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Lyon will welcome Le Havre to Groupama Stadium for their Ligue 1 clash on Saturday.
The hosts will look to build some momentum after kicking off their league campaign with a victory last weekend.
Le Havre, meanwhile, are eyeing their first win of the season.
Read our Lyon vs Le Havre prediction, preview and betting tips below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Lyon vs Le Havre key stats
- Lyon won three of the last four clashes between these sides.
- Four of Le Havre's last five games went below the 2.5-goal mark.
- Le Havre drew blanks in three of the last four H2Hs.
Lyon vs Le Havre preview: Hosts to return to winning ways?
Lyon vs Le Havre — Tale of the Tape
| Lyon | vs | Le Havre |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Position | 14th |
| 3 | Points | 0 |
| 2 | Goals For | 0 |
| 0 | Goals Against | 1 |
| 1 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
| N/A | Home / Away Rank | N/A |
*These figures were accurate at the time of publishing.
Lyon suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 aggregate defeat in their UEFA Champions League play-off tie with Fenerbahce.
After holding their Turkish opponents to a draw away in the first leg, Paulo Fonseca's side narrowly lost the decisive second leg at home, missing out on the Champions League and heading down to the Europa League instead.
Only one team has been booked more times than Le Havre in the French top flight this season.
The hosts will now turn their attention to their second Ligue 1 fixture. They kicked off their new campaign with a 2-0 win at Toulouse last weekend and will look to maintain that perfect start.
With no new injury concerns, coach Fonseca is still expected to make changes to the squad that faced Fenerbahce as he manages overall player load.
On the other hand, Toulouse kicked off their league campaign with a 1-0 home defeat against Monaco.
The visitors have now lost their last three Ligue 1 openers and have not won an opening-day fixture in the French top flight since the 2008/09 season.
Moreover, Didier Digard’s men have had a poor run of results over the course of the year, having won only one of their last 13 competitive matches.
Only one team has averaged more fouls than Lyon in Ligue 1 this term.
The former Nice coach will be unable to call upon the services of Felix Mambimbi and Yanis Zouaoui, who have Achilles tendon and thigh injuries, respectively.
Lyon have been the dominant side in recent clashes between these outfits, as they are unbeaten in the last four H2Hs (W3, D1), keeping three clean sheets in the process.
Lyon vs Le Havre form guide & betting tips
| Lyon | vs | Le Havre |
|---|---|---|
W
|
Ligue 1 Form |
L
|
| 3 | Points | 0 |
| 4th | Form Table | 14th |
| 2 | Goals For | 0 |
| 0 | Goals Against | 1 |
L
L
W
D
W
|
Form (All Comps) |
D
L
L
W
L
|
Whispers Predicts: Lyon 2-0 Le Havre
At 1/2 (1.50), Lyon are considered favourites by the bookies.
Le Havre are not exactly brimming with confidence ahead of this skirmish, and considering the visitors have lost nine of the last 12 H2Hs, we are confident that Lyon will claim all the spoils here.
The visitors also failed to score in three of their last four meetings with Lyon, so we fancy BTTS – No at 10/11 (1.91).
Under 2.5 total goals is currently priced at 23/20 (2.15), and this was the case in four of the visiting team's last five outings across all competitions.
> Under 2.5 total goals at 23/20 (2.15) | Likelihood: Probable
> BTTS – No at 10/11 (1.91) | Likelihood: Probable
> Match result: Lyon at 1/2 (1.50) | Likelihood: Probable
> Lyon & BTTS – No at 27/20 (2.35) | Likelihood: Probable
> Correct Score: 2-0 at 59/10 (6.90) | Likelihood: Possible