Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Le Havre and Lens who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team stats and a recommended betting tip.
Lens go up against Le Havre on Friday for an exciting Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Oceane.
Le Havre are 13th in the rankings with nine points after eight matches played, whereas Lens rank 14th in the Ligue 1 with eight points.
Team form: Le Havre vs Lens
Le Havre Form
Le Havre have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Clermont Foot. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Lille, before handing over all three points in a 3-0 defeat against Marseille. Le Havre only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.
Lens Form
Lens claimed seven points from their last nine available, as they won by 0-1 and 2-1 against Strasbourg and Arsenal, respectively. Last time out, Lille ended up stealing a point in a 1-1 draw. Lens won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding 11 times.
Betting stats for Le Havre and Lens
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Le Havre and Lens. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Le Havre won 3 of their last 4 home games.
- Le Havre saw under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 games.
- Le Havre failed to score in 3 of their last 5 games.
- Lens are unbeaten in 5 games.
- Lens have won 3 of their last 4 games.
- Both teams have scored in 8 of Lens’ last 11 games.
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Full-time result
Stade Oceane witnessed Le Havre winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew one and lost five in this run. Lens won four of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost four.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Lens got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Le Havre probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Friday, as Lens managed only one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Le Havre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Lens’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Le Havre vs Lens
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Le Havre and Lens seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Ligue 1 match.