Lyon vs Le Havre – News and Probable Lineups

Lyon is seeking to secure victories in their first two Ligue 1 matches for the second consecutive season on Saturday as they face Le Havre at Groupama Stadium.

In their initial match last weekend, Les Gones achieved a convincing 2-0 victory against Toulouse, while Le Havre experienced a defeat with a 1-0 scoreline against Mônaco in Normandy.

Match overview

Once more, Olympique Lyonnais has started the top-flight season strongly, finding the net with both of their targeted efforts against Toulouse.

This weekend, they have the opportunity to extend their Ligue 1 winning streak in August to six matches, with their last domestic loss in this month occurring at home against Mônaco in 2024 (2-0).

Additionally, they can aim to add to their run of consecutive clean sheets this month to four matches, having not conceded any goals in August of the previous season.

However, they have conceded a total of eight goals in their last three Ligue 1 matches at Groupama Stadium and faced a defeat in their last competitive fixture there this week, losing 2-1 to Fenerbahce, which dropped them into the Europa League.

Paulo Fonseca’s side has secured victories in three of their last four home matches in this competition, though they suffered a significant defeat in their most recent league encounter at home against Lens last season (4-0).

Les Gones have not lost a home match to Le Havre this century, securing maximum points in four of their five encounters.

Le Havre appears to struggle to find that critical advantage when it is most necessary in this competition, despite always seeming capable.

Out of the seven Ligue 1 losses endured by Didier Digard’s team this year, five came by just a single goal, as they failed to convert any of their five targeted attempts last Sunday.

This Saturday, Le Havre finds themselves at risk of losing their first two matches in this competition for the second consecutive season, having conceded five times in their first two outings last season.

They will aim to extend their unbeaten run in the top flight away from home to five matches, having won their last away fixture in 2025-26, 2-0 against Lorient.

That remains their sole away victory in Ligue 1 for this season, while the team has dropped six points after scoring first on the road in 2026.

Le Club Doyen has struggled to find the net in three of their last four top-flight games against Lyon, but they could earn points against them in consecutive encounters for only the second time in the 2000s on Saturday.

Team News

This Saturday, Lyon could be without Khalis Merah, who missed the match against Toulouse due to a knock, while Pavel Sulc came on as a substitute, having recently dealt with injury issues.

Noah Nartey and Malick Fofana scored in the second half to secure three points for them last week, while Remy Decamps made two saves to keep a clean sheet, taking the place of Dominik Greif, who started in their Champions League playoff this week.

Le Havre might be missing Felix Mambimbi due to an injury, while Yanis Zouaoui is likely to be in the squad again following a thigh injury.

Vincent Sasso made his first Ligue 1 appearance for the team on matchday one as a centre-back, following Gautier Lloris’s transfer to Brest during the summer window.

Lyon probable starting XI:

Decamps; Athekame, Mata, Bacher, Kluivert; Tessmann, De Carvalho; Tolisso, Nartey, Nuamah; Sulc

Le Havre probable starting XI:

Earth; Pembele, Sasso, Seko, Zouaoui; Ebonog, Mwanga, Richardson; Doucoure, Samatta, Ndiaye

Lyon tends to perform well in tight games, particularly at home, where they clinched eight clean-sheet wins in 2025-26.

Conversely, Le Havre has struggled to display a potent offensive, which may cost them once again this weekend.