Published on February 17, 2024 at 9:50 a.m. – updated on February 17, 2024 at 9:52 a.m. Clément Pédron
A week after its defeat against Paris Saint-Germain, Lille welcomes Le Havre to its den with the hope of quickly moving forward. Objective: stay in ambush behind Nice, Monaco and Brest.
Lille wants to move forward in Ligue 1. A little over a week after its setback at Lyon in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, followed by a defeat at the Parc des Princes against PSG (3-1) in championship, Losc intends to re-ignite a positive dynamic like its excellent start to 2024 with three victories in a row. And that’s good since the Mastiffs host Le Havre this Saturday (5 p.m.). If the dynamic of the Normans is far from ideal (1 success in the last 5 meetings), one parameter can also give additional hope to Paulo Fonseca’s men: playing at home. Indeed, as L’Équipe points out in today’s edition, Lille is evolving at a high pace in Ligue 1 with 2.3 points taken on average on home soil. Losc is even the best defense in the European Top 5 when playing at the Decathlon Arena (4 goals) and seven clean sheets (like Inter Milan).
Winner of 32 of its last 33 receptions in all competitions (26 wins, 6 draws), Lille wants to count on its lair to beat Le Havre. “We are not a team that is content to defend away or that aims for a draw,” retorts Paulo Fonseca in comments reported by the Team. For me it’s a problem of offensive aggressiveness, the team is more aggressive at home. » However, if Lille hopes to play the leading roles at the end of the season and secure a European place, they will eventually have to find the trigger outside their bases. For this reception of Ciel et Marine, they will play without Umtiti, Miramon, Cavaleiro and Ilic (injured). Bafodé Diakité is in the recovery phase.
Elsner: “Lille? A big challenge »
If there is one who knows the effectiveness of Losc at home, it is Luka Elsner, the HAC coach. Already exhausted by the last two matches against big teams (Monaco, Rennes), Le Havre also played a Coupe de France match (against Strasbourg) where they exited in the round of 16. This duel in the North does not come at the right time for the promoted. “Playing Lille away is one of the most difficult matches,” admitted the technician. They really know their subject well. I have the feeling that this year, in their stadium, practically no team has managed to find the fault and put them at fault. This is a very big challenge. In terms of structure and coach, Lille is part of the Top 3.” And to make matters worse for the Normans, Lille has not lost any of its last 12 L1 matches at home against promoted teams (10 wins, 2 null). We have to go back to April 2018 to see a setback for Lille at home against Amiens (1-0). The HAC will be deprived of Kouziaïev (suspended), Targhalline, Logbo (injured) and Bayo (loaned by Lille).
The probable compositions
Lille (4-2-3-1) : Chevalier – James Santos, Yoro, Alexsandro, Ismaily – Bentaleb, Andre – Zhegrova, Ang. Gomes, Ounas – J. David.
Le Havre (4-3-3): Desmas – A. Sangante, Youte, G. Lloris, Opera – Nego, A. Touré, Kechta – Joujou, A. Ayew, Casimir.
2024-02-17 20:03:44
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