Thursday , 1 October 2026

SM Caen vs Le Havre AC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
SM Caen
2 – 2
Full Time
Le Havre AC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 17:00 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Fernand Mayembo
Y 58' Fernand Mayembo
Y 65' Khalid Boutaib
Y 66' Khalid Boutaib
Y 70' Yahia Fofana
Jessy Deminguet 78' Y
Jessy Deminguet 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Le Havre AC — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
SM Caen 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Le Havre AC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 SM Caen 2–2 Le Havre AC 2021-03-15 SM Caen 0–2 Le Havre AC 2020-11-21 Le Havre AC 1–2 SM Caen 2020-02-07 Le Havre AC 1–1 SM Caen 2019-08-30 SM Caen 0–3 Le Havre AC

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Le Havre AC H 2–2 D
02 Oct Valenciennes FC H 1–2 L
27 Sep Toulouse FC A 3–2 W
21 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–1 L
18 Sep SC Bastia A 1–1 D
11 Sep Pau FC H 1–2 L
Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct SM Caen A 2–2 D
02 Oct Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–0 W
24 Sep Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
21 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 1–0 W
18 Sep AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
13 Sep Toulouse FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SM Caen launch into their encounter with Le Havre AC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SM Caen and Le Havre AC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 8' Khalid Boutaib puts Le Havre AC on the lead.
  • 13' Le Havre AC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 18' Prince Oniangue is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SM Caen tonight.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SM Caen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' Jamal Thiare makes way for Pape Ibnou Ba at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from Le Havre AC.
  • 31' Goal! Alex Mendy scores his 86 goal in 391 matches.
  • 32' Alex Mendy makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and SM Caen are in front.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephane Moulin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. SM Caen and Le Havre AC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' Abdoullah Ba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Le Havre AC so far.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Fernand Mayembo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' What a moment for Mehdi Chahiri! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fernand Mayembo.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. SM Caen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Khalid Boutaib. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Nuno Da Costa on, Steve Shamal off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' A moment of madness from Khalid Boutaib on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Le Havre AC will be frustrated.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Pape Ibnou Ba makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yahia Fofana.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' Another change for SM Caen made on 76 minute. Johann Lepenant leaves to be changed by Anthony Goncalves.
  • 77' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Anthony Goncalves on, Johann Lepenant off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Jessy Deminguet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' Jessy Deminguet picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Le Havre AC make a change. Amir Richardson trudges off to be replaced by Abdoullah Ba on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Mehdi Chahiri is replaced by Andreas Hountondji.
  • 90' Another substitution for SM Caen to replace Mehdi Chahiri by Andreas Hountondji on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Le Guen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamal Thiare 4
Victor Lekhal 2
Alex Mendy 2
Jessy Deminguet 2
Nuno Da Costa 1
Yoann Court 1
Matthis Abline 1
Himad Abdelli 1

Head to Head

2021-10-16 SM Caen 2–2 Le Havre AC 2021-03-15 SM Caen 0–2 Le Havre AC 2020-11-21 Le Havre AC 1–2 SM Caen 2020-02-07 Le Havre AC 1–1 SM Caen 2019-08-30 SM Caen 0–3 Le Havre AC

SM Caen Form

2021-10-16 SM Caen 2–2 Le Havre AC D 2021-10-02 SM Caen 1–2 Valenciennes FC L 2021-09-27 Toulouse FC 2–3 SM Caen W 2021-09-21 SM Caen 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2021-09-18 SC Bastia 1–1 SM Caen D 2021-09-11 SM Caen 1–2 Pau FC L

Le Havre AC Form

2021-10-16 SM Caen 2–2 Le Havre AC D 2021-10-02 Le Havre AC 2–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-09-24 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Le Havre AC W 2021-09-21 Le Havre AC 1–0 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2021-09-18 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2021-09-13 Le Havre AC 1–1 Toulouse FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Le Havre AC xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Le Havre AC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen32% Draw29% Le Havre AC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
62%
Draw or Le Havre AC
68%
SM Caen or Le Havre AC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen23% Draw48% Le Havre AC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Le Havre AC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.