Le Havre FC vs Toulouse FC Prediction: The Bookmakers have carelessly underrated Toulouse

Le Havre have been in constant free fall and it seems there's little chance of the team escaping its fate, which is falling into the relegation battle. At the moment there's only 4 points separating them from Metz FC in 17th spot but there's a strong indication Le Havre will lose that advantage. Le Havre takes on Toulouse in this game and they keep hoping to turn their fortunes around before it gets too late for them.

Toulouse are doing wonders right now and they are looking unstoppable. They have defeated LOSC Lille and OGC Nice in one blow. So there's so much confidence in the team. They are most likely going to blow Le Havre into pieces in the upcoming game.

Le Havre FC

Le Havre are going to have to brace for a battle for survival if they hope to keep their place in French top flight football. But at the moment, their fate seems unstoppable and they will be engulfed in the relegation tussel soon enough.

Le Havre have lost their last 5 games at a stretch and they are without a win in the last 7 games in all competitions. Last weekend they lost 1-0 to Stade Brest away from home.

Le Havre coach Luka Elsner will be under immense pressure after current events. He has led the team through a tough period and he doesn't seem to have the right answers. Tactically he has deployed several patterns throughout this period, from 3-4-3, 4-3-2-1 to 4-3-3, and all patterns ended in a defeat. There's only so little a manager can do at this point and the club might need to take extreme measures.

Le Havre lost to Stade Brest last weekend. They conceded the goal in the 34th minute and as always they were totally lost throughout the game. According to stats Le Havre had just 39% possession throughout the game. They also had just 2 shots on target and they created 0 big chances.

Ahead of the game against Toulouse, Le Havre’s fate seems to lie in the hands of fate. The answers to their questions are more form and quality dependent than tactical-dependent. 

Toulouse

Toulouse are catching the eye of the other teams in the league after their recent resurgence. They have won all of their last 3 games in a row. And more so, against top teams such as OGC Nice and LOSC Lille. Right now they are around mid-table but it won't be a surprise to see them fighting for European spot in a few weeks. 

Toulouse defeated OGC Nice 2-1 last weekend and there were lots of positives to take from the game. Thijs Dallinga and Yann Gboho both scored in quick succession in the second half to complete the comeback. Toulouse were quite impressive statistically in the game. They managed just 44% possession and they had 6 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They created 1 big chance and took 14 shots in the opponent's box.

Toulouse manager Carles Martinez deserves a lot of credit for the team's current form. Since he switched from the 4-2-3-1 to the 3-4-2-1 formation, the team had been playing really well and getting the right results. 

He's most definitely going to maintain the shape of the team ahead of the trip to Le Havre and as always, he will be expecting his players to put the nail to Le Havre's casket.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, Toulouse and Le Havre have played 11 matches against each other. Toulouse won 6 matches, while Le Havre won just 1 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Toulouse are in unstoppable form at the moment, so it's easy to pick them as the winner of this clash. Le Havre is yet to find a working system and beyond that, the team seems to be in pretty bad shape. This should be another 3 points for Toulouse.

According to the h2h, Le Havre have not kept a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings. Toulouse scored first in the last 5 meetings and they won the first half in 4 of their last 5 meetings. There were also less than 10.5 corners in 5 of the last 6 meetings.

• Toulouse to Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Toulouse to Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Toulouse to Win FT at 2.60 Odds