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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Stade Océane, Le Havre
Referee
Marc Bollengier, France
Form

Recent form

Le Havre
31Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · +1 goal difference

Stade Brestois 29
51Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · +2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Stade Brestois 29 or Draw

BetGenius backs Stade Brestois 29 or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Le Havre welcome Stade Brestois 29 to the Stade Oceane for matchday three of Ligue 1, with both sides seeking their first victory of the new league campaign. Le Havre enter the fixture in 15th position with one point from two games, having followed an opening 1-0 home defeat against Monaco with a 1-1 away draw against Lyon.

Stade Brestois 29 occupy 11th place after picking up two points from consecutive 2-2 draws against Le Mans away and Toulouse at home. While their frontline has started productively with four goals in two outings, led by Kamory Doumbia with two goals and an assist, their defensive record shows room for tightening after conceding twice in each match.

The historical matchup leans heavily in favor of Brest, who have claimed six victories in the last ten encounters across all competitions, including five wins from the last six Ligue 1 clashes between the teams. Le Havre will need to overcome multiple squad absences, including knee injuries to Abdoulaye Toure and sidelined options like Felix Mambimbi and Soumaila Zagadou.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Stade Brestois 29 are unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season, scoring two goals in each of their opening two matches.
  2. Brest have won six of the last ten head-to-head meetings against Le Havre across all competitions.
  3. Le Havre have scored just one goal in their two league games and lost their sole home match 1-0 against Monaco.
  4. Eight of the last ten encounters between these two clubs have produced under 2.5 total goals.
  5. Le Havre are dealing with several injury absences including P. Argney, F. Mambimbi, A. Toure, and S. Zagadou.
Availability

Team news

Le Havre

  • E. JelertThigh Injury
  • F. MambimbiAchilles Tendon Injury
  • L. Mpasi-NzauAchilles Tendon Injury
  • T. PembeleMuscle Injury
  • A. ToureKnee Injury
  • S. ZagadouKnee Injury

Stade Brestois 29

  • B. ChardonnetCalf Injury
  • R. Le GuenBroken Leg
  • G. VersiniLeg Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Le Havre at homeStade Brestois 29 away
4
Played
4
0-1-3
W-D-L
1-2-1
0.5
Scored /game
1.5
1.5
Conceded /game
1.5
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2 goals per game (Le Havre at home plus Stade Brestois 29 away).

Players

Key players this season

Stade Brestois 29

  • K. Doumbia4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
8Nice8-211
9Lens7+310
10Marseille7+49
11Stade Brestois 298+29
12Toulouse7+19
13Auxerre7-69
14Strasbourg7-37
15Angers7-67
16Le MansRelegation Playoffs7-56
17Estac TroyesRelegation7-114
18Le HavreRelegation7-62
History

Head-to-head

1
Le Havre
2
Draws
7
Stade Brestois 29

Stade Brestois 29 have won 7 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.2 goals a game, only 30% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-09-05Le Havre1-2Stade Brestois 29
  • 2026-03-08Stade Brestois 292-0Le Havre
  • 2025-10-29Le Havre1-0Stade Brestois 29
  • 2025-01-26Le Havre0-1Stade Brestois 29
  • 2024-10-06Stade Brestois 292-0Le Havre
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Our record in Ligue 1

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Stade Brestois 29 or Draw
72%
Confidence

Stade Brestois 29 enter this match unbeaten through two league rounds, demonstrating reliable attacking output with two goals scored in each fixture. In contrast, Le Havre have managed only one goal across their two opening matches and were beaten 1-0 in their only home league game so far.

Head-to-head records strongly reinforce the visitors advantage, with Brest winning six of the last ten meetings between these sides and five of the last six top-flight fixtures. Although Brest have drawn both of their games this season, their offensive sharpness combined with Le Havre missing several players through injury makes Brest or Draw a well-backed selection. Historically, this fixture averages 2.1 goals per game with 80 percent of the last ten meetings staying under 2.5 goals.

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Published September 4, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.