📏 Form Guide

Havre AC

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Havre AC will be hoping to bounce back here after a 4-2 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against Lyon.

In that match, Havre AC managed 33% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Havre AC, the scorers were Abdoulaye Touré (31') and Josué Casimir (45'). Lyon had 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Alexandre Lacazette (22'), Malick Fofana (78'), Georges Mikautadze (82') and Thiago Almada (96') scored for Lyon.

Matches with Havre AC have usually been engaging encounters lately with high scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past 6 clashes alone, the sum of 27 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 4.5 goals per game) with 11 of those coming from Havre AC. However, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern shall be replicated in this upcoming match.

Coming into this contest, Havre AC are without a win at home for the past 8 league games. Something needs to change.

Nantes

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Nantes head into the clash following a 1-0 Ligue 1 win vs Lille in their most recent outing.

In that match, Nantes managed 32% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Nantes was Mostafa Mohamed (83'). Lille got 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

Looking at their form, and Nantes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 13 goals in all. Defensively, Nantes have seen their frailties exposed.

Their previous form shows that Nantes:

• are undefeated by Havre AC when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. A very good run of results for them.
• are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/03/2012 shows that Havre AC have won 1 of them & Nantes 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.

An aggregate of 8 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 3 from Le club doyen and 5 created by Les Canaris. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.33.

The last league clash featuring the two was Ligue 1 match day 12 on 24/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Nantes 0-2 Havre AC.

That day, Nantes had 71% possession and 18 shots at goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Fabien Centonze (74' Own goal).

For their opponents, Havre AC had 7 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Josué Casimir (3') scored.

The referee was Jérôme Brisard.

ℹ️ Team News: Havre AC

Arouna Sangante (Pelvic injury) and Elysée Logbo (Shoulder injury) aren’t available for Havre AC manager Didier Digard.

It looks as if Le club doyen will possibly make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation in the match and select Yahia Fofana, Carlens Arcus, Abdoulaye Bamba, Jordan Lefort, Florent Hanin, Haris Belkebla, Yassin Belkhdim, Zinedine Ferhat, Pierrick Capelle, Jim Allevinah and Esteban Lepaul.

🗞️ Team News: Nantes

Nantes boss Antoine Kombouaré has a number of players out of action. Tino Kadewere (Dead leg), Fabien Centonze (Knee injury) and Nathan Zézé (Ankle injury) are those who can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that Les Canaris could decide to begin the game with a 3-5-2 system, giving starts to Brice Samba, Jeremy Jacquet, Anthony Rouault, Mikayil Faye, Lorenz Assignon, Djaoui Cisse, Azor Matusiwa, Jordan James, Adrien Truffert, A. Kalimuendo-Muinga and Kyogo Furuhashi.

✨ Prediction

We believe that Nantes and Havre AC should play out a closely-fought contest here.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. That’s why our selection here is for a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Renata Leite, 15:01 30/03/2025