Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Lyon – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Le Havre and Lyon who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Lyon come to Stade Oceane for the Ligue 1 match this coming Sunday, Le Havre will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Le Havre are placed 15th with six points after seven matches. Lyon occupy a position as eightth in the league on ten points.

Team form: Le Havre vs Lyon

Le Havre Form

Le Havre have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Monaco, before Lille ran out 0-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Brest, who came out 2-0 winners. 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 12 goals.

Lyon Form

Lyon are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Toulouse got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Rangers got hammered in a 1-4 victory. Nantes was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Lyon. Lyon managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Le Havre and Lyon

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Le Havre and Lyon. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Le Havre vs Lyon

Look no further than Abdoulaye Toure, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Le Havre in the Ligue 1, while Gift Orban managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Lyon in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Le Havre claimed three wins in their previous 10 matches at Stade Oceane across all tournaments. They lost seven as well, while visitors Lyon won six of their last 10 away matches. They drew one and lost three. Le Havre lost 4 matches on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Lyon scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Lyon will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Le Havre managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Lyon have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Le Havre when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Le Havre, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lyon, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Le Havre vs Lyon

To sum up, the upcoming match between Le Havre and Lyon 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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