Preview: Liverpool vs. Toulouse – Team news and prediction

A top match in Group E as the group leaders, Liverpool, welcome the French side, Toulouse, on Thursday evening. Liverpool has 6 points while Toulouse has 4 points, making the top spot at stake in tonight's match. With a victory for Liverpool, it starts to look like they're on their way to advancing in the Europa League. Liverpool got back to their winning ways in the Premier League over the weekend by defeating their rivals from Everton 2-0, while Toulouse has had a mixed start to the season and most recently played to a 1-1 draw with Reims.

Even though Liverpool has won the first two matches, it hasn't been through impressive play. In their most recent match against Union SG, they performed below their usual standards, and with a bit more luck for the Belgians, Liverpool could have ended up with just 1 point. Therefore, Jürgen Klopp has been demanding full focus from his players to ensure their continued participation in the tournament.

Liverpool’s current form in all competitions: 
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Toulouse current form in all competitions: 
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Team news: 
Klopp has rotated quite a bit in the Europa League, and it's expected that he will do the same in tonight's match. Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, and teenage attacker Ben Doak are all sidelined with injuries. Cody Gakpo is back in full training, and it is expected that he will be on the bench for tonight's match. In the midfield, Curtis Jones is back, as his suspension only applies to the Premier League, and it is expected that he will start in the midfield alongside Endo and Gravenbersch.

For Toulouse, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Oliver Zanden, and Ibrahim Cissoko are all sidelined with injuries and will not have the experience of Anfield this Thursday. Logan Costa is back from suspension and ready to form the center of defense with Rasmus Nicolaisen.

Liverpool expected lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold; Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas,Jones, Endo, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Jota

Toulouse expected lineup: 
Restes; Keben, Costa, Nicolaisen, Suazo,Spierings, Sierro, Casseres Jr,Donnum, Dallinga, Gelabert

Prediction: 
Liverpool wins this match, but it won't be a high-scoring affair as expected. In their last match against Union SG, Liverpool controlled the game and secured the three points without exerting too much effort, and we expect a similar pattern in tonight's match. Therefore, we predict there will be under 3.5 goals at odds of 1.90.