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Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Brest – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 19 match between Le Havre and Brest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Brest travel to Stade Oceane to face struggling Le Havre in a round 19 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Le Havre are placed 17th with 13 points after 18 matches. Brest occupy a position as nineth in the league on 25 points.

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Team form: Le Havre vs Brest

Le Havre Form

Le Havre only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 5-1 and 1-2 against Marseille and Lens respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Reims. Le Havre only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade Oceane in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded 13 goals.

Brest Form

In the last three matches, Brest beat Nantes 2-1, won 1-2 against Rennes, and lost 2-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk. Brest won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting facts for Le Havre and Brest

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 Brest played across all tournaments.

  • In 11 of the last 13 Le Havre home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Le Havre have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Le Havre have lost 8 of the last 10 home matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 12 of the last 14 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Le Havre have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 11 of the last 13 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Brest have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
  • In the last 5 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Le Havre vs Brest

Look no further than Andre Ayew, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Le Havre in the Ligue 1, while Ludovic Ajorque managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Brest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Le Havre won two of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing eight times. Brest won four of their last 10 games away from home, with zero draws and six defeats as well. Brest conceded a goal in their last 11 matches. Brest have not lost to Le Havre in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Brest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Le Havre managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Le Havre and Brest when playing at Stade Oceane.

Total goals

Le Havre saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brest, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Le Havre conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Brest conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.

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