25 October 2026, 16:15 UTC

Marseille vs Le Havre Ligue 1 prediction & result

Orange Vélodrome, Marseille
Referee: Clement Turpin
Full time4 – 3

Final score: Marseille 4-3 Le Havre.

Before kick-off the model made it 61% Marseille, 23% draw, 16% Le Havre — fair odds of 1.64, 4.35 and 6.25.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0.

The model called the result correctly.

Published

Has the model earned this number?

Marseille at 61%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Marseille97%Draw3%Le Havre0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 7 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽CJ Egan-Rileyassist: Emerson Palmieri
5'
⚽Timothy Weah
33'
⚽Igor Paixãoassist: Amine Gouiri
50'
⚽Himad Abdelli
55'
61'
🔁Rassoul Ndiayeout: Josh Maja
61'
🔁Mbwana Ally Samattaout: Sota Nakamura
77'
🔁Amir Richardsonout: Daren Mosengo
77'
🔁Enzo Koffiout: Lamine N'Diaye
77'
⚽Josh Maja (pen)
🔁Amine Haritout: Keyliane Abdallah
78'
🔁Amine Gouiriout: Neal Maupay
78'
83'
Simon Ebonog
🔁Himad Abdelliout: Nouhoum Kamissoko
84'
🔁Pierre-Emile Højbjergout: Angel Gomes
84'
84'
🔁Rayan Fofanaout: Kaito Mizuta
86'
⚽Lamine N'Diaye
89'
⚽Josh Majaassist: Kaito Mizuta
🔁Igor Paixãoout: Ulisses Garcia
90+2'
90+6'
•Kaito Mizuta
90+10'
Ayumu Seko
90+11'
Lamine N'Diaye
Neal Maupay
90+12'

Match stats — Marseille vs Le Havre

53%Possession47%
11Shots21
5On target7
4Corners3
1.63xG3.1

Goals against chances

Marseille4 from 1.63 xGmore than the chances were worth
Le Havre3 from 3.10 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Marseille
  • 8H. AbdelliM
  • 1J. de LangeG
  • 14Igor PaixãoF
  • 6T. NnadiM
  • 23P. HøjbjergM
  • 77A. HaritM
  • 9A. GouiriF
  • 33EmersonD
  • 4C. Egan-RileyD
  • 21N. AguerdD
  • 22T. WeahM
Substitutes
  • 48K. AbdallahF
  • 74K. BezahafD
  • 25U. GarciaD
  • 7A. GomesM
  • 42Nouhoum KamissokoM
  • 19G. KondogbiaM
  • 11N. MaupayF
  • 18B. MeitéD
  • 92T. VermotG
Coach: Bruno Genesio
Le Havre
  • 93G. GallonG
  • 26S. EbonogM
  • 38R. FofanaF
  • 6J. MwangaM
  • 14R. NdiayeM
  • 20D. OuziadF
  • 7A. RichardsonM
  • 25M. SamattaF
  • 15A. SekoD
  • 27E. Koffi VinetteF
  • 5A. ToubaD
Substitutes
  • 33Hakim DongopandjiF
  • 9J. MajaF
  • 17K. MizutaF
  • 78D. MosengoM
  • 97Mouhamed N'DiayeM
  • 30S. NakamuraF
  • 23V. SassoD
  • 24G. ZohouriM
  • 16A. BodartG
Coach: D. Digard

Form going into Marseille vs Le Havre

Marseille

Ligue 1

  • W5-2away to Angers18 October 2026
  • W2-0away to Estac Troyes11 October 2026

Le Havre

Ligue 1

  • L1-3Auxerre18 October 2026
  • L0-1away to Lille10 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Ligue 1 table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4Marseille106042214+818
18Le Havre10028922-132

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Le Havre vs Marseille

Le Havre and Marseille have met 7 times in the records we hold, Marseille has won 7 of them to Le Havre's 0.

The record

Marseille won the last one 4–3 on 25 Oct 2026.

ClubWDLGFGA
Le Havre007824
Marseille700248

Between them these 7 meetings produced 32 goals, an average of 4.57 a game.

Every meeting

Every recorded meeting, newest first.

  • 25 Oct 2026
    Ligue 1
    Marseille 4–3 Le Havre
  • 10 May 2026
    Ligue 1
    Le Havre 0–1 Marseille
  • 18 Oct 2025
    Ligue 1
    Marseille 6–2 Le Havre
  • 10 May 2025
    Ligue 1
    Le Havre 1–3 Marseille
  • 5 Jan 2025
    Ligue 1
    Marseille 5–1 Le Havre
  • 19 May 2024
    Ligue 1
    Le Havre 1–2 Marseille
  • 8 Oct 2023
    Ligue 1
    Marseille 3–0 Le Havre

How the model rates them now

On the current ratings, Marseille's attack rates 83% above Le Havre's, and Marseille concede 23% fewer than Le Havre. That gives Marseille the edge at both ends. How the ratings are derived.

ClubAttackDefence
Le Havre0.711.28
Marseille1.300.98

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Leading scorers: Marseille and Le Havre

Marseille

GoalsAssists

  • A. Gouiri73
  • A. Harit31

Le Havre

GoalsAssists

  • J. Maja40

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Marseille beat Le Havre 4–3. The model had made a win for Marseille its most likely outcome, at 61%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–0. The goals: CJ Egan-Riley 5' for Marseille, Timothy Weah 33' for Marseille, Igor Paixão 50' for Marseille, Himad Abdelli 55' for Marseille, Josh Maja (penalty) 77' for Le Havre, Lamine N'Diaye 86' for Le Havre, Josh Maja 89' for Le Havre. On expected goals it finished 1.63–3.10.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Marseille a 21.2% chance to finish in the top three: 23.3% after a win, 17.5% after a draw, 15.5% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 23.3%, 2.1 points higher than before the match.

For Le Havre the question was the chance to finish in the bottom two, 40.0% going in: 30.4% after a win, 38.7% after a draw, 42.6% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 42.6%, 2.6 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Ligue 1 season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Marseille v Le Havre has moved

First published on 11 Oct at 55% / 26% / 19% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 61% / 23% / 16%: the biggest move is Marseille's chance of winning, up 6 points.

  1. Marseille win61%▲ +6
  2. Draw23%▼ −3
  3. Le Havre win16%▼ −3

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.