Le Havre AC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Le Havre AC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 5 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Assistant 1 Mehdi Rahmouni
- Assistant 2 Cyril Mugnier
13 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | H | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Oct | Olympique de Marseille | A | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Oct | Lille OSC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Sep | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Sep | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Sep | FC Lorient | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Oct | Lille OSC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Oct | Arsenal FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Sep | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Sep | Toulouse FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Sep | Sevilla FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Le Havre AC | Racing Club de Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #15 |
| 2 | Points | 4 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 0 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 3 |
| 4 | Scored | 9 |
| 7 | Conceded | 9 |
| -3 | GD | +0 |
| 0.40 | PPG | 0.80 |
| 0% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Le Havre AC this season
Le Havre AC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
Le Havre AC are 18th (2 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Le Havre AC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Le Havre AC
| Mbwana Samatta | 2 G |
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Stade Oceane. Le Havre AC are looking to make home advantage count against Racing Club de Lens.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Le Havre AC and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' Le Havre AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' A moment of madness from Andy Diouf on 12 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
- 17' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Brice Samba is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 23' Loic Nego gets the nod from Le Havre AC. He replaces Christopher Operi and will look to change the dynamic.
- 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Emmanuel Sabbi.
- 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Przemyslaw Frankowski on 34.
- 39' Le Havre AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
- 44' It looks surprising Le Havre AC does not make any changes. Wesley Said has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 46 minute. Andy Diouf leaves to be changed by Angelo Fulgini.
- 51' Nabil Alioui is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Le Havre AC and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emmanuel Sabbi, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Oceane with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
- 63' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Nampalys Mendy is replaced by Salis Abdul Samed on 63 minute.
- 64' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 64 minute. Wesley Said leaves to be changed by Morgan Guilavogui.
- 65' That is a Yellow card for Le Havre AC. Arouna Sangante will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luka Elsner will be considering his options from the bench.
- 74' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Massadio Haidara by Facundo Medina on 74 minute.
- 76' The whistle greets Nabil Alioui as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Grandsir.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 85' Neil El Aynaoui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Thomasson at the 85 minute mark.
- 87' It is a substitution in Le Havre AC team. Mohamed Bayo is replaced by Andy Logbo on 87 minute.
- 88' Nolan Mbemba is replacing Abdoulaye Toure for the Le Havre AC side.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Le Havre AC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 22
-
94
Abdoulaye Toure ↓ Nolan Mbemba 88'
- 4
-
27
Christopher Operi ↓ Loic Nego 23'
-
9
Mohamed Bayo ↓ Andy Logbo 87'
- 14
-
10
Nabil Alioui ↓ Samuel Grandsir 76'
- 30
- 23
- 93
-
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Issa Soumare 76'
Bench
-
29
Samuel Grandsir ↑ 76'
- 1
-
18
Nolan Mbemba ↑ 88'
-
7
Loic Nego ↑ 23'
-
45
Issa Soumare ↑ 76'
- 8
- 25
- 6
-
20
Andy Logbo ↑ 87'
Coach
Luka Elsner
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 2
- 24
- 30
- 28
-
22
Wesley Said ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 64'
- 21
- 4
- 29
- 7
-
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Angelo Fulgini 46'
Bench
-
11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 46'
- 20
- 16
-
14
Facundo Medina ↑ 74'
-
6
Salis Abdul Samed ↑ 63'
-
27
Morgan Guilavogui ↑ 64'
-
23
Neil El Aynaoui ↑ 85'
- 25
- 15
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tinotenda Kadewere | 2 |
| Andre Ayew | 2 |
| Jean-Pascal Fontaine | 1 |
| Neil El Aynaoui | 1 |
| Guillaume Gillet | 1 |
| Issa Soumare | 1 |
| Barnabas Bese | 1 |
| Josue Casimir | 1 |
Head to Head
Le Havre AC Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97
Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
Le Havre AC or Racing Club de Lens 69% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw
65%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
66%
Le Havre AC or Racing Club de Lens
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
2.8%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
| Handicap | Le Havre AC covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 18% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 22% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

