Toulouse fire blanks again as Ueda strikes and Özer shines in Lille win | OneFootball

Toulouse dominated, pressed and created, yet lost 1-0 to Lille at the Stadium on Thursday, their profligacy again the story as Berke Özer excelled.

L'Équipe highlights that the hosts’ wastefulness has reached record levels this season. They started on the front foot, Cristian Casseres struck the bar in the third minute, then Özer repeatedly denied them before substitute Ayase Ueda netted in the 73rd minute.

Across their two home matches in Ligue 1 this season, Toulouse have attempted 41 shots without scoring, 17 against Lyon then 24 versus Lille. Against Lille alone they generated 3.45 xG, the highest without a goal in the past four seasons.

Toulouse have now lost two straight home league games without finding the net, a first since March 2023, against Clermont and Lille. It is also the first time in their history they have been beaten in their first two home fixtures of a Ligue 1 season.

After three rounds they have one point, their leanest start since 2003-2004. Özer made nine saves, the most by a Lille goalkeeper in a Ligue 1 match since Mike Maignan’s 10 against Rennes in 2018.

Source: L'Équipe

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