Ligue 1 Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 21 · 16:15 Stade Océane, Le Havre
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Our take

LE Havre were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. LE Havre had 7 days of rest, Lorient 8.9 and had to travel 321 km.

Away travel321 kmRest days7 · 8.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
LE Havre43%
Draw27%
Lorient30%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.16
LE Havre43%
Draw27%
Lorient30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
LE Havre42%
Draw28%
Lorient30%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.16
LE Havre36%
Draw28%
Lorient36%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.30
LE Havre44%
Draw27%
Lorient30%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.21
Over 2.5 48% 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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Referee · FranceAbdelatif Kherradji
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.42
  • Matches 19

Team strength

LE HavreLorient
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
20 AttackIn forecast 28
22 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Lorient

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LE HavreLorient
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
1.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.00
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.62
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
75% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.50 ShotsContext 11.50
4.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.25
41% On target shareContext 28%
6.75 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
57% Box shareContext 74%
11% ConversionContext 11%
1.33 OffsidesContext 3.00
8.75 Shots allowedContext 11.50
3.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.75
2.25 BlocksContext 4.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
53% Save rateContext 52%
44% PossessionIn forecast 44%
389 PassesContext 399
317 Accurate passesContext 340
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.51
15.00 FoulsContext 12.75
11.25 Fouls sufferedContext 15.25
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 3.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.60
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
1.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.62
+0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.28
90% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.50 ShotsContext 13.80
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
37% On target shareContext 33%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.90
56% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 9%
1.43 OffsidesContext 2.63
11.40 Shots allowedContext 13.50
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
3.00 BlocksContext 2.89
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
58% Save rateContext 60%
45% PossessionIn forecast 45%
388 PassesContext 412
319 Accurate passesContext 344
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.73
12.70 FoulsContext 12.00
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,131 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lorient
Rest8.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel321 km1,684 km in 14d
Schedule load11%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 Lorient
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Sep8.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 12 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km321 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,131 km1,684 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one76

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
4-2-3-1
99M. Diaw(G)
23T. Delaine 4G. Lloris 93A. Sangante 7L. Nego
94A. Touré 15A. Seko
45I. Soumaré 8Y. Kechta 13F. Doucouré
70M. Samatta
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Lorient Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
38Y. Mvogo(G)
25A. Faye 3M. Talbi 5B. Meïté
43Arsène Kouassi 6L. Abergel 62A. Avom 11T. Le Bris
29D. Karim 15A. Tosin
9M. Bamba
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lorient Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • LE Havre+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Lorient-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

LE Havre · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.50
Lorient · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.50

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 LE Havre wins1 draws0 Lorient wins
Goals per game3.00 – 1.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 28 Jan 2024Lorient3–3LE Havre
  • 3 Sep 2023LE Havre3–0Lorient

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 · Abdelatif Kherradji France · 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.68league 3.54
Red cards0.21league 0.37
Cards 5+37%league 37%
Fouls27.3league 23.7
Penalties0.42league 0.51
Home wins53%league 66%
LE Havre2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L15 Dec 24H · Strasbourg0–30
  • L20 Oct 24H · Lyon0–43
Lorient1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L17 Aug 25A · Auxerre0–12

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 Havre4 games · scored 5 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Lorient4 games · scored 5 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 61-75
6 76-90
LE Havre10 games · scored 14 · conceded 21
1 5 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
4 4 61-75
4 4 76-90
Lorient10 games · scored 13 · conceded 26
1 0-15
1 4 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 8 46-60
5 61-75
1 10 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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