Head-to-Head: Lyon vs Le Havre

Lyon vs Le Havre is an infrequent French matchup with Lyon carrying a modest edge and Le Havre showing that resistance can keep it close. Lyon won 4–2 at home on 16 March 2025, Le Havre replied with a 1–1 draw there on 29 August 2026, and Lyon also won 1–0 at home on 14 December 2025. Future meetings can test whether the margins widen or tighten.

Past matches, Lyon vs Le Havre

29 August 2026 Regular Season - 2

Lyon

1 - 1

Le Havre
15 March 2026 Regular Season - 26

Le Havre

0 - 0

Lyon

Stade Océane
14 December 2025 Regular Season - 16

Lyon

1 - 0

Le Havre

Groupama Stadium
16 March 2025 Regular Season - 26

Lyon

4 - 2

Le Havre

Groupama Stadium
20 October 2024 Regular Season - 8

Le Havre

0 - 4

Lyon

Stade Océane

Match center

Lyon

1 - 1

29 August 2026

Le Havre

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Lyon

40
G
22
D
98
M
16
D
6
M
18
M
10
M
99
M
11
F

Le Havre Substitutes

G
93
D
13
D
12
D
23
M
44
M
78
F
30
F
9
F
27

Match events

45'

90'

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41'

Ayumu Seko Yellow Card
61'

M. Fofana K. Boudache
62'

N. Nartey M. Bidstrup
65'

F. Doucoure D. Ouziad
65'

J. Maja K. Mizuta
67'

Corentin Tolisso Goal cancelled
74'
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A. Samatta Normal Goal (Asst: F. Doucoure)
76'

S. Nakamura S. Ebonog
76'

E. K. Vinette T. Pembele
80'

Abner Vinicius N. Tagliafico
80'

P. Sulc E. Nuamah
87'
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L. Openda Normal Goal (Asst: Z. Athekame)
90' +6

Fodé Doucouré Yellow Card
90' +4

Sota Nakamura Goal cancelled
90' +1

V. Sasso A. Samatta

Stats for this game

Matchup Lyon VS Le Havre

Lyon have the clearer platform

Lyon have supplied the stronger share of results in this pairing, particularly at home, but the gap is not large enough to make Le Havre an afterthought. Lyon’s 4–2 win on 16 March 2025 showed their capacity to turn pressure into a decisive scoreline, while a 1–0 success on 14 December 2025 underlined a tighter route to victory. The two results point to control that can take different forms.

Le Havre can hold the line

Le Havre’s 1–1 draw at Lyon on 29 August 2026 is the clearest counterweight. It shows how the visitors can keep the contest within reach and leave Lyon without a full reward, even when the hosts carry more weight. Future meetings can ask whether Lyon find another separating moment or Le Havre make their resistance a recurring feature of the fixture. That blend of Lyon pressure and Le Havre resistance gives the fixture a clear identity.