Everything you need to know about Lorient

Lorient receives Le Havre on Sunday evening (9pm) as part of the 34th matchday of Ligue 1. Here’s everything you need to know about this encounter between the relaxed Merlus and HAC who must secure their maintenance.

Stats to know (with Opta) Lorient has only lost 14% of their matches in Ligue 1 against Le Havre (2W 4D 1L), with a lower ratio against Le Mans (0% – 4W 4D) and Ajaccio (13% – 5W 2D 1L) among teams faced at least five times. Lorient hasn’t lost any of their last nine matches at home against Le Havre in all competitions (4W 5D), with their last defeat at home against the Seine-Maritime club back in November 1989 in Ligue 2 (0-4). Lorient has a goal difference of -1 in Ligue 1 this season and could finish an elite exercise without conceding more goals than they scored for only the third time after 2008/09 (0) and 2009/10 (+12). Lorient has only taken 44% of their points in Ligue 1 2025/26 against teams currently in the bottom half of the table (20/45), the lowest ratio. Le Havre has not won any of their last 11 matches in Ligue 1 (6D 5L), the second longest current drought behind Metz (21). The Seinomarins’ lead over 16th place was nine points before this drought, now reduced to none. Lorient has only lost one of their last 16 matches at home in all competitions (8W 7D), but it was the most recent against Strasbourg in the 31st matchday of Ligue 1 (2-3). Le Havre has not won any of their last 11 away matches in Ligue 1 (5D 6L), the longest current drought. HAC has not had a worse run in a single season in the elite since their first 12 away matches in 1993/94. Only Toulouse (474) has committed more fouls than Le Havre (455) in Ligue 1 this season, while only Paris SG (303) has conceded fewer than Lorient (314).