NiceNice vs Lens — Ligue 1
2-0
LensAllianz Riviera, Nice
Going into the match, Nice had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; Lens had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Lens 2 wins, 1 drawn. Nice are 13th in the Ligue 1 on 8 points; Lens are 8th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: Nice
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (L D W L W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Stade Briochin · 5 Feb 2025
- D 1-1 at Toulouse · 2 Feb 2025
- W 2-0 vs Olympique de Marseille · 26 Jan 2025
- L 2-1 at Lille OSC · 17 Jan 2025
- W 0-1 at Bastia · 14 Jan 2025
- W 2-4 at Reims · 11 Jan 2025
Away form going in: Lens
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W W L W L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Montpellier · 31 Jan 2025
- W 1-0 vs Angers SCO · 26 Jan 2025
- L 1-2 vs Paris Saint-Germain FC · 18 Jan 2025
- W 1-2 at Le Havre AC · 12 Jan 2025
- L 0-1 vs Toulouse FC · 5 Jan 2025
- D 1-1 vs Paris Saint Germain · 22 Dec 2024
Head-to-head: Nice vs Lens
- Lens 3-1 Nice · 22 May 2026 · Coupe de France
- Nice 1-1 Lens · 2 May 2026 · Ligue 1
- Lens 2-0 Nice · 14 Dec 2025 · Ligue 1
How it unfolded
- 10' Penalty — G. Laborde (Nice)
- 64' Normal Goal — J. Clauss (Nice)
Match statistics
| Nice | Metric | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 3.37347 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.02488 |
| 16 | Total shots | 12 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 626 | Total passes | 401 |
| 551 | Accurate passes | 327 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 14 | Key passes | 9 |
| 89 | Duels | 89 |
| 58 | Duels won | 31 |
Ligue 1 table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Lille | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Rennes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Lorient | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Lens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Marseille | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Stade Brestois 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Nice | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Angers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Le Mans | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Estac Troyes | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |