In the fourth-round match of Ligue 1, Lorient will host Toulouse. Both teams are in a precarious position. They are tipped for a relegation battle, but Ligue 1 has weaker clubs in terms of resources and squad. So Lorient and Toulouse could quite well spring a surprise and even contend for European competition or become solid mid-table teams. Although a failure is not out of the question. Toulouse is currently closer to that, having strengthened not in the best way. In the first round they lost at home to Lyon (0-2), then drew with Brest (2-2) and lost to Lille (0-1). In total, only one point after three rounds. That's not much. On the other hand, in two of the three matches the opponents were quite strong. So Toulouse can still reveal itself in a battle with peers. Lorient can certainly be counted among such teams. In the first round Lorient drew with Nice (0-0), then lost at home to Troyes (1-2), which was quite surprising. But an even more surprising result was the away win over Lens (1-0), which apparently spent a lot of emotions and energy on the French Super Cup and the start of the Champions League. Lorient, however, showed that they can be unpredictable even over a period of one or two weeks. In recent seasons, matches between Toulouse and Lorient have been very hard-fought, ending in draws or with a minimal margin for one side. Let us assume that in the upcoming meeting the teams will at least score once against each other.