Lyon vs Le Havre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-12-13 14:00.
[p]Lyon will be looking to return to winning ways in Ligue 1 as they host a struggling Le Havre on Sunday. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Lyon may have held on to top spot in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, but their domestic form has been far from perfect having won just one of their last six Ligue 1 games (D3, L2). Les Gones start the round a sizable five points adrift of the top four as a result, yet only once in the previous four seasons have Lyon posted a better points tally from their opening 15 games. Adding three more to that tally looks to be on the cards here as Paulo Fonseca’s men have won eight of their ten competitive home games this season (L2), keeping six clean sheets therein.[/p]
[p]Visitors Le Havre, who’ve netted a measly four away goals in Ligue 1 this season (W1, D2, L4), therefore face a considerable challenge as they look to put some breathing space between themselves and the drop zone. They start the round just three points clear of the bottom three after going winless in their last five matches (D3, L2), failing to even score in the last three – their worst run of scoring blanks since October 2024. That streak of four included a 4-0 defeat to Lyon, but Le Havre may be confident of their defence holding up better having kept a joint-league high four clean sheets across the last seven matchdays.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lyon have lost only one of their last 12 home H2Hs (W7, D4) – and that defeat came in December 1997. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]There have been eight red cards across Lyon’s last ten matches. [/p]
[p]Lyon have not led at half-time in any of their last five Ligue 1 games. [/p]
[p]Four of Le Havre’s last six Ligue 1 away wins came in games that saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Le Havre are the only team not to have scored or conceded inside 15 minutes in away Ligue 1 action this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]MartĂn Satriano scored a brace in Lyon’s last home league match, with nine of his last ten goals overall coming after half-time. Issa SoumarĂ© got an assist for Le Havre in last season’s corresponding fixture, but is in the midst of an eight-game goal drought and missed a penalty last weekend.[/p]
[p]Lyon’s Ainsley Maitland-Miles is suspended, while Le Havre midfielder Simon Ebonog is a doubt after going off injured last weekend.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Lyon’s slow starts of late mean backing the score to be goalless at half-time makes sense here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]