Ligue 2: Top level versus subpar, at least that's what the standings say. Le Havre - Laval. Home victory or a shock?
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
This looks to be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Le Havre form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 12 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Océane for Le Havre. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. days ago.
The Le Havre goalkeeper Arthur Desmas is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.
The Havre manager Elsner and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 7th). A painful moment in the game against Grenoble Foot 38 was the missed penalty kick from Lekhal in the 86th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome. Mbemba, defender, was given a rating of 7.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Mbemba won 6 of 9 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Niort.Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 14 league matches, 12 have seen two goals or less.
Le Havre are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Defensively Le Havre have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Laval form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Laval playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.
Laval might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Quevilly Rouen proved too strong as Laval slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Francis Le Basser. Midfielder Bobichon was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.55. Bobichon hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 36 successful passes (of 40 total).
Prior to that result Laval won their away game at Pau. The scoreline was 1-0.The attacking power of Laval when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Laval struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games. Laval has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent matches involving these sides have all ended as Havre wins. Are we destined for another one?Here's the end result when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Laval - Le Havre 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maggiotti 7 goals |   Q. Cornette 6 goals |  Z. Naidji 6 goals |
Le Havre missing players
Laval missing players
| Le Havre | Laval | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 80% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 52% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 52% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 36% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 16% |
| 36% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 44% |
| 60% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 31% |
| 6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.6 |
- Le Havre have not yet lost a game at home.
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most points (28) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+24) 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 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Metz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Caen | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Bastia | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Paris | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Laval | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Pau | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Niort | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Rodez | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 22 |
