Clermont vs Le Havre Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 15/03/2024, 09:00  by Nella Wagah in Ligue 1 Predictions

Clermont will seek to avoid falling further behind in their survival race when they welcome Le Havre to the Gabriel-Montpied Stadium. The hosts start this Ligue 1 game bottom of the table while Le Havre are 12th. Having managed 17 points so far, Clermont are eight points away from safety and winning here will be key to their fight. Three wins only in the league this season point to a tough campaign for Clermont. It hasn’t been great in the last few matches either. They are coming from a 1-0 loss to another survival chasing side – Metz. That marked an eighth straight winless outing in all competitions. In their 25 matches this season, they failed to score in 12, a run that has really impacted their season. Their tally of 17 goals so far is the lowest in the league. They’ve also lost the joint most matches in the season.

Le Havre sit four places above the drop zone but are just two points ahead of the 16th placed side, Nantes. They will be in the search for their seventh league win of the season here. One of their six wins so far was a 2-1 victory over Clermont in the reverse meeting. Their most recent win came in their last outing, Christopher Operi’s goal leading them to a 1-0 win over Toulouse. That win ended a run of seven straight winless outings. They had lost five in a row ahead of that win, and Les Ciel et Marine will be confident of another here. Should it happen, it will be Le Havre’s second away win of the season and their second double after Toulouse’s. They do come here without a win in the last five away matches though. In the last three away matches, they suffered straight defeats.