Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 26th, where Le Havre hosts Nancy at Stade Océane in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Le Havre is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Toulouse. Rasmus Nicolaisen scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 23rd minute, then Ado Onaiwu added another in the 27th minute In the end, Le Havre couldn’t muster any offence and Toulouse ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 20th placed Nancy, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Dunkerque. Thomas Basila struck first for Nancy in the 16th minute on a feed from Mickaël Biron, then Mamadou Thiam added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Dunkerque was frustrated by Nancy’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nancy ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Nancy and Le Havre battled to a 1-1 draw. Andrew Jung struck first for Nancy in the 49th minute on a penalty shot, then Quentin Cornette tied it up for Le Havre in the 56th minute on a penalty shot earning Le Havre a comeback draw.
Both Mickaël Biron and Mamadou Thiam have been the hottest scorers for Nancy in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Nabil Alioui and Khalid Boutaïb are the top scorers for Le Havre in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.