Le Havre vs Lens prediction, odds & betting tips 20/10/2023

Le Havre vs Lens prediction, odds & betting tips 20/10/2023
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Le Havre vs Lens prediction, odds & betting tips 20/10/2023

Le Havre - Lens

France Ligue 1 - Stade Oceane

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Le Havre vs Lens top two betting tips

Le Havre head into Friday's French Ligue 1 game against Lens a point ahead in the rankings. It is Lens that have all the current momentum though. To find out more about this game and other French Ligue 1 predictions check our dedicated Ligue 1 betting tips page.

Lens to Win

  • Lens have been near-perfect in their last 4 outings W3 D1. 
  • Le Havre lost back-to-back league games. 
  • Lens had the best away record in the league last season, they finished the previous campaign with 5 wins in their last 6 games on the road. 

Over 2.5 Goals

  • Le Havre saw 3 of their 4 home games so far this season go over 2.5 goals. 
  • This also happened in 3 of the last 4 H2Hs. 
  • Lens saw 5 of their last 6 away matches produce 3 or more goals. 

Le Havre vs Lens: Bookmakers & odds

Let's take a look at the latest markets and odds ahead of Le Havre vs Lens.

Head to Head

17/07/21

Europe Friendlies Europe

Lens

Le Havre

2

2

16/07/20

Europe Friendlies Europe

Lens

Le Havre

1

3

31/01/20

France Ligue 2 LI2

Le Havre

Lens

0

0

17/08/19

France Ligue 2 LI2

Lens

Le Havre

1

3

01/04/19

France Ligue 2 LI2

Lens

Le Havre

0

0

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26/11/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Nantes

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Le Havre

0

0

D

11/11/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Monaco

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Le Havre

0

0

D

05/11/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Toulouse

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Le Havre

1

2

W

29/10/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

FC Metz

Metz

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Le Havre

0

0

D

20/10/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Lens

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Le Havre

0

0

D

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02/12/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Lyon

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Lens

2

3

W

29/11/23

UEFA Champions League UCL

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Arsenal

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Lens

6

0

L

25/11/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Clermont Foot

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Lens

0

3

W

12/11/23

France Ligue 1 LI1

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Marseille

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Lens

0

1

W

08/11/23

UEFA Champions League UCL

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PSV

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Lens

1

0

L

Le Havre odds: 37/10 (4.70) – 21.3%

Draw odds: 30/11 (3.73) – 26.8%

Lens odds: 11/13 (1.85) – 54.2%

*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%.

As we can see, the bookies see Lens to be the expected winners in this match, with a 54.20% win probability. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the Lens to Score First market with its 53.50% probability. 

Le Havre vs Lens lineups and latest team news

Le Havre

After starting their first top flight campaign since 2009 very well Le Havre have slowed down lately. They lost their last 2 matches and the forward actions had been pretty ineffective in both those games. 

In their last outing, they lost 0-3 away against Marseille and never really looked in contention. Lloris had been shaky in those 2 matches and his mistakes led to 2 goals being conceded at Stade Velodrome. 

Le Havre have plenty of selection issues for the coming match with as many as 4 regular starters set to miss. Ndiaye is suspended and will be missed in the middle of the park. Defender Targhalline, strikers Confais, Bayo and Joujou are unavailable due to injuries. 

Predicted Lineup – Desmas (GK), El Hajjam, Sangante, Lloris, Operi, Toure, Nego, Kechta, Kuzyaev, Alioui & Grandsir

Lens

After an awful start to the season, Lens found stability and they went undefeated in their last 6 games W2 D4. In the last round Lens dominated their home game vs Lille but needed a dramatic goal at the death just to save a 1-1 draw. 

The inability to convert chances has been an issue all season and Sotoca continues to be the most wasteful player in the league with only 14% of his shot attempts on target. 

Lens have some players that need to travel long distances due to international duties and this is likely to affect the selection for this match. Gradit is back after suspension and should start in defence. If Haidara overcomes a minor knock as expected he could start too. 

Said might be asked to play up front as the team’s star striker Wahi serves a suspension in this game. 

Predicted Lineup – Samba (GK), Danso, Gradit, Haidara, Aguilar, Abdul Samed, Fulgini, Frankowski, Sotoca, Thomasson & Said

Starting Lineups

Le Havre

4-5-1
30
Arthur Desmas
fr
22
Yoann Salmier
gf
93
Arouna Sangante
sn
4
Gautier Lloris
fr
27
Christopher Operi
fr
23
Josue Casimir
gp
14
Daler Kuzyaev
ru
94
Abdoulaye Toure
fr
10
Nabil Alioui
fr
11
Emmanuel Sabbi
us
9
Mohamed Bayo
gn
Substitutes
6
Etienne Youte Kinkoue
fr
45
Issa Soumare
sn
29
Samuel Grandsir
fr
8
Yassine Kechta
ma
25
Alois Confais
fr
20
Andy Logbo
fr
1
Mathieu Gorgelin
fr
7
Loic Nego
hu
18
Nolan Mbemba
cg

Lens

3-4-3
30
Brice Samba
fr
24
Jonathan Gradit
fr
4
Kevin Danso
at
21
Massadio Haidara
ml
2
Ruben Aguilar
fr
26
Nampalys Mendy
sn
18
Andy Diouf
fr
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
pl
7
Florian Sotoca
fr
22
Wesley Said
fr
28
Adrien Thomasson
fr
Substitutes
27
Morgan Guilavogui
gn
25
Abdukodir Khusanov
uz
15
Oscar Cortes
co
23
Neil El Aynaoui
fr
20
Faitout Maouassa
fr
11
Angelo Fulgini
fr
14
Facundo Medina
ar
6
Salis Abdul Samed
gh
16
Jean-Louis Leca
fr

*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off

​Player to Watch: Brice Samba

Lens are not scoring many goals and this makes the displays of their goalkeeper Brice Samba even more important. Samba committed some untypical mistakes in the early rounds of the season. He was sensational last term though when able to keep 15 clean sheets in 37 league starts. 

Samba needs to be solid and decisive if Lens want to continue rising the table. 

Le Havre vs Lens prediction, odds & betting tips 20/10/2023

 


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