Strasbourg vs Le Havre Prediction: Le Havre are happy to shut the doors.

One among these two clubs will hope to prove their supremacy when both sides clash for the Coup de France round of 16 match. Strasbourg will entertain Le Havre at the Stade de la Meinau, a ground where they've built quite a stronghold against this opposition. Neither of these teams are in the discussion for the final, but at the moment they are still in the competition and they intend to stay that way for as long as they can.

Strasbourg are coming off a defeat in their game against league leaders PSG, while Le Havre kept things tight to hold AS Monaco to a draw in their last match. 

Strasbourg

Strasbourg will be playing this important game on their home ground against Le Havre, and that's enough motivation for them. They defeated Le Havre in their last trip to the Stade de la Meinau and have not lost to Le Havre since 2009. 

Strasbourg played 2 games so far in the tournament and won by very nice margins. Their first game against lower division side Avoine Chinon ended in a 4-0 win. Kevin Gameiro’s opening goal in the 14th minute was immediately followed by another from Dion Moise Sahi in the 17th minute. And in the 73rd minute, Dion Moise Sahi scored his second before Mohammed Beckikh scored the 4th goal. In the second game, Strasbourg were drawn against top division side Clermont Foot 63, and they were also on top of their game as they won 3:1. Abakar Syllar was first to put Strasbourg ahead in the 32nd minute and Habib Diarra doubled their lead in the 48th minute, before Dilane Bakwa's goal in the 60th minute. Clermont Foot's first opportunity came in the 88th minute, but Shamar Nicholson was denied by the keeper from the spot, but they got one goal back through Mehdi Zeffane.

Le Havre

Le Havre will feel some level of confidence in the way they play recently. They are not a top table side, but they have been able to keep an unbeaten run for some time including back-to-back draws in their last 2 matches. That style might be the key to advancing into the next round against Strasbourg because they lost to Strasbourg already this season and a defeat here would mean they are out of the tournament. As far as ambitions go, they are not ranked as a contender for the Coupe de France title, but they are willing to remain in the tournament for as long as they can.

Le Havre have also had a good run in the tournament as they started with a 2-1 win over Caen. Antoine Joujou gave them the lead in the 16th minute, but they conceded the equalizer 10 minutes later, as Godson Kyeremeh found the back of the net. But just before Half time, Le Havre went ahead once again through Daler Kuzyaev and the game ended that way with no goals scored in the second half. And in their second game, Le Havre defeated Chateauroux by a single goal scored by Steve Ngoura in the 45th minute of the game.

Head to Head

Strasbourg and Le Havre have played each other a total of 13 times in the past. Strasbourg recorded 5 wins, while Le Havre had 4 wins and they drew 4 times.

Analysis and Predictions

Both sides will fancy their chance of progressing in the competition, so they will be throwing everything they have to win this game. Strasbourg have won the last 3 meetings against Le Havre and have not lost the last 4. And in 8 of their last 10 meetings, they have scored less than 2.5 goals. Strasbourg have the advantage, but Le Havre will prove difficult to break down. 

• Strasbourg to Play More Corners at 1.952 Odds
• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.87 Odds
• Correct Score 1-1 at 6.00 Odds