Monaco vs Le Havre Prediction: Monaco to prey upon “Surviving” Le Havre

Monaco vs Le Havre Prediction and Odds on 16 August 2025

In the French Ligue 1, Monaco will play Le Havre at Stade Louis II, Monaco, in round 1. Monaco finished in the top three in Ligue 1 for two seasons in a row. Now, they want to make it three seasons in a row. They will start their campaign against Le Havre. Last season, Le Havre almost got relegated. But they just barely avoided it. They stayed in Ligue 1 by the smallest possible margin. Adi Hutter manages Monaco. His team will play in the Champions League this season. This is exciting for them. They expect another difficult season trying to survive in the league. How will this game unfold? 

Monaco: Form and Statistics

Monaco finished third last season. After that, they made some big signings in the transfer market. They bought Paul Pogba and Ansu Fati. More importantly, they kept all their key players from last season. None of their best players left the club. Because of this, their summer transfer window went very well. Now, Monaco is ready to challenge for second place behind PSG. PSG is the strongest team in France. But Monaco wants to be "the best of the rest."

Monaco News and Lineup

Monaco has a good record on opening day. They have played 10 opening games recently. They lost only 1 game, won 6 games, and drew 3 games. This shows they start seasons well. However, Monaco has one problem for their first game. Midfielder Soungoutou Magassa got a red card last season. As a result, he must serve a one-match suspension. He cannot play in the opener. Meanwhile, Monaco has a new goalkeeper. Lukas Hradecky joined from Bayer Leverkusen. He helped Leverkusen go unbeaten in the Bundesliga last season. Now, he is ready to make his first appearance for Monaco.

🔖 Monaco Expected Lineup

Hradecky; Vanderson, Dier, Kehrer, Henrique; Golovin, Zakaria, Camara, Fati; Balogun, Biereth

⛔️Unavailable: Fati A. (Lacking Match Fitness), Magassa S. (Red Card), Pogba P. (Lacking Match Fitness), Balogun F. (Muscle Injury)

Le Havre: Form and Statistics

Le Havre stayed in Ligue 1 in a very dramatic fashion last season. They played Strasbourg on the final day of the season. The game went to the 99th minute. Then, Abdoulaye Toure scored a penalty. As a result, Le Havre won 3-2. This win was very important. At the same time, Reims lost its playoff battle with Metz. Because of this, Le Havre survived relegation.

Le Havre Team News and Lineup

Le Havre only stayed up by one point last season. This was very close. They want to avoid another relegation fight this season. However, they will probably compete near the bottom of the table again. Le Havre has finished in the bottom five for six seasons in a row. This shows they struggle in the top division. During the summer, the club got new owners. But they did not spend much money on new players. Therefore, they might finish near the bottom again this season.

🔖 Le Havre Expected Lineup

Diaw; Nego, Sangante, Kinkoue, Delaine; Namli, Toure, Ndiaye, Kechta; Soumare, Samatta

⛔️Unavailable: Delaine T. (Hamstring Injury), Nego L. (Yellow Cards), Thiare A. (Yellow Cards), Toure A. (Hamstring Injury)

Monaco vs Le Havre: Head-to-Head Statistics

Saturday's game will be the 45th time Monaco and Le Havre play each other. Monaco has won 19 games. Le Havre has won 10 games. The teams have tied 15 times. Their last game ended 1-1.

Monaco vs Le Havre: Betting Tips & Odds

• Monaco has not lost in their last five home games against Le Havre. Meanwhile, Le Havre has only kept one clean sheet in their last eight games against Monaco.
• Le Havre won 9 out of 31 games when they were the underdog last season. This is 29.0% of those games. The odds are available on 1Xbet at 12.5 for Le Havre to win.
• Le Havre gave up 71 goals last season in Ligue 1. Only two teams gave up more goals. Both teams to score for 1.90 odds on 1xbet.
• Monaco was a heavy favorite in only one game last season. They lost that game. Le Havre played as a big underdog twice last season. They won one game and tied one game. Either team to win at 1.135 odds at 1xbet bookmakers.
• Monaco won 17 games last season when they were the favorite. They lost 7 games and tied 6 games. This means they won 56.7% of those games. A win for the home team is available on Betway with odds of 1.24.

Monaco vs Le Havre match prediction 16 August 2025

Paris Saint-Germain won the French title again last season. This has happened for four years in a row. No other team has been able to challenge them since Lille won in 2020-21. Monaco finished third in the league. They were behind Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille. They finished just one point ahead of Nice and Lille. Monaco should be too strong for Le Havre. The home team will likely control most of the game. Monaco has a player suspension to deal with. But Le Havre has a different problem. Their head coach Digard cannot be on the sideline for Saturday's opener. He got too many yellow cards last season. Therefore, he has been banned from the touchline. You can bet on Monaco to win at both half-time and full-time. Monaco is good at home. They rarely get outplayed there. Le Havre has played well on the road recently. However, they did not look good in pre-season games. Monaco should win this game easily. If they do win, it will be their 1100th victory in Ligue 1.

Our match prediction is Under 3.5 total goals with odds at 1.76 on Bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip is -1.5 Monaco handicap with odds at 1.744 on Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Over 2.5 Monaco with odds at 1.95 on 1Xbet bookmaker.