Le Havre vs LOSC Lille Prediction: Le Havre are out to prove a point

Le Havre are gradually settling into life in the Ligue 1 this season, sitting in 6th place after 6 games played. They will be dreaming of a European place finish at the end of the season, but it's far too soon to decide. Le Havre are coming off a 2-1 win over Clermont Foot at home, to face LOSC Lille at home once again.

LOSC Lille are only 1 point behind Le Havre on the table, as they sit in 10th place. But they are also starting to pick up the pace after a slow start to the campaign. They held Rennes to a 2-2 draw last weekend and they hope to send the newly promoted Le Havre down the table with a win here.

Le Havre

Le Havre can look at their current performance with satisfaction because they have been able to find their feet in the early stages of the season. Their biggest win was against Lorient, when they won 3-0 on this ground and they have lost only 1 game, against Stade Brest.

Overall, Le Havre won 2 games, drew 3 games and lost 1 game so far. Now they prepare to take on LOSC Lille at home in the 7th round.

Le Havre settled things quickly in their last match against Clermont Foot, as Nabil Alioui and Mohamed Bayo scored both goals in the 4th and 7th minutes. That was enough to guide them to victory at full time.

Le Havre have bitter memories of their new opposition LOSC Lille, as both clubs played against each other in a preseason friendly match 3 months ago. LOSC Lille won that game by 3 goals to 2. Le Havre are yet to beat LOSC Lille in a competitive game since the two teams first met back in 2002.

Streaks

• No losses in 4 games.
• More than 2.5 goals in 5/6 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 6/6 games.

LOSC Lille

Lille were involved in the UEFA Europa League game against Olimpija and they won that game 2-0. So, they come back into the league with high spirits and another win here will definitely be their first objective.

This season, they have had quite a difficult start but there's still room for improvement and they show a lot of promise. They lost 1 out of their opening 6 matches, winning 2 and drawing 3 of them.

They faced Rennes last weekend and held onto a 2-2 draw at full time, which is a good result away from home. But they might feel a little disappointment for failing to hang on to the 2-goal cushion they had earlier in the game. Leny Yoro and Bafode Diakite put them in a winning position but they threw the lead, conceding from Lorenz Assignon and Ibrahim Salah goals.

LOSC Lille will be making a mistake to underrate the opposition and I don't expect them to. They were able to put 3 goals past the team 3 months ago, they should be able to get a similar result in this game.

Streaks

• No losses in 4 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 games.

Head to Head

In their 5 meetings against each other, LOSC Lille won 4 and they both played a draw in 1 game.

Streaks

• LOSC Lille won the last 4 games.
• LOSC Lille are unbeaten in all 5 games.
• Le Havre are without a clean sheet in 4 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/5 games.

Analysis and Predictions

These two clubs have the qualities to give the fans an entertaining encounter. However experienced LOSC Lille might be, they are not huge favorites to win here. Le Havre are the sort of team that want to prove their worth against the more experienced team, so LOSC Lille might want to tread with caution. I expect Le Havre to make things difficult for LOSC Lille but Lille should grab a few goals here to cancel out those from Le Havre.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 2.112 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.45 Odds
• Both teams to score at 1.80 Odds