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.
Recent form
Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +4 goal difference
Last 4 matches · 1W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference
Our verdict
StrongBetGenius backs Lyon or Draw (Double Chance) at 82% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.
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.
Key factors
- Lyon opened their Ligue 1 campaign with a clean sheet in a 2-0 away win at Toulouse.
- Le Havre failed to score in matchday one, losing 1-0 at home against Monaco.
- Lyon have not lost at home to Le Havre across their last three meetings in Lyon, winning two and drawing one.
- Head-to-head meetings feature a low both-teams-to-score rate of 33.3% across the six-game sample.
- Le Havre have four confirmed injury absences: F. Mambimbi, A. Toure, S. Zagadou, and Y. Zouaoui.
Team news
Lyon
- J. DuranvilleMuscle Injury
Team news last updated Sep 4 (5 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.
Le Havre
- P. ArgneyInjury
- F. MambimbiInjury
- A. ToureKnee Injury
- S. ZagadouInjury
Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.
Statistical comparison
Lyon at home vs Le Havre awayKey players this season
Lyon
- P. Šulc2A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Table context
Full table →| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MonacoChampions League league stage | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Paris FCChampions League league stage | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | LyonChampions League league stage | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | LilleQualifying | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 | RennesEuropa League league stage | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | StrasbourgPlay-offs | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 13 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Le Mans | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Nice | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Le HavreRelegation Playoffs | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | ToulouseRelegation | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | AuxerreRelegation | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Head-to-head
Full record →Lyon have won 3 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.4 goals a game.
- 2026-08-29Lyon 1-1 Le Havre
- 2026-03-15Le Havre 0-0 Lyon
- 2025-12-14Lyon 1-0 Le Havre
- 2025-03-16Lyon 4-2 Le Havre
- 2024-10-20Le Havre 0-4 Lyon
Our record in Ligue 1
Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →
Based on at least 20 settled predictions.3 published markets
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.
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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