Toulouse vs Lille

Match summary

Lille took a 1-0 win at Toulouse. It was goalless at half-time.

Ayase Ueda put Lille ahead with a header in the 73rd minute.

Toulouse can feel hard done by, creating 3.01 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Lille's 1.10 from 10.

Toulouse dominated the territorial battle and overall shot volume in this Ligue 1 fixture, recording 24 shots to Lille's 10 and enjoying 54 percent possession. Despite controlling the match with 107 attacks and generating a significantly higher expected goals figure of 3.01 compared to Lille's 1.10, the home side failed to convert their numerous opportunities. Toulouse registered 10 shots on target and won six corners, but wastefulness in front of goal proved costly. Discipline was relatively controlled, with Toulouse committing 16 fouls and receiving one yellow card, while Lille committed nine fouls and picked up no cautions.

The first half ended goalless after a VAR review occurred in the 34th minute, following a 20th-minute yellow card shown to Santiago Hidalgo for a foul. Multiple substitutions took place after the interval as both managers sought to break the deadlock. The decisive breakthrough arrived in the 73rd minute when Ayase Ueda scored with a header to put Lille ahead, following an earlier notable chance by the same player. Toulouse missed high-value opportunities through Jacen Russell-Rowe in the 37th minute and Casper Tengstedt in the 74th minute, both missing the target, leaving the final score at Toulouse zero, Lille one.