Le Havre vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 17/05/2024, 15:00  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 17/05/2024 at 16:10 in Ligue 1 Predictions

Olympique Marseille will complete their season with an away match at struggling Le Havre this weekend. Both teams have something to play for here, Le Havre needing a point to be completely safe and Marseille with faint hopes for Europe. Le Havre are just a place above the relegation playoff position, three points ahead of Metz. A draw in this encounter will confirm their survival and Le Havre have reason to believe they can achieve that. They are coming from a 1-0 away loss at Nice in a game that should have secured survival. However, an earlier draw with PSG and a win over Strasbourg are results that give Le Havre hopes for their Ligue 1 future. Their only concern coming into this game has to be in their scoring form. Three times in the last five matches, they failed to score. The six goals scored against PSG and Strasbourg represent their most prolific period in recent times. It was the only time they scored more than a goal in 17 matches. That aside, Le Havre will be targeting an improvement in their home form, after losing five times in seven.

Apart from getting to the Europa League semi-finals, there’s really little to write about Marseille’s season. They’ve lost 10 times in Ligue 1 already, one more than last season’s total losses. Les Phoceens have also fallen way short of the 22 wins they managed last season in the league. Coming into this encounter, they have 47 points, three behind sixth placed Lens and seventh placed Lyon. This should give them the motivation, hoping for a top-six finish. However, that is dependent on the two sides above them slipping on the final day. That looks unlikely and Marseille have to blame themselves for their 1-0 loss to Reims last time out. That result left the team with just two wins in their last eight matches. It is more disappointing away from home, Marseille coming here on just two away wins in the league this season. Their poor away run in Ligue 1 draws back to last season. They’ve actually lost 11 of their last 19 away matches in Ligue 1. On paper though, we do not expect Marseille to struggle in this game. They should be able to complete a double after their 3-0 home win in the reverse fixture.