Both these participants are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Nice having a 7 point edge on Lens in the league table. Game on!
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Ligue 1
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nice, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Lens form and stats
The complete Ligue 1 statistics playing at home this season for Lens are 7-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Lens are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Strasbourg. Wooh was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Wooh won 6 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Clermont in a game that was won 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lens have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost three.
The Lens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Lens have conceded 16 goals.
Nice form and stats
The visitors are W8-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
Nice's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rennes that finished 1-1. Midfield player Rosario was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Rosario hit one key pass and had 37 successful passes (of 39 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Olympique Marseille before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nice playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Nice wins, two draws and two defeats.
Nice have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Nice - Lens 2-1 was the end result in these participants' latest H2H match, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Lens victories, three draws and four Nice wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 10 goals |  A. Delort 8 goals |   S. Fofana 7 goals |
Lens missing players
Nice missing players
| Lens | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 45 | 26 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 40 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 87% |
| 77% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 63% |
| 53% | 47% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | 47% |
| 40% | 47% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 13% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 57% | 53% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 37% |
| 20% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 53% | 40% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 37% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.4 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 15 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 30% | 27% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 45% | 33% |
| 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 14.5 | 11.9 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (8) away in Ligue 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Monaco | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
| 7 | Lille | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 47 |
| 8 | Nantes | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Lens | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Reims | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Troyes | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
| 16 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -23 | 28 |
| 17 | Clermont | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -24 | 28 |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 27 |
| 19 | Metz | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -32 | 23 |
