Toulouse Olympique vs Leigh Leopards - Prediction, team news and lineups

Toulouse Olympique volition beryllium eyeing up conscionable their 5th triumph of the Super League play erstwhile they invited the Leigh Leopards to the southbound of France this Saturday afternoon.

Both teams participate the fixture connected the backmost of defeats, with Leigh desperately needing a triumph to support gait with their playoff rivals.

Match preview

Boasting the worst location grounds successful the competition, Toulouse person lone managed 1 triumph retired of 7 games successful beforehand of their location fans.

The bulk of their points this play person travel connected the British shores, with the French outfit managing 3 distant successes, including a mates of caller victories against the Huddersfield Giants and Hull FC.

Despite this, the past 2 weeks person been pugnacious for the French squad fixed their defence has endured an almighty illness successful matches against Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers.

Sylvain Houles watched his broadside vessel a full of 84 points crossed those 2 games, losing 48-24 against the Rhinos and 36-18 distant astatine the Tigers.

Toulouse did not concede arsenic galore points successful their 4 matches anterior combined, which underlines their request for an improved antiaircraft show this Saturday against Leigh.

Speaking of the Leopards, the past gathering betwixt these 2 teams ended successful a thrilling 21-20 triumph for the English broadside backmost successful March - the lone head-to-head gathering successful 7 years. 

The Leigh Leopards saw their three-match Super League winning tally travel to an extremity pursuing a 22-8 decision distant astatine Hull KR. 

Failure to bushed 1 of the apical six teams has present near Leigh sitting 4 points adrift of the playoff spots - a spread that could turn if they neglect to cod each 2 points successful Toulouse. 

The unit is connected for the Leopards to present a result, but they volition beryllium buoyed by the information they won 4 of their past 5 distant matches - including a 33-18 occurrence distant successful Perpignan astatine the commencement of May.

Putting their decision to Hull KR aside, Leigh person done good erstwhile it comes to scoring points successful caller weeks, putting 38 points past Bradford Bulls, 24 past Castleford Tigers and adjacent 42 against Hull FC.

On apical of that, the Leopards boast the champion antiaircraft grounds extracurricular of the apical six, having conceded conscionable 304 points crossed their 15 matches this season. 

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Team News

In a monolithic boost for the hosts, Olly Ashall-Bott returns to the Toulouse squad, with the subordinate hoping to marque an contiguous impact.

On the different hand, cardinal guardant Mathieu Jussaume is forced to driblet out, which could origin the hosts a fewer problems.

Due to the plethora of injuries this season, Leigh person not been capable to sanction their strongest backline this full season.

That volition proceed to beryllium the lawsuit successful France arsenic the Leopards question for the crippled without Keanan Brand.

Overall, the wounded concern has been improving, with Umyla Hanley and Tesi Niu marking their returns to the squad past week, and Josh Charnley acceptable to articulation them this Saturday. 

Adrian Lam besides welcomes backmost Owen Trout and Ben McNamara, portion Ryan Brown drops retired of the 21-man squad. 

Toulouse Olympique 21-man squad:
Ashall-Bott, Ulberg, Rennie, Laguerre, Lacans, Shorrocks, Belmas, Hands, Roumanos, Stefani, Marion, Cator, Butler, Tropis, Wallace, Gillam, Pons, Rouge, Chan, Quai-Ward, Toleafoa

Leigh Leopards 21-man squad:
Armstrong, Niu, Hanley, Charnley, Cook, Lam, Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Trout, Liu, Pene, Alick-Wiencke, Davis, Horne, Hodgson, Senior, O’Brien, McNamara, Brogan

We say: Toulouse Olympique 18-24 Leigh Leopards

Toulouse showed a spot of combat successful the past 25 minutes against Castleford Tigers past week, but it was excessively small excessively late. 

The hosts cannot spend different mediocre start, but that volition beryllium easier said than done against a beardown Leigh Leopards side. Given however good they person done connected the road, we are backing the visitors to gain a large win.