Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Saint-Etienne – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 25 match between Le Havre and Saint-Etienne and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Le Havre and Saint-Etienne will be desperate for points on Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Le Havre vs Saint-Etienne

Le Havre Form

Le Havre suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Nice in a 1-3 defeat. Toulouse also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-4, before Le Havre were able to strike back last time out in a 3-4 win against Lens. Le Havre are without a win in their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, which produced a record of zero draws and six defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored three goals.

Saint-Etienne Form

Saint-Etienne only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 5-1 defeat against Marseille. Then a 3-3 draw with Angers followed, before Nice claimed a 1-3 victory. Saint-Etienne came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 19 goals to five.

Betting facts for Le Havre and Saint-Etienne

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

Players in form: Le Havre vs Saint-Etienne

Issa Soumare has three strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Le Havre, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Saint-Etienne. The visitors are looking to Lucas Stassin, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Le Havre won one times and lost nine as well. Saint-Etienne won zero times, drew two and lost eight of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Saint-Etienne failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches. Saint-Etienne have not lost to Le Havre in 3 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. Curiously, Saint-Etienne only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Le Havre games Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Saint-Etienne 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 zero of the last 10 games, Saint-Etienne kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Saint-Etienne have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Le Havre when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Le Havre saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Saint-Etienne, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Le Havre conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. Saint-Etienne conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.