Le Havre AC – Lyon: OL must get the engine firing again in Normandy 
This Sunday the Stade Océane hosts a scrap between two wounded teams for matchday 26. Le Havre (14e) are gasping and must stop the bleeding at home, while Lyon (4e) are suffering a surprising dip in their relentless chase for the Champions League.
HAC in full freefall 
The honeymoon is well and truly over for the Normandy side. Didier Digard’s men have hit a sticky patch — three blunders in a row, including a deserved 2-0 loss at Brest. Even worse: the attack has gone mute during this drought. They still cling to a slim seven-point cushion over Auxerre (playoff spot), but the spectre of trouble could pop up in the mirrors very quickly.
At home it’s hit-or-miss. They’ve grabbed valuable wins recently, but their last game at the Stade Océane ended in a 1-0 defeat to PSG. And when the big teams turn up, it’s grim for HAC: zero points against the current top-four sides this season (six defeats from six, kept scoreless in four of those matches).
OL losing momentum 
Who’d have thought Lyon’s slick machine would seize up like this? Ruthless at the start of the year — six wins on the bounce — Paulo Fonseca’s side have suddenly stalled. Held 1-1 by Paris FC last weekend, they’re now without a win in three straight Ligue 1 matches. Immediate consequence: they’ve slipped to fourth, behind Marseille on goal difference, and Rennes are sounding off just three points behind.
The big worry is that usually-solid defence leaking on the road — three goals conceded across the last two away trips. Fonseca could even register a third consecutive away defeat for the first time since he arrived. Still, history favours the visitors: Lyon have won the last three meetings with Le Havre and love the Norman atmosphere (four wins in their last five trips to the Stade Océane).
Probable line-ups
Le Havre : Diaw ; Sangante, Seko, Zagadou ; Ndiaye, Kechta, Gourna-Douath, Zouaoui ; Quetant, Boufal ; Soumare
Lyon : Greif ; Kamara, Niakhate, Hateboer ; Taglifico, Tessmann, Mangala, Abner ; Karabec, Tolisso ; Endrick
Football Prediction Le Havre vs Lyon
Lyon to win
This is a clash between two teams stuck in turbulence. Only difference is Lyon have a deeper bag of individual talent and a real points emergency if they want to stay in the top group.
Against a shaky Le Havre side that haven’t found the net in three games and keep getting eaten alive by the big boys, the visitors have a golden chance to set things straight. Expect the Gones, smarting, to take control of the tempo, pry open the Norman defence and walk away with three vital points.
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