Matchday

Ligue 1 26/27 · 3 Sep 2026

Toulouse 0–1 Lille

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.0
Actual xG
3.6 – 1.1
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Toulouse favourites at 43%.

Lille won although Toulouse made the better chances (3.6 xG to 1.1): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Guillaume Restes, 87.2 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Guillaume Restes +37.9, Berke Özer +25.8, Cristian Cásseres Jr. +20.8.

Well below it: Ethan Mbappé −18.4, Calvin Verdonk −12.5, Nabil Bentaleb −12.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Toulouse

29 Aug 2026D 2–2at Stade Brestois Ligue 1
22 Aug 2026L 0–2v Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1
10 May 2026W 2–1v Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1
3 May 2026W 2–1at RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
25 Apr 2026D 2–2v AS Monaco Ligue 1

Lille

28 Aug 2026D 2–2v Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
23 Aug 2026W 2–0at Angers Ligue 1
17 May 2026L 0–2v Auxerre Ligue 1
10 May 2026W 1–0at AS Monaco Ligue 1
3 May 2026D 1–1v Le Havre Ligue 1

Head to head

12 Apr 2026Toulouse 0–4 Lille Ligue 1
14 Sep 2025Lille 2–1 Toulouse Ligue 1

Toulouse

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Niklas Schmidt Midfielder1800–88.1–
Guillaume Restes Goalkeeper7100–87.2+37.9
Cristian Cásseres Jr. Midfielder90000.8072.3+20.8
Casper Tengstedt Forward25000.8559.5–
Ismail Diallo Defender2400–58.2–
Thomas Jørgensen Midfielder90000.0253.6–
Rasmus Nicolaisen Defender90000.0652.7+2.5
Julian Vignolo Forward3300–49.4–
Rafik Messali Midfielder6600–48.8+5.1
Jacen Russell Rowe Forward65000.7847.9+1.7
Santiago Hidalgo Forward57000.5346.8+4.1
Mark McKenzie Defender9000–46.2−0.6
Alexis Vossah Midfielder72000.0740.6−1.7
Ilyas Azizi Forward90000.1340.4–
Christ Tapé Defender90000.3138.4–
Mathys Niflore Goalkeeper1900–33.8–

Lille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ayase Ueda Forward33100.6377.6–
Berke Özer Goalkeeper9000–76.3+25.8
Alexsandro Ribeiro Defender9000–60.6+4.2
Benjamin André Midfielder9000–54.4+8.1
Nathan Ngoy Defender9000–52.5+3.5
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Midfielder9000–52.1+0.4
Başar Önal Midfielder1900–47.4–
Ngal'ayel Mukau Midfielder33000.1147.0–
Osame Sahraoui Midfielder45000.1346.2−3.6
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder45000.0544.9−9.2
Olivier Giroud Forward5700–43.1−4.5
Tiago Santos Defender90000.0342.6+2.0
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder7100–38.2−12.2
Romain Perraud Defender4500–37.7−7.5
Ethan Mbappé Midfielder57000.1035.4−18.4
Calvin Verdonk Defender45000.0133.2−12.5