Saturday's cracker in the Ligue 2 features the best two teams in French's second division in a top of the table clash. Le Havre is in a very good position and should become champions at the end of the season but they would be keen to avoid complacency against Sochaux.

The 2022/23 season is Le Havre's third consecutive year in the second division but it looks like they are about to rewrite that with a possible promotion to the French Ligue One. Luka Elsner has brought a lot of success at the club this year keeping them afloat in the domestic league and guiding them to the seventh round of the Coupé de France. Despite failing to win their first three games in the league, Le Havre has taken the league by storm in the last few months and are league leaders by eight points.

Le Havre suffered their first and only defeat of the season on matchday two when they locked horns with Valenciennes. They picked themselves up in great fashion and did not lose in the next 20 games. One brilliant quality that Luka Elsner's side possesses is the ability to get the job done even when they're not on top of their game. Le Havre's lead at the top was reduced last week when they dropped points in the goalless draw vs Paris FC. They are back on the road this week where they have enjoyed successes recently.

Sochaux might be second in the league but they are nowhere as good as Le Havre. The Lions Cubs have already lost seven matches in the domestic fixtures and started the year with back to back losses but a good run over the last few games has lightened the atmosphere at the club. It remains to see how long Sochaux can maintain their run of victories and they face their biggest test of the season when they entertain Le Havre on Saturday.

The memories of the previous game between these sides is still fresh as they met one month ago in the league. Le Havre had all three points in the bag thanks to an own goal from Skelly Alvero. They can now do the double against their closest competitor or at least maintain the eight point gap.

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周六法甲联赛的揭幕战是法甲联赛中最好的两支球队在积分榜上的较量。勒阿弗尔现在的位置非常好，在赛季结束后应该会成为冠军，但是他们会在对阵索肖的比赛中避免自满。

2022/23赛季是勒阿弗尔连续第三年进入乙级联赛，但看起来他们即将改写这一局面，有可能升级到法甲。卢卡·埃尔斯纳今年为俱乐部带来了很多成功，让他们在国内联赛中保持稳定，并带领他们进入了法国Coupé联赛的第七轮。尽管在联赛的前三场比赛中未能获胜，勒阿弗尔在过去的几个月里已经在联赛中掀起了风暴，以8分的优势领先。

勒阿弗尔在第二个比赛日遭遇了他们本赛季的第一次也是唯一一次失败，当时他们与瓦伦西亚发生了冲突。他们振作起来，在接下来的20场比赛中没有输球。卢卡·埃尔斯纳的球队拥有的一个出色的品质是，即使他们在比赛中不处于最佳状态，他们也有能力完成任务。勒阿弗尔在上周与巴黎足球俱乐部的平局中丢分，他们在榜首的领先优势被缩小。本周，他们又回到了他们最近取得成功的道路上。

索肖可能在联赛中排名第二，但他们根本比不上勒阿弗尔。小熊狮已经在国内比赛中输掉了七场比赛，并在今年开始背对背输球，但过去几场比赛的良好表现缓解了俱乐部的气氛。索肖能保持连胜多久还有待观察，他们将在周六迎战勒阿弗尔时面临本赛季最大的考验。

这两支球队一个月前在联赛中相遇，他们对上一场比赛的记忆仍然很清晰。勒阿弗尔凭借斯凯利·阿尔瓦罗的乌龙球获得了三分。他们现在可以对最接近的竞争对手加倍，或者至少保持8分的差距。