FC Nantes vs Le Havre Prediction

This Sunday’s Ligue 1 match sees Le Havre make the trip to face FC Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. This is a big game as Le Havre sit in the relegation zone so they will be desperate to take three points back home after this match.

Key Stats

• Nantes have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches whereas Le Havre Vallecano have scored 1 goal in their last 5 matches
• Nantes haven’t lost to Le Havre in their last 9 meetings (6W-3D)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Nantes find themselves mid-table but their opponents Le Havre currently reside in relegation zone. Moses Simon of Nantes has been superb in the 11 games in Ligue 1 so if anyone can influence the game the most, it would be him.

FC Nantes Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Alban Lafont; Jean-Kévin Duverne, Nathan Zézé, Jean-Charles Castelletto; Nicolas Cozza, Douglas Augusto, Pedro Chirivella (c), Kelvin Amian; Moses Simon, Matthis Abline; Mostafa Mohamed

Nantes have had not started the season well, residing in the mid table places. After 11 games they sit in 14th place with two wins, five losses and four draws. Those matches have left them with 10 points, sharing that tally with two other teams and the possibility to climb to 11th with three points and the help of other results going their way. Les Canaris have heavily relied on Moses Simon so far. The attacking midfielder has racked up three goals and provided four assists to his teammates, contributing to seven out of the 14 goals that Nantes have scored. With him responsible for 50% of the goals that his team have scored, he could be more than likely to be the man to sway this tie in Nantes’ favour.

Le Havre Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Arthur Desmas; Christopher Operi, Gautier Lloris, Étienne Youté Kinkoué, Yoann Salmier, Timothée Pembélé; Yassine Kectha, Oussama Targhalline, Abdoulaye Touré; André Ayew, Emmanuel Sabbi

Le Havre have had a very poor start to the season so far. Playing 11 games and they sit in 17th place, in the relegation zone and one positions above rock bottom. In those games they have amassed three wins and eight losses which has left them with nine points. They have managed to find the back of the net only eight times with midfielder Abdoulaye Touré providing four of them, three goals and an assist for him so far. If Le Havre are to have a chance in escaping the drop zone, he is the man most likely to help them grab a result this Sunday.

Head To Head Stats: FC Nantes vs Le Havre

There have been 41 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Nantes come into this match holding an advantage over Le Havre as they have come out victors on 19 occasions, 10 more times than Le Havre’s nine wins in this fixture. A draw has happened 12 times out of the 41 games, leaving Nantes with a 46.3% win percentage.

Betting Tips For FC Nantes vs Le Havre

This will be a close match with Le Havre in the relegation zone and Nantes not to far ahead in 14th. Each team will be desperate to escape those places at the bottom of the table in this difficult game but Le Harve have been struck with a massive injury list, giving Nantes a good chance of winning this Sunday.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with FC Nantes To Win as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 10/11 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £19.09 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: FC Nantes vs Le Havre

FC Nantes 1-0 Le Havre

Given that both teams are struggling at the moment, we can see this being a close match with Nantes just edging out Le Havre.