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Le Havre’s starting lineup: Diaw – Nego, Sangante (cap.), Lloris, Zouaoui – Ndiaye, Seko – Doucouré, Kechta, Soumaré – Samatta.
OM’s starting lineup: De Lange – Pavard, Balerdi (cap.), Aguerd, Emerson – Højbjerg, O'Riley – Greenwood, Angel Gomes, Igor Paixão – Aubameyang
Didier Digard must do without Thomas Delaine, Reda Khadra and Staphan Zagadou, packages. Absences which reduce Le Havre's room for maneuver, particularly on the sides and at the hinge.
Roberto De Zerbi will have to do without Amine Gouiri, Facundo Medina, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Hamed Junior Traoré, all injured for this meeting. An absent quartet which deprives OM of several potential starters in each line.
Marseille (67 shots conceded) and Le Havre (59) are among the three who suffer the fewest opposing attempts in Ligue 1 with PSG. But the contrast is total: OM hits the uprights (7 times, only Barça does worse), while HAC waters the surfaces – championship record with 143 crosses attempted, 32 successful.
Three draws in a row, two trips without scoring: the HAC no longer loses, but does not win either. Didier Digard's rigor holds up, but the offensive efficiency is crumbling. Beware of a third silent exit, a scenario not seen since October 2023.
Four consecutive victories in Ligue 1: Marseille regains rhythm and confidence. A first since winter 2022-2023, symbol of a collective in the process of rebuilding itself. Effective at home and more solid defensively, OM wants to confirm its rise in power.
Nine victories in a row for Marseille against Le Havre: it is quite simply its longest series of successes against the same opponent in the elite. A historic balance of power which clearly leans towards Marseille, and which Roberto De Zerbi's men intend to extend in front of their public.
Obviously, it will not be the easiest match of the season for Le Havre, fourteenth and who have three consecutive draws.
The Olympians are the new favorites to occupy the leading position at the end of the day, since this will be the case if they win.
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