Monaco vs Le Havre Predictions

• Le Harve scored at each of the top eight last term
• The visitors scored home and away against each of the top four, but they lost seven of those games
• Monaco won 12 of their 17 home matches last season

High-scoring win for Monaco

Monaco finished third in Ligue 1 last term, but the club had the second-best record behind PSG in terms of underlying numbers. Their young squad should improve year-on-year, while the additions on Ansu Fati and Paul Pogba could be transformative should they get back to their best.

Monaco’s stability marks them out as the best of the rest, while they won 12 of their 17 home Ligue 1 matches last term. The club won all but one of their home matches against bottom-half sides last term, scoring 25 times across nine games.

The January addition of Mika Biereth was a boost for Monaco’s forward line. The striker followed up 11 goals in 16 games for Sturm Graz by netting another 13 in 16 Ligue 1 games for Monaco. He meets a Le Harve side that shipped 23 times in their eight meetings with last season’s top four.

While the visitors appear vulnerable, they pack some scoring threat. Le Harve found the net away to each of last season’s top eight. They scored exactly once across all eight meetings with the top four, losing seven of them. They’ve held on to their key attacking players this summer, so back Le Harve to score a consolation goal as Biereth gets Monaco off to a strong start.