Le Havre v Angers: survival fight meets mid-table push | OneFootball

Le Havre host Angers in Ligue 1 at Stade Océane on 4 January 2026, with the hosts aiming to pull away from the relegation picture and the visitors looking to strengthen their top-half position.

Angers took a 1-0 victory on this ground in last season's league meeting and drew the reverse fixture. The latest table has Le Havre 15th on 15 points, with Angers 10th on 22.

Form points to contrasting momentum. Le Havre are winless in five across all competitions with four defeats, while Angers have won four of their last five, including league wins at Nice and Toulouse and a home success against Nantes.

Selection could matter. Le Havre list Abdoulaye Toure, Thomas Delaine, Etienne Youte Kinkoue, Reda Khadra, Guy Zohouri and Stephan Zagadou as injured. For Angers, Herve Koffi and Jim Allevinah are sidelined.

Tactically, Le Havre have scored 13 goals in 16 league games and kept five clean sheets, but they also deliver a high volume of open-play crosses and may look to stretch the flanks. Angers have 17 goals and five clean sheets, with sharp shooting accuracy of 53.77% this season. Up front, Sidiki Cherif leads their Ligue 1 scoring with four, while Yassin Belkhdim has supplied two assists (per the league rankings).

A win could ease Le Havre further from the bottom three. Angers, meanwhile, would consolidate their mid-table position and could edge closer to the European places.