This should be quite a game, with Nice at 4th and Lens in 6th. Here's all you need to know!
- Nice have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Lens when visiting Nice as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nice and Lens.
Nice form and stats
Nice have played 9 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Three consecutive losses here at Allianz Riviera is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Happy days for Nice in their previous game, a Coupe de France match away at Cholet that ended with a 1-0 victory. Defender Dante got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.0/10. Dante won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Rennes.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nice handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and four defeats.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Nice have conceded 11 goals.
Lens form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Lens have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Lens, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Poitiers in the Coupe de France last time out. Midfielder Haïdara was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Haïdara hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 2-3 defeat away at Nantes before that.Lens are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Lens's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Lens have conceded 17 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Nice won four, Lens were winners in three and we saw three draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 8 goals |  A. Delort 5 goals |   S. Fofana 5 goals |
Nice missing players
Lens missing players
| Nice | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 26 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 83% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 61% |
| 22% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 14.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 12 | 13.8 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 34% | 26% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 34% | 32% |
| 10.7 | 8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.3 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nice have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Nice | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 8 | Monaco | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Nantes | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Lille | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Troyes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Lorient | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 12 |