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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 21
Feb 8, 2025 at 4pm UK
Allianz Riviera
Lens logo

Nice
2 - 0
Lens

Laborde (11' pen.), Clauss (65')
Cho (8')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Thomasson (10'), Medina (32'), Ojediran (89')
Medina (57')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stade Briochin 2-1 Nice
Wednesday, February 5 at 7.45pm in Coupe de France
Last Game: Montpellier 0-2 Lens
Friday, January 31 at 7.45pm in Ligue 1

We said: Nice 0-0 Lens

In a clash against one of Ligue 1's strongest home teams and best-performing away teams, there is very little between these two sides ahead of this one. One point and one place is all that separates them in the league table too, and after drawing 0-0 in the reverse fixture, a repeat would not be a surprise. 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 47.72%. A win for Nice had a probability of 27.42% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.4%) and 0-2 (8.19%). The likeliest Nice win was 1-0 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
NiceDrawLens
27.42% (0.091999999999999 0.09) 24.86% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03) 47.72% (-0.059999999999995 -0.06)
Both teams to score 54.4% (0.159 0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.66% (0.178 0.18)48.34% (-0.174 -0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.51% (0.162 0.16)70.48% (-0.158 -0.16)
Nice Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.25% (0.16200000000001 0.16)31.74% (-0.158 -0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.83% (0.186 0.19)68.17% (-0.18199999999999 -0.18)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.7% (0.046999999999997 0.05)20.3% (-0.044 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.33% (0.075000000000003 0.08)52.67% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Nice 27.42%
    Lens 47.71%
    Draw 24.86%
NiceDrawLens
1-0 @ 7.4% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
2-1 @ 6.77% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 4.24% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
3-1 @ 2.59% (0.019 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.06% (0.018 0.02)
3-0 @ 1.62% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 27.42%
1-1 @ 11.79% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.44% (-0.047 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.39% (0.023 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.1% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 24.86%
0-1 @ 10.27% (-0.06 -0.06)
1-2 @ 9.4% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 8.19% (-0.036 -0.04)
1-3 @ 5% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 4.35% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.87% (0.017 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.99% (0.006 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.74% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 1.14% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 47.71%

How you voted: Nice vs Lens

Nice
47.5%
Draw
42.5%
Lens
10.0%
40
Head to Head
Sep 28, 2024 4pm
Gameweek 6
Lens
0-0
Nice
Frankowski (53'), Zaroury (67'), Still (84')
Zaroury (84')
Abdelmonem (28'), Dante (90+9')
Mar 16, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 26
Lens
1-3
Nice
Wahi (76')
Aguilar (37'), Frankowski (62'), Khusanov (65'), Thomasson (89')
Moffi (11', 67'), Thuram (53')
Thuram (40'), Perraud (46'), Rosario (78')
Dec 20, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 17
Nice
2-0
Lens
Moffi (76' pen., 78')
Lotomba (26'), Dante (90+5')

Khusanov (88'), Guilavogui (90+7')
Feb 1, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 21
Lens
0-1
Nice
Laborde (57')
Dec 29, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 16
Nice
0-0
Lens
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG21165058203853
2Marseille22144450262446
3MonacoMonaco22124644291540
4Nice21107441261537
5Lille2198434221235
6Lyon2196636261033
7Lens219662520533
8Brest22102103538-332
9StrasbourgStrasbourg218673532330
10Toulouse217682324-127
11Auxerre226793137-625
12Rennes2172122930-123
13Angers2165102231-923
14Reims215792633-722
15NantesNantes224992539-1421
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne2253142050-3018
17Le HavreLe Havre2152141740-2317
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier2143142048-2815


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