Le Havre vs Lens

24 August 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Guillaume Paradis

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Fodé Doucouré 45+3’
  • Wesley Said 9’ (pen)
  • Rayan Fofana 40’

Match summary

Lens beat Le Havre 2-1 on the road. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

Wesley Said put Lens ahead from the penalty spot in the 9th minute, Rayan Fofana made it 0-2 in the 40th minute, set up by Wesley Said, and Fodé Doucouré pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in first-half stoppage time.

Le Havre can feel hard done by, creating 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Lens's 1.29 from 6.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
18 Shots 6
6 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 0
120 Attacks 68
67 Dangerous attacks 25
526 Passes 407
83% Pass accuracy 86%
14 Tackles 19
17 Fouls 16
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Le Havre Lens
Kick-off
Issa SoumaréShot on target
3’
Yanis ZouaouiFoul
7’
9’
Wesley Saïd Penalty0-1 (Lens)
Mbwana SamattaShot on target
11’
Fodé DoucouréShot on target
14’
Ally SamattaArgument
25’
40’
Rayan FofanaRight foot shot0-2 (Lens)
Fodé DoucouréRight foot shot1-2 (Le Havre)
45+3’
Half-time1-2
Arouna SangantePersistent fouling
47’
Loïc NégoShot on target
47’
Second half underway
59’
Mamadou SangaréFodé Sylla
60’
Adrien Thomasson Foul
Younes NamliFodé Doucouré
63’
Abdoulaye TouréRassoul Ndiaye
63’
73’
Morgan GuilavoguiRayan Fofana
Felix MambimbiAlly Samatta
73’
73’
Florian SotocaFlorian Thauvin
80’
Wesley SaidShot on target
Simon EbonogArouna Sangante
84’
Godson KyeremehYassine Kechta
84’
89’
Andrija BulatovicWesley Saïd 
Yanis ZouaouiShot on target
90+7’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.29 9’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-1 9’ 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 0-2 40’ 45+3’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), 1-2 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.29 9’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-1 Said 9’ 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 0-2 Fofana 40’ 45+3’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), 1-2 Doucouré 45+3’
Le Havre 2.29 xGLens 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Le Havre attacking 
9’ Wesley Said (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 3’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.74 xG, off target 43’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 3’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 38’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Rassoul Ndiaye (Le Havre), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Yanis Zouaoui (Le Havre), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ Abdoulaye Touré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Ayumu Seko (Le Havre), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Loïc Négo (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Loïc Négo (Le Havre), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Wesley Said (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 3’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.74 xG, off target 43’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 3’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 38’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Issa Soumaré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Rassoul Ndiaye (Le Havre), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Yanis Zouaoui (Le Havre), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+8’ Abdoulaye Touré (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Ayumu Seko (Le Havre), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Loïc Négo (Le Havre), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Fodé Doucouré (Le Havre), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Loïc Négo (Le Havre), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Le Havre 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Diaw
Nego
Sangante 84’
Lloris
Zouaoui
Seko
Doucouré 63’
Kechta 84’
Ndiaye 63’
Soumaré
Samatta 73’
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Udol
Sarr
Gradit
Machado
Sylla 59’
Thomasson
Aguilar
Saïd 89’
Thauvin 73’
Fofana 73’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mory Diaw GK900 0.000.031
Loïc Négo DEF902 0.030.281
Gautier Lloris DEF900 0.000.000
Arouna Sangante DEF870 0.000.011
Yanis Zouaoui DEF901 0.050.193
Ayumu Seko MID901 0.020.000
Fodé Doucouré MID6614 0.171.143
Yassine Kechta MID870 0.000.111
Rassoul Ndiaye MID661 0.050.000
Issa Soumaré MID904 1.480.251
Mbwana Samatta FWD764 0.470.051
Younes Namli Sub240 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Touré Sub241 0.030.000
Felix Mambimbi Sub140 0.000.000
Godson Kyeremeh Sub30 0.000.000
Simon Ebonog Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Le Havre win 22% Avg odds 4.21
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Lens win 52% Avg odds 1.81

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Le Havre DWLWL
Lens LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 3-4 Le Havre, 01 Mar 25 Next meeting: Lens 1-0 Le Havre, 30 Jan 26  All Le Havre vs Lens meetings

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