Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Monaco – Betting preview

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

Le Havre start the season as favourites to land the Ligue 1 crown. They launch their title bid on Sunday at home in an opening day fixture with Monaco at Stade Oceane.

Form: Le Havre vs Monaco

Le Havre Form

Their last three matches saw Le Havre drawing 1-1 with Lille, losing 0-1 against Marseille before beating Lorient by 0-2. Le Havre just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Oceane. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Monaco Form

Monaco suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Lille in a 0-1 defeat. Strasbourg also proved too hard to handle as they won 5-4, before Monaco were able to strike back in a 2-3 win against Gornik Zabrze. Monaco won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding 14 times.

Betting facts for Le Havre and Monaco

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Le Havre and Monaco. 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 Monaco

With two goals in six matches Mbwana Samatta has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Monaco and their defence. The visitors hope Folarin Balogun adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: Le Havre vs Monaco

Full-time result

Le Havre claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Monaco won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Monaco conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Monaco have not lost to Le Havre in 7 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. Interestingly, Monaco scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Monaco played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Le Havre managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Monaco kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Le Havre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Monaco, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. Monaco conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.