Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 31 · 16:15 Stade Océane, Le Havre
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Our take

Nice were slight favourites.

Nice were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 19). LE Havre had 7 days of rest, Nice 7.9 and had to travel 844 km.

Away travel844 kmRest days7 · 7.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
LE Havre25%
Draw26%
Nice49%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.58
LE Havre25%
Draw26%
Nice49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
LE Havre25%
Draw26%
Nice49%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.58
LE Havre20%
Draw24%
Nice56%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.77
LE Havre25%
Draw26%
Nice49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
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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Referee · FranceJérôme Brisard
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 90

Team strength

LE HavreNice
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
20 AttackIn forecast 26
22 DefenceIn forecast 35
— 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—

Nice

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LE HavreNice
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.86
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.38
100% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.00 ShotsContext 13.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
42% On target shareContext 31%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
56% Box shareContext 38%
8% ConversionContext 12%
1.50 OffsidesContext —
9.50 Shots allowedContext 11.00
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.00 BlocksContext 2.00
1.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
33% Save rateContext 78%
41% PossessionIn forecast 55%
382 PassesContext 453
303 Accurate passesContext 393
79% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.58 Team ratingContext 7.06
15.50 FoulsContext 11.00
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.63
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
100% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.20 ShotsContext 13.50
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.56
35% On target shareContext 30%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
58% Box shareContext 62%
14% ConversionContext 13%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.29
11.90 Shots allowedContext 13.50
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.38 BlocksContext 4.40
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
62% Save rateContext 74%
45% PossessionIn forecast 47%
391 PassesContext 427
321 Accurate passesContext 360
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.82 Team ratingContext 7.05
12.10 FoulsContext 11.20
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Nice
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel844 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Nice
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 24 Aug7.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km844 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one1413

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
Nice Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
80Y. Diouf(G)
37Kojo Peprah Oppong 28A. Bah 33A. Mendy
26M. Bard 99S. Abdul Samed 6H. Boudaoui 20T. Louchet
7J. Boga 21I. Jansson
90Kevin Carlos

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

Home / Away this season

LE Havre · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Nice · 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 wins0 draws3 Nice wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.75 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 16 Feb 2025LE Havre1–3Nice
  • 7 Dec 2024Nice2–1LE Havre
  • 10 May 2024Nice1–0LE Havre
  • 16 Dec 2023LE Havre3–1Nice

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 · Jérôme Brisard France · 90 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.42league 3.35
Red cards0.24league 0.26
Cards 5+31%league 35%
Fouls24.2league 23.2
Penalties0.37league 0.48
Home wins36%league 61%
LE Havre4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.3 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W17 May 25A · Strasbourg3–20
  • W24 Nov 24A · Nantes2–01
  • W4 May 24H · Strasbourg3–13
  • D4 Feb 24A · Monaco1–12
Nice11 with this referee
Record6-1-4 Cards · opp.1.6 · 1.7 Pens for · against2 · 2 Reds2
  • L29 Mar 25A · Monaco1–25
  • W1 Mar 25A · Saint Etienne3–11
  • W3 Jan 25H · Rennes3–24
  • D6 Oct 24H · Paris Saint Germain1–11
  • W7 Oct 23A · Metz1–01

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 Havre2 games · scored 2 · conceded 5
1 0-15
16-30
1 2 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
76-90
Nice2 games · scored 3 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
LE Havre10 games · scored 16 · conceded 21
2 5 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 3 76-90
Nice10 games · scored 17 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 61-75
4 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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