- 1 Toulouse vs Lille: one point against four, two very different starts to the season
- 2 Toulouse: two goals in two rounds and a defence that keeps leaking
- 3 Lille: Giroud gets it going, Bakwa finishes the job, and goals are coming from everywhere
- 4 Ligue 1 prediction Toulouse vs Lille
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Toulouse vs Lille: one point against four, two very different starts to the season 
Toulouse have picked up just one point from the six available in their opening two Ligue 1 games. Lille have four and sit fourth.
The two clubs meet on Thursday, September 3 at 8:45pm at the Stadium de Toulouse. The game kicks off matchday three.
Tefecce are 16th with two goals scored and four conceded. After two outings, they have one of the three least productive attacks in the division.
LOSC have the opposite record: four goals scored, two conceded. They are unbeaten too, after a win at Angers and a dramatic draw with the reigning champions.
That 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain on August 28 is Lille’s key recent marker. Leading 2-0 in the 84th minute, the northerners were hauled back in added time.
Toulouse, meanwhile, come in off a 2-2 draw at Brest, salvaged after they had led. It is their first point of the campaign.
The key issue here is Toulouse’s defensive work, which has been shaky in the first two rounds. Against a Lille attack that has scored in both games, the margin for error is thin.
Toulouse lost their only home game so far, 0-2 against Lyon. The Stadium has brought in nothing yet.
Lille, by contrast, remain unbeaten and have shipped only two goals, both against Paris Saint-Germain. Their trip to Angers ended in a comfortable 2-0 win.
Both sides are playing their third league game. It opens the round, on Thursday night.
Toulouse: two goals in two rounds and a defence that keeps leaking 
Toulouse began with a 0-2 home defeat to Lyon on August 22. No goals scored, two conceded at the Stadium.
The trip to Brest was better going forward. Jacen Russell-Rowe opened the scoring in the 9th minute, Christ Tape added the second in the 62nd.
Those two goals are Toulouse’s entire attacking output since the season began. They were scored by two different players in the same match.
The issue is elsewhere. Even with a 2-0 lead at the hour mark, the Violets conceded twice and let two points slip at Brest. The same drop-off happened against Lyon, just in a different form.
Across the two matches, Toulouse have conceded four and scored two. The negative goal difference sums up a side that has not found its balance.
Home form is the real problem. The Stadium has produced no points this season, and Toulouse need to turn that around before the gap to the top starts to open.
The two Toulouse goals were scored by Jacen Russell-Rowe and Christ Tape, in the same match at Brest. No Tefecce player has scored twice this season.
With two goals in two rounds, Toulouse rank among the least productive attacks in Ligue 1. Nice have not scored yet, while Le Havre and Lorient are on one each.
The comparison is telling: Lille have scored twice as many from the same number of games. The gap in firepower between the sides is clear.
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Lille: Giroud gets it going, Bakwa finishes the job, and goals are coming from everywhere 
Lille have scored in both of their league games. Four goals in all, two per match.
At Angers, Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Tiago Santos doubled the lead in the 31st. LOSC had it done before half-time.
Against PSG, Hakon Haraldsson struck in the 21st minute and Dilane Bakwa added the second in the 84th. Again, the northerners got in front early.
The pattern is obvious: in both games, Lille scored before the half-hour. That is a number Toulouse, who have looked soft at the start of matches, should worry about.
The frustration came late against Paris. Leading 2-0 with six minutes left, LOSC conceded twice in added time and dropped two points.
Even so, Lille remain one of the few unbeaten sides in Ligue 1 after two rounds. Four different scorers in two games also says plenty about a team not leaning on one man.
Lille are fourth with four points, two behind leaders Monaco. They are still among the unbeaten clubs in the division.
Olivier Giroud and Tiago Santos did the damage at Angers, Hakon Haraldsson and Dilane Bakwa did it against Paris. Four different scorers in two matches.
The northerners have conceded only two goals, both in added time against PSG. In their first 180 league minutes, Lille had not been breached.
Expected Toulouse line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Expected Lille line-up: Not available at time of publication.
Ligue 1 prediction Toulouse vs Lille
Our pick: Lille to win
Lille have scored before the 31st minute in both of their matches and have four different scorers. Against a Toulouse side beaten 0-2 at home straight away, that early threat carries weight.
Tefecce have taken just one point from six and are conceding two goals a game. Their only attacking return came in one away match.
LOSC leave the Stadium with the three points.
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