Tipsway provides all you must know about the Ligue 1 match Nice - Lens!
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 1
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Lens, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Nice form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Nice have to build on here at Allianz Riviera in the Ligue 1.
The Nice coach Favre and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Olympique Lyonnais (placed 8th). Lotomba was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Lotomba hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Brest in a game that was won 1-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nice as they are travelling to their away game against Rennes in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
Nice have scored {6 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Nice's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lens form and stats
Playing away, Lens have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Ligue 1 this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Nice.
Fofana and Saïd scored in Lens's previous match, the home game against Clermont that ended 2-1. Midfielder Frankowski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Frankowski hit two key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 50 total).
Prior to that result Lens won their away game at Angers SCO. The scoreline was 2-1.After this away game Lens return home for a Ligue 1 game against PSG. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Lens are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Nice won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Lens have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 7 goals |  F. Sotoca 6 goals |   A. Delort 5 goals |
Nice missing players
Lens missing players
| Nice | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 87% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 60% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 27% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 20% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.7 | 14.5 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 36% |
| 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.7 | 9.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
- Lens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Ligue 1
- Nice have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 41 |
| 2 | Lens | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Rennes | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Lorient | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Monaco | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Lille | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Nice | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Clermont | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Reims | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Troyes | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Nantes | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Brest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
