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Lyon vs Le Havre prediction

Round
Regular Season - 2
Venue
Groupama Stadium, Lyon
Referee
François Letexier, France
Form

Recent form

Lyon
53Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +2 goal difference

Le Havre
31Poor

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

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Lyon or Draw

BetGenius backs Lyon or Draw (Double Chance) at 82% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

82%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Lyon welcome Le Havre to Groupama Stadium for matchday two of the Ligue 1 campaign, looking to build on a solid opening performance. Les Gones began their league season with a 2-0 away victory against Toulouse, highlighted by a goal from M. Fofana and assists from C. Tolisso and P. Šulc. Sitting in fourth position after the opening round, Lyon will aim to assert control in their first official home fixture of the season.

Le Havre arrive looking to recover from an opening-day 1-0 defeat at home against Monaco. The visitors currently occupy 14th spot and face selection challenges with four players sidelined through injury: F. Mambimbi, A. Toure, S. Zagadou, and Y. Zouaoui. Their offensive output was contained in round one, failing to score while conceding once.

Historical head-to-head records favor Lyon, particularly on home turf where they remain unbeaten across three recent meetings with two wins and one draw. Recent encounters have tended toward tight defensive scorelines, including a 0-0 draw in March 2026 and a 1-0 victory for Lyon in December 2025.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Lyon opened their Ligue 1 campaign with a clean sheet in a 2-0 away win at Toulouse.
  2. Le Havre failed to score in matchday one, losing 1-0 at home against Monaco.
  3. Lyon have not lost at home to Le Havre across their last three meetings in Lyon, winning two and drawing one.
  4. Head-to-head meetings feature a low both-teams-to-score rate of 33.3% across the six-game sample.
  5. Le Havre have four confirmed injury absences: F. Mambimbi, A. Toure, S. Zagadou, and Y. Zouaoui.
Availability

Team news

Lyon

  • L. OpendaLeg Injury
  • M. OuedraogoKnee Injury
  • N. TagliaficoMuscle Injury
  • P. SulcKnee Injury
  • A. HamdaniInactive

Le Havre

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

Statistical comparison

Lyon at homeLe Havre away
4
Played
3
3-1-0
W-D-L
0-1-2
2.5
Scored /game
1
0.8
Conceded /game
1.7
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
100%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.5 goals per game (Lyon at home plus Le Havre away).

Players

Key players this season

Lyon

  • Z. Athekame3A
  • P. Šulc3A

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
1LyonChampions League league stage7+814
2Paris Saint GermainChampions League league stage7+514
3Paris FCChampions League league stage7+514
4LilleQualifying7+514
15Angers7-67
16Le MansRelegation Playoffs7-56
17Estac TroyesRelegation7-114
18Le HavreRelegation7-62
History

Head-to-head

3
Lyon
3
Draws
1
Le Havre

Lyon have won 3 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.4 goals a game.

  • 2026-08-29Lyon1-1Le Havre
  • 2026-03-15Le Havre0-0Lyon
  • 2025-12-14Lyon1-0Le Havre
  • 2025-03-16Lyon4-2Le Havre
  • 2024-10-20Le Havre0-4Lyon
BetGenius

Our record in Ligue 1

53%53 won from 100 settled predictions (1 void)

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Lyon or Draw
82%
Confidence

Lyon enter the fixture on the back of a 2-0 win over Toulouse and hold an undefeated home record against Le Havre across their last three meetings in Lyon (two wins and one draw). With Le Havre losing their opener 1-0 to Monaco and carrying multiple injury absences, covering the home win or draw offers a well-grounded position.

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Lyon or Draw + BTTS No
68%
Both must land · no better than

Lyon or Draw — 82% confidence

Lyon enter the fixture on the back of a 2-0 win over Toulouse and hold an undefeated home record against Le Havre across their last three meetings in Lyon (two wins and one draw). With Le Havre losing their opener 1-0 to Monaco and carrying multiple injury absences, covering the home win or draw offers a well-grounded position.

No — 68% confidence

Both teams scored in only 33.3% of their last six head-to-head meetings, including clean sheets in their two most recent clashes (0-0 and 1-0). Furthermore, Lyon kept a clean sheet in round one while Le Havre failed to register a goal in their 1-0 loss to Monaco.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Both Teams to Score
No
68%
Confidence

Both teams scored in only 33.3% of their last six head-to-head meetings, including clean sheets in their two most recent clashes (0-0 and 1-0). Furthermore, Lyon kept a clean sheet in round one while Le Havre failed to register a goal in their 1-0 loss to Monaco.

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Published August 28, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.