Le Havre make preparations for this match after their 1-1 result versus Metz, a game that produced some answers. What will happen against Saint-Étienne?
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne is in the best form (4-2-0) in Ligue 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Le Havre form and stats
Le Havre are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Charles Argentin. 9 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 13 games. Le Havre has a nice streak going on as they have played 25 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Havre shared the glory with Metz in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfielder Richardson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Richardson scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Le Havre had a home game versus Laval which ended with a victory 2-1.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 7 and lost 4.
Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 16 league games, 13 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Havre has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Le Havre have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Saint-Étienne so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Saint-Étienne's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Amiens SC (placed 9th). Midfielder Nkounkou was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.84. Nkounkou scored one goal and hit five key passes.
Before that, Saint-Étienne travelled to Bordeaux and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 6 Saint-Étienne wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The visiting Saint-Étienne have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 13 games. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded history involving both these participants is the Saint-Étienne - Havre 0-6 played earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): Le Havre won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Saint-Étienne managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last three encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Krasso 13 goals |   Q. Cornette 6 goals |  I. Wadji 6 goals |
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| Le Havre | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 37 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 39 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 41 |
| 81% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 89% |
| 26% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 52% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 19% |
| 41% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 77% | 59% |
| 56% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 22% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 32% |
| 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- 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 (12) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home 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 (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most points (31) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+25) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Metz | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Bastia | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 42 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Caen | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Paris | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 34 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Saint-Étienne | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Annecy | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 15 | Laval | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 16 | Pau | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 | Rodez | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -10 | 28 |
| 18 | Dijon | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 26 |
| 19 | Nimes | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 20 | Niort | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 23 |
