PajimonThe pickLorient win
Eish, this one's got me scratching my head a bit, but the numbers don't lie, boetjie. Le Havre have lost their last four competitive games and conceded 13 in the process. Four in a row, scored 5, conceded 13. That's not a team that's finding their feet. They lost 1–5 to Paris…
Value VinnyThe pickLorient win
Lorient arrive at Le Havre's ground with a compelling case built on their away record and recent form, while the hosts are in the midst of a four-game losing streak that has left them conceding at an alarming rate. The most telling evidence sits in the venue records. Over the…
Yoda Mc Yoda FaceThe pickLorient win
The force is strong with Lorient, and the dark side of Le Havre's recent form is hard to ignore. Four consecutive defeats, thirteen goals conceded, and a home record that has yielded just five wins from twenty games — that is a team in trouble, and the wise one sees it clearly…
Lorient make the trip to Le Havre on Sunday 8 November for a Ligue 1 fixture. Our Elo ratings have the two sides close together, which makes this a tight one to call.
Le Havre are in a dreadful run: their last five read L L L L W. The wait for a win stretches to four games. The last five for Lorient go L D W W L, and on that evidence they are blowing hot and cold.
Le Havre average 1.5 goals for and 2.0 against on home soil. On their travels Lorient are scoring 0.6 and letting in 1.2 per game. Lorient keep it tight, with clean sheets in 50% of their games.
Our best-value bet here is Lorient to win at odds of 2.64, from three tipster previews on this match. There is no split in the camp: every one of the three previews backs the same bet.
| Le HavreHome | Rating | LorientAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,440 | Overall | 1,548 |
| 1,435 | Match venue | 1,466 |
| 1,435 | At home | 1,548 |
| 1,471 | Away | 1,466 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,454 | Attack | 1,479 |
| 1,527 | Defence | 1,578 |
| 1,416 | Home attack | 1,520 |
| 1,475 | Away attack | 1,434 |
| 1,513 | Home defence | 1,546 |
| 1,532 | Away defence | 1,536 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,538 | Goal environment | 1,840 |
| 1,510 | Home goals | 1,607 |
| 1,528 | Away goals | 1,733 |
| 1,486 | Possession | 1,478 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,507 | Set-piece attack | 1,457 |
| 1,507 | Set-piece defence | 1,457 |
| 1,437 | Close games | 1,528 |
| 1,441 | Winning margin | 1,557 |
Match venue compares Le Havre at home with Lorient away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Lineups are not available yet. They are usually confirmed about an hour before kick-off.
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
The head-to-head covers 13 games since January 2012, and Le Havre have won four, Lorient have taken four and five were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Le Havre vs Lorient prediction page.
