Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 18th, 2025

A football match between Olympique Lyonnais and Toulouse of the Ligue 1 will take place in France on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 20:05h (UTC), check the Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse will occur

The game takes place in the well-known Groupama Stadium stadium, in the city of Decines-Charpieu, with a capacity for 59186 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.96 goals per match.

Olympique Lyonnais last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Olympique Lyonnais team. On that occasion they met Brest for the Ligue 1, and the match ended 2-1. Coach P. Sage's lined up a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 3.50, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Nicolás Tagliafico. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Toulouse last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Toulouse, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Strasbourg team with a final score of 1-2.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.90, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais ranked 15th place while Toulouse was in 14th place. Olympique Lyonnais initiated hostilities with a 4-3-3 formation while Toulouse played using a 3-4-2-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a Ligue 1 match, on 29-09-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a 1-2 win for Olympique Lyonnais.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Olympique Lyonnais team with 28 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

The team, in the 18th round, ranks over the Lens team that is placed in position 7 because of an advantage of 1 point. It also has 1 point less than LOSC Lille team that is in the 5th place.

Olympique Lyonnais analysis

Olympique Lyonnais at the end of round 17 in Ligue 1 had 29 goals scored and 22 conceded.

The Olympique Lyonnais team comes from a defeat in the Ligue 1, and its coach Pierre Sage wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

To control the game, the Olympique Lyonnais team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 55.29%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 5 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 3 games won.

Olympique Lyonnais is a more offensive team than Toulouse, having 1876 attacks vs. 1636 from Toulouse, having scored 29 times. In comparison, Toulouse converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Olympique Lyonnais

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Alexandre Lacazette has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Olympique Lyonnais with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Toulouse

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Toulouse arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 8th place in the Ligue 1, having won 7 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 3 draws.

Which means that Strasbourg team, at position 9, is in close pursuit of the team, that has an advantage of 1 point, in the 18th round.

Toulouse analysis

Toulouse counted 19 goals scored and 19 conceded at the end of Ligue 1 day number 17.

Best goalscorer from Toulouse

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Zakaria Aboukhlal has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Toulouse with 6 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Olympique Lyonnais is Alexandre Lacazette, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Toulouse is Zakaria Aboukhlal, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.06 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.41 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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