Le Havre vs Stade Brestois 29 — Tips & Analysis

Under 2.5: These two hardly ever produce goals when they meet. Their last 20 meetings have averaged under 2 goals a game, and the last five finished 0-2, 1-0, 0-1, 0-2 and 0-1. Le Havre are a tie machine. They have won 1, tied 7 and lost 5 of their last 13, and only 2 of those 13 games had 3 or more goals. They score just a goal a game, they have not won at home all season, and they have created next to nothing in recent weeks. Brest are just as blunt on their travels. They have won 1 of their 7 away games and score less than a goal a game on the road. Both squads are missing bodies too. Le Havre are without Zagadou, Toure, Mambimbi and Argney, and Brest lose centre back Chardonnet. Neither attack looks likely to pull the other apart. A cagey 1-1 is the most likely score, and that is exactly the game we want. Two honest warnings. Brest's last two games both finished 2-2, so their attack is working better than their away record suggests. Le Havre also tied 4-4 at home with Metz not long ago, so this side can be part of a mess. The low scoring read is still the right one here.