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Ligue 1: Lille vs Le Havre – Betting preview

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Bookmakers favor Lille to be victorious against Le Havre in their upcoming Ligue 1 encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Saturday. They should not underestimate Le Havre, though.

Lille are number 5 in the Ligue 1 table with 35 points after 21 matches. Le Havre rank as number 11 with 24 points after 21 matches played.

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Team form: Lille vs Le Havre

Lille Form

In their last three matches, Lille won 4-0 against Clermont Foot, before losing 2-1 against Lyon and 3-1 to Paris Saint-Germain. The Mastiffs won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 25 goals and conceded two times.

Le Havre Form

Le Havre got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 draw with Monaco. Then Strasbourg proved too strong in a 3-1 defeat, just like Rennes who won 0-1. The Dean Club 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 times and letting in seven.

Betting stats and facts for Lille 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 Lille and Le Havre played across all tournaments.

  • Lille have not lost 37 of the last 38 home matches
  • Lille have scored in 44 of the last 45 home matches
  • Lille have not lost 25 of the last 26 home matches in the Ligue 1
  • Lille have scored in 32 of the last 33 home matches in the Ligue 1
  • Lille have won 5 of the last 6 home matches without conceding a goal
  • Le Havre have not won 14 of the last 16 away matches
  • Le Havre have not won 12 of the last 13 away matches in the Ligue 1
  • In 7 of the last 9 matches Le Havre played, both teams scored
  • In 8 of the last 9 Le Havre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Interesting players: Lille vs Le Havre

Lille against Le Havre is also a battle between Jonathan David and Emmanuel Sabbi, with both players in decent form. They have each scored four Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.

Full-time result

Lille have not lost to Le Havre in three consecutive home meetings. In their last 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy across all tournaments, Lille won eight times and drew twice. Le Havre claimed two wins, four draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Of the previous 10 outings, Le Havre scored the opening goal five times, whereas Lille were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. The Mastiffs have scored in three consecutive home meetings with Le Havre.

Total goals

Lille performed an average of 2.7 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Le Havre, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. Le Havre conceded a goal in their last eight Ligue 1 matches.

Betting suggestion: Lille vs Le Havre

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Lille and Le Havre. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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