Le Havre vs Stade Reims Prediction: A change of tactics for both clubs?!

Le Havre are finding life tough at the moment with their recent results going against them. Le Havre lost their last 3 league games and they are without a win in the last 5 matches. They are back playing at the Stade Oceane against Stade Reims and they will be hoping to turn things around in this game.

Stade Reims are also battling with poor results at the moment after failing to win in any of their last 5 matches in all competitions. Their next opponent will be Le Havre and with this game comes an opportunity to end the losing streak because they are also in poor form at the moment.

Le Havre

Le Havre are so close to the European competition spot on the table with just 5 points between them and RC Lens in 6th, but yet so far in terms of results. Le Havre are gradually headed into a crisis after failing to win in their last 5 games in a row and there's a feeling that they might start battling with the relegation teams in a couple of weeks.

Le Havre lost to LOSC Lille last weekend after losing to Stade Rennes a week earlier. A hat-trick from LOSC Lille attacker Jonathan David sentenced Le Havre to a 3-0 defeat at the end of 90 minutes. Le Havre were also second best in terms of statistics as they only managed 38% possession, 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Le Havre are likely going to maintain a similar set up against Stade Reims with Andre Ayew leading the front lines. He played for only 69 minutes in the game against LOSC Lille and had 0 shot attempts. Arthur Desmas was probably the best player in that game. He made 5 saves in total including a penalty.

Stade Reims

Stade Reims have failed to win in any of their last 5 matches in a row. After losing to Sochaux on penalties in the Coup de France, they played a goalless draw with Nantes before losing back-to-back games against Toulouse and Lorient. And in their last game they held RC Lens to a 1-1 draw at home. Oumar Diakité gave Stade Reims the lead in the 41st minute but RC Lens’ Wesley Said equalized on the brink of halftime. And in the second half, neither team were able to add to their goal tally before the final whistle. According to the stats, Stade Reims had a 54% possession of the ball and they had 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. Joseph Okumu had a good game at the heart of the defense in that game and he put in some incredible effort to keep the game as a draw. He made 3 clearances, blocked 3 shots and made 2 interceptions. Stade Reims’ manager Will Still is expected to maintain the same approach for the game against Le Havre.

Head to Head

Stade Reims and Le Havre have played 12 games against each other according to the h2h record. Stade Reims won 5 matches, while Le Havre won 4 and they drew 3 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

There's a lot of improvements needed in the setup for both teams to begin to get the right results. 

According to the h2h analysis between both clubs, there's been less than 2.5 goals scored in 5 of the last 6 meetings and less than 4.5 cards in the last 10 matches between both clubs.

• 3-Way Total Corners Under 10 Corners at 1.76 Odds
• Stade Reims to Play Under 5 Corners at 1.63 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.25 Odds