Caen and Le Havre are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 5th and 1st positions respectively. Let's hope for a fun match!
- Caen have the most points (35) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!
Caen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Michel d'Ornano as Caen have scored 26 goals to get 35 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 10-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Caen fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Michel d'Ornano and will expect new points from this game. Caen has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Caen are returning here after visiting Niort and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Thomas scored the goal(s). Defender Thomas got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Thomas scored one goal and won 6 of 9 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Paris in a game that was won 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 11 most recent league games highlights that 9 of them had goals from both sides.
A decent goal production from Caen in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Caen have conceded only 11 goals.
Le Havre form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Le Havre have produced an overall stat of 8-7-1 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Le Havre as they haven't lost any of their last 30 games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Havre goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin is eager to challenge this, with his 365 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Le Havre played 0-0 against Quevilly Rouen in their previous match. Gorgelin (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.64. Gorgelin topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Nimes with the score of 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Le Havre playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Havre wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league rounds have had two goals or less.
The visiting Le Havre have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. Havre are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {7 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have fought before this season: Le Havre - Caen 2-1. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Caen won two, Le Havre triumphed in five and we saw three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 15 goals |   V. Lekhal 6 goals |  N. Alioui 6 goals |
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| Caen | Le Havre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 41 |
| 34 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 88% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 81% | 78% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 19% | 25% |
| 25% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 59% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 56% | 59% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 12.8 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 38% |
| 8.3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Caen have the most points (35) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (19) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (9) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (24) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most points (31) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+27) in Ligue 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 65 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 3 | Metz | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 58 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 52 |
| 5 | Caen | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 | Bastia | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 52 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 47 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 9 | Paris | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 43 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 42 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | -1 | 42 |
| 12 | Rodez | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | -4 | 40 |
| 13 | Pau | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 40 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 40 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 16 | Annecy | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | Laval | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 34 |
| 18 | Dijon | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -10 | 31 |
| 19 | Nimes | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -16 | 29 |
| 20 | Niort | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -25 | 27 |
