Lille Faces Le Havre With Bentaleb Available for Ligue 1 Match

Lille OSC hosts Le Havre AC on October 10, 2026, at Stade Pierre-Mauroy for Ligue 1’s sixth round, with the hosts seeking to strengthen their position and visitors aiming to recover from a difficult start. The match begins at 17:15.

According to HAC.football, Lille enters the match fourth with 10 points after three wins, one draw and one defeat. The same source noted Le Havre sits last with two points after five matches.

L’Équipe reported that Nabil Bentaleb is available after recovering from a physical issue that kept him out of Algeria duty during the international break. Coach Davide Ancelotti confirmed his readiness for the match.

"He is ready to play," said Davide Ancelotti, Lille head coach.

L’Équipe reported that Ethan Mbappé remains unavailable after suffering a foot and ankle issue during his first start with France Under-21s. Hamza Igamane is also continuing recovery from a knee injury.

"It is more of a problem with the front of the foot, although the ankle is also affected. We will see if we can recover him for Brest on October 17. Otherwise, it will be for Monaco on October 25," said Davide Ancelotti, Lille head coach.

HAC.football reported that Lille have been led by Ayase Ueda, who scored two goals in three matches, while Olivier Giroud has one goal and two assists this season. Tiago Santos and Maurits Kjaergaard were also highlighted for their contributions.

"If we want to face this situation, we have to look at it directly. The group is not affected, except in a positive way with the desire to move things forward," said HAC in a club statement.

HAC.football reported that Le Havre’s attacking options include Josh Maja and Ally Samatta, with Maja scoring a hat trick in a friendly win over Boulogne and Samatta also scoring in that match.

"Every match is an opportunity," said Josh Maja, Le Havre forward.

MadeInFOOT reported the probable lineups with Lille expected to use Özer, T. Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud, André, Bentaleb, Bakwa, Haraldsson, Önal and Ueda. Le Havre’s projected lineup includes Gallon, Zohouri, Seko, Touba, Ouziad, R. Ndaye, Ebonog, Richardson, Mizuta, Maja and Samatta.