Ligue 1 Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 18 · 20:05 Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
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Our take

Marseille were clear favourites.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 20). Absences weigh more on Marseille. Marseille had 14.2 days of rest, LE Havre 13.2 and had to travel 798 km.

Away travel798 kmRest days14.2 · 13.2Matches / 14d0 · 1
Marseille70%
Draw19%
LE Havre11%
Expected goals 2.28 – 0.80
Marseille71%
Draw18%
LE Havre11%
Expected goals 2.29 – 0.78
Marseille72%
Draw18%
LE Havre10%
Expected goals 2.33 – 0.78
Marseille63%
Draw22%
LE Havre15%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.89
Marseille70%
Draw19%
LE Havre11%
Expected goals 2.24 – 0.80
Over 2.5 59% Both score 50% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · FranceBastien Dechepy
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 72

Team strength

MarseilleLE Havre
62 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
48 AttackIn forecast 20
46 DefenceIn forecast 22
— 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

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

LE Havre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MarseilleLE Havre
2.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.14
0.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
71% Scored inContext 71%
43% Clean sheetsContext 14%
13.71 ShotsContext 11.29
5.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
38% On target shareContext 32%
8.71 Shots in the boxContext 6.14
65% Box shareContext 53%
16% ConversionContext 10%
1.33 OffsidesContext 1.60
9.29 Shots allowedContext 7.57
3.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
2.67 BlocksContext 2.00
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
81% Save rateContext 55%
57% PossessionIn forecast 46%
559 PassesContext 405
500 Accurate passesContext 334
90% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.00 FoulsContext 15.43
9.71 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.29 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.47
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.40 ShotsContext 11.00
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
42% On target shareContext 36%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
66% Box shareContext 56%
18% ConversionContext 13%
1.75 OffsidesContext 1.38
11.40 Shots allowedContext 8.50
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
3.11 BlocksContext 2.83
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
81% Save rateContext 52%
57% PossessionIn forecast 48%
546 PassesContext 407
486 Accurate passesContext 337
89% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.30 FoulsContext 13.80
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.20 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

Marseille
Rest14.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
LE Havre
Rest13.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel798 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
Marseille LE Havre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Oct13.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 5 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km798 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77.9

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

Marseille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
12J. de Lange(G)
33Emerson 21N. Aguerd 5L. Balerdi 28B. Pavard
23P. Højbjerg 17M. O'Riley
14Igor Paixão 8A. Gomes 10M. Greenwood
97P. Aubameyang
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
LE Havre Confirmed XI
4-4-2
99M. Diaw(G)
18Y. Zouaoui 4G. Lloris 93A. Sangante 7L. Nego
8Y. Kechta 15A. Seko 14R. Ndiaye 13F. Doucouré
70M. Samatta 45I. Soumaré
+2 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
Marseille Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
LE Havre Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Marseille-1.4 pp
  • Draw+0.6 pp
  • LE Havre+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Marseille · Home 3.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
3.33
Conceded
0.67
LE Havre · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
1.33

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 4 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

4 Marseille wins0 draws0 LE Havre wins
Goals per game3.25 – 0.75 Over 2.5100% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 0%
  • 10 May 2025LE Havre1–3Marseille
  • 5 Jan 2025Marseille5–1LE Havre
  • 19 May 2024LE Havre1–2Marseille
  • 8 Oct 2023Marseille3–0LE Havre

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 · Bastien Dechepy France · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 3.71
Red cards0.25league 0.32
Cards 5+38%league 35%
Fouls24.8league 24.5
Penalties0.35league 0.52
Home wins39%league 53%
Marseille6 with this referee
Record4-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.7 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • D19 Jan 25H · Strasbourg1–13
  • W3 Nov 24A · Nantes2–11
  • W12 May 24H · Lorient3–13
  • L5 Apr 24A · Lille1–36
  • W14 Jan 23H · Lorient3–11
LE Havre4 with this referee
Record0-0-4 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.3 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • L16 Mar 25A · Lyon2–43
  • L28 Sep 24H · Lille0–32
  • L3 Dec 23H · Paris Saint Germain0–22
  • L1 Oct 23H · Lille0–20

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

Marseille7 games · scored 15 · conceded 5
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
6 2 76-90
LE Havre7 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 24 · conceded 9
4 1 0-15
6 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
7 4 76-90
LE Havre10 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 3 61-75
5 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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