Two sides struggling at the bottom end of the Ligue 1 table will meet on Sunday, as Toulouse welcome Rennes to the Stadium de Toulouse.
Following a defeat to basement team Lyon last weekend, the host find themselves a single point and place above the bottom three, while their visitors are just two points better off in 13th spot.
That is despite a positive Europa League group campaign simultaneously, as Carles Martinez Novell's side booked a playoff place with a second-placed finish, but they now have to go back to the start of October for their last Ligue 1 triumph, having gone eight games without another three-point haul since.
Heading into the November international break on the back of consecutive defeats and a draw with Lille, Les Violets found themselves fighting around the relegation zone on just 12 points from 12 games, and they have not improved their fortunes in three attempts since, firstly losing 1-0 away at Nice before being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Lorient as Bamba Dieng equalised for their visitors in injury time.
A trip to basement side Lyon then followed in their last Ligue 1 outing last weekend, and they would leave empty-handed following a particularly concerning result, suffering a 3-0 defeat as Alexandre Lacazette notched up a hat-trick, although Novell's men may now head into the weekend with a degree of renewed confidence, having confirmed their Europa League playoff place on Thursday with a 2-1 win away at LASK Linz, courtesy of goals from Thijs Dallinga and Gabriel Suazo.
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