Midtable Lens welcome relegation contenders Le Havre to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday, 1 March.
Keep close tabs on French football betting tips after viewing our free Lens vs Le Havre predictions below.
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- Lens are on a three-match losing streak in Ligue 1.
- The hosts have scored one goal across that dismal streak.
- Le Havre are Ligue 1’s poorest goal scorers this term, netting just 19 so far.
- The visitors have earned 11 of their 17 points away from home.
Correct score prediction: Lens 1-1 Le Havre
Lens’ midtable struggles persisted as they endured their third consecutive league defeat away at Nantes on the last matchday.
They haven’t suffered four straight top-flight defeats since 2015, and with Le Havre scoring in all of their last four fixtures, this game is likely to end in a rather unexciting draw.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Lens are clear favourites
- HOME: 4/11 (1.36) – 73.5%
- DRAW: 4/1 (4.00) – 25%
- AWAY: 13/2 (7.50) – 13.3%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
One of the reasons why Will Still’s men have favourable odds of 4/11 (1.36), indicating a 73.5% win probability, is because they lie well above Le Havre in eighth position – just three points adrift of the top six.
Meanwhile, Didier Digard has the huge task of overseeing Le Havre’s Ligue 1 survival with less than a dozen games remaining, but their poor form of late gives the club faithful little hope of revival. Bookmakers back them with odds of 13/2 (7.50), suggesting a mere 13.3% probability of success.
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Most recent H2Hs: Lens with the slight upper hand
Lens remain unbeaten in their last six H2Hs against Le Havre, although half of those encounters were non-competitive friendlies (W2, D4). The last time Le Havre claimed a H2H triumph dates back to the summer of 2021, a 3-1 win, also in a friendly.
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Le Havre
Lens
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Lens
Le Havre
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Le Havre
Lens
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Lens
Le Havre
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Le Havre
Lens preview: Shaky form to deny victory?
Lens have struggled in recent times, failing to claim a point in the month of February. They have to deal with the absences of Jhoanner Chavez, Lascary Labeau, and Martin Satriano. However, it is M’Bala Nzola’s absence that will pinch them the most.
Predicted lineup: Koffi (GK), Sarr, Gradit, Medina, Sotoca, Thomasson, Aynaoui, Diouf, Aguilar, Fulgini, Said
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Reims
2
Lens
0
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W
St Etienne
0
Lens
1
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L
Lille
1
Lens
0
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W
Rennes
0
Lens
1
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W
Marseille
0
Lens
1
Le Havre preview: A point at the least?
Le Havre’s pursuit of a positive result will have to do without the likes of Andy Logbo and Junior Mwanga.
Predicted lineup: Gorgelin (GK), Nego, Sangante, Kinkoue, Zouaoui, Ndiaye, Soumare, Diawara, Kechta, Joujou, Hassan
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Rennes
5
Le Havre
1
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W
Montpellier
0
Le Havre
2
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W
Nantes
2
Le Havre
3
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L
Lyon
4
Le Havre
2
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D
St Etienne
1
Le Havre
1
Player to Watch: Issa Soumare
Having found the back of the net in two of Le Havre’s last three outings, Soumare has been one of the team’s better players in recent outings. He will hope to replicate his match-winning performance against Lille three matchdays ago, wherein he claimed a goal and an assist.
Player to Watch: Evann Guessand
Nice’s most effective player this season with 16 goal contributions (G9, A7) in 23 appearances, Guessand could add to his tally at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, although he has not found the back of the net in over a month since scoring against Marseille in January.
