Le Havre AC vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Le Havre AC vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 34 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- FC Metz 34 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
35 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 34 76 2 Racing Club de Lens 34 70 3 Lille OSC 34 61 4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 60 5 Olympique de Marseille 34 59 6 Stade Rennais FC 1901 34 59 7 AS Monaco FC 34 54 8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 34 53 9 FC Lorient 34 45 10 Toulouse FC 33 44 11 Paris FC 34 44 12 Stade Brestois 29 34 39 13 Angers SCO 34 36 14 Le Havre AC 34 35 15 AJ Auxerre 34 34 16 OGC Nice 34 32 17 FC Nantes 33 23 18 FC Metz 34 17 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr FC Metz H 4–4 D 18 Apr Angers SCO A 1–1 D 12 Apr OGC Nice A 1–1 D 05 Apr AJ Auxerre H 1–1 D 22 Mar Paris FC A 2–3 L 15 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Le Havre AC A 4–4 D 19 Apr Paris FC H 1–3 L 10 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L 05 Apr FC Nantes H 0–0 D 22 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D 15 Mar Toulouse FC H 3–4 L Season Stats
Le Havre AC FC Metz #14 Position #18 35 Points 17 34 Played 34 7 / 14 / 13 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23 32 Scored 32 44 Conceded 76 -12 GD -44 1.03 PPG 0.50 21% Win % 9% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Le Havre AC this season21% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this seasonLe Havre AC are 14th (35 pts). FC Metz are 18th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Le Havre AC0-153/216-301/231-452/146-601/361-752/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Metz0-151/316-30–/231-452/–46-603/261-75–/376+1/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Le Havre AC and FC Metz has kicked off!
- 5' GOAL! Mbwana Samatta scores on 5.
- 9' What a strike from Giorgi Kvilitaia! The score is 1-1.
- 13' Sensational shot from Yassine Kechta. Le Havre AC is back in the lead.
- 18' Nathan Mbala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jean-Philippe Gbamin on 18 minute.
- 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sadibou Sane suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' It’s high time Benoit Tavenot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 38' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Another change for FC Metz made on 46 minute. Alpha Toure leaves to be changed by Benjamin Stambouli.
- 47' The referee calls foul for Giorgi Kvilitaia. He receives a card.
- 50' GOAL! Gauthier Hein scores on 45.
- 52' What a strike from Yanis Zouaoui! The score is 3-2.
- 54' Goal! Jahyann Pandore scores his 1 goal in 432 matches.
- 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' What a strike from Fode Doucoure! The score is 4-3.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Ebonog made 417 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' It is a substitution in Le Havre AC team. Fode Doucoure is replaced by Godson Kyeremeh on 69 minute.
- 74' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 79' Another substitution for Le Havre AC to replace Yassine Kechta by Sofiane Boufal on 79 minute.
- 80' The referee shows Le Havre AC player a card on 80.
- 82' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Giorgi Kvilitaia is replaced by Lucas Michal.
- 85' What a strike from Gauthier Hein! The score is 4-4.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Simon Ebonog on 90.
- 90' The Le Havre AC manager makes a substitution. Simon Ebonog departs to be replaced by Daren Mosengo.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Le Havre AC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
- 15
- 45
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13
Fode Doucoure ↓ Godson Kyeremeh 69'
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8
Yassine Kechta ↓ Sofiane Boufal 79'
- 14
- 99
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26
Simon Ebonog ↓ Daren Mosengo 90'
- 18
- 25
Bench
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17
Sofiane Boufal ↑ 79'
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11
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 69'
- 10
- 77
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32
Timothee Pembele ↑ 79'
- 6
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19
Lucas Gourna-Douath ↑ 46'
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78
Daren Mosengo ↑ 90'
- 20
Coach Didier DigardFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 10
- 70
- 5
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11
Giorgi Kvilitaia ↓ Lucas Michal 82'
- 38
- 7
- 61
- 12
- 4
- 15
Bench
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21
Benjamin Stambouli ↑ 46'
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9
Giorgi Abuashvili ↑ 82'
- 39
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19
Lucas Michal ↑ 82'
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35
Jahyann Pandore ↑ 46'
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34
Nathan Mbala ↑ 18'
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- 3
Coach Benoit Tavenot -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Zinedine Ferhat 2 Gauthier Hein 2 Gautier Lloris 1 Jahyann Pandore 1 Nabil Alioui 1 Amir Richardson 1 Youssef Maziz 1 Georges Mikautadze 1 Head to Head
Le Havre AC Form
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Prediction accuracy3 / 41.84 Le Havre AC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 FC Metz xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw 73%Draw or FC Metz 52%Le Havre AC or FC Metz 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–4 not predicted4 – 4Actual1 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 7%1 – 0 7%1 – 2 6.6%2 – 2 6%0 – 0 5.8%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.2%3 – 2 3.8%0 – 2 3.7%Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
Handicap Le Havre AC covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 21% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.