Ligue 1 Gameweek 28 Sun, Apr 5 · 16:15 Stade Océane, Le Havre
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Auxerre. LE Havre had 14 days of rest, Auxerre 14.9 and had to travel 316 km.

Away travel316 kmRest days14 · 14.9Matches / 14d1 · 0
LE Havre36%
Draw30%
Auxerre34%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.12
LE Havre42%
Draw27%
Auxerre31%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.23
LE Havre37%
Draw30%
Auxerre33%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.11
LE Havre30%
Draw29%
Auxerre40%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.26
LE Havre36%
Draw29%
Auxerre34%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.17
Over 2.5 40% Both score 47% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceBenoît Millot
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 86

Team strength

LE HavreAuxerre
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
20 AttackIn forecast 39
22 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

LE Havre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Auxerre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LE HavreAuxerre
0.81 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.81
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
52% Scored inContext 44%
26% Clean sheetsContext 26%
10.63 ShotsContext 10.26
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
31% On target shareContext 31%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.52
58% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.19 OffsidesContext 2.07
12.22 Shots allowedContext 11.33
4.04 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.41
3.64 BlocksContext 3.13
2.84 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.19
69% Save rateContext 72%
47% PossessionIn forecast 44%
372 PassesContext 368
302 Accurate passesContext 297
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.79
12.78 FoulsContext 12.93
13.48 Fouls sufferedContext 13.93
1.78 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.15
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.75 xGVia Att/Def 0.72
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.14
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
40% Scored inContext 30%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.70 ShotsContext 9.30
3.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.25
26% On target shareContext 28%
5.89 Shots in the boxContext 6.22
53% Box shareContext 64%
7% ConversionContext 9%
2.38 OffsidesContext 1.43
14.30 Shots allowedContext 12.50
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.90 BlocksContext 4.11
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
77% Save rateContext 80%
48% PossessionIn forecast 43%
366 PassesContext 364
293 Accurate passesContext 288
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.40 FoulsContext 12.20
15.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

LE Havre
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km356 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Auxerre
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel316 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
LE Havre Auxerre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Ligue 1 2025-2026, 22 Mar14.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 21 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km316 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways356 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one76.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

LE Havre Confirmed XI
3-4-3
99M. Diaw(G)
4G. Lloris 15A. Seko 93A. Sangante
18Y. Zouaoui 26S. Ebonog 19L. Gourna-Douath 7L. Nego
17S. Boufal 45I. Soumaré 14R. Ndiaye
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Auxerre Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
40T. De Percin(G)
14G. Mensah 24B. Okoh 20S. Diomandé 27L. Sy
5K. Danois 42E. Owusu
22F. Oppegård 19D. Namaso 28R. Faivre
10L. Sinayoko
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
LE Havre Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Auxerre Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • LE Havre-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Auxerre+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

LE Havre · Home 1.50points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
5-6-3
Scored
1.07
Conceded
0.86
Auxerre · Away 0.54points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
1-4-8
Scored
0.69
Conceded
1.62

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

3 LE Havre wins0 draws0 Auxerre wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.67 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 26 Oct 2025Auxerre0–1LE Havre
  • 4 May 2025Auxerre1–2LE Havre
  • 1 Sep 2024LE Havre3–1Auxerre

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Benoît Millot France · 86 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.62league 3.70
Red cards0.27league 0.28
Cards 5+37%league 37%
Fouls25.4league 23.8
Penalties0.24league 0.37
Home wins43%league 48%
LE Havre4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W29 Oct 25H · Stade Brestois 291–01
  • L6 Oct 24A · Stade Brestois 290–21
  • L11 Feb 24H · Rennes0–12
  • L10 Dec 23A · Strasbourg1–21
Auxerre4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L3 Jun 23H · Lens1–31
  • W26 Feb 23A · Lorient1–03
  • W30 Oct 22H · Ajaccio1–02
  • D26 May 22H · Saint Etienne1–11

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

LE Havre27 games · scored 22 · conceded 35
1 4 0-15
3 4 16-30
3 10 31-45
4 3 46-60
5 6 61-75
6 8 76-90
Auxerre27 games · scored 22 · conceded 36
3 4 0-15
3 7 16-30
4 6 31-45
3 5 46-60
5 3 61-75
4 11 76-90
LE Havre10 games · scored 7 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 7 31-45
2 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 8 · conceded 9
2 0-15
2 4 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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