Marseille vs Le Havre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-10-17 19:05.
[p]Marseille have the chance to extend their winning run against Le Havre, one of their most favoured opponents in the competition’s history.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Marseille have signalled their intent to compete on multiple fronts this term with four successive wins across all competitions, three of which came in Ligue 1, where Roberto De Zerbi’s side are flying high just a point behind leaders PSG pre-round. Some impressive home form has heavily contributed to their success, as Les Phocéens have won each of their last seven Ligue 1 home outings, their longest such streak since the 2014/15 campaign. One of just four clubs in the division still unbeaten at home this season ahead of the round, five successive wins by a 2+ goal margin in Saturday-held Ligue 1 games would hint at a continuation of that success here.[/p]
[p]One of the pre-season frontrunners to face the drop, Le Havre have lived up to that early season billing by winning just one of their opening seven league games (D3, L3), although three successive draws have at least shown they should have the stomach for the fight. Those draws have ensured Didier Digard’s side come into this round outside of the bottom three, albeit on goal difference, with those stalemates also yielding their longest unbeaten run in Ligue 1 since February 2024. Extending that run may be tricky for a side who’ve collected just one away league point this season (D1, L2), with two scoring blanks therein perhaps highlighting where their biggest issue lies.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Marseille’s nine-game winning run against Le Havre in Ligue 1 is their longest success streak against the same opponent in top-flight history, with victories in their last nine home H2Hs too.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Marseille are yet to trail at half-time in Ligue 1 this season (HT: W3, D4).[/p]
[p]Marseille have scored a pre-round league-high five home goals in the opening 30 minutes in Ligue 1 this season.[/p]
[p]Le Havre averaged over 15.6 fouls per game across the first seven rounds of the season.[/p]
[p]Nineteen of Le Havre’s last 22 league games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s eventful international break saw him score four goals in one game for Gabon before being sent off, and he now has eight goal involvements in his last three games for club or country (G6, A2)! Le Havre goalkeeper Mory Diaw has lost all four career H2Hs against Marseille to date, including one in which Aubameyang scored.[/p]
[p]Geoffrey Kondogbia and Hamed Junior Traorè could return from lengthy lay-offs for Marseille, while Le Havre winger Reda Khadra is expected to be fit.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]History and form suggest a convincing home victory, so we recommend backing Marseille to win by a -1 handicap.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]