Match Report
The table read 9th (Lorient, 45 pts) against 14th (Le Havre, 35 pts), 10 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.41/1.5 for Lorient and 0.94/1.29 for Le Havre (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
A win had eluded Le Havre for 11 matches.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Lorient have 1 win to Le Havre's 2, with 2 draws, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, with room for 18,110 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Le Havre led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Le Havre: Abdoulaye Faye (33' og), Issa Soumaré (62')
Key stats
Possession: Lorient 60% · Le Havre 40% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-1