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Both Le Havre and Marseille have plenty to play for as they clash at the Stade Oceane in Ligue 1 on Sunday night.
Indeed, the hosts are not yet safe from relegation as they are four points above the relegation play-off spot with still six left to play for.
Meanwhile, Marseille are one point outside of the European places in seventh, and with just two matches left, they will be hoping for a victory here that could push them into the top six.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Le Havre vs. Marseille key stats
- Le Havre are winless since February.
- Marseille themselves are winless in three games (D1, L2).
- BTTS has come through in the last five H2Hs.
Le Havre vs. Marseille preview: Visitors to feel frustrated again?
Le Havre vs Marseille — Tale of the Tape
| Le Havre | vs | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| 14th | Position | 7th |
| 32 | Points | 53 |
| 30 | Goals For | 59 |
| 43 | Goals Against | 44 |
| 7 | Clean Sheets | 8 |
| 11th | Home / Away Rank | 10th |
Le Havre are not quite safe from possible relegation yet, although they are almost there.
Didier Degard's side are four points clear of the relegation play-off spot with just two matches left to play, but while it is not mathematically done yet, they will continue fighting.
Interestingly, a run of five straight draws has seen them edge closer to their goal, but the hosts may still be alarmed having not won a game since February.
Both Abdoulaye Toure and Staphan Zagadou continue to miss out through injury too, so Le Havre are certainly not at their strongest ahead of the visit of Marseille.
However, the visitors have their own problems after three games without victory, which leaves them outside of the European places.
Having tasted Champions League football this season under former manager Roberto De Zerbi, it would be a disaster to miss out on European football altogether under Habib Beye.
Marseille are only one point and one place outside of the top six though, so could still salvage the campaign, but they will likely have to win at Le Havre.
That will be made even more difficult by the fact that six first-team squad players remain on the treatment table, while Himad Abdelli continues to be frozen out.
Le Havre vs. Marseille form guide & betting tips
| Le Havre | vs | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
DDDDDD |
Form | LWLDL |
| 5 | Points | 4 |
| 10th | Form Table | 14th |
| 8 | Goals For | 5 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 9 |
DDDDD |
Form (All Comps) | LWLDL |
Whispers predicts: Le Havre 1-1 Marseille
Marseille are 21/20 favourites to win, but given their recent poor form, we are willing to back against the bookies here.
Instead, our first tip is to back the Draw at 14/5, given Le Havre have drawn their previous five matches.
With both teams scoring in the previous five meetings, BTTS – Yes at 8/13 also seems like a sensible bet.
Overall, we are backing the Correct score – 1-1 at 7/1, which has been the exact score in four of Le Havre's last five stalemates.
> BTTS – Yes at 8/13 | Likelihood: Probable
> Draw at 14/5 | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score – 1-1 at 7/1 | Likelihood: Outsider