Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lyon and Le Havre who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Lyon will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Le Havre for a round 2 match in the Ligue 1.
Lyon got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.
Form: Lyon vs Le Havre
Lyon Form
Consistency has not been a trademark for Lyon recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce. This was followed by a 0-2 win against Toulouse, before they lost 1-2 against Fenerbahce. Lyon won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.
Le Havre Form
It is all or nothing with Le Havre, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-1 against Marseille, before beating Lorient 0-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Monaco. Le Havre managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in seven.
Betting stats for Lyon and Le Havre
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 Lyon and Le Havre played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lyon have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Lyon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lyon home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Le Havre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Lyon vs Le Havre
Corentin Tolisso is showing good form for Lyon, scoring one goals in their last six matches. Mbwana Samatta scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Lyon vs Le Havre
Full-time result
Lyon claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at Groupama Stadium across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Le Havre won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost five. Lyon have not lost to Le Havre in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Le Havre only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Le Havre managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Le Havre, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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