The Round 17 match of the Ligue 1 between Le Havre AC and Angers SCO will take place on 4 january at Stade Océane. Le Havre AC vs Angers SCO: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC finished last year with an away defeat to Lyon, losing 0:1. That was the club's fourth match without finding the net. In addition, the home side has failed to win in the league in six matches, drawing three and losing three. As a result, the team are 15th, and the gap to the bottom three is only three points. It is also worth adding that the club has the worst attack in the Ligue 1, with just 13 goals scored.
- At least one team failed to score in 7 of the club's last 8 league games.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Le Havre AC's last 8 Ligue 1 matches.
- The side failed to lose in 6 of the last 7 home league matches – 2 wins and 4 draws.
Potential Le Havre AC Lineup (4-3-3)*
Mory Diaw – Yanis Zouaoui, Gauthier Lloris, Aruna Sangante, Loic Nego – Rassoul Ndiaye, Ayumu Seko, Yassin Keshta – Issa Soumare, Mbwana Samatta, Younes Namli.
Goalkeepers Mory Diaw and Lionel Mpasi, forward Mbwana Samatta and defender Fodé Doucouré have gone to the national team for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Angers SCO
Angers SCO enjoyed an excellent December in the league. In their two most recent matches, the visitors beat Nice 1:0 away and then thrashed Nantes 4:1 at home. Interestingly, the club has won 4 of its last 5 Ligue 1 matches, losing only to Lens 1:2. With these results they have climbed to 10th in the table, with the European places only five points away. Also note that matches involving Angers SCO and Le Havre AC are the lowest scoring in the league – averaging 2.2 goals.
- The club did not lose in 7 of the last 9 Ligue 1 meetings – 5 wins and 2 draws.
- No more than two goals were scored in 13 of Angers SCO's last 17 league games.
- Away, the side has not won in 7 of the last 9 Ligue 1 matches (2 draws and 5 losses).
Potential Angers SCO Lineup (4-4-2)*
Hervé Koffi – Jacques Ekomi, Karlen Arcue, Jordan Lefort, Ousmane Camara – Louis Mouton, Haris Belkebla, Hicham Abdelli, Yassin Beldjim – Amin Sbaï, Sidiki Cherif.
With the national team are goalkeeper Hervé Koffi and midfielder Hicham Abdelli, forward Jim Allevina, defenders Ousmane Camara and Jacques Ekomi.
Referee
Hakim Ben El Hadj (France)
Matches – 21 (Ligue 1, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow/second yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 79;
Average yellow/second yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 4;
Fouls per match on average – 26;
Penalties – 29%.
Le Havre AC vs Angers SCO: Match Prediction
What can be expected from sides whose matches are the most boring and low-key? Obviously, a continuation of that trend. The hosts of the upcoming match managed to score only one goal in their last six Ligue 1 fixtures. At the same time, Le Havre AC also concede few goals – in the last eight league games they only once allowed more than one goal. And that only happened against Paris Saint-Germain at their arena.
Angers SCO are particularly low-scoring away. In their last 13 away Ligue 1 matches they have scored more than one goal only once. Meanwhile, in the last eight league away matches the club has conceded more than one goal on only two occasions. And in the last three away league matches involving Angers SCO the score was 1:0 in favor of one of the sides. Therefore, the optimal option for this confrontation seems a bet on a maximum of two goals.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
