Nantes vs Le Havre Prediction: Goals won’t come easy!

Nantes and Le Havre are mid-table teams so far in the league, with Le Havre in 7th place with 15 points and Nantes in 9th place with 14 points from 12 matches played.

 Nantes were on a 3-match losing streak prior to the international break and they are getting desperate to get back to winning ways when they take on Le Havre in the Stade de la Beaujoire. Nantes are playing at home where they recorded a notable 5-3 win over Lorient earlier in the season.

  Le Havre were in better form prior to the break, as they were unbeaten in their last 4 league matches before the international break. Le Havre are also coming into the game with a very poor record against Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire. The last time they beat Nantes on that ground was in May 2009.

Nantes

Nantes are in crisis at the moment and they cannot afford another defeat after suffering 3 defeats in a row. Those 3 defeats came against RC Lens, Stade Reims and most recently against Metz FC.

 Nantes played away from home against Metz FC in their last match and they lost 3-1. Moses Simon scored the equalizing goal for Nantes in the 12th minute of the game after they conceded in just 3 minutes into the game. They went on to lose the game 3-1 at full time.

 Nantes have just 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in 12 matches this season. That leaves them in 9th place on the table with 15 points and their goal difference is -6 goals.

 Nantes have a good record against Le Havre and they will hope to draw confidence ahead of this game. The last time both clubs met was in a friendly game in 2020 and it ended in a 3-1 win for Nantes.

Le Havre

Le Havre hope to continue their fight to continue climbing up the table as they take on Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire. They have not had excellent results lately, but compared to Nantes, they are the better side. Le Havre are currently unbeaten in their last 4 league games after their goalless draw against AS Monaco 2 weeks ago. Prior to the Monaco match, they drew against RC Lens and Metz FC and beat Toulouse 2-1.

 Le Havre are in 7th place on the table, with 15 points from 12 matches. In 12 matches they have played so far, they had 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats and their goal difference is -1.

 Le Havre are playing against Nantes for the first time since their last meeting in 2020, when they lost 3-1. Le Havre have struggled against Nantes in the past, especially at the Stade de la Beaujoire, where they have lost their last 4 matches. But with the current state of the Nantes team, Le Havre will hope they are equal to the task to end their poor run at the Stade de la Beaujoire.

Head to Head

Nantes and Le Havre have played 19 matches against each other in the past. Nantes won 11 matches, while Le Havre won 4 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

Nantes:

Losses in the last 3 matches.

Without a clean sheet in the last 3 matches.

More than 2.5 goals scored in 5/7 matches.

First to concede in 5/7 matches.

Less than 4.5 cards in 5/5 matches.

Less than 10.5 corners in 7/9 matches.

Le Havre:

No losses in 4 matches.

Less than 10.5 corners in 8/10 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Despite Nantes being the poorer of the two clubs, they remain the favorite to get a positive result here. After 3 defeats in their last 3 matches, they are desperate for a win and they might put in a better performance against Le Havre.

 Le Havre have proven to be a tough opponent to beat recently and they are likely going to be playing defensively to earn at least a point from this game. 4 out of their last 5 matches against Nantes ended with less than 2.5 goals.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.7 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.35 Odds
• Correct Score 1-1 at 6.50 Odds