Lille
Le Havre
Match summary
Lille saw off Le Havre 1-0. Lille led 1-0 at half-time.
Dilane Bakwa put Lille ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Nianzou Kouassi.
The chances backed that up: Lille created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots to Le Havre's 0.85 from 17. Le Havre had a player sent off.
Lille secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Le Havre in their Ligue 1 fixture on Matchday 6. Despite recording fewer attacking metrics across the ninety minutes, the home side managed the game effectively to defend their early advantage. Le Havre dominated the territorial battle, accumulating 108 attacks compared to 69 for Lille, and registered 17 shots to their opponents 5. However, Le Havre lacked clinical finishing, hitting only 2 shots on target from 17 attempts. The visitors also edged possession with 53 percent and earned 5 corners to 4, but indiscipline severely hampered their second half.
The match turned decisively on a series of key incidents beginning early in the first half. Dilane Bakwa opened the scoring for Lille in the 5th minute with a left foot shot, establishing a 1-0 lead that remained at half-time. Lille made their first change in the 22nd minute as Maxima Goffi replaced the injured Tiago Santos. Following further substitutions for both teams after the interval, Le Havre suffered a major setback in the 61st minute when Ayumu Seko received a red card for a professional foul as the last man. Rassoul Ndiaye was then shown a yellow card for arguing in the 63rd minute. Further bookings followed for Djibril Ouziad, Maurits Kjærgaard, and Maxima Goffi before the final whistle.
