Le Havre's attacking and defensive expected goals in Ligue 1 2026/2027, compared with the results they produced and with the rest of the competition.
Le Havre xG and xGA per match
Every match ↓| Rank | Club | xG per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2.28 |
| #2 | RC Lens | 2.27 |
| #3 | Toulouse | 2.19 |
| #4 | Stade Brestois | 1.94 |
| #5 | Paris FC | 1.87 |
| #6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1.79 |
| #7 | Stade Rennais | 1.76 |
| #8 | Le Mans | 1.70 |
| #9 | Angers | 1.61 |
| #10 | Olympique de Marseille | 1.56 |
| #11 | Auxerre | 1.41 |
| #12 | Troyes | 1.40 |
| #13 | Le Havre | 1.39 |
| #14 | Lille | 1.39 |
| #15 | AS Monaco | 1.28 |
| #16 | RC Strasbourg | 1.24 |
| #17 | Lorient | 1.19 |
| #18 | Nice | 1.08 |
- League avg
- 1.63
- Total
- 6.96 5 matches
| Rank | Club | xGA per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris FC | 0.65 |
| #2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1.14 |
| #3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1.17 |
| #4 | Stade Brestois | 1.19 |
| #5 | AS Monaco | 1.31 |
| #6 | Lorient | 1.39 |
| #7 | Angers | 1.41 |
| #8 | Le Havre | 1.61 |
| #9 | Toulouse | 1.64 |
| =10 | Lille | 1.75 |
| =10 | Nice | 1.75 |
| #12 | Le Mans | 1.91 |
| #13 | RC Lens | 1.92 |
| =14 | RC Strasbourg | 1.96 |
| =14 | Troyes | 1.96 |
| #16 | Auxerre | 2.05 |
| #17 | Stade Rennais | 2.27 |
| #18 | Olympique de Marseille | 2.28 |
- League avg
- 1.63
- Total
- 8.05 5 matches
| Rank | Club | xGD per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris FC | +1.22 |
| #2 | Paris Saint-Germain | +1.14 |
| #3 | Stade Brestois | +0.75 |
| #4 | Olympique Lyonnais | +0.62 |
| #5 | Toulouse | +0.55 |
| #6 | RC Lens | +0.35 |
| #7 | Angers | +0.20 |
| #8 | AS Monaco | -0.02 |
| =9 | Le Mans | -0.21 |
| =9 | Lorient | -0.21 |
| #11 | Le Havre | -0.22 |
| #12 | Lille | -0.36 |
| #13 | Stade Rennais | -0.51 |
| #14 | Troyes | -0.56 |
| #15 | Auxerre | -0.63 |
| #16 | Nice | -0.67 |
| #17 | Olympique de Marseille | -0.72 |
| #18 | RC Strasbourg | -0.72 |
- League avg
- 0.00
- Total
- -1.09 5 matches
| Rank | Club | xPts per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris FC | 2.17 |
| #2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2.06 |
| #3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1.81 |
| #4 | Stade Brestois | 1.78 |
| #5 | Toulouse | 1.74 |
| #6 | RC Lens | 1.49 |
| #7 | Angers | 1.49 |
| #8 | AS Monaco | 1.42 |
| #9 | Le Mans | 1.27 |
| #10 | Lille | 1.23 |
| #11 | Lorient | 1.21 |
| #12 | Le Havre | 1.20 |
| #13 | Auxerre | 1.18 |
| #14 | Olympique de Marseille | 1.09 |
| #15 | Stade Rennais | 1.08 |
| #16 | Troyes | 0.96 |
| #17 | Nice | 0.94 |
| #18 | RC Strasbourg | 0.84 |
- League avg
- 1.39
- Total
- 6.01 vs 2 actual pts
Early-season figures: after 5 matches, per-match rates can move quickly.
What the xG says
Le Havre's underlying numbers sit close to the Ligue 1 average. They rank #11 for xG difference at -0.22 per match, built on high shot volume rather than low chance quality. Their 4 goals are 2.96 below 6.96 xG, while 2 points are 4.01 below 6.01 xPts. After only 5 matches, those gaps should still be read cautiously.
Actual vs expected
Select a row to chart it across the season.
Goals minus xG, match by match
Le Havre are 2.96 goals below their xG after 5 matches.
- Goals
- 4
- xG
- 6.96
- Gap
- -2.96
- This match
- Match gap
- Running gap
| Date | Opponent | Goals | xG | Match gap | Running gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23/08 | AS Monaco | 0 | 0.60 | -0.60 | -0.60 |
| Sat 29/08 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1 | 0.69 | +0.31 | -0.29 |
| Sat 05/09 | Stade Brestois | 1 | 2.02 | -1.02 | -1.31 |
| Sat 12/09 | Angers | 0 | 1.31 | -1.31 | -2.62 |
| Sat 19/09 | Toulouse | 2 | 2.34 | -0.34 | -2.96 |
Le Havre xG trend
Current form -0.03 npxGD per match
All 5 matches with xG so far — the window fills at 6.
Out-created the opponent in 2 of 5 matches. The worst was against Olympique Lyonnais on Sat 29/08 (-1.05).
- npxG · last 5
- 1.26
- npxGA · last 5
- 1.29
- npxG
- npxGA
- npxGD
- Avg so far
| Date | Opponent | npxG | npxGA | npxGD | Avg so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23/08 | AS Monaco | 0.60 | 1.43 | -0.83 | -0.83 |
| Sat 29/08 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0.67 | 1.72 | -1.05 | -0.94 |
| Sat 05/09 | Stade Brestois | 1.23 | 1.59 | -0.36 | -0.75 |
| Sat 12/09 | Angers | 1.27 | 0.56 | +0.71 | -0.38 |
| Sat 19/09 | Toulouse | 2.52 | 1.13 | +1.39 | -0.03 |
Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 1.26 npxG and 1.29 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.
Strength of schedule
- Season so far
- number 11 hardest of 18 in Ligue 1
- 0.00 xG vs league average
- Over 5 league matches
Opponents behind the figures
Season so far
0.00 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · number 11 hardest of 18
- Toulouse Away +0.04
- Angers Home −0.31
- Stade Brestois Home +0.13
- Olympique Lyonnais Away +0.12
- AS Monaco Home +0.02
Le Havre shots and chance quality
High volume, low quality. Le Havre take 15.6 shots a match (league 13.9) at 0.08 npxG a shot (league 0.11), #4 in Ligue 1 for volume and #17 for quality. 65% of their shots come from inside the box (league 65%), and set pieces produce 16% of their npxG (league 18%).
Attack
| Rank | Club | shots per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21.2 |
| #2 | Stade Brestois | 19.2 |
| #3 | Stade Rennais | 16.2 |
| #4 | Le Havre | 15.6 |
| #5 | Angers | 15.0 |
| =6 | RC Lens | 14.8 |
| =6 | Toulouse | 14.8 |
| =6 | Troyes | 14.8 |
| #9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13.4 |
| =10 | Olympique de Marseille | 13.2 |
| =10 | Paris FC | 13.2 |
| #12 | Lille | 12.8 |
| #13 | Auxerre | 12.0 |
| #14 | Nice | 11.8 |
| #15 | RC Strasbourg | 11.6 |
| =16 | Le Mans | 10.4 |
| =16 | Lorient | 10.4 |
| #18 | AS Monaco | 10.2 |
- League avg
- 13.9
- Total
- 78 shots from 5 matches
| Rank | Club | npxG per shot |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Le Mans | 0.15 |
| #2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0.13 |
| #3 | Toulouse | 0.13 |
| #4 | AS Monaco | 0.12 |
| #5 | Paris FC | 0.11 |
| #6 | RC Lens | 0.11 |
| #7 | RC Strasbourg | 0.11 |
| #8 | Angers | 0.11 |
| #9 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0.11 |
| #10 | Lorient | 0.11 |
| #11 | Lille | 0.11 |
| #12 | Olympique de Marseille | 0.10 |
| #13 | Stade Rennais | 0.09 |
| #14 | Nice | 0.09 |
| #15 | Stade Brestois | 0.09 |
| #16 | Auxerre | 0.09 |
| #17 | Le Havre | 0.08 |
| #18 | Troyes | 0.07 |
- League avg
- 0.11
- Total
- 6.29 npxG from 78 shots
Defence
| Rank | Club | shots per match |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris FC | 9.6 |
| #2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 10.0 |
| =3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 11.2 |
| =3 | RC Lens | 11.2 |
| #5 | Stade Brestois | 11.6 |
| #6 | Nice | 13.0 |
| #7 | Lorient | 13.2 |
| #8 | Auxerre | 13.6 |
| #9 | Troyes | 13.8 |
| #10 | Le Havre | 14.4 |
| =11 | AS Monaco | 15.2 |
| =11 | Toulouse | 15.2 |
| #13 | Stade Rennais | 15.6 |
| #14 | Lille | 16.0 |
| #15 | Le Mans | 16.2 |
| #16 | Angers | 16.4 |
| #17 | Olympique de Marseille | 17.0 |
| #18 | RC Strasbourg | 17.4 |
- League avg
- 13.9
- Total
- 72 shots allowed from 5 matches
| Rank | Club | npxGA per shot |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paris FC | 0.07 |
| #2 | Angers | 0.08 |
| #3 | Lorient | 0.08 |
| #4 | AS Monaco | 0.08 |
| #5 | Stade Brestois | 0.09 |
| #6 | Le Havre | 0.09 |
| #7 | RC Strasbourg | 0.09 |
| #8 | Le Mans | 0.09 |
| #9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0.10 |
| #10 | Toulouse | 0.10 |
| #11 | Lille | 0.11 |
| #12 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0.11 |
| #13 | Nice | 0.12 |
| #14 | Olympique de Marseille | 0.12 |
| #15 | Auxerre | 0.13 |
| #16 | Stade Rennais | 0.13 |
| #17 | Troyes | 0.15 |
| #18 | RC Lens | 0.16 |
- League avg
- 0.11
- Total
- 6.43 npxGA from 72 shots
Shot profile
65% inside the box
League avg 65%
From 51 of 78 shots over 5 matches
Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.
65% allowed inside the box
League avg 65%
From 47 of 72 shots allowed over 5 matches
Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.
84% open play · 16% set pieces
League avg 18% set pieces
From 1.0 of 6.2 npxG over 5 matches
Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.
88% open play · 12% set pieces
League avg 18% set pieces
From 0.8 of 6.4 npxG allowed over 5 matches
Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.
Le Havre home and away xG
| Measure | Home | Away only 2 matches with xG |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 2 |
| xG / match | 1.31 | 1.52 |
| xGA / match | 1.45 | 1.85 |
| xGD / match | -0.14 | -0.34 |
| xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works → | 1.27 | 1.09 |
Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.
Every Le Havre match by xG
Away this season
- Matches
- 2
- xG / match
- 1.52
- xGA / match
- 1.85
- xGD / match
- -0.34
- Points
- 1 of 6
Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.00. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.
Le Havre in Ligue 1
Attack
- xG / match #13 of 18
- Shots / match #4 of 18
- Chance quality #17 of 18
- Home xG #11 of 18
- Away xG #10 of 18
Defence
- xGA / match #8 of 18
- Shots allowed #10 of 18
- Chance quality allowed #6 of 18
About the data
- xG data
- Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
- Derived metrics
- xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
- Model metrics
- xPts is produced by our probability model.