Le Havre vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-20 15:15.
[p]Both Le Havre and newly-promoted Lorient languish in the bottom half of Ligue 1, so this early-season meeting in Normandy takes on even greater significance. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Le Havre suffered heartbreak last weekend, conceding a 91st-minute penalty to lose 1-0 to Strasbourg. That was a third defeat in four league matches this season for Didier Digard’s men (W1) and leaves them with their lowest points tally at this stage since being promoted back to Ligue 1. A return home doesn’t promise much either as Le Havre have lost ten of their last 14 home league games (W2, D2), conceding in all of those matches to form a negative club record in the top flight and the longest such streak across Europe’s top-five leagues.[/p]
[p]Lorient may be at an even lower ebb having conceded a whopping 11 goals in their last two games, going down 7-1 to Lille before being thrashed 4-0 by Marseille. Les Merlus unsurprisingly have the worst defensive record in Ligue 1 pre-round (GA12), and improvement may not be around the corner here having failed to win any of their last four away outings in all competitions (D1, L3), scoring just once. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Le Havre have been beaten in just one of the last four meetings on their own turf (W2, D1). The last four H2Hs at any venue have all featured 3+ goals.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]None of Le Havre’s last seven games have ended in a draw. [/p]
[p]Le Havre have conceded at least once after half-time in nine of their last ten matches. [/p]
[p]Eleven of the last 14 goals Lorient have conceded came after the break.[/p]
[p]Lorient have picked up more cards in Ligue 1 than any side after four rounds (Y13, R1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rassoul Ndiaye’s last three goalscoring appearances have all been in games that have finished 3-1, including Le Havre’s win over Nice last month. Aiyegun Tosin is the only player in Lorient’s squad to have found the net twice for them in Ligue 1 so far this season, while each of his last 13 scoring appearances have come in matches that have featured at least three goals. [/p]
[p]Le Havre may be without Abdoulaye Touré for this fixture after he went off with an injury against Strasbourg, while Darlin Yongwa will be suspended here for Lorient after being sent off early on against Marseille. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides struggling defensively, predicting both teams to score seems very inviting. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]