Head-to-Head: Lille vs Le Havre

Lille vs Le Havre is a French matchup shaped by Lille’s stronger standing and Le Havre’s ability to make the margins matter. Lille have won through clear scorelines in the 2023–24 sequence, yet venue and defensive patience give Le Havre a route to compete. A future meeting will ask whether Lille’s control produces separation or Le Havre keep the contest within one decisive moment.

Past matches, Lille vs Le Havre

3 May 2026 Regular Season - 32

Lille

1 - 1

Le Havre
30 November 2025 Regular Season - 14

Le Havre

0 - 1

Lille

Stade Océane
8 February 2025 Regular Season - 21

Lille

1 - 2

Le Havre
28 September 2024 Regular Season - 6

Le Havre

0 - 3

Lille

Stade Océane
17 February 2024 Regular Season - 22

Lille

3 - 0

Le Havre

Match center

Lille

1 - 1

3 May 2026

Le Havre

Starting eleven

Substitutes Lille

8
M
24
D
9
F
28
F
22
D
16
G
18
D
4
D
11
F

Le Havre Substitutes

D
32
M
8
F
27
D
6
G
77
M
78
F
33
F
11
F
10

Match events

45'

90'

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5'

Lucas Gourna-Douath Yellow Card
29'
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Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Normal Goal (Asst: Romain Perraud)
33'
⚽

I. Soumare Normal Goal (Asst: F. Doucoure)
35'

Ayumu Seko Yellow Card
43'

Thomas Meunier Yellow Card
59'

Aïssa Mandi Yellow Card
64'

Timothee Pembele Fodé Doucouré
65'

Y. Kechta S. Boufal
65'

T. Pembele F. Doucoure
65'

Yassine Kechta Sofiane Boufal
66'

Ethan Mbappé Ngal'ayel Mukau
74'

Issa Soumaré Yellow Card
74'

C. Verdonk R. Perraud
74'

O. Giroud F. Correia
74'

Olivier Giroud Félix Correia
74'

Calvin Verdonk Romain Perraud
75'

Enzo Koffi Yanis Zouaoui
84'

Gaëtan Perrin Ayyoub Bouaddi
85'

G. Perrin A. Bouaddi
85'

Tiago Santos Thomas Meunier
88'

Étienne Youte Kinkoue Ally Samatta

Stats for this game

Matchup Lille VS Le Havre

Lille have made the clearest statement

Lille beat Le Havre 3–0 at home in February 2024, then repeated the score away in September that year. The sequence gives Lille a strong reference point: they created a wide margin at both venues during a fixed period. Those results support a status advantage, but they do not establish that the fixture must always follow a one-sided script.

Le Havre’s challenge is about the margin

Le Havre’s most credible route is to keep the game compact and prevent Lille’s higher ceiling from turning into an early cushion. This matchup can change consistently through venue, patience and one isolated error, even when the stronger club has clearer resources. The evidence therefore supports a Lille edge with a live challenger beneath it. That distinction matters. A future meeting will test whether Le Havre compress the difference or Lille again turn pressure into a decisive scoreline.