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Toulouse will look to cement their place in the top half of the Ligue 1 table when they meet the last placed team, Lens, at home.
Toulouse has a pretty good squad this season, they lost guys like Aurier but brought in good replacements and the results are very good. Toulouse is currently 9th in the standings, they have yet to lose at home (2 wins, 2 draws) and lost for the first time in the last 5 matches last round, getting beat 2-0 by an in-form Olympique Marseille. Surely the hosts will be eager to bounce back today and confident they can do so.
Lens is on the back of a 3-1 home defeat to PSG, they led 1-0 but weren`t able to get anything out of that match despite putting in a decent performance, maybe one of their best this season (though that`s not saying much). The visitors are not playing good football right now and the way things are going they seem like a lock to relegate – just 8 points in 10 matches and 4 defeats in the last 5 games are relevant statistics for Lens` misery right now.
Bet on Toulouse – Lens with the best asian handicap odds at Ladbrokes.
Team news: Toulouse will have to do without Matheus, Tisserand, Didot, Roman and possibily Spajic, while Lens will miss Le Moigne, Gbamin and Kantari, with Touzhar and Rious being highly doubtful – but they get back Cyprien from suspension.
Both teams have the same number of absentees but Lens’ problems are much bigger, as they will probably have to do with missing 4 key players which played last round – while most of Toulouse`s injuries are old news. I like Toulouse`s chances and odds to win this, they are a good, solid side, usually trustworthy – they play nice football at home and more often than not they complete the job against weaker opposition. Lens is playing badly, they have no confidence and will have to reshape the lineup, not an easy task considering their lack of depth. I will be a little bold and take the -1 asian handicap. I agree it won`t be so easy to cover, but Lens has lost the last 2 matches by handicap and looking at both the statistics and the way the two are playing, I can`t look past Toulouse here – worst case scenario looks like a void bet as far as I`m concerned. My tip is Toulouse to win. Prediction: Toulouse – Lens 2-0.
Pick: Toulouse (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.01 @ Ladbrokes
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 8.08
Event date: 24 October
