This Saturday, November 22nd, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) faces Le Havre (12th) at the Parc des Princes (kick-off at 9:05 PM, CET) for Matchday 13 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. And as before every match, here’s a look at PSG’s opponent.
Le Havre’s situation –
Le Havre returned to Ligue 1 in the summer of 2023 after dominating Ligue 2 in 2022/2023 following a more than 10-year absence from the top flight. Since then, the club has been fighting to stay in Ligue 1 despite a relatively limited budget.
This success is due to excellent work, particularly from Matthieu Bodmer, a former PSG player who is now the sporting director. There’s also coach Didier Digard, also a former Parisian midfielder, who has been at the helm since 2024 after replacing Luka Elsner (who left for Reims, replacing Will Still, who himself signed for Lens).
Last season was a trying one, ending in 15th place. This year, Le Havre’s logical aim is to stay in the top flight again, ideally further from the relegation zone. They’re off to a good start with 12th place, even though there’s still a lot of work to be done.
Summer 2025 Transfer Window –
Source: Transfermarkt
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Key Statistics –
This season, Le Havre has the 14th best attack in Ligue 1 with 13 goals scored (Olympique de Marseille has 28, and Auxerre has 7), and is among the 9th best defenses with 17 goals conceded (PSG, OM, and Lens have the best defense with 11 goals conceded, while Metz has 27).
Le Havre’s top scorer is Rassoul N’Diaye (24-year-old attacking midfielder/forward), who, with 3 goals, is 30th in the league (Joaquin Panichelli is the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 9 goals). Godson Kyeremeh (25-year-old right winger) is the club’s top assist provider with 1 assist and is 46th in Ligue 1 (Vitinha is first with 5 assists).
Le Havre’s Last 5 Matches –
Only Le Havre’s possession is shown, and Le Havre’s shots are listed first (when data is available).
18/10/2025 (Ligue 1) – Marseille/Le Havre (down to 10 men in the 34th minute, 0-1): 6-2. 5-3-2 formation. 30% possession. 6 shots, 3 on target, compared to 16 shots (11 on target).
26/10/2025 (Ligue 1) – Auxerre/Le Havre: 0-1. 4-4-2 formation. 50% possession. 6 shots, 3 on target, compared to 14 shots (3 on target).
29/10/2025 (Ligue 1) – Le Havre/Brest: 1-0. 3-5-2 formation. 48% possession. 10 shots, 2 on target, compared to 9 shots (3 on target).
November 2, 2025 (Ligue 1) – Toulouse/Le Havre: 0-0. Playing a 4-4-2 formation. 55% possession. 8 shots, 3 on target, compared to 15 shots (2 on target).
November 8, 2025 (Ligue 1) – Le Havre/Nantes: 1-1. Playing a 4-4-2 formation. 65% possession. 15 shots, 4 on target, compared to 4 shots (1 on target).
Le Havre’s squad:
The lineup predicted by the press
Soumaré – Mambimbi
Kechta – Ndiaye – Touré
Seko
Zouaoui – Lloris – Sanganté – Nego
Diaw
Le Havre’s playing style.
For a team at the bottom of the table, Le Havre tends to play a possession-based style, even if it’s not their strongest point. This desire is commendable, but it’s unexpected against PSG. We should expect to see an aggressive defensive block and, above all, a direct style of play, without hesitating to take chances from distance or crosses. These are already Le Havre’s habits and quite logical against Paris.
