Finished 1 2 Le Havre - Brest France Ligue 1 - Stade Oceane 2nd Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Le Havre vs Brest Top Two Betting Tips
Le Havre head into Sunday's Ligue 1 game against Brest full of excitement as this will be the first home top-flight game for the hosts in 14 years. The ambitious Brest on the other hand have a point to prove after a lucky escape last season and they will seek early points.
Draw
- In 4 of the last 6 H2Hs, there had been no winner.
- Also, Le Havre had 15 league draws last season, the most in the entire Ligue Two.
- Le Havre already recorded a draw this term too, they did that in round 1 vs Montpellier.
Under 2.5 Goals
- In 12 of the last 13 H2Hs, there had been fewer than 3 total goals scored.
- In all of the 11 H2Hs hosted by Le Havre, the outcome had been under 2.5 goals.
- Also, all of Le Havre’s last 5 home league games had less than 3 goals in them.
Le Havre vs Brest: Bookmakers & Odds
Let's take a look at the latest markets and odds ahead of Le Havre vs Brest.
01/02/19 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Brest 1 1 28/08/18 France League Cup France Le Havre Brest 3 3 24/08/18 France Ligue 2 LI2 Brest Le Havre 1 0 15/05/18 France Ligue 1 Play-Offs France Le Havre Brest 2 0 09/02/18 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Brest 1 0 24/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Clermont Foot Le Havre 1 2 W 17/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lyon Le Havre 0 0 D 03/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lorient Le Havre 0 3 W 27/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Rennes Le Havre 2 2 D 20/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Brest Le Havre 2 1 L 23/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lyon Brest 0 1 W 17/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Reims Brest 1 2 W 02/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Rennes Brest 0 0 D 26/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Marseille Brest 2 0 L 20/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Le Havre Brest 1 2 W Head to Head
Last Five - Le Havre
Last Five - Brest
Le Havre odds: 30/17 (2.76) – 36.2%
Draw odds: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
Brest odds: 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7%
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
The bookies don’t have expected winners of this game with the win probability for both teams pretty similar – 36.2% for Le Havre and 35.7% for Brest. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market. We think the Under 2.5 Goals option at 3/5 (1.60) or 62.5% probability is worth considering.
Le Havre vs Brest Lineups and Last Match
Le Havre
Le Havre celebrated their first top-flight game in 14 years with a dedicated display on their visit to Montpellier last weekend. The Dragons showed bravery and managed to save a 2-2 draw after coming from behind in this match.
Le Havre are now excited to play their first home game in Ligue 1 in over a decade and the fans are bound to be providing a lot of support in this match.
The gaffer is enjoying a clean bill of health so he can select whoever he wants for the lineup. He is likely to stick to the same 11 that started last weekend. The only debutant among those was the Russian playmaker Kuzyaev.
Predicted Lineup – Desmas (GK), Lloris, Sangante, Salmier, Nego, Ndiaye, Targhalline, Kuzyaev, Casimir, Alioui & Soumare
Brest
Brest opened their season with an inspiring and very unlikely 3-2 home win vs Lens. The Pirates came from 0-2 down to win this match and they showed great fighting spirit in the second half.
Del Castillo was the stand-out performer as he scored 2 of the 3 goals and was involved in everything positive up front.
The only player set to miss this trip due to injury is the rarely-used anyway midfielder Adrien Lebeau.
A small reshuffle to the starting lineup is possible. Camara came off the bench last weekend to turn the tides and now he could start instead of Pereira-Laga.
Predicted Lineup – Bizot (GK), Lala, Chardonnet, Brassier, Locko, Magnetti, Lees-Melou, Camara, Del Castillo, Le Douaron & Satriano
Starting Lineups
Le Havre
Brest
*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off
Player to Watch: Romain Del Castillo
Brest’s striker Del Castillo netted 2 goals in round 1. He looked very sharp and the Pirates channelled almost every forward move through him as they fought back vs Lens.
Now Del Castillo is likely to remain the main target up front and if he maintains the same aggression as in round 1 we can see him celebrating again.
