Ligue 1 · Matchweek 1
HT 0:1
Eric Dier 14'
Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 16:15 (UK) · Stade Océane, Le Havre
Le Havre · 0 pts|Monaco · 3 pts

Monaco opened their Ligue 1 season with a 1-0 win at Le Havre, holding on to Eric Dier's 14th-minute goal.

Player of the matchEric Dier8.6Decisive moment14' Eric Dier+0.7

Le Havre 0-1 Monaco: Dier's early goal is enough

Key numbers

  • 7 shots on target to 4: Monaco were sharper
  • xG 1.39 to 0.6: the better chances were Monaco's
  • Led for roughly 76 minutes after the 14' goal

Level on shots, apart on accuracy

Monaco won 1-0 at Le Havre on the opening matchweek of Ligue 1. Both sides had 15 shots, but Monaco put seven on target to four. Le Havre also had an Amir Richardson goal chalked off by VAR in the 26th minute.

One early goal set the tone

Eric Dier finished from Nazinho's assist in the 14th minute, a goal worth +0.7 FN xPts. Monaco then led for roughly 76 minutes. Lionel Mpasi Nzau made six saves for Le Havre, but they never found an equaliser.

Player of the match
Eric Dier 8.6Dominant

He scored the winner, won eight of nine duels and completed both of his dribbles.

Dier earned most of his FN Score through attack, led by the only goal of the match in the 14th minute. He then won eight of his nine duels, which helped Monaco protect that lead for the remainder of the match.

Game state

0-1
Le Havre ahead 0 min · level 14 min · Monaco ahead 76 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

14' Eric Dier Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Nazinho +0.2 +0.7
Le Havre Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Monaco Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

Le HavreMonaco
50%Possession50%
0.6Expected goals (xG)1.39
0.04xG per shot0.09
15Shots15
4Shots on target7
27%Shots on target %47%
9Shots in box8
411Passes434
80%Pass accuracy81%
7Corners4
6Saves3
13Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
3Offsides3

Timeline

  • 14' Goal Eric Dier league goal #1 assist Nazinho
  • 20' Yellow Amir Richardson
  • 26' VAR Amir Richardson
  • 34' Yellow Fodé Doucouré
  • 40' Sub Yanis Zouaoui → Enzo Koffi
  • 44' Yellow Vincent Sasso
  • 57' Sub Mamadou Coulibaly → Anis Soubeir
  • 57' Sub Paris Brunner → Mika Biereth
  • 64' Yellow Aleksandr Golovin
  • 66' Yellow Vanderson
  • 70' Sub Fodé Doucouré → Elias Jelert
  • 70' Sub Timothee Pembele → Sota Nakamura
  • 70' Sub Ally Samatta → Josh Maja
  • 80' Sub Nazinho → Ilane Touré
  • 81' Sub Stanis Idumbo Muzambo → Oumar Konate
  • 88' Sub Simon Ebonog → Kaito Mizuta
  • 89' Sub Vanderson → Thilo Kehrer

Category leaders

  • Key passesAmir Richardson2
  • Duels wonLamine Camara12/17
  • DribblesEric Dier2/2
  • Defensive actionsLamine Camara9
  • Fouls wonSimon Ebonog3
#Ligue 1#Monaco#Le Havre#Eric Dier#Nazinho

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.