Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nice and Le Havre who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Struggling Le Havre are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Nice on Saturday at Allianz Riviera. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Placed sixth in the table Nice have amassed 20 points after 13 matches. On 12 points, Le Havre rank 16th with 13 matches played this season.
Team form: Nice vs Le Havre
Nice Form
Nice have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Strasbourg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-4 against Rangers, before handing over another win to Lyon in a 4-1 defeat. Nice claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Ligue 1, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 16 and conceded six goals.
Le Havre Form
It is all or nothing with Le Havre following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-3 in an encounter with Reims to which, they replied by beating Nantes0-2. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 0-1 against Angers. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Le Havre won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Nice 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 Nice and Le Havre played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Nice home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Nice home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Nice matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Nice matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Nice matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Le Havre have lost 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Le Havre have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Le Havre have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Le Havre have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Nice vs Le Havre
Evann Guessand is showing good form for Nice, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Abdoulaye Toure scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular markets: Nice vs Le Havre
Full-time result
Nice won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Allianz Riviera. They drew six and lost one as well, while Le Havre won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Nice didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Allianz Riviera. Nice have not lost to Le Havre in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Nice scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Le Havre only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Nice played. Le Havre managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Nice saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Le Havre, who managed to score 0.4 times in those matches.
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