On Thursday evening, Toulouse hosts Liverpool at the Stadium de Toulouse in gameweek four of Group E in the Europa League.
Toulouse form guideThe home side's recent poor form continued last time out, as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Le Havre. The game was the third straight defeat for the French team in all competitions and also means that they have failed to win in their previous five matches.
Carles Martinez’s team has been poor in defence lately, conceding at least two goals in all three of those recent defeats.
Toulouse has a highly inconsistent record in this season's Europa League, winning one, drawing one and losing one of their three games in Group E. They currently sit in third place in the group but are only behind second-place Union Saint-Gilloise courtesy of an inferior goal difference to the Belgian team.
Liverpool form guideJurgen Klopp’s team could only manage a 1-1 draw at struggling Luton Town last time out. The game ended a four-game winning run for the Reds in all competitions. However, the men from Merseyside are still unbeaten in their previous seven outings, having recorded five wins and two draws.
The visitors have also been prolific in front of goal in recent weeks, as they have scored at least two goals in six of their previous seven games.
Liverpool have won all three of their games in Group E of the Europa League, having scored at least two goals in all three of the group matches. Another win would seal their place in the knockout stages. A 5-1 win in the reverse fixture means that the Reds have won four of their previous five matches in the Europa League games.
What am I backing?Liverpool boss Klopp is likely to rotate his squad, but I still believe that the Reds will have too much quality for the out-of-form home team.
