Le Havre vs Lorient Prediction: Expect a feisty clash between these two

Newly-promoted side Le Havre have had a difficult start to the campaign and they will be coming into this game searching for the first win of the season. In 3 games, they had 2 draws and 1 defeat and their last game ended in a draw against Stade Rennes away from home.

Lorient have had a better beginning to the season even if they are far away from perfect. They had 2 draws and 1 win in their latest match. Now they will be hoping to continue in with their second win of the season against a struggling Le Havre team.

Le Havre

Le Havre’s start to the season comes with no surprises at all as they lost their last 4 games of the preseason before the beginning of the campaign. In their first game of the season, they played a 2-2 draw against Montpellier at home and then lost 2-1 to Stade Brest at home, before playing a draw with Rennes in their last game.

In the game against Rennes, Le Havre trailed by 2 goals in the 24th minute after Ludovic Blas and Christopher Wooh both scored goals for Stade Rennes in the 10th and 24th minutes. Le Havre pulled one goal back for Nabil Alioui in the 40th minute. Le Havre’s Samuel Grandsir was shown a red card in the 62nd minute but that did not stop the team as they went on to grab their second goal by Nabil Alioui in the 70th minute. They held onto the draw until the final whistle.

Le Havre are in 14th spot on the table, having 2 points from 3 matches. They had 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat and a goal ratio of 5:6.

Streaks: No wins (7), without a clean sheet (9), first to concede (6/7), less than 4.5 cards (10/10), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Lorient

Lorient are in much better form than the hosts and they are considered huge favorites to grab another win against Le Havre in this game. Lorient played back-to-back draws in their first two matches against PSG and Nice, before beating Lille 4-1 in their last game.

In the win over Lille, Lorient dominated the game and scored 2 quick goals inside 10 minutes. Laurent Abergel scored the first goal in the 9th minute and a minute later Julien Ponceau scored the second goal for Lorient. And in the 55th minute Jonathan David pulled one goal back for Lille, but that did not slow Lorient down as they scored 2 more goals by Romain Faivre and Vincent Le Goff in the 62nd and 67th minutes.

According to the latest rankings, Lorient are 7th on the league table, with 5 points from 3 matches. They have 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats and a goal ratio of 5:2.

Streaks: no losses (3), less than 4.5 cards (9/10).

Head to Head

Le Havre and Lorient have played against each other 11 times in the past. Lorient won 5 matches, while Le Havre won 2 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Lorient have not lost in the last 5 matches against Le Havre.
• Le Havre are without a clean sheet in the last 3 matches against Lorient.
• Lorient scored first in 5/6 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Le Havre have scored 5 goals and conceded 6 in 3 Ligue 1 matches this season. Analysis showed, they scored an average of 1.7 goals per game and they had a 14% goal conversion rate. It also showed they created an average of 0.7 big chances per game and missed an average of 0.3 chances per game. They also played an average of 12.3 shots per game and had an average of 4.7 on target per game. Their average ball possession was 45.7% and they played an average of 3.0 corners per game. Defensively, they conceded an average of 2 goals per game and have kept 0 clean sheets.

Lorient have scored 5 goals and conceded 2 in 3 Ligue 1 matches this season. Analysis showed, they scored an average of 1.7 goals per game and they had a 23% goal conversion rate. It also showed they created an average of 1.7 big chances per game and missed an average of 0.7 chances per game. They also played an average of 7.3 shots per game and had an average of 2.7 on target per game. Their average ball possession was 32.7% and they played an average of 2.3 corners per game. Defensively, they conceded an average of 0.7 goals per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

• More than 2 Goals at 1.62 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.85 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.90 Odds