Le Mans host Toulouse in direct clash at bottom of Ligue 1 table

Le Mans will host Toulouse in the seventh round of the French Ligue 1 football competition, on 16 October 2026 at 21:45 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Le Mans go into the match after losing their previous round away to Paris Saint-Germain 1-3, having before that beaten Lorient 2-1, drawn with Lens 2-2 and with Nice 1-1, while losing to Rennes 2-3.

Toulouse, meanwhile, come into the match off the back of a 2-2 away draw against Monaco in their last round, having previously beaten Le Havre 3-2, drawn with Lorient 2-2, before losing to Lille 0-1, and drawing with Brest 2-2.

Le Mans will be without Irvin Cardona, A. Bourabia and M. Rossignol due to injury, with all three unavailable for the match on 16 October.

On the Toulouse side, Julien Fenioulou is absent from the match for other reasons until 16 October.

In the Ligue 1 table standings, Le Mans sit in 14th place with 6 points from 6 matches, having won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2, scoring 10 goals and conceding 12, while Toulouse are in 15th place also with 6 points from 6 matches, with 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, having scored 9 goals and conceded 11.