Le Havre AC vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Le Havre AC vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 10 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Romain Lissorgue
- Assistant 1 Julien Haulbert
- Assistant 2 Cyril Mugnier
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep | FC Lorient | H | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Aug | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Aug | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Aug | Montpellier HSC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Jun | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 May | SC Bastia | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Sep | Le Havre AC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Aug | Lille OSC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 20 Aug | OGC Nice | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Aug | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Jun | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 May | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Le Havre AC | FC Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #10 |
| 2 | Points | 15 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 0 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 3 |
| 9 | Scored | 9 |
| 22 | Conceded | 8 |
| -13 | GD | +1 |
| 0.20 | PPG | 1.50 |
| 0% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
10%
Clean Sheets
Le Havre AC this season
Le Havre AC this season
60%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
Le Havre AC are 18th (2 pts). FC Lorient are 10th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Le Havre AC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/6
61-75
3/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Le Havre AC
| Josh Maja | 4 G | |
| Rayan Fofana | 2 G | 1 A |
| Mbwana Samatta | 2 G |
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Le Havre AC host FC Lorient — let the battle begin!
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The travelling FC Lorient supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Le Havre AC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Le Havre AC and FC Lorient are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Theo Le Bris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' A quiet spell here at Stade Oceane. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 45' Le Havre AC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's 3-4-2-1 shape.
- 46' Formose Mendy makes way for Dembo Sylla at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lorient.
- 51' Eli Kroupi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 53' Assisted by Loic Nego with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daler Kuzyaev makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 58' It is a cagey affair so far. Le Havre AC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact 3-4-2-1.
- 61' A change in the FC Lorient ranks — Pablo Pagis exits the field as Aiyegun Tosin enters on 61.
- 62' Eli Kroupi is replacing Sirine Doucoure for the FC Lorient side.
- 63' Antoine Joujou is replacing Andy Logbo for the Le Havre AC side.
- 68' Laurent Abergel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 334 appearances.
- 70' Nabil Alioui makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Le Havre AC are in front.
- 71' Vincent Le Goff makes way for Darlin Yongwa at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lorient.
- 72' Rassoul N'Diaye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yassine Kechta at the 72 minute mark.
- 73' FC Lorient ring the changes. Vincent Le Goff has done his job and it is now time for Darlin Yongwa to step up.
- 78' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 88' Another substitution for Le Havre AC to replace Nabil Alioui by Mohamed Bayo on 88 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
Lineups
Le Havre AC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
- 94
- 4
- 27
-
14
Daler Kuzyaev ↓ Nolan Mbemba 88'
-
7
Loic Nego ↓ Oualid El Hajjam 88'
-
10
Nabil Alioui ↓ Mohamed Bayo 88'
- 30
- 93
- 8
-
20
Andy Logbo ↓ Antoine Joujou 63'
Bench
-
17
Oualid El Hajjam ↑ 88'
- 1
-
18
Nolan Mbemba ↑ 88'
-
9
Mohamed Bayo ↑ 88'
- 45
-
19
Rassoul N'Diaye ↑ 72'
-
21
Antoine Joujou ↑ 63'
- 6
- 11
Coach
Luka Elsner
FC Lorient Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 14
- 19
- 24
- 15
-
25
Vincent Le Goff ↓ Darlin Yongwa 71'
-
21
Julien Ponceau ↓ Theo Le Bris 71'
- 38
-
13
Formose Mendy ↓ Dembo Sylla 46'
- 3
-
26
Pablo Pagis ↓ Aiyegun Tosin 62'
-
29
Sirine Doucoure ↓ Eli Kroupi 62'
Bench
- 17
-
27
Aiyegun Tosin ↑ 62'
- 94
-
12
Darlin Yongwa ↑ 71'
- 4
-
37
Theo Le Bris ↑ 71'
-
20
Dembo Sylla ↑ 46'
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↑ 62'
- 93
Coach
Regis Le Bris
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Andre Ayew | 2 |
| Pierre-Yves Hamel | 2 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 1 |
| Barnabas Bese | 1 |
| Zinedine Ferhat | 1 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | 1 |
| Umut Bozok | 1 |
| Issa Soumare | 1 |
Head to Head
Le Havre AC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24
Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Le Havre AC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Le Havre AC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Lorient
55%
Le Havre AC or FC Lorient
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.9%
Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
| Handicap | Le Havre AC covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 23% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

