Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 27 match between Le Havre and Nantes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Nantes go up against Le Havre this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Oceane.
Form: Le Havre vs Nantes
Le Havre Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Le Havre at the moment. Against Lens, they came out on top in a 3-4 win, before drawing 1-1 against Saint-Etienne. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 4-2 defeat against Lyon. Le Havre did not win any of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Oceane. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored four goals.
Nantes Form
Nantes suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Marseille in a 2-0 defeat. Strasbourg also proved too hard to handle as they won 0-1, before Nantes were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Lille. Nantes claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to six.
Betting facts for Le Havre and Nantes
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 Nantes played across all tournaments.
- Le Havre have lost 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Le Havre have lost 9 of the last 11 home matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Le Havre home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Le Havre home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nantes have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Nantes have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Nantes away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Le Havre vs Nantes
Issa Soumare found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Moses Simon just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Le Havre vs Nantes
Full-time result
Le Havre claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing eight. Nantes won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Nantes have not lost to Le Havre in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Le Havre only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Nantes scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Le Havre games Of the previous 10 outings, Nantes scored the opening goal five times, whereas Le Havre were first on target in three of their last 10 games. Nantes have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Le Havre when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Le Havre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score one time in those matches. Astonishingly, Le Havre conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.