Le Havre vs Brest Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Didier Digard remains in charge but under immense pressure at struggling Le Havre as they welcome a stuttering Stade Brest side with bigger things on their mind to Stade Oceane.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 26th January, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Le Havre Team News: Kinkoue suspension

Le Havre have brought in Fode Ballo-Toure on a free transfer from AC Milan this week but they have several absentees for this weekend. Youte Kinkoue is missing through suspension, whilst both Abdoulaye Toure and Andy Logbo are sidelined through injury, too. 

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Gorgelin; Sangante, Pembele, Lloris, Zouaoui; Nego, Targhalline, Ndiaye, Joujou; Sabbi, Ayew

Unavailable: Kinkoue (Suspended), Toure (Injured), Logbo (Injured)

Questionable: Mosengo (Injured), Kuzyayev (Injured), Kitala (Injured)

Brest Team News: Left-back issues

Stade Brest have several issues in defence and primarily at left-back with former Aston Villa man Jordan Amavi, former Newcastle United defender Massadio Haidara and reported Tottenham Hotspur target Bradley Locko all sidelined for the visitors. 

Predicted XI (4-2-2-2): Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Ndiaye, Zogbe; Fernandes, Magnetti; Camara, Doumbia; Ajorque, Balde

Unavailable: Locko (Injured), Haidara (Injured), Amavi (Injured)

Questionable: Le Cardinal (Injured), Martin (Injured)

Le Havre vs Brest Prediction

Le Havre come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Stade de Reims at Stade Auguste-Delaune II last weekend in a game in which they went 1-0 down to a 26th minute strike from Marshall Munetsi before a 67th minute equaliser via Arouna Sangante. The home team are now winless in their last seven matches across all competitions as they sit inside the bottom two. Stade Brest suffered a 2-0 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen in the UEFA Champions League in midweek as Eric Roy’s side sit three points tucked inside the top 24 of that competition. They did manage a 2-1 win at Stade Rennais last weekend and despite inconsistencies throughout this campaign, Brest are firm favourites for this one against poor opposition.

Le Havre vs Brest Tip: Brest to win