Le Mans vs Toulouse Prediction & Tips

Ligue 1 • Round 7
Le Mans
Le Mans
versus
Toulouse
Toulouse
Friday, 16 October 2026 — 18:45 UTC Stade de La Pincenardière

AI Prediction Markets

Market average 43% 18 bookmakers Model 38%
Probability Distribution Home (38%) / Draw (31%) / Away (31%)
Le Mans win (1) 38%
3.28 OddScore Pick
Toulouse win (2) 31%
2.37
Draw (X) 31%
3.70
Probability Distribution No — 53% | Yes — 47%
Both teams to score — No 53%
2.50
Both teams to score — Yes 47%
1.55
Probability Distribution Under — 60% | Over 2.5 — 40%
Under 2.5 goals 60%
2.37
Over 2.5 goals 40%
1.70
Both teams to score Yes — 47% vs No — 53% No
Over / Under 2.5 goals Over 2.5 — 40% vs Under — 60% Under
Neural edge detected Model: 38% | Market: 30% +26.5% Edge

⇄ Why the estimates differ

The two sides have near-identical season records: one win, three draws and two defeats each, with Le Mans one place higher in the table. The gap shows up in the underlying numbers. Toulouse's expected goals per match are higher for them and lower against them than Le Mans's, which could account for why the market leans toward the visitors. Le Mans concede more chances than they create. A model that gives more weight to home advantage or to actual results than to chance quality could place the hosts ahead.

Squad availability may also play a part. Le Mans list seven absentees, five injured and two suspended. Toulouse list three, all suspended. Line-ups are not yet announced, so how much those absences matter is unclear. Beyond these points, the data does not show a clear reason for the disagreement.

Gap of 11.9 percentage points, and the two estimates favour different outcomes.

✦ AI Analysis & Neural Breakdown

Le Mans host Toulouse in Round 7 of Ligue 1 with very similar records. Both sides have played six games and have one win, three draws and two defeats. Le Mans are 14th and Toulouse 15th. Le Mans have scored 10 and conceded 12, while Toulouse have scored 9 and conceded 11. The model gives Le Mans a slight edge at 37.66%, with the draw at 31.04% and a Toulouse win at 31.27%. The bookmaker prices point the other way. Toulouse are the favourites at 2.39, against 3.12 for Le Mans and 3.75 for the draw.

The goal markets show a gap between the model and the form figures. The model puts over 2.5 goals at 39.5% and under 2.5 at 60.5%. It gives both teams scoring 46.88% and not scoring 53.12%. This season's matches have been more open than that. Both teams scored in all of Le Mans' six games, and over 2.5 goals came in 83.33% of them. For Toulouse, both teams scored and over 2.5 goals each occurred in 66.67% of games. The bookmaker prices for over 2.5 (1.76) and both teams to score (1.61) also imply a higher chance of goals than the model does. The model's most likely outcome in the totals market is under 3.5 goals, at 79.7%.

Team news adds uncertainty for both sides. Toulouse are without Alexis Vossah, Aron Dønnum and Frank Magri, all suspended. Le Mans have more absentees. Adil Ali Mohamed Bourabaa, Erwan Colas, Martin Rossignol, Nicolas Kocik and Yasser Larouci are injured, and Djibril Sidibé and Harold Voyer are suspended. With the 1x2 probabilities this close, the model sees no clear favourite.

Le Mans Form

Oct 25 Auxerre 1 - 1 D
Oct 16 Toulouse 0 - 3 L
Oct 10 Paris Saint Germain 1 - 3 L
Sep 19 Lorient 2 - 1 W
Sep 13 Lens 2 - 2 D

Toulouse Form

Oct 25 Troyes 0 - 0 D
Oct 16 Le Mans 3 - 0 W
Oct 10 Monaco 2 - 2 D
Sep 19 Le Havre 3 - 2 W
Sep 12 Lorient 2 - 2 D

Key Stats & Team Metrics

Le Mans Toulouse
1.46
xG per match
1.64
1.86
xG against
1.48
10.5
Shots per match
12.9
43.9
Possession, %
51.8
11
Goals this season
12
87.5
Both teams scored, %
50
75
Over 2.5, %
62.5