Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Marseille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 33 match between Le Havre and Marseille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Le Havre welcome Marseille at Stade Oceane on Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Ligue 1 season.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Marseille have claimed 59 points after 32 rounds, while Le Havre have amassed 31 points and are now ranked as number 16 in the Ligue 1 standings.

Team form: Le Havre vs Marseille

Le Havre Form

Le Havre recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain, before drawing 1-1 with Monaco. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Auxerre. Le Havre only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade Oceane in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 16 goals.

Marseille Form

Marseille recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 5-1 and 4-1 against Montpellier and Brest, respectively. Last time out, Lille ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Marseille managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in five.

Betting stats and facts for Le Havre and Marseille

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

In-form players: Le Havre vs Marseille

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Amine Gouiri has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Marseille bank on him to build on these numbers against Le Havre. The latter relies on Abdoulaye Toure, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Le Havre won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Oceane. They drew two and lost seven as well, while Marseille won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Marseille conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Marseille have beaten Le Havre in impressive 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Le Havre scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Marseille scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Le Havre played. Marseille should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Le Havre only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Marseille claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Marseille have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Le Havre when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Le Havre saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Marseille, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Le Havre scored at least one goal in their last 13 matches. Marseille conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.