Clermont - Le Havre predictions

Though the match can honestly go either way, Clermont will be at a bit of a disadvantage. Their victory is priced at 2.71 despite the home-field advantage, so they’ll need to bring their A-game.

Le Havre will need to dig deep in order to get past the motivated hosts. An away win at 2.95 betting odds is considered a high risk but that’s exactly why the reward would be much sweeter.

The hosts are coming off from a narrow away defeat Metz from the previous Ligue 1 fixture. They were never able to put up a real fight as they fell behind in the first 45 minutes and never got a chance to catch up despite the minimum goal deficit.

The away team are coming off of a surprisingly strong performance against Toulouse last week, which came to the delight of their home supporters. Their 1:0 victory is considered a notable upset, seeing how most predictions expected an easy away win.

The biggest issue the hosts have is a lacklustre backline. They’re currently on a bit of a trend of conceding a lot of goals – over 5 across their 3 previous matches, to be exact.

If there’s any consistency to be found in the recent match history of Le Havre, it’s that the games tend to be rather uneventful. The latest two ended up with fewer than 2 goals on the score board.

This will not be an easy match for the hosts, but they’ll want to come out on top. We’re nearing the end of the season, and they need 6 points if they wish to avoid relegation.

Le Havre have no time to relax and we’re heading into the home stretch of the Ligue 1 season. After 26 matches, they sit in 12th with 27 points to their name. Being dangerously close to the relegation zone with 4 points keeping them within safety, a win in Stade Gabriel Montpied is so much needed.

Clermont previously played this match as the visitors in a previous round of the Ligue 1 and suffered a fairly narrow defeat. Most bookies believe things will end differently this time, pricing a home win at 2.71.

Betting on a Double Chance for Away or Draw is almost sure to see success here. The returns may be limited, as you might expect, but the 1.56 odds on 888Sport are attractive enough to make the bet worth the effort.