Oh boy, Toulouse versus Olympique Lyonnais – this one's going to be a real humdinger. Toulouse's Guillaume Restes has been holding his own in goal with a respectable 6.57 rating, but it's clear that Olympique Lyonnais' Lucas Perri is locked in. He's done a fine job between the posts with a higher 6.80 rating. Maybe his gloves are sticky, who knows?
While we're in stats land, let's take a peek at the teams' top players. Olympique Lyonnais have got the Gift, literally. Gift Orban with two goals in his kitty and none other than Corentin Tolisso with an impressive 7.73 rating leading the pack. Along with Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Lyon sure looks like they've got the muscle.
On the other side of the pitch, Toulouse boasts Rasmus Nicolaisen, Vincent Sierro, and the admirable Shavy Warren Babicka. Babicka's got two goals to his name this season and another stat that shines, brighter than my receding hairline under these studio lights, is his 92.6% accurate pass percentage.
Peering into the misty past of previous matchups, Olympique Lyonnais has usually won the day; they must be prepping to make a splash this time around too. While Toulouse and Olympique Lyonnais both start with 'O' in their regular season records, remember folks, 'O' also stands for "oh, they could've done better".
Taking recent results into account, Toulouse seems to be on a rollercoaster ride much like my last relationship. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais has had a mixed bag of outcomes, ranging from surprise victories to sobering defeats.
Drum roll, please...okay no drum roll. My prediction for this matchup? If Toulouse plays their cards right and Olympique Lyonnais forgets to pack their secret weapon called 'winning', we might just see an upset.
Albert’s Prediction: Toulouse by 1