Le Havre lost 2-0 against Valenciennes (0-2) on Monday night. The Northerners made the difference in the first period after Grbic and Kaba's goal.

The HAC, which keeps 5 points ahead of Metz, 3rd, will therefore have to wait. It is the third defeat of the season, but the second in a row after last week's 1-0 defeat in Annecy. Le Havre are now only two lengths ahead of runners-up Bordeaux and five over Metz.