Le Mans FC now has its schedule for the end of 2026 and the start of 2027 in Ligue 1. The Ligue de Football Professionnel published the precise kick-off times for matchdays 13 to 18 on Tuesday, a key period for the club currently sitting 16th with 6 points from seven games, having recorded one win, three draws and three losses. The team, having conceded 15 goals while scoring ten, will be looking to improve its recent form, marked by three consecutive defeats and a record of one win and one draw from its last five matches.

The schedule begins with a trip to Paris FC on Saturday, December 5 at 8:45 PM. A week later, on December 12, Les Sang et Or will travel to Le Havre, also at 8:45 PM. The first home match of this sequence is set for Sunday, January 3 at 3:00 PM against league leaders Olympique Lyonnais. Le Mans FC trail Lyon by eight points.

A busy January run

January looks packed with three matches in fifteen days. The club will play at Strasbourg on Saturday, January 16 at 8:45 PM, before hosting Angers SCO on Saturday, January 23 (8:45 PM) and then OGC Nice on Saturday, January 30 (8:45 PM). These three home games will be played at the Stade Marie Marvingt. The objective will be to pick up points during this run, with the club having scored only 7 goals so far this season.

This announcement comes as the team prepares for its next away fixture at Auxerre this Sunday, October 25. The squad, led by top scorer Louis Mafouta (4 goals), is looking to end a run of three consecutive defeats, including a 0-3 home loss to Toulouse on October 16. That defeat to Toulouse, which followed a 3-1 loss at Paris Saint Germain on October 10 and a 2-1 defeat at Guingamp on October 2, shows the need for a turnaround before the break. The last win dates back to September 19 against Lorient (2-1), preceded by a 2-2 draw with Lens.

President Pedro Oliveira had previously spoken about the importance of this return season to the top flight. "We held a press conference this Tuesday, July 7 at La Pincenardière to outline the main pillars of my governance at the head of the Sarthe club, which is returning to Ligue 1, signifying a change in dimension, both sporting and economic," he said. The club, promoted on May 9 after a 16-year absence, resumed training on July 6 and played six preparatory matches before its league debut against Brest in late August. The scheduling of the upcoming matchdays now provides clarity for planning the rest of the campaign.

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