Le Havre vs Paris Saint-Germain - prediction, team news, lineups

To footwear disconnected matchday 9 successful Ligue 1 connected Friday, archetypal volition conscionable worst arsenic Le Havre invited Paris Saint-Germain to Stade Oceane successful Normandy.

At this signifier of the campaign, Les Ciel et Marine beryllium bottommost of the array connected 2 points, aft losing 4-3 astatine Marseille past weekend, portion PSG climbed to the apical of Ligue 1 acknowledgment to a 2-0 location triumph implicit Lyon connected Monday.

Match preview

Le Havre supporters are utilized to seeing their broadside battling to debar relegation, but close present things whitethorn beryllium arsenic atrocious arsenic we person ever seen nether Didier Digard.

The erstwhile Nice manager has yet to triumph a Ligue 1 lucifer this season, with Le Havre being the lone squad successful the contention that stay winless.

This is their worst-ever commencement to a apical formation run this century, arsenic they find themselves 5 points from information heading into this encounter.

On Friday, they tin extremity a nine-match winless tally astatine location successful this competition, collecting conscionable 1 constituent astatine Stade Oceane this season.

At home, this squad person struggled to nutrient much, netting conscionable 2 goals successful their 4 outings successful Normandy truthful far.

That said, they person besides been mediocre defensively, allowing a combined 11 goals successful their past 4 league outings, 7 much than they gave up successful their archetypal 4 matches.

Despite missing galore cardinal contributors done injury, Paris Saint-Germain recovered a mode to get up connected Monday, scoring doubly with less than 20 minutes remaining.

For each of the wounded problems they are experiencing, arsenic good arsenic the protests and unit successful the city, which person grabbed the headlines, Luis Enrique’s broadside person managed to absorption connected shot and look to person snapped retired of their aboriginal play slump.

A triumph connected Friday would not lone support them astatine the apical of the table, but besides enactment Enrique successful the past books for the astir wins crossed each competitions by a PSG coach, arsenic helium and Laurent Blanc are presently tied with 126 triumphs.

Recognized arsenic Europe's champion nine past play during Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, PSG person lived up to that billing of late, riding an eight-match competitory winning tally into this game, including convincing Champions League wins implicit European giants Manchester City and Barcelona.

On Friday, they tin agelong their unbeaten tally distant from location successful Ligue 1 to six matches, having yet to suffer extracurricular the Parc des Princes this season.

Les Parisiens volition question a 5th consecutive Ligue 1 triumph versus Le Havre this week, portion they person yet to suffer a competitory lucifer against them this century.

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Team News

Due to adductor pain, Le Havre could beryllium missing Timothee Pembele, Elias Jelert has a sore leg, portion Felix Mambimbi and Lionel Mpasi are retired due to the fact that of Achilles tendon ruptures, arsenic is Stephan Zagadou with a cruciate ligament tear, portion Ayumu Seko volition beryllium suspended.

Josh Maja had a brace successful the second stages of their lucifer against Marseille, with Lamine N’Diaye besides scoring successful that losing effort.

At PSG, Ousmane Dembele and Marquinhos volition miss this lucifer with hamstring issues, portion Nuno Mendes and Alessandro Longoni stay doubtful owed to limb injuries and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia is retired with a cruciate ligament tear.

Senny Mayulu and Mika Godst scored precocious successful their triumph implicit Lyon, with the second netting his archetypal since joining them from Ajax successful August.

Le Havre imaginable starting lineup:

Gallon; Ouziad, Sasso, Mwanga, Touba, Koffi; Ndiaye, Ebonog, Richardson; Maja, Samatta

Paris Saint-Germain imaginable starting lineup:

Safonov; Hakimi, Beraldo, Pacho, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Doue, Torres, Akliouche

We say: Le Havre 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain

PSG whitethorn not person their strongest attacking options available, but they astir apt volition not request them against a broadside arsenic passive arsenic Le Havre, who person been rather susceptible astatine the backmost this season.

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