LE Havre vs Lens

Le Havre have only won 12 points in 17 games in Ligue 1 2024-25 (W4 L13). 77% of the teams with no more than this number of points at this stage of a top-flight season have been relegated at the end of the campaign (56/73 – counting three points for a win).

Le Havre have only won six points in nine home games in Ligue 1 2024-25 (W2 L7), lowest tally. At the opposite, Lens count 16 points in nine away encounters in the top-flight this season (W4 D4 L1), only Marseille (24) and Paris (18) are doing better.

Le Havre have lost each of their last four Ligue 1 home games, their longest losing run at home since their promotion back in the top-flight in 2023-24.

Le Havre have only lost 10% of their home games against Lens in the 21st century in all competitions (1/10 – W5 D4), having a lower percentage against no other team they’ve faced at least 10 times at their stadium. HAC are on a nine-match unbeaten run at home against RCL in all competitions, their last loss coming in May 2003, also in Ligue 1 (1-3).

Defeated for the 12th time in Ligue 1 in 2024/25 on Sunday in Marseille, Le Havre are the fourth team in the 21st century to have at least 12 losses after 16 games in a L1 season after Grenoble in 2009/10 (12), Metz in 2017/18 (14) and Angers in 2022/23 (12). All three teams were relegated at the end of the season.

Lens have lost four of their last eight Ligue 1 games (W3 D1), after going unbeaten in their first eight this season (W3 D5).

Le Havre are on a run of three losses at home in Ligue 1 without scoring a goal and could make it four in a row for the first time in the top-flight.

Lens have lost just one of their eight Ligue 1 away games under Will Still (W3 D4), after having lost three of their last four with Franck Haise in charge (D1).