Marseille vs Le Havre Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
One goal separated Olympique de Marseille and Le Havre the last time they met. Marseille took it, winning 1-0 away on 10 May 2026, 168 days before this fixture, in a game that gave Le Havre nothing despite home advantage. They go again at the Stade Vélodrome, and the gap between the two has widened since.
- Fixture: Olympique de Marseille v Le Havre
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Kick-off: 16:15 GMT
- Venue: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
What time is Marseille vs Le Havre kick-off?
Olympique de Marseille v Le Havre kicks off at 16:15 GMT on Sunday, 25 October 2026 at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, in Ligue 1. Full line-ups, live scores and the call itself sit on the Marseille v Le Havre match page.
What the last meeting suggests
Tight. That is the short version of May's game: a 1-0 Marseille win, no second goal, nothing for Le Havre at their own ground. It is the kind of result that flatters neither side's attack, and it is worth holding onto, because almost everything about Marseille's recent football points the other way.
Marseille's recent form
Two wins and four defeats in Marseille's last six across Ligue 1 and the UEFA Europa League, with nine scored and ten conceded. The split in that record is the interesting part. Away from home they have won 2 of 4, including a 5-2 at Angers on 18 October and a 2-0 at Troyes a week earlier. At the Vélodrome they have won 0 of 2, losing 1-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and 0-1 to Olympiacos.
Three days before this one they lost 0-1 away to SK Sturm Graz. Only one clean sheet in those six matches, and they failed to score in two of them, so this is not a side you can rely on to control an afternoon from the first whistle.
Le Havre's recent form
Le Havre have taken 2 points from their last six Ligue 1 matches: no wins, two draws, four defeats, five goals scored and ten conceded. The draws came early in that run, 0-0 at home to Angers on 12 September and 1-1 away at Olympique Lyonnais on 29 August. Since then, three straight losses, the most recent a 1-3 at home to Auxerre on 18 October.
They have won 0 of 3 at home and 0 of 3 away in that stretch, and they have managed two or more goals in only 1 of 6. Both sides scored in four of those matches, which is the one thread of encouragement here: Le Havre do tend to get on the scoresheet even when they lose.
Team news
Bruno Genesio is without Derek Cornelius, whose hip injury is expected to rule him out for the rest of the year, while Alexi Koum Mbondo is a doubt with illness and Faris Moumbagna has missed the last two matches Sports Mole. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg picked up a thigh injury on international duty and was given a two-week absence that was set to run through the Sturm Graz tie Yahoo Sports. Didier Digard has the heavier list: Felix Mambimbi and goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau are both recovering from Achilles problems, Stephan Zagadou is out, Elias Jelert and Timothee Pembele are expected back in the coming weeks, and Abdoulaye Toure has not featured since November 2025 The Stats Zone.
Olympique de Marseille vs Le Havre prediction
Our prediction is a 2-1 home win for Olympique de Marseille against Le Havre in Ligue 1 at the Stade Vélodrome on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Marseille's attack travels better than it plays at home, but 5-2 at Angers and 2-0 at Troyes show what they can do to a defence that has shipped ten goals in six. Le Havre have not won in their last six and have scored two or more only once, though both sides found the net in four of those games.
The caution is Marseille's own record at the Vélodrome, where they have won 0 of 2 in this run. Expect them to be made to work for it rather than to cruise.
Our prediction: Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Le Havre
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