Nice v Le Havre: survival rivals separated by one point | OneFootball

Nice host Le Havre in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in Nice, with just one point between the sides and valuable survival ground at stake.

Nice and Le Havre have not drawn any of their last five Ligue 1 meetings, with two wins each in that run, including Le Havre's 3-1 home victory in August. The stakes are similar now as neighbours in the lower half look for a spring reset.

Form is fragile on both sides. Les Aiglons have lost four of their last five league games, including heavy home defeats against Rennes and Paris FC either side of a win at Angers. Le Havre are winless in five but have shared points with Lyon and Auxerre in that stretch.

Team news could shape the balance. Nice are without Youssouf Ndayishimiye through suspension, while Dante, Moïse Bombito and Everton Pereira da Silva are injured. Le Havre list Abdoulaye Toure, Felix Khonde Mambimbi and Issa Soumaré as injured.

The match up may tilt between Les Aiglons' need to tighten a defence that has conceded 55 league goals and Le Havre's low-scoring attack that has managed 23. Sofiane Diop is Nice's leading Ligue 1 scorer with seven, while Le Havre's defensive platform and seven clean sheets suggest they could lean on organisation and Mory Diaw's presence.

A win would move Les Aiglons to 30 points and could lift them above Le Havre, easing relegation pressure. Victory for Le Havre would take them to 31 points and strengthen their grip on 14th, keeping distance from the relegation play-off place.