Finished 0 0 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.
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Last Five - Le Havre
Last Five - Lens
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
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*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.
