Monaco travel to the Stade Oceane to take on Le Havre in the French Ligue 1 clash on Saturday. The visitors are gunning for a top four finish and should be too strong for the host.
Le Havre come into this game off the back of a 2-1 defeat at PSG last time out in the league. That was the second straight defeat for Didier Digard's team, who remain in the relegation zone, three points from safety.
Things have been much worse at home for Le Havre, who have picked just one win in their last 10 matches at Stade Oceane. They have been beaten eight times in that run, including a 5-1 defeat to Rennes in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Monaco were held to a 0-0 home draw by Strasbourg in their previous Ligue 1 fixture. They are now unbeaten in six of their last seven matches in the league, claiming four wins in that run.
It is a different case on the Road for Monaco, who have won just once in their last nine Ligue 1 matches on the road. However, Adi Hutter’s men recently beat relegation threatened Angers 2-0 and will look to replicate that performance on Saturday.
How the bookies view it: Monaco overwhelming favourites
Monaco have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies, with BoyleSports offering 2/5 for a home win. A victory for Le Havre is priced at 9/2 while a draw is set at 7/2 on BoyleSports.
Head to head: Dominant Monaco
Monaco have a 13-5 advantage with five draws from 23 previous matches against Le Havre. The visitors claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Dependable Biereth
Monaco’s top scorer, Mika Biereth has netted 12 goals in 13 league games and will be the one to watch on Saturday. The Danish striker is priced at 10/11 on BoyleSports to score anytime.
Abdoulaye Toure is Le Havre's top scorer with eight league goals and could be worth keeping an eye on. The forward has also found the net five times in the last seven matches and is priced at 4/1 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Le Havre will be without Arouna Sangante and Yanis Zouaoui who are both suspended for this fixture. However, Issa Soumare, Koka and Toure are expected to start.
Monaco have a complete team to pick from with the likes of Biereth, Breel Embolo and Denis Zakaria all expected to be in the line-up. Wilfried Singo should also retain his place in the heart of the defence.
Le Havre: Gorgelin, Nego, Kinkoue, Lloris, Ballo-Toure, Toure, Mwanga, Diawara, Soumare, Koka, Casimir
Monaco: Kohn, Henrique, Elebi, Singo, Vanderson, Minamino, Camara, Zakaria, Akliouche, Embolo, Biereth
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in four of the last five meetings and a repeat is priced at 4/7 with BoyleSports. The hosts have seen over 3.5 goals in seven of their last nine matches and a repeat is priced at 11/10 by BoyleSports.
Both teams are very good going forward and are expected to score but Monaco’s superior quality in attack should be enough to help them get the maximum points at 8/5 with BoyleSports.
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