Ligue 1: Monaco vs Le Havre – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Monaco and Le Havre who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ligue 1 title favourites Monaco begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Le Havre at Stade Louis II, Monaco.

Team form: Monaco vs Le Havre

Monaco Form

In their last three matches, Monaco beat Saint-Etienne by 1-3 and Lyon by 2-0, before losing against Lens by 4-0. Monaco showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Stade Louis II, Monaco, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in two themselves.

Le Havre Form

Their past three matches saw Le Havre beating Auxerre 1-2, losing 1-3 against Marseille, and beating Strasbourg by 2-3. Le Havre claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding 12.

Betting stats for Monaco 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 Monaco and Le Havre played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Monaco vs Le Havre

Takumi Minamino is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Le Havre look to Abdoulaye Toure, hoping he can add to his current total of two Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Monaco vs Le Havre

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Louis II, Monaco across all tournaments Monaco won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Le Havre claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Monaco have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Le Havre conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Monaco have not lost to Le Havre in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Monaco scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Le Havre scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Le Havre games. Le Havre managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Monaco were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Monaco and Le Havre when playing at Stade Louis II, Monaco.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Monaco’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Le Havre, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Le Havre are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.