Ligue 1: Montpellier vs Le Havre – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 28 match between Montpellier and Le Havre and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Montpellier and Le Havre 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: Montpellier vs Le Havre

Montpellier Form

In their last three matches, Montpellier lost 0-4 against Rennes, 1-0 against Lille and 1-0 against Auxerre. Montpellier claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded 16 goals.

Le Havre Form

In their last three matches, Le Havre drew 1-1 with Saint-Etienne, lost 4-2 against Lyon and beat Nantes 3-2. Le Havre won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 15 goals conceded and 11 scored.

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

Players on top: Montpellier vs Le Havre

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Tanguy Coulibaly will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Le Havre hope Abdoulaye Toure can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

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Full-time result

Montpellier claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Le Havre won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Montpellier are in terrible shape with 7 defeats in a row. Le Havre scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Le Havre have not lost to Montpellier in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Montpellier only scored the first goal of the match in one out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Le Havre scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Montpellier have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Le Havre played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Montpellier managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Le Havre kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Montpellier’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Le Havre, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Montpellier failed to keep a clean sheet in their 32 last matches. Le Havre scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.