The key numbers: Le Havre-Paris

Match previews

History, stakes and keys to the match! Find out all the key numbers before kick-off in the McDonald's Ligue 1 match day 1 fixture between Le Havre Athletic Club and Paris Saint-Germain on Friday 16th August at 8.45pm at the Stade Océane.

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Who will score Paris' first league goal this season? Last season, Kylian Mbappé waited until match day 2 and a trip to Toulouse (1-1, 19/08/2023) to open the scoring for the Rouge et Bleu, after 152 minutes of play. The fastest-ever goal dates back to 22nd July 1989, scored by Gaby Calderon in Nice (3-3) after just 89 seconds.
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Paris Saint-Germain played the first ever match at the Campus in Poissy against Le Havre, winning 2-0 in a friendly on 21st July 2023.
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On 13th September 1970, Paris and Le Havre drew 2-2 at the Stade de la Cavée Verte in a National (formerly Ligue 2) match. It was only the 3rd official match for the Rouge et Bleu.
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Guillaume Hoarau, Michel Marella and Raí are the top 3 scorers for Paris against Le Havre, with 3 goals.
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Paris are on a 7-match unbeaten run against Le Havre in the league (2-1 in 1999-2000, 1-0 and 1-0 in 2002-2003, 3-1 and 3-0 in 2008-2009, 2-0 and 3-3 last season).
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20 players have worn the colours of both teams: Yannick Boli, Vikash Dhorasoo, Lassana Diarra, Didier Digard, Éric Junior Dina-Ebimbe, Nicolas Douchez, Pierre Ducrocq, Xavier Gravelaine, Yannick Guillochon, Guillaume Hoarau, Jean-Louis Leonetti, Jérôme Leroy, Modeste M’Bami, Patrice Marquet, Grégory Paisley, Cyrille Pouget, Christophe Revault, Bruno Roux, Christian Zajaczkowski and Pascal Zaremba. Didier Digard (coach), Nicolas Douchez (goalkeeping coach) and Mathieu Bodmer (sporting director) played for Paris before joining the Normandy based club.
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Paris have now gone 24 matches without defeat away from home in the league (Marseille 3-0, Brest 2-1, Nice 2-0, Angers 2-1, Troyes 3-1, Auxerre 2-1, Strasbourg 1-1, Toulouse 1-1, Lyon 4-1, Clermont 0-0, Rennes 3-1, Brest 3-2, Reims 3-0, Le Havre 2-0, Lille 1-1, Lens 2-0, Strasbourg 2-1, Nantes 2-0, Monaco 0-0, Montpellier 6-2, Marseille 2-0, Lorient 4-1, Nice 2-1 and Metz 2-0). It's a record in France and in the history of the club.
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There have been 39 official matches between the two teams, with a record of 22 wins, 13 draws and just 4 defeats for Les Parisiens.
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507 Parisian players have worn the Rouge et Bleu jersey to date, a total that could change at Le Havre with the presence of several summer signings in the Parisian squad.
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