Lille host Le Havre in Ligue 1. Lille have been finding good rhythm across league and cup football this season, while Le Havre have struggled to get going in the early rounds.
The two sides have crossed paths regularly in recent seasons, with one side usually dominating those meetings. Whether that pattern holds again here is worth digging into before kickoff.
Analysis updated .
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Current form in Ligue 1
Lille's last five league games read three wins, a draw with Paris Saint-Germain, and a single defeat away at Nice. They also went out 3-2 to Real Betis in the Champions League in between, which shows a side that can score goals but isn't watertight defensively either.
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Lille: 20 completed matches; LE Havre: 20 completed matches.
Lille
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +14
LE Havre
- Win
- 15% 3 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- -4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Nice | Lille | 20.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Estac Troyes | 13.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lille | Real Betis | 08.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Ligue 1 | Toulouse | Lille | 03.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Paris Saint Germain | 28.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Angers | Lille | 23.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Everton | Lille | 15.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Hamburger SV | Lille | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | OH Leuven | Lille | 01.08.2026 | 3-6 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Union St. Gilloise | Lille | 25.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Toulouse | Le Havre | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Angers | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Stade Brestois 29 | 05.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Le Havre | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Monaco | 23.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Mans | Le Havre | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Oviedo | Le Havre | 08.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Ipswich | Le Havre | 04.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Havre | Laval | 31.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Havre | RED Star FC 93 | 25.07.2026 | 2-1 |
Le Havre's recent league form is tougher reading. They're winless in their last five, with three defeats and two draws, including a goalless stalemate at home to Angers and a 1-1 draw away at Lyon. Goals haven't come easily, and they've shipped plenty at the other end.
Lille go into this with real momentum in front of goal, while Le Havre are still hunting their first league win of the campaign.
Comparative Team Statistics: Lille vs LE Havre
Head-to-head record
Lille have won four of the last six competitive meetings between these two, including a comfortable 3-0 win and a 3-2 friendly win, with Le Havre's only win in that stretch coming away from home in February 2025. The most recent league meeting back in May finished level at 1-1.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Le Havre | 03.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Lille | 30.11.2025 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Le Havre | 08.02.2025 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Lille | 28.09.2024 | 0-3 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille | Le Havre | 17.02.2024 | 3-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre | Lille | 01.10.2023 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lille | Le Havre | 26.07.2023 | 3-2 |
History leans clearly towards Lille, though Le Havre have shown they can occasionally cause an upset or grab a point on their travels.
The recent head-to-head trend supports Lille, but it isn't a one-way story.
Where they sit in the table
Lille are fourth with ten points from five games, having won three, drawn one and lost just once. Le Havre, by contrast, are down in eighteenth with only two points from the same number of matches, having failed to win any of them.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8/3 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/4 | 10 |
| 5 | Rennes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/9 | 10 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/11 | 4 |
| 17 | Marseille | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7/8 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 2 |
It's still early in the season, so five games is a small sample, but the gap in results so far is stark.
Players to watch
Tiago Santos has chipped in with two goals for Lille in his last five appearances, with Olivier Giroud and Magnus Kjærgaard both contributing assists, showing more than one source of goals in this Lille side. For Le Havre, M. Samatta has also scored twice in five games and remains their main outlet up front.
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x 2On the disciplinary side, Le Havre's J. Mwanga picked up a red card in his last four matches, and F. Doucouré has already collected two yellow cards in his last two, worth keeping an eye on given how quickly Le Havre have been shipping goals.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Bentaleb | Algeria | 31 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| B. Özer | Türkiye | 26 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 73 |
| A. Bodart | Belgium | 28 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| B. André | France | 36 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| O. Giroud | France | 40 | Attacker | 193 | 91 |
| R. Perraud | France | 29 | Defender | 173 | 68 |
| G. Perrin | France | 30 | Midfielder | 169 | 63 |
| C. Verdonk | Netherlands | 29 | Defender | 174 | 69 |
| H. Haraldsson | Iceland | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| O. Gill | Paraguay | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Ueda | Japan | 28 | Attacker | 182 | 76 |
| O. Sahraoui | Norway | 25 | Attacker | 170 | 65 |
| M. Kjærgaard | Denmark | 23 | Midfielder | 192 | 77 |
| D. Bakwa | France | 24 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| T. Nianzou | France | 24 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| Félix Correia | Portugal | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 64 |
| Alexsandro Ribeiro | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 189 | 82 |
| N. Ngoy | Belgium | 23 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| B. Önal | Türkiye | 22 | Attacker | 173 | n/a |
| N. Mukau | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 188 | 70 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Sow | Switzerland | 29 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| J. Maja | Nigeria | 27 | Attacker | 181 | 78 |
| M. Samatta | Tanzania | 33 | Attacker | 183 | 77 |
| A. Bodart | Belgium | 28 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| A. Touba | Algeria | 28 | Defender | 190 | 81 |
| G. Gallon | France | 33 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 79 |
| Y. Zouaoui | France | 28 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| L. Mpasi | Congo DR | 32 | Goalkeeper | 182 | 78 |
| A. Seko | Japan | 26 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| V. Sasso | France | 35 | Defender | 190 | 85 |
| M. Diaw | Senegal | 33 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 95 |
| R. Ndiaye | Senegal | 24 | Attacker | 179 | 70 |
| T. Pembélé | France | 24 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| F. Doucouré | Mali | 25 | Midfielder | 172 | 62 |
| K. Mizuta | Japan | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 71 |
| J. Mwanga | France | 23 | Midfielder | 184 | 80 |
| A. Richardson | Morocco | 24 | Attacker | 197 | 79 |
| E. Jelert | Denmark | 23 | Defender | 170 | 62 |
| S. Ebonog | France | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Bouneb | France | 20 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
Putting the form, table position and head-to-head trend together, Lille look the stronger side by a clear distance right now. Le Havre's away form has been particularly weak, and their defensive record this season gives Lille's attack every chance to make the game count.
Backing Lille to win by more than a single goal reflects that gap without relying purely on the short-priced match-winner market. It respects that Le Havre have found ways to stay competitive in patches, while still leaning on the broader trend favouring the home side.
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