Lyon host Le Havre at Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday, August 29, with the Ligue 1 fixture kicking off at 21:45 GMT+3.
Lyon responded to the start of the league season with a 2-0 win over Toulouse, and another home victory should follow against a Le Havre side that found away goals difficult to come by last term.
Below is the full match preview, predictions and betting analysis.
Lyon vs Le Havre Tips
*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Lyon vs Le Havre Odds
| Result | Odds |
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| Draw |
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| Le Havre |
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*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Lyon vs Le Havre Predictions
Lyon can combine another home win with a clean sheet
Lyon beat Toulouse 2-0 on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season, giving Paulo Fonseca’s side an immediate home result to build on.
Their Champions League play-off defeat to Fenerbahce on Wednesday interrupted that start, but it was Lyon’s first loss in four matches. A return to Parc Olympique Lyonnais now offers a quick chance to put the European setback behind them.
Le Havre lost their opening league game 1-0 and have won only three of their last 19 matches in all competitions, including friendlies. Their problems stretch back into last season, when they avoided relegation despite winning only one of their final 12 Ligue 1 fixtures.
Away scoring provides an even stronger reason to side with the hosts keeping their goal intact. Le Havre managed only 12 goals on the road in Ligue 1 last season and have failed to score on two of their last three visits to Lyon.
Lyon also recorded eight clean sheets across their 12 home league wins last season. With those home numbers matched against Le Havre’s limited away return, I’m backing Lyon To Win To Nil at 2.40.
Tip: Lyon To Win To Nil @ with N/A
Le Havre’s away numbers favour a narrow Lyon scoreline
Le Havre won only two away matches in Ligue 1 last season, while their total of 12 goals on the road shows how often those trips produced little attacking reward.
Lyon opened the new league campaign by beating Toulouse 2-0, so the result side of a home correct-score prediction already has a fresh reference point. Le Havre’s 1-0 defeat on the opening weekend also kept their early scoring return blank.
There is one natural restraint around the margin. Lyon were knocked out of the Champions League by Fenerbahce in midweek, their first defeat in four, and the turnaround comes only a few days later.
A low winning score therefore carries more appeal than expecting Lyon to reproduce last weekend’s two-goal margin. Le Havre’s two away wins last season and limited scoring record make Lyon 1-0 very appealing at 7.00.
Tip: Lyon 1-0 @ with N/A
