Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 24 · 16:15 Stade Océane, Le Havre
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Our take

Lens were slight favourites.

Lens were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 19). Lens usually keep the ball (54% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. LE Havre had 7.9 days of rest, Lens 8 and had to travel 221 km.

Away travel221 kmRest days7.9 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
LE Havre27%
Draw27%
Lens46%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.53
LE Havre28%
Draw27%
Lens45%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.54
LE Havre27%
Draw27%
Lens46%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.53
LE Havre21%
Draw25%
Lens53%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.71
LE Havre28%
Draw27%
Lens45%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.54
Over 2.5 49% Both score 53% 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.
Weather (Le Havre)

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RefereeGuillaume Paradis

Team strength

LE HavreLens
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 55
20 AttackIn forecast 63
22 DefenceIn forecast 53
— 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—

Lens

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LE HavreLens
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 1.49
1.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext -0.29
100% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.80 ShotsContext 15.50
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
35% On target shareContext 34%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 10.30
57% Box shareContext 66%
16% ConversionContext 8%
1.43 OffsidesContext 2.88
12.90 Shots allowedContext 10.40
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.63 BlocksContext 2.50
3.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.56
61% Save rateContext 76%
43% PossessionIn forecast 54%
368 PassesContext 496
301 Accurate passesContext 423
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.82 Team ratingContext 7.11
11.60 FoulsContext 12.70
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 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
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,697 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lens
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel221 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Lens
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 16 Aug8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 16 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km221 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,697 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one75.1

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
4-1-4-1
99M. Diaw(G)
18Y. Zouaoui 4G. Lloris 93A. Sangante 7L. Nego
15A. Seko
45I. Soumaré 14R. Ndiaye 8Y. Kechta 13F. Doucouré
70M. Samatta
Lens Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40R. Risser(G)
14M. Udol 20M. Sarr 24J. Gradit
3D. Machado 33F. Sylla 28A. Thomasson 2R. Aguilar
22W. Saïd 10F. Thauvin
38R. Fofana

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Lens Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • LE Havre+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lens+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

LE Havre · Home No home games yet this season.
Lens · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 LE Havre wins2 draws1 Lens wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 1 Mar 2025Lens3–4LE Havre
  • 12 Jan 2025LE Havre1–2Lens
  • 6 Apr 2024Lens1–1LE Havre
  • 20 Oct 2023LE Havre0–0Lens

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.

Goal timing

LE Havre1 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
76-90
Lens1 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
LE Havre10 games · scored 17 · conceded 23
2 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
5 1 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Lens10 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 2 76-90

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

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.