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Match predictionOur tip: 2-0

Lyon vs Le Havre Prediction: Fonseca's Attackers Set to Overwhelm Digard's Compact Defence

Lyon welcome Le Havre to the Groupama Stadium on 29 August 2026 for the second Ligue 1 matchday of the season. After a 2-0 win over Toulouse in their opener, Lyon sit in the top four with three points, while…

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  • 2026-08-29 at 19:45 GMT marks a key week 2 encounter between Lyon and Le Havre in 2026-2027's Ligue 1.
  • Referee F. Letexier has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 21 fouls per match across 10 games.
  • Looking back over 4 duels, Paulo Fonseca has 2 wins versus D. Digard, who has 1 win, with 1 draw.
  • With 3 points, Lyon sit 4th, while Le Havre have 0 points to occupy 14th.
  • Lyon have 2 players sidelined: K. Merah (Ankle Injury), Abner Vinicius (Injury) while Le Havre face 4 absences: F. Mambimbi (Injury), A. Toure (Knee Injury), S. Zagadou (Injury), Y. Zouaoui (Thigh Injury).
  • We're predicting Lyon to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Le Havre are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • Last time out, M. Fofana registered the best mark for Lyon - 8.3 - and M. Diaw did likewise for Le Havre with an 6 score.
  • Lyon lost 1-2 to Fenerbahce, and Le Havre were defeated 0-1 by Monaco.
  • Struggling form all round: Lyon are 2-1-2 and Le Havre are 1-1-3 in their recent 5 matches.
  • Dominance for Lyon: across 8 clashes, they've won 5 games and only lost 1 game to Le Havre, with 2 stalemates.

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Lyon is going head to head with Le Havre on 29/8/2026 18:45 GMT for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Lyon v Le Havre H2H statistics!