Caen go on their trip to Le Havre and Stade Océane packed with optimism, but the home side is no weakling. More info on the fixture here!
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
- Caen is in the best form (3-3-0) in Ligue 2
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Le Havre form and stats
Le Havre have played three Ligue 2 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Three draws in a row here at Stade Océane for Havre, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
It's back home for Le Havre, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Laval away with the result 3-1. Richardson, Thiaré and Kitala found the net in that victory. Defender Hajjam got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Hajjam hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Amiens SC that ended 1-1.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 Le Havre have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 8 and lost 3.
Le Havre have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Havre are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Océane in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Caen form and stats
Things could have gone better for Caen in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right. Caen has drawn their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Caen's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Pau (placed 20th). Defender Traoré was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Traoré won 9 of 10 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Paris's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Caen playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 0 Caen wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Caen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Le Havre won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Caen managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three
Top Goalscorers
  J. Thiaré 2 goals |  C. Operi 2 goals |
Le Havre missing players
Caen missing players
| Le Havre | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.3 | 7 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 9.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 38% | 13% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 34% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
- Caen have not yet lost a game.
- Caen have scored in all their matches so far.
- Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Caen is in the best form (3-3-0) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have not yet lost a game at home.
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have yet to win a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Dijon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Metz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Paris | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Laval | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Nîmes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Quevilly Rouen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Bastia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Niort | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Annecy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Rodez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
