Le Havre vs Lorient prediction and preview

Le Havre vs Lorient

Ligue 1 · Sunday 8 November 2026, 16:15 UTC · Stade Océane, Le Havre

Le Havre · Lorient · Ligue 1 predictions

The Ligue 1 fixture between Le Havre and Lorient is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 16:15 UTC at Stade Océane in Le Havre. Le Havre go into the round 18th, on 2 points from 9 games, while Lorient sit 11th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Le Havre come into the game with a L-L-L-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats in their last 5), while Lorient's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Le Havre have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Lorient average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Le Havre won 2, 3 games were drawn and Lorient won 1. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 17 May 2026, ended Lorient 0-2 Le Havre.

Le Havre list 6 absentees, including Ayumu Seko (suspension), Timothée Pembélé (injury) and Elias Jelert (injury). Ayumu Seko has featured heavily in recent matches. Lorient are without Bandiougou Fadiga (injury). Aurélien Petit is the appointed referee. Across 18 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.8 yellow cards per game and 0.6 penalties per game, and home sides won 17% of those games.

Bookmaker prices point to an evenly balanced contest. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.