Montpellier vs Le Havre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-05 15:15.
[p]Montpellier remain rooted to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table after losing each of their last eight games and look set to be relegated, having started this round 11 points from safety. Their already dismal campaign suffered another blow during the week when the league ruled that March’s abandoned home game against Saint-Étienne, in which they were trailing 2-0 prior to its postponement, would be declared a 2-0 win for Saint-Étienne.[/p]
[p]Jean-Louis Gasset’s side scored just one goal across those eight consecutive defeats, and having managed just 21 league goals all season so far, it’s no surprise that they are the lowest scorers of the division. A poor showing against another relegation rival in Le Havre on Sunday could well spark further anger from the fans, and Montpellier winning just two of the last 12 top-flight H2Hs (D6, L4) offers little hope of a positive change.[/p]
[p]Le Havre are nine points better off than their opponents after losing just one of their four matches in March (W2, D1) More importantly, they were one point better off than 17th-placed St Étienne at the start of the round and within touching distance of the side directly above them (Reims). Needing to avoid a bottom-two finish to give themselves any chance of survival, victory here could prove priceless in their quest.[/p]
[p]To underline the recent success of Didier Digard’s side, only runaway league leaders PSG (17) scored more than their ten league goals during the month of March. Contributing to that run, Le Havre have scored at least one goal in each of their last eight Ligue 1 away games, which is their longest such run since 1994/95.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Rabby Nzingoula has been cautioned nine times in Ligue 1 this season, with six of his yellow cards received in the first half. Issa Soumaré has recorded six goal involvements (G3, A3) in his last seven appearances, with four of those coming prior to half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Montpellier have hosted Le Havre more times than any other opposition without a single defeat, remaining unbeaten in 18 competitive fixtures (W11, D7).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]