Match Report
Before the match
Marseille: two wins and three defeats over five games; ten goals scored, eight conceded. Latest: a 5-2 win away to Angers SCO on 18 October.
Against Angers SCO in Ligue 1, Marseille scored five and conceded two on 18 October; the away from home result was 5-2. Marseille's away from home game on 11 October (Ligue 1) ended 2-0 against Troyes, with two goals for and zero against. On 20 September, PSG faced Marseille in Ligue 1: Marseille lost 1-2 at home, having scored one and conceded two. Ligue 1, 11 September brought an away meeting with Stade Rennais; Marseille lost 0-1, a return of zero goals scored and one conceded. Marseille hosted Paris FC on 6 September (Ligue 1) and lost 2-3; their goals totalled two, compared with three conceded.
nine points in seven matches put Marseille 10th in the pre-match results-based Ligue 1 standings.
Le Havre arrived without a win in their last five outings, recording one draw and four defeats, scoring four goals and conceding nine. On 18 October, Le Havre recorded a 3-1 defeat hosting Auxerre.
Ligue 1, 18 October brought a home meeting with Auxerre; Le Havre lost 1-3, a return of one goal scored and three conceded. Le Havre visited Lille on 10 October (Ligue 1) and lost 0-1; their goals totalled zero, compared with one conceded. Toulouse hosted Le Havre (Ligue 1) on 19 September. For Le Havre, the score was 2-3: two goals scored, three allowed. 0-0 was Le Havre's result against Angers SCO on 12 September (Ligue 1), playing at home; Le Havre drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 5 September fixture (Ligue 1) paired Le Havre with Brest. Le Havre lost 1-2 at home, netting one goal while conceding two.
Le Havre stood 18th in the results-based Ligue 1 table before kickoff, with two points from seven matches.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-0 away win for Marseille on 10 May and a 6-2 home win for Marseille on 18 October 2025.
After the match
Marseille edged past Le Havre 4-3 on 25 October 2026. CJ Egan-Riley opened the scoring inside the first 5 minutes for Marseille, set up by Emerson, to make it 1-0. Tim Weah added to the tally in the 33rd minute for Marseille to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Marseille extended the lead through Igor Paixão 50 minutes into the game, set up by Amine Gouiri, to make it 3-0. Himad Abdelli scored the 4th goal for Marseille 55 minutes into the game as they extended the lead to make it 4-0. Josh Maja got one back from the penalty spot 77 minutes into the game for Le Havre to make it 1-4. With the 6th goal, Le Havre reduced the deficit through Lamine N'Diaye late on, in the 86th minute to make it 2-4. Josh Maja scored the 7th goal for Le Havre late on, in the 89th minute as they reduced the deficit, set up by Kaito Mizuta, to make it 3-4. Simon Ebonog (83'), Neal Maupay (90'), Ayumu Seko (90') and Lamine N'Diaye (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Marseille 190 points stronger than Le Havre. 2 gols came after the 80th minute. Marseille's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 71.8% for a win in this pairing. Le Havre's current recorded form ends with 5 consecutive defeats. The card tally for Marseille was one yellow card. five changes were recorded for Marseille. Neal Maupay was booked following entry for Marseille in the 78th minute. three yellow cards went to Le Havre. Le Havre: five substitutions. Josh Maja scored two times in minutes 77, 89 following entry for Le Havre in the 61st minute. Lamine N'Diaye, on in the 77th minute, scored in minute 86 and was booked. Kaito Mizuta entered for Le Havre at 84 minutes and later provided an assist.