Updated 6 November 2026.
Le Havre host Lorient at Stade Océane on Sunday 8 November, with kick-off at 16:15 UK. The home side sit 18th of 18 with 2 points from 9 games and have lost their last five. Lorient are 11th and have conceded fewer goals than all but two clubs in the division. Le Havre concede the 2nd most goals a game in Ligue 1, while Lorient score the 2nd fewest.
Le Havre have shipped 20 goals in 9 matches and are yet to win. Lorient have 12 points, three wins, three draws and three defeats, and they have scored only 7 times.
Le Havre have lost seven of their nine games and drawn the other two. They lost 1-5 at home to PSG on 30 October, went down 4-3 at Marseille on 25 October and lost 1-3 to Auxerre at home on 18 October. Before that came a 1-0 defeat at Lille and a 3-2 loss at Toulouse. They concede 2.22 a game, the 2nd most in Ligue 1, and score 1 a game, the 4th fewest, which leaves them bottom of the Ligue 1 table on 2 points.
Going forward, Le Havre average 5 shots on target a game, the 7th most in Ligue 1, and take 5.33 corners, also the 7th most. Both teams have scored in 67% of their games, the 7th highest rate.
Lorient's strength is at the back. They keep clean sheets in 56% of their matches, the highest rate in the league, and concede 0.89 a game, the 3rd fewest. They beat Paris 1-0 and Monaco 1-0 in consecutive home games, then drew 0-0 at Angers before a 0-2 home defeat to Brest on 2 November. At the other end, their 0.78 goals a game is the 2nd fewest, and their 2.78 shots on target a game is the fewest in the division. They also commit the 2nd fewest fouls, 9.33 a game, and pick up the 2nd fewest cards, 1.11 a game.
Le Havre possible starting lineup:
Bodart; Ouziad, Sasso, Touba, Ndiaye; Ebonog, Mwanga, Richardson; Nakamura, Fofana, Maja
Lorient possible starting lineup:
Mvogo; Adjei, Talbi, Touré, Kouassi; Avom, Sylla, Cadiou; Makengo, Faye, Baldé
Amir Richardson has had at least one shot in all 9 of Le Havre's games and averages 1.4 a game. He is 1.30 at Ladbrokes to keep it going. He has also made a tackle in 8 straight games and committed a foul in 7 straight.
Josh Maja has managed two or more shots in 6 consecutive games, averaging 2.7, and that is 1.57 at bet365.
Simon Ebonog has made at least one tackle in all 9 Le Havre games, averaging 2 a match, and Junior Mwanga and Djibril Ouziad are both on tackle runs of 5. Le Havre are projected to make 16.07 tackles to Lorient's 14.74.
For Lorient, Arthur Avom has made a tackle in 6 straight games and averages 3.2 a game. Full-back Arsène Kouassi has also made a tackle in 6 straight, at 1.3 a game.
We make it 36% each for Le Havre and Lorient, with the draw at 28%. The bookmakers have Lorient narrowly ahead at 2.50 with bet365, Le Havre at 2.88 and the draw at 3.30.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Le Havre win | 2.88 (bet365) | 36% |
| Draw | 3.30 (bet365) | 28% |
| Lorient win | 2.50 (bet365) | 36% |
| Both teams to score | 1.80 (midnite) | 53% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.33 (midnite) | 73% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2.00 (bet365) | 47% |
1-1 is the likeliest score at 13%, ahead of 0-1 and 1-0 at 9% each. Each side is projected at roughly 1.3 goals. Le Havre are projected for 4.10 shots on target to Lorient's 3.78, and the home side should take more corners, 5.02 to 3.98.
Our prediction: Le Havre 1-1 Lorient.
Le Havre host Lorient in Ligue 1 2026/27 at 16:15 UK on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Stade Océane. It is a Regular Season fixture between 18th-placed Le Havre, on 2 points, and 11th-placed Lorient, on 12.
Our Ligue 1 2026/27 prediction for Le Havre vs Lorient is a 1-1 draw, the likeliest single score at 13%. We make Le Havre 36% to win and Lorient 36%, with the draw at 28%.
Lorient are the bookmakers' favourite at 2.50 with bet365, with Le Havre at 2.88 and the draw at 3.30. Le Havre vs Lorient in Ligue 1 2026/27 is close, and our model has each side at 36% to win.
We give both teams to score a 53% chance in Le Havre vs Lorient in Ligue 1 2026/27. Le Havre have scored and conceded in 67% of their 9 matches this season, while only 33% of Lorient's games have seen both sides find the net.
Le Havre are 18th of 18 on 2 points from 9 games, with 0 wins, while Lorient are 11th on 12 points after 9 games in the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season. Lorient have 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Amir Richardson has had at least 1 shot in 9 straight Le Havre games in Ligue 1 2026/27, averaging 1.4 a game ahead of the 8 November home game against Lorient. Josh Maja has had 2 or more shots in 6 straight, averaging 2.7.
Predicted lineups for Le Havre vs Lorient in the 2026/27 Ligue 1 on Sunday 8 November 2026: Le Havre may start Bodart; Ouziad, Sasso, Touba, Ndiaye; Ebonog, Mwanga, Richardson; Nakamura, Fofana, Maja. Lorient may start Mvogo; Adjei, Talbi, Touré, Kouassi; Avom, Sylla, Cadiou; Makengo, Faye, Baldé.