Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Le Havre and Angers who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Le Havre hope to live up to their early billing as the Ligue 1 title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Angers over to the Stade Oceane for a round 4 match.
Le Havre have only one point on their account at the moment, as they have only managed to draw once in three rounds of the season. Angers account for three points from three games, earning them a place as number 12 in the table.
Form: Le Havre vs Angers
Le Havre Form
In their last three matches, Le Havre lost 0-1 against Monaco, drew 1-1 with Lyon, before losing to Brest by 1-2. Le Havre didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Oceane. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored six goals.
Angers Form
It is all or nothing with Angers, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-2 against Lille, before beating Auxerre 1-3. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-2 against Rennes. Angers claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Le Havre and Angers
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 Angers played across all tournaments.
- In 26 of the last 28 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 18 Le Havre home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Le Havre home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Angers matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Angers have won 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Angers have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Angers matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Angers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Le Havre vs Angers
Having scored just once in six Ligue 1 matches, Mbwana Samatta hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Angers hope to see Branco van den Boomen adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Ligue 1 outings.
Popular markets: Le Havre vs Angers
Full-time result
Le Havre won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Oceane. They drew four and lost five as well, while Angers won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Amazingly, Angers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Le Havre have not lost to Angers in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Angers scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Angers played. Le Havre will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Angers have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Angers have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Le Havre when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Le Havre saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Angers, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches. Angers conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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