Eight-Goal Thriller as Le Havre and Metz Share the Points in Ligue 1 Classic

Le Havre AC and FC Metz delivered one of the most dramatic games of the Ligue 1 season, drawing 4–4 in a chaotic encounter on matchday 31 that swung repeatedly from one side to the other.

The tone was set early. Le Havre struck first after just five minutes through Mbwana Samatta, only for Metz to respond four minutes later when Giorgi Kvilitaia finished from a Gauthier Hein assist. Le Havre quickly regained the lead in the 13th minute thanks to Yassine Kechta, capping a frenetic opening spell at 2–1 to the hosts.

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Metz restored parity on the stroke of half-time. Deep into first-half stoppage time, Hein converted from the penalty spot to make it 2–2, sending the teams into the break level after an open and attacking first period.

The second half continued in the same vein. Le Havre went ahead again in the 52nd minute when Yanis Zouaoui scored from the spot, but Metz answered instantly: two minutes later, substitute Jahyann Pandore found the net, assisted by Nathan Mbala, to make it 3–3. Le Havre refused to relent, and in the 61st minute Fodé Doucouré, set up by Issa Soumaré, put the hosts 4–3 up.

As the game entered its closing stages, Metz pushed for another equaliser. Their pressure told in the 85th minute when Hein, again involved at a crucial moment, struck his second of the match, this time from open play after another assist from Mbala, to lock the score at 4–4.

The match also featured several substitutions and yellow cards, including bookings for Kvilitaia and Le Havre trio Lucas Gourna-Douath, Simon Ebonog and Timothee Pembele. No further decisive chances are detailed in the available data, and the contest finished level after a remarkable eight-goal spectacle.

Further statistical details from the match are not available at this time. You can review the fixture overview and competition context on Ballaxy and the Ligue 1 page.

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Ligue 1 Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	31	22	4	5	70	27	43	70	D W W L
2	Racing Club de Lens	31	20	4	7	61	33	28	64	D D W L
3	Olympique Lyonnais	32	18	6	8	52	34	18	60	W W W W D
4	Lille OSC	32	17	7	8	51	35	16	58	D W D W W
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	32	16	8	8	56	46	10	56	L W W W W
6	AS Monaco FC	32	16	6	10	56	48	8	54	W D D L W
7	Olympique de Marseille	32	16	5	11	59	44	15	53	L D L W L
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	31	13	7	11	50	41	9	46	L W L W
9	FC Lorient	32	10	12	10	44	49	-5	42	D L W L D
10	Toulouse FC	32	11	8	13	45	45	0	41	W D L L
11	Paris FC	32	10	11	11	44	47	-3	41	W L W W D
12	Stade Brestois 29	31	10	8	13	41	51	-10	38	L D D L
13	Angers SCO	32	9	7	16	27	46	-19	34	L L D L D
14	Le Havre AC	32	6	14	12	30	43	-13	32	D D D D D
15	OGC Nice	32	7	10	15	36	58	-22	31	D D D D L
16	AJ Auxerre	32	6	10	16	30	43	-13	28	W L D D D
17	FC Nantes	32	5	8	19	29	51	-22	23	W L L D D
18	FC Metz	32	3	7	22	32	72	-40	16	L D L L D