for Toulouse (3-4-2-1), while Lyon are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
  • Mixed emotions: Toulouse lost 1-2 against Hamburg, but Lyon salvaged a 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce.
  • Struggling form all round: Toulouse are 2-1-2 and Lyon are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Lyon hold the upper hand H2H: of 41 meetings, they've triumphed 24 times, conceded 8 times and shared 9 draws.
  • The two most popular scorelines among our users are 1-2 (picked by 18%) and 1-1 (picked by 14.6%).

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Toulouse is going head to head with Lyon on 22/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the France Ligue 1. Our users most predicted score for this game is 0 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Toulouse v Lyon H2H statistics!