Le Havre vs Monaco — Tips & Analysis

Le Havre +0.75: Monaco rarely win by a lot. They have won by 2 or more goals in just 3 of their last 14 games. Last season on the road they let in more than 2 goals a game. Keeping this one close is the whole idea. Monaco also arrive stretched. They played in Poland on Thursday, they have a second leg to come, and rotation is expected. Seven players are unavailable, including two of their back line and the suspended Mawissa, plus forwards Balogun, Fati and Abline. Le Havre are hard to beat by much. They tied 6 of their last 13 games and lost by 2 or more in only 2 of them. Five of the last 10 meetings with Monaco finished level. They have had the full summer to get ready, 98 days since their last game, so the legs should be fresh. Here is the honest part. The most likely single score is a 1-2 to Monaco, and that is not the result this pick needs. Le Havre have to take something from the game, and their record of ties against Monaco says that is a real chance. Monaco are still the better team, and a strong teamsheet would show the gap quickly. Le Havre have not played a competitive game in 98 days, so their steady record is last season's. We back Le Havre to stay in this one.