Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 26 match between Lyon and Le Havre and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Le Havre come to Groupama Stadium for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Lyon will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Lyon approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 42 points this season so far. With 25 games behind them, Le Havre amassed 21 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.
Team form: Lyon vs Le Havre
Lyon Form
Lyon are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-3 win against FC FCSB. They went on to beat Nice by 0-2, before also getting the better of FC FCSB in a 4-0 victory. Lyon won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Groupama Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 13 goals.
Le Havre Form
Le Havre claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-4 against Toulouse. A 3-4 win followed against Lens, before drawing 1-1 with Saint-Etienne. Le Havre claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Le Havre
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lyon and Le Havre. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Le Havre away 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
- In 4 of the last 5 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Lyon vs Le Havre
Issa Soumare shows decent form right now for Le Havre, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lyon, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Alexandre Lacazette also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Popular markets: Lyon vs Le Havre
Full-time result
Lyon won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Le Havre won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Astonishingly, Le Havre conceded a goal in their last 13 matches. Lyon have not lost to Le Havre in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Le Havre scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Le Havre games. Lyon will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Le Havre have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Le Havre, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.
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