Le Havre v Monaco: home resilience meets visitors' attacking options | OneFootball

Le Havre host Monaco in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 23 August 2026 at Stade Océane, opening the new campaign with the hosts unbeaten in recent home meetings and the visitors coming in off a busy pre-season and European action.

The last three top flight meetings here all ended level — 0-0, 1-1 and 0-0 — underlining how tight this fixture has been on the Normandy coast.

Le Havre's recent run reads won, drawn, lost, lost, won in friendlies. Monaco mixed results but beat Liverpool and Górnik, and also Getafe, either side of defeats to Sporting CP and Coventry City.

Les Rouge et Blanc are without Christian Mawissa through suspension. Le Havre list Abdoulaye Toure and Stephan Zagadou as injured.

Le Havre could lean on Mbwana Samatta up front, with Amir Richardson and Rassoul Ndiaye supplying from midfield. Les Rouge et Blanc may look to feed Mika Biereth through Aleksandr Golovin and Ansu Fati, with Eric Dier and Vanderson in defence ahead of goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky.

A win would put either side on three points to start Matchday 1 and set early momentum. Le Havre then visit Lyon, while Les Rouge et Blanc host Marseille before a trip to PSG.