Lyon vs Le Havre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-03-15 14:00.
[p]Paulo Fonseca will be hoping his Lyon side continue to cope without him on the touchline, as the boss has started a nine-month domestic touchline ban for angrily confronting a referee. They secured an impressive 2-0 victory over Nice last weekend, moving to within two points of the top four in the process, but they’ll have to overcome the psychological block of having not finished in the top four since 2020/21.[/p]
[p]The Fonseca incident sours what has been a good start to life at the Groupama Stadium for the Portuguese boss, who took the reins in late-January and has won six of his eight games at the helm across all competitions (L2). One of those came in the form of a 4-0 victory over FCSB in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday which booked their spot in the quarter-finals where they’ll face Manchester United. [/p]
[p]Facing a confident Lyon side certainly won’t appease Le Havre, especially when considering the visitors have only won one of their last 11 away H2Hs (D4, L6). Supporters should still make the long trip south holding some hope, as Le Havre have gone unbeaten across four Ligue 1 matches on the road (W2, D2), including back-to-back victories over Lille (2-1) and Lens (4-3).[/p]
[p]Didier Digard’s side are therefore chasing three wins in a row on their travels, something they last achieved in the French top flight in March 1995! Sitting a point adrift of safety pre-round, their away form looks crucial for their chances of survival, as the 0.63 points per game more Le Havre average on the road compared to at home is the biggest such difference in Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ernest Nuamah has scored in back-to-back games for the first time since joining Lyon, while he has only lost one of the eight outings in which he has netted for the club (W4, D3). André Ayew tends to be Le Havre’s go-to man, but the forward has amazingly never scored in 13 personal H2Hs with Lyon, of which he has won only three (D5, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Le Havre have conceded a league-high 13 times from the 76th minute onwards in Ligue 1 this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]