Le Havre vs Lyon Prediction & Betting Tips (20 October)

The start of Didier Digard's adventure on the Le Havre bench is not what the technician had dreamed of. The HAC is only 15th in the standings, one point ahead of the virtual play-off, after having lost its last 4 championship matches. The Normans were respectively beaten by Toulouse 2-0, Monaco 3-1, Lille 0-3 and Brest 2-0. Matches in which they conceded at least 2 goals per match. Le Havre have played 3 games in their stadium this season and only beat promoted Auxerre 3-1 on September 1. Olympique Lyonnais are in good shape.

After a month of doubt, until a good result became obligatory for its coach Pierre Sage, the Rhone team managed to make amends by racking up 4 victories in all competitions before the international break in October. She scored plenty of points in the Europa League, beating Olympiakos 2-0 and Glasgow Rangers 1-4. In Ligue 1, OL continued with successes against Toulouse 1-2 in added time and against Nantes 2-0. These 6 points obtained allow him to put himself back in the ranking and to be 8th before the matches of the 8th day. 

One area in which Le Havre have proven incredibly consistent recently is in their involvement in top-flight fixtures in which at least one of the two goalkeepers pitches a shutout, with this happening 13 times in 14 attempts. This has also been the case in seven of the last 11 matches involving Lyon at this level, so more of the same is expected when the teams lock horns.