Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Metz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 30 match between Le Havre and Metz and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Metz go up against Le Havre on Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Oceane.

Le Havre approach round 30 as number 15 in the Ligue 1 table with 28 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Metz have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Team form: Le Havre vs Metz

Le Havre Form

A solitary draw point prevents Le Havre from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Montpellier, before drawing 1-1 with Lens. They came up empty-handed once again when Nantes ran out as 0-1 winners. Le Havre claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded seven.

Metz Form

Metz collected one win from their last three matches, as Monaco won by 2-5. Brest were too strong as well, winning 4-3, before Metz won 2-1 against Lens. Metz only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Le Havre and Metz

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Le Havre and Metz played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Le Havre vs Metz

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Andre Ayew will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Metz hope Georges Mikautadze can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Betting markets: Le Havre vs Metz

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Oceane across all tournaments Le Havre won four times, drew one and lost five times. Metz claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Le Havre have not lost to Metz in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Metz scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Metz games. Metz managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Le Havre have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Metz.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Le Havre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Metz, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.

Recommended tip: Le Havre vs Metz

To sum up, the upcoming match between Le Havre and Metz seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.

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