Le Havre vs Angers — Tips & Analysis

Under 2.5: These two keep serving up the same quiet game. The last five meetings finished 1-1, 2-1, 0-0, 1-1 and 0-1, and across the last 16 meetings they have averaged 2 goals a game. Le Havre are built for that kind of afternoon. They have tied 7 of their last 13 games, including 3 of 6 at home, and they are still without a win this season. Only 3 of their last 13 games produced 3 or more goals. They are also down eight players, among them Zagadou, Pembele, Toure and Ndiaye, with Mwanga suspended after a red card. A patched up side rarely throws bodies forward. Angers barely score. They average under a goal a game across their last 15 matches and did not score in three of their last ten. They have won 2 and lost 9 of those 15, so they offer very little going forward. A 1-1 is the likeliest finish, which is the sort of total we are after. Two things could spoil it. Angers have been creating more than their scoring suggests, and they won 3-1 at Auxerre two weeks ago. Le Havre let in more than a goal a game as well, so an early goal could pull this open. We still want the quiet, low scoring game here.