Finished 3 0 Le Havre - Lorient France Ligue 1 - Stade Oceane 4th Round 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Le Havre vs Lorient top two betting tips
Le Havre head into Sunday's French Ligue 1 game against Lorient still searching for their first top-flight win in 14 years. Lorient on the other hand are unbeaten after 3 rounds. To find out more about this game and other French Ligue 1 predictions check our dedicated Ligue 1 betting tips page.
Lorient or Draw
- Lorient made an unbeaten start to the new season (W1 D2).
- At the same time, Le Havre are yet to win (D2 L1).
- Also, Lorient are unbeaten in the last 4 H2Hs (W2 D2).
BTTS
- All of Le Havre’s 3 league games so far saw both sides scoring.
- Lorient’s last 2 games also had no clean sheet in them.
- Also, Lorient saw 5 of their last 7 away league matches produce BTTS outcomes.
Le Havre vs Lorient: Bookmakers & odds
Let's take a look at the latest markets and odds ahead of Le Havre vs Lorient.
29/07/23 Europe Friendlies Europe Lorient Le Havre 2 0 19/10/19 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Lorient 2 2 17/05/19 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Lorient 2 3 28/07/18 France Ligue 2 LI2 Lorient Le Havre 0 0 05/03/18 France Ligue 2 LI2 Lorient Le Havre 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 Nantes Lorient 5 3 L 17/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Monaco Lorient 2 2 D 03/09/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Le Havre Lorient 3 0 L 27/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lille Lorient 1 4 W 20/08/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Nice Lorient 1 1 D Head to Head
Last Five - Le Havre
Last Five - Lorient
Le Havre odds: 28/15 (2.87) – 34.9%
Draw odds: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
Lorient odds: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4%
*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 – 34.9% for Le Havre and 36.4% for Lorient. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market
Le Havre vs Lorient lineups and the last match
Le Havre
Le Havre might still be waiting for their first win of the season but they already showed plenty of spirit in their two draws. Last weekend the Dragons fought back from 0-2 down to save a point away vs Rennes. They did that after being reduced to ten men, which makes this achievement even more impressive.
Le Havre had the best defence in Ligue 2 last season, with 19 clean sheets, but they find it much harder to be successful defensively in the top flight. Conceded 5 goals in 3 rounds and are yet to keep a clean sheet.
Striker Samuel Grandsir is missing the game suspended. Joujou is likely to start in his absence.
In much more serious news star playmaker Oussama Targhalline faces a lengthy spell on the sideline. This an issue and Kuzyaev will have to carry the main burden of creating chances from now on.
Predicted Lineup – Desmas (GK), Salmier, Sangante, Lloris, Nego, Kechta, Toure, Operi, Kuzyaev, Joujou & Alioui
Lorient
Lorient are undefeated after 3 rounds, despite being able to only record draws in 2. Still, considering the opponents this is a great start for Les Mergules. They drew vs champions PSG in Paris before also holding off Nice to a draw. Last weekend they triumphed 4-1 at home vs Lille.
All that was achieved without a bunch of regular starters. Every area of the pitch is weakened right now with Lorient missing 2 players from each zone that if fit would have been starting.
The two main full-backs Silva and Benjamin Mendy, solid midfielders Kari and Boisgaard, plus strikers Tosin and Dieng are currently in the treatment room.
Predicted Lineup – Mvogo (GK), Mendy, Laporte, Talbi, Kalulu, Abergel, Ponceau, Le Goff, Faivre, Pagis & Doucoure
Starting Lineups
Le Havre
Lorient
*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off
Player to Watch: Yvon Mvogo
Lorient’s goalkeeper Mvogo was Player of the Match in the first 2 rounds and he has produced the most saves of any goalie so far in Ligue 1. Keeping a clean sheet in Paris on the curtain opener when faced with 29 shots was an impressive achievement.
Mvogo has gone from strength to strength since and he has played a large part as to why Lorient remain undefeated. Can Mvogo be the best player on the pitch once more?
