Le Havre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on January 12th, 2025

Le Havre and Lens will play on Sunday, January 12th, 2025, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 1 game to be held in France, check the Le Havre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Le Havre vs Lens will occur

The game will be played in the small Stade Océane stadium, in the city of Le Havre, with a capacity for 25181 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Le Havre vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.94 goals per match.

Le Havre last match

Le Havre come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Olympique Marseille, valid for the Ligue 1, ended with a 5-1. The team coached by D. Digard lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 9.50 were the best proof of this.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Gautier Lloris, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Lens last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Lens, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Toulouse team with a final score of 0-1.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.90, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Le Havre vs Lens h2h

The last time Le Havre faced Lens it was in Ligue 1. Le Havre, then in 15th place opened with a play using the 3-4-2-1 formation, while Lens, who was in 6th place, played using a 3-4-1-2 tactic.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a Ligue 1 themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Lens team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Le Havre team.

N. Danos and C. Mouysset will be assisting the referee C. Turpin in this football match.

Le Havre

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

With 12 points won, Le Havre is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 12 losses, plus 0 draws.

In the 17th round, the team holds an advantage of 3 points over the Montpellier team, which is in position 18 just below, and with 3 points less than that of the Nantes team that occupies the 16th place.

Le Havre analysis

Le Havre at the end of round 16 in Ligue 1 had 12 goals scored and 34 conceded.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 4 losses streak in the Ligue 1, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Recent performances have highlighted that Le Havre is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Le Havre, with a ball possession of 42.63% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Lens of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Le Havre

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Abdoulaye Touré. Le Havre owes some of their triumphs to the Midfielder who scored 3 goals in this season.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 3 goals scored have this characteristic.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Lens arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 7th place in the Ligue 1, having won 6 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 6 draws.

Which means that, with no advantage related to points, the team is ahead the Toulouse team closing in at the 8th place in the 17th round.

Lens analysis

After round 16 of Ligue 1 we count 19 goals scored by Lens and 15 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Lens is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.63 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Lens team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.81%.

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Lens when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 4 draws in the Ligue 1.

Lens is a more offensive team than Le Havre, having 1635 attacks vs. 1301 from Le Havre, having scored 19 times, in comparison, Le Havre converted into goal 12 times.

Best goalscorer from Lens

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack M'Bala Nzola has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Lens with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Le Havre is Abdoulaye Touré, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lens is M'Bala Nzola, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Le Havre 0.63 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Lens 1.38 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.53 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.38 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

On the Lens side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Le Havre who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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