Le Havre vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-11-29 16:15.
[p]Two teams with differing aspirations collide in Ligue 1, as Le Havre host Lille with the bottom three and top three on each side’s minds respectively.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Le Havre were staring down the barrel of the relegation zone not so long ago, until their recent run of going unbeaten in four of their last five games gave them some breathing room as they enter the weekend three points above the bottom-three (W2, D2). They can certainly be forgiven for a 3-0 defeat away at Paris Saint-Germain last time out, and returning to the Stade OcĂ©ane offers an immediate chance at redemption, having gone unbeaten in their last five home games (W2, D3) – their longest such top-flight run since March 2003.[/p]
[p]Lille will be feeling good about themselves having come away with a comfortable 4-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in midweek European action, which was preceded by a 4-2 victory over Paris FC in Ligue 1. Both of those matches were at home though, contrasting their current three-game losing streak without scoring on the road in all competitions. In that run are two 2-0 league losses to Nice and Strasbourg, putting pressure on manager Bruno Génésio to find answers or risk the pre-round five-point gap between his team and the top three from widening further.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Le Havre won the last H2H 2-1 in February, which came after a run of six consecutive defeats in this fixture. The Mastiffs have been rather unwelcome visitors to Normandy, with Le Havre failing to score each of the last five times they hosted the Mastiffs (D2, L3). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Le Havre have been the half-time leaders just once in their last 16 matches.[/p]
[p]Twelve of Le Havre’s last 13 home games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Lille have conceded first in four of their last six matches.[/p]
[p]Just two of Lille’s last 12 away matches saw a scoreless first half.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Issa Soumaré is set to make his 50th Ligue 1 appearance, and will be confident of finding the net after scoring against Lille last season, with his last four goals all coming at home. Lille’s Nabil Bentaleb could be their main threat from midfield, with six of his seven Ligue 1 goals coming on the road. [/p]
[p]Ally Samatta remains Le Havre’s main absentee, while Abdoulaye Touré is doubtful after limping off against PSG. Lille welcome back Calvin Verdonk and Benjamin André, who both missed their last Ligue 1 game through suspension.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Le Havre have scored in each of their last 13 home games, combined with Lille’s scoring spree, it could be worth backing both teams to score and over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]