Le Havre vs Olympique Lyonnais betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on October 20th, 2024

A football match between Le Havre and Olympique Lyonnais of the Ligue 1 will take place in France on Sunday, October 20th, 2024, at 13:00h (UTC), check the Le Havre vs Olympique Lyonnais betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Le Havre vs Olympique Lyonnais 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 on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Le Havre vs Olympique Lyonnais 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 3.1 goals per match.

Le Havre last match

Le Havre is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Brest in a match valid for Ligue 1, and the match ended 2-0. The eleven coached by D. Digard played in a 3-1-4-2 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.50 were the best proof of this.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Gautier Lloris had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Olympique Lyonnais last match

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

Prior to the match the odds were 1.70, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Le Havre vs Olympique Lyonnais h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais was in 15th place while Le Havre was in the 11th place. Olympique Lyonnais opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Le Havre charged with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 14-01-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the Ligue 1, which ended with a 3-1 win for Le Havre.

The Olympique Lyonnais team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Le Havre team, which won only 1 match.

In charge of this football game will be A. Kherradji, while M. Rahmouni and V. Evrard will assist him.

Le Havre

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Having 6 points, 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws, and a negative balance, Le Havre ranks 15th place in the Ligue 1 as they enter this game.

In the 8th round, the team has the same points that the Auxerre team who occupies position 14.

Le Havre analysis

Currently, in the Ligue 1, Le Havre sums 7 goals for and a total of 15 goals against, after 7 rounds played.

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.

With an average ball possession of 40.43% per game in the current league, Le Havre cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Olympique Lyonnais they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Le Havre

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Abdoulaye Touré. The Midfielder has already scored 2 times this season and has helped Le Havre come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 2 goals scored have this characteristic.

Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Olympique Lyonnais arrives in this game with 10 points, and in 8th place in the Ligue 1, having won 3 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 1 draw.

In the 8th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Strasbourg team which is just above, in 7th place.

Olympique Lyonnais analysis

Olympique Lyonnais counted 10 goals scored and 12 conceded at the end of Ligue 1 day number 7.

Having 2 wins in the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais is in a great moment! There is little doubt about who is the favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Olympique Lyonnais is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Olympique Lyonnais is a more offensive team than Le Havre, having 748 attacks vs. 571 from Le Havre, having scored 10 times, in comparison, Le Havre converted into goal 7 times.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Duje Ćaleta-Car, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Nantes, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Olympique Lyonnais

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Gift Emmanuel Orban. Olympique Lyonnais owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 2 goals in this season.

Historical data: Olympique Lyonnais

The Olympique Lyonnais team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 7 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress its opponents with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

The bet on under 2.5 goals can be a good alternative, since generally Olympique Lyonnais does not concede goals as a visitor. Olympique Lyonnais also averages 0.67 goals per match when playing away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.08 corners.

Olympique Lyonnais is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.29 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Olympique Lyonnais in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.71 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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