Lyon vs Le Havre

Match summary

Lyon and Le Havre shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Mbwana Samatta put Le Havre ahead with a header in the 74th minute, set up by Fodé Doucouré and Loïs Openda equalised from a corner in the 87th minute, set up by Zachary Athekame.

Lyon had the better of the chances, with 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Le Havre's 1.11 from 12.

Lyon and Le Havre played out a one-all draw in Ligue 1 on matchday two after a scoreless first half. Lyon dominated the territory and attacking metrics throughout the fixture, recording fifty-four attacks compared to twenty-seven by their opponents, alongside fifty-seven percent possession and four hundred and fifty-nine completed passes. The hosts also generated a higher shot volume with fifteen attempts to twelve and led in expected goals with 2.42 to 1.11, while Le Havre committed sixteen fouls to Lyon's seven and accumulated two yellow cards.

The first breakthrough arrived in the seventy-fourth minute when Ally Samatta headed in to put Le Havre ahead following a VAR review. Lyon responded late in the match when Loïs Openda scored with a right-footed shot in the eighty-seventh minute to level the score at one-one. Earlier in the match, Ayumu Seko received a yellow card for a foul in the forty-first minute, and Fodé Doucouré was later cautioned in the sixth minute of stoppage time. A series of second-half substitutions were made by both sides before the final whistle confirmed the draw.