Le Havre
Jaïr Karam takes interim charge of Le Havre for this one after the club suspended Didier Digard on 31 October and appointed Karam from 2 November.
In goal, Arnaud Bodart made his first start of the recent run against PSG and is expected to keep his place ahead of Gauthier Gallon, who had started the four previous matches. Abdoulaye Touré, Stephan Zagadou and Elias Jelert remain unavailable through injury, and Ismail Bouneb is not registered. Félix Mambimbi, out with a muscle problem, could return around this match, while Timothée Pembélé and Lionel Mpasi-Nzau are both doubts, with muscle and Achilles issues respectively.
Lorient
Lorient have some encouraging injury news this week. Noah Mbamba returned to the group on 2 November after nearly two months out with the hamstring injury he suffered against Toulouse in September, and Bandiougou Fadiga could return from his own hamstring problem around the date of this fixture. Panos Katseris is not expected back this weekend; he is running again after a recurrence of his adductor problem, with his return anticipated around the international break after the November 8 match.
Dujeux has kept the same 3-4-2-1 shape in all of the last five matches. Souleymane Touré has made three starts at left-back to Nathaniel Adjei's two, while Souleymane Faye and Gabin Bernardeau remain the alternatives for the place up front.
