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Angers
AJ Auxerre
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Le Havre
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Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
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Reims
Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg
Toulouse
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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 21
Feb 1, 2023 at 8pm UK
Stade Felix Bollaert
Nice

Lens
0 - 1
Nice

FT(HT: 0-0)
Laborde (57')
Rosario (76'), Ramsey (79')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash between Lens and Nice, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Troyes 1-1 Lens
Saturday, January 28 at 4pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Nice 1-0 Lille
Sunday, January 29 at 12pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 1-0 Nice

Regardless of Nice's recent upturn in form, Lens look set to make it 11 wins from 11 home league games on Wednesday night, keeping yet another clean sheet in the process. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 52.59%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Nice had a probability of 22.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.07%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.9%), while for a Nice win it was 0-1 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.

Result
LensDrawNice
52.59% (-0.131 -0.13) 25.13% (0.055 0.05) 22.28% (0.074999999999999 0.07)
Both teams to score 48.5% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.38% (-0.135 -0.13)53.61% (0.136 0.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.88% (-0.115 -0.11)75.11% (0.114 0.11)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.61% (-0.10899999999999 -0.11)20.38% (0.109 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.2% (-0.171 -0.17)52.8% (0.172 0.17)
Nice Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.92% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)39.08% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.2% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)75.8% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Score Analysis
    Lens 52.57%
    Nice 22.28%
    Draw 25.12%
LensDrawNice
1-0 @ 12.66% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 10.07% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.47% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.34% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.02% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.36% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.12% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-2 @ 0.94% (-0.0079999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 52.57%
1-1 @ 11.9% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 7.97% (0.042 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.45% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 25.12%
0-1 @ 7.48% (0.039 0.04)
1-2 @ 5.59% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
0-2 @ 3.52% (0.019 0.02)
1-3 @ 1.75% (0.0029999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.39% (-0.002 -0)
0-3 @ 1.1% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 1.45%
Total : 22.28%

How you voted: Lens vs Nice

Lens
80.5%
Draw
14.6%
Nice
4.9%
82
Head to Head
Dec 29, 2022 8pm
Apr 10, 2022 4.05pm
Lens
3-0
Nice
Kalimuendo (51', 67'), Doucoure (55')
Haise (18'), Doucoure (31'), Sotoca (66')
Haidara (17')

Guessand (38'), Gouiri (45+3'), Lemina (50')
Lemina (57'), Dante (90+1')
Dec 22, 2021 8pm
Nice
2-1
Lens
Lemina (63'), Kluivert (79')
Kalimuendo (30')
Haidara (23'), Gradit (90+1')
Jan 23, 2021 4pm
Lens
0-1
Nice

Cahuzac (61'), Fortes (68')
Atal (49')
Boudaoui (90')
Aug 23, 2020 4pm
Nice
2-1
Lens
Gouiri (23', 75')
Dante (10'), Kamara (45+2')
Kakuta (11' pen.)
Medina (41'), Cahuzac (51'), Boura (71')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG15114040122837
2Marseille1593332181430
3MonacoMonaco1593324121230
4Lille1576225151027
5Lyon157442720725
6Nice156632819924
7Lens156631914524
8Auxerre156362323021
9Toulouse156361717021
10Reims155552018220
11Brest156182427-319
12Rennes155282020017
13StrasbourgStrasbourg154562527-217
14NantesNantes153571724-714
15Angers153481426-1213
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1540111129-1812
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1523101538-239


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