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The 2022-23 Ligue 1 season rolls forward this weekend as Toulouse welcome Lorient to face them at Stadium Municipal. An unbeaten start to the new campaign for the hosts has seen them throw down an early marker to suggest surprising promise.
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But they will hope to dodge a first defeat of the term when their visitors come to town, who are a game behind the rest of the pack after their first home fixture was postponed.
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| Games | Toulouse vs Lorient |
| Date | August 21, 2022 |
| Times | 9:00am ET, 6:00am PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
US TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| US TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| beIN SPORTS | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Toulouse roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Himeur, Haug, Dupé, Pettersson, Restes |
| Defenders | Nicolaisen, Desler, Rouault, Sylla, Costa, Zandén, Diarra, Keben |
| Midfielders | Genreau, Van den Boomen, Dejaegere, Serber, Rapnouil, Spierings, Skyttä, Mvoué, Chaïbi, Ngoumou |
Forwards | Aboukhlal, Onaiwu, Healey, Begraoui, Flemmings, Ratão, Dallinga |
A strong start to the 2022-23 season has seen Toulouse throw down an early gauntlet - and their fans will be hoping it is anything but a false dawn.
Lorient will present an altogether different kind of test however, and they will be alert to the threat they could offer on the road.
Predicted Toulouse starting XI: Dupe; Desler, Rouault, Nicolaisen, Sylla; Spierings, Van den Boomen; Aboukhlal, Dejaegere, Ratao; Dallinga.
| Position | Lorient roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Dreyer, Nardi, Mvogo, Bartouche |
| Defenders | Silva, Talbi, Matsima, Yongwa, Laporte, Pétrot, Loric, Ponceau, Kalulu, Le Goff, Le Bris |
| Midfielders | Abergel, Innocent, Le Fée, Boisgard, Meïté, Monconduit |
| Forwards | Diarra, Koné, Ouattara, Moffi, Soumano, Grbić, Pagis, Bourlès, Laurienté, Bozok |
Having opened up their new campaign with everyone else, Lorient came a little unstuck when their first home game of the season was postponed by Ligue 1 over an unsafe pitch.
A local festival had made use of the turf, to force a rejig for latter in the year - but now, they will get back to action after an extra weekend of rest over their rivals. Will that help them swing a result?
Predicted Lorient starting XI: Mvogo; Kalulu, Laporte, Talbi, Le Goff; Ouattara, Abergel, Innocent; Le Fee, Moffi, Lauriente.
Last five results
| Toulouse results | Lorient results |
|---|---|
| Troyes 0-3 Toulouse (Aug 14) | Rennes 0-1 Lorient (Aug 7) |
| Toulouse 1-1 Nice (Aug 7) | Lorient 1-1 Ajaccio (Jul 30) |
| Montpellier 4-5 Toulouse (Jul 23) | Lorient 2-1 Châteauroux (Jul 27) |
| Osasuna 3-3 Toulouse (Jul 19) | Nantes 2-0 Lorient (Jul 23) |
| Sociedad 0-1 Toulouse (Jul 16) | Brest 1-0 Lorient (Jul 16) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| 10/31/2018 | Toulouse 0-1 Lorient |
| 2/8/2017 | Lorient 1-1 Toulouse |
| 12/10/2016 | Toulouse 3-2 Lorient |
| 4/16/2016 | Lorient 1-1 Toulouse |
