Le Mans vs Toulouse Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
Toulouse went to AS Monaco six days before this fixture and came away with a 2-2 draw, which is both the best result they have had in a while and a neat summary of why they keep finishing level. Le Mans vs Toulouse kicks off at 19:45 BST on Friday, 16 October 2026 at Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, and in Ligue 1 terms this is two sides who arrive on exactly the same return: six points from their last six matches each.
What time is kick-off for Le Mans vs Toulouse?
Le Mans vs Toulouse kicks off at 19:45 BST on Friday, 16 October 2026 at Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans, France, in Ligue 1. The hard facts, if that is all you came for:
- Fixture: Le Mans v Toulouse
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date and kick-off: Friday, 16 October 2026, 19:45 BST
- Venue: Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans
- Form: both sides on 6 points from their last six league games
- Match page: Le Mans vs Toulouse predictions
What the Monaco draw showed about Toulouse
The 2-2 at Monaco on 10 October was Toulouse's third draw in their last six, and they have now conceded two or more in five of those six. That is a hard way to live. They have no clean sheets in the run, and when the goals have dried up at the other end they have lost: 0-1 at home to Lille, 0-2 at home to Olympique Lyonnais.
The other side of it is that they have scored two or more in four of the last six, and they beat Le Havre 3-2 at home on 19 September. So they are not short of goals. They are short of control.
Le Mans have drawn too many of these
Le Mans lost 1-3 away to Paris Saint-Germain on 10 October, which is the one result in their recent set that nobody should read much into. Look at the rest and the pattern is draws: 2-2 at home to RC Lens, 1-1 away to Nice, 2-2 at home to Stade Brestois. Three draws in six, one win, two defeats.
The win was 2-1 at home to Lorient. That is their only victory in the run, and at Stade Marie-Marvingt they have won one of three.
Both sides scored in all six of Le Mans' last games
This is the number that matters most here. Both teams have scored in every one of Le Mans' last six matches, and there were three or more goals in the game in five of those six. Le Mans have failed to score in none of the six and kept a clean sheet in none of them either.
Toulouse's version of that is slightly less extreme, with both sides scoring in four of their last six, but the direction is the same. Neither of these defences has shut anybody out since August at the latest.
Team news for Le Mans vs Toulouse
Patrick Videira is without Adil Bourabaa, out with an ankle injury, while Martin Rossignol is a question mark with a knee problem and Erwan Colas is doubtful with back pain; Djibril Sidibe is available again after suspension, according to Sports Mole. Jens Berthel Askou has two to assess at Toulouse, with Abu Francis carrying a sore hamstring and Rasmus Nicolaisen nursing a knock, per the same preview; The Stats Zone adds that Nicolaisen has been working his way back from a calf issue. Aron Donnum can return for Toulouse after serving a suspension, Sports Mole reports.
Le Mans vs Toulouse prediction
Our prediction is a 2-2 draw between Le Mans and Toulouse in Ligue 1 at Stade Marie-Marvingt on Friday, 16 October 2026. Both sides have drawn three of their last six and both have taken six points from them, and neither has managed a clean sheet in that time. Toulouse have won none of their three away games in the run, so there is little in their record to suggest they come here and take control of it; Le Mans have won one of three at home. Goals at both ends have been the one constant.
Our prediction: Le Mans 2-2 Toulouse
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