Lyon vs Le Havre Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Olympique Lyonnais enjoyed an impressive and convincing victory in the UEFA Europa League against FCSB as they now prepare to welcome a struggling Le Havre side to Parc OL this week.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 16th March, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Lyon Team News: Fully fit
Lyon welcome Le Havre this weekend with a fully fit and available squad with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues in Ligue 1. They may well choose to rotate, though, after playing in Europe in midweek.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Perri; Kumbedi, Clinton Mata, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Tessmann, Matic; Almada, Tolisso, Fofana; Lacazette
Unavailable:
Questionable:
Le Havre Team News: Key doubts
Le Havre have a few key doubts as they move to Lyon this weekend as former AC Milan and Fulham defender Fode Ballo-Toure is potentially unavailable alongside both Arouna Sangante and Yann Kitala, whilst both Daren Mosengo and Andy Logbo are both sidelined.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Gorgelin; Nego, Kinkoue, Lloris, Zouaoui; Toure, Diawara; Casimir, Kechta, Soumare; Ahmed Hassan
Unavailable: Mosengo (Injured), Logbo (Injured)
Questionable: Ballo-Toure (Injured), Sangante (Injured), Kitala (Injured)
Lyon vs Le Havre Prediction
Olympique Lyonnais come into this one on the back of a 4-0 hammering of FCSB in the second-leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie in midweek, completing a 7-1 aggregate victory. Last weekend, Lyon defeated Nice by two goals to nil away from home with an extremely impressive win, albeit they are without Paulo Fonseca, who has been handed a nine-month ban for dissent to the referee in their recent 2-1 defeat of Stade Brest a couple of weeks ago. The hosts have suffered just one defeat in their last seven matches across all competitions. They now face a Le Havre side that begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting inside the bottom three and the relegation playoff places, most recently sharing a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Saint-Etienne at Stade Oceane last weekend. Lyon are firm favourites for this one and should win quite comfortably, especially at home.
Lyon vs Le Havre Tip: Lyon to win
