The big picture

Toulouse come in 12th on the ladder with 13 points; Lens are 11th on 13. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Toulouse are 3–3–4 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.4 against.

Lens are 4–4–1 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.4 against.

Form

Toulouse have won two of their last five and most recently beat Strasbourg 3–1.

Lens have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Como 1–9.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2007: Toulouse 4, Lens 8, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Lens won 3–2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Biggest margin between these two: Lens by 3 goals in 2025-26 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Toulouse, watch Casper Tengstedt (0.6 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Thomas Jørgensen (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Lens, watch Florian Thauvin (0.4 goals a game, 7 assists in 2026-27) and Franjo Ivanovic (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Stadium Municipal de Toulouse

Toulouse have won 6 of their last 16 at Stadium Municipal de Toulouse.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.