In the match of the 32nd round of the French championship Auxerre will play at home with Le Havre. One of the teams is already approaching the match in a relaxed state because it does not solve serious tournament problems, while for the other the match is of vital importance. This creates additional intrigue. Because Le Havre need to try to get a win on the road. He goes in the zone of the knockout matches, which is dangerous in itself. But Le Havre are only one point ahead of St Etienne in the relegation zone and only two points behind Angers and four points behind Nantes. In other words, Le Havre are fighting for survival. With its modest resources, this is a very important challenge.

Auxerre, on the other hand, is in tenth position and has little chance of moving anywhere significant. It is three points behind Brest, four points behind Lance, but three points ahead of Rennes and Toulouse. Either way, it will remain a mid-table side. And that seems to be liberating Auxerre. Last round, he unexpectedly defeated Lance 4-0 away, although before that he lost 1-3 to Lille and Lyon. Those were his only defeats in the previous seven rounds.

Le Havre, on the other hand, gave Monaco a 1-1 thrashing last time out, although they lost to PSG (1-2) and Rennes (1-5). But earlier defeated Montpellier (2:0) and Nantes (3:2). So Le Havre have also changed a little approach to the game and score at least a goal in the last 12 matches in a row. However, it concedes in almost every game as well.

In the last five meetings between the current rivals both teams scored. In the first round of the current championship Le Havre won at home with a score of 3:1.