FT · France: Ligue 1 · Saturday, 05 September 2026

Le Havre AC 1–2 BrestMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 05 September 2026

Le Havre AC
1–2
Brest win
Brest

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was Le Havre AC or draw at 66%. Bawler had Le Havre AC at 39%, the draw at 27% and Brest at 34%. The match finished 1–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

Le Havre AC win
39%
Draw
27%
Brest win
34%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.4 – 1.3
Total 2.7
Actual
1 – 2
Total 3 (+0.3 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
2.0 – 2.4
From the match itself

The match produced about as many goals as we forecast — within 0.3 of our 2.7.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 75%
Landed
Medium confidence
Over 2.5 goals
Pre-match: 50%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 27%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Le Havre's home advantage edges a tight xG race (1.41 vs 1.29), making Over 1.5 Goals the model's 75%-confidence call in a fixture projected for 2.69 total shots on target."

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