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Nice v Lens : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Allianz Riviera, Nice

the Allianz Riviera crowd welcome Lens's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Franck Haise's Nice face Franck Haise's troops in the Ligue 1. All of the important stats for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.

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Nice's next match is v Le Havre at 16:15 on Sunday 16th February
Lens's next match is v Strasbourg at 16:15 on Sunday 16th February
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Nice and Lens was on Saturday 8th February 2025
French Ligue 1
February 8th 2025
Nice 2
0 Lens
 
G. Laborde 11'
J. Clauss 65'
 
NIC
LEN
Shots On
8
3
Shots Off
6
6
Corners
7
3
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
6
19
Yellow/red cards
1/0
3/1
 
NiceLens
 
M. Bulka
M. Bombito
Y. Ndayishimiye
M. Bard
J. Claussfootball icon (T. Louchet 75')
D. da Costa Santos (A. Abdi 90')
B. Santamaría
H. Boudaoui (Mohamed Abdel Monem 90')
M. Cho (S. Diop 68')
E. Guessand
G. Labordefootball icon (J. Boga 90')
K. Koffi
J. Gradit
D. Machado Mena
F. Medina
M. Sarr
(H. Ojediran 83') A. Diouf
N. El Aynaoui
(A. Zaroury 46') A. Thomasson
(J. Agbonifo 46') G. Koyalipou
(W. Saïd 83') M. N'Zola
F. Sotoca

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of Nice and Lens serving up at least 2 goals in this Ligue 1 tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nice are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.35.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
45%
7/511/8
5%
Draw
24%
12/5
3%
12/5
3%
Lens
31%
2/119/10
4%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
8%
Nice 2-1
9%
17/215/2
Nice 1-0
9%
17/215/2
Lens 2-1
7%
10/117/2
6%
Nice 2-0
7%
12/1
8%
10/1
8%
Lens 1-0
7%
10/117/2
6%
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/19/1
5%
Nice 3-1
5%
18/114/1
Lens 2-0
5%
14/112/1
Nice 3-0
4%
22/116/1
11%
Nice 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Lens 3-1
3%
20/116/1
Lens 3-2
3%
28/118/1
Nice 4-1
2%
40/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/58/11
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1/11/1
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/5-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
58%
8/138/13
BTTS - No
42%
6/56/5
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/3
4%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/116/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
9/219/5
4%
Home/draw
69%
4/112/5
3%
Away/draw
55%
8/154/7
5%
Home/away
76%
3/10
2%
3/10
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/3
8%
11/4
1%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
7/4
8%
7/4
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/9
3%
2/5
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/1
9%
4/1
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/6
3%
2/13
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/117/2
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/20
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/20
1%
1/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10/1
8%
9/1
5%
Home DNB
62%
4/67/10
3%
Away DNB
48%
11/1021/20
5%
Nice win to nil
22%
7/2
4%
-
Lens win to nil
14%
9/2-
Nice / Nice
21%
3/127/10
5%
Nice / Lens
3%
25/120/1
Nice / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Nice
14%
5/19/2
4%
Draw / Lens
12%
11/211/2
8%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
4%
Lens / Nice
4%
22/118/1
10%
Lens / Lens
18%
7/2
5%
7/2
4%
Lens / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nice have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Ligue 1 league table. Nice are unbeaten at home after 9 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Nice have outscored their opponents by 39 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

Nice have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Lens are in 6th position in the Ligue 1 on 33 points having played 20 matches so far this season. Lens are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Lens have conceded 9 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
Lens
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2116503853 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 27
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
2
Marseille2113442043 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3A
Mar 9
3
Nice Home2110741537 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
4
Monaco211146937 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 30
May 18
d
 
1-1A
5
Lille219841235 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
Mar 30
6
Lyon219661033 
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
d
 
0-00-0
May 4
7
Lens Away21966533 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
8
Brest2110110-331 
May 18
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 20
9
Strasbourg21867330 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 13
Feb 16
d
 
2-2F
10
Toulouse21768-127 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
May 11
11
Auxerre21669-624 
Mar 16
l
 
2-1F
Apr 27
d
 
2-2F
12
Rennes217212-123 
w
 
3-2F
May 11
Mar 16
d
 
1-1A
13
Angers216510-923 
Apr 20
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
14
Reims21579-722 
May 4
w
 
2-4F
Apr 13
w
 
0-2F
15
Nantes21498-821 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
Feb 23
16
St Etienne215313-2618 
w
 
8-0F
Mar 2
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
17
Le Havre215214-2317 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 16
Mar 2
w
 
1-2A
18
Montpellier214314-2815 
Feb 23
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
Win / draw / win form
Nice 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Lens 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Nice have not lost to Lens in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Nice since 2015
Nice
Lens
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
NIC
4
D
1
League games at Lens since 2014
Lens
Nice
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
3 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
3 / 6
NIC
3
D
1
LEN
2
Goal Statistics

Nice have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 13 consecutive Ligue 1 games. Their PG of 1.6 against Lens on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Nice 3rd Lens 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Lens will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Nice have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
-5
Lens’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279134/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
Lens
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
NIC
LEN
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
NIC
LEN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Nice v Lens Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21957
M Bulka E GuessandE GuessandH Boudaoui
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bulka  GLK21
-
Y Ndayishimiye DEF141
3
-
Dante DEF15
4
-
M Bombito DEF16
1
1
J Clauss  MID1624
4
-
H Boudaoui MID1711
7
-
B Santamaría MID3
-
M Bard MID141
2
-
E Guessand FWD2195
2
-
M Cho FWD1733
2
-
G Laborde FWD1582
-
Subs
M Dupé GLK
-
A Abdi DEF1322
1
-
M Abdelmonem DEF9
2
-
A Mendy DEF11
1
-
S Diop MID1753
3
-
B Bouanani MID182
2
-
T Louchet MID131
1
-
T Ndombélé MID1612
2
-
J Boga FWD111
-
Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21638
A ThomassonM Nzola A ThomassonF Medina
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Koffi GLK4
2
-
F Sotoca DEF191
3
-
J Gradit DEF14
3
-
M Sarr DEF9
-
F Medina DEF191
7
1
D Machado DEF171
3
1
A Thomasson MID2123
4
-
N Aynaoui MID121
1
-
A Diouf MID2111
2
-
M Nzola  FWD1661
3
-
G Koyalipou FWD51
-
Subs
A. Delplace GLK
-
N. Čelik DEF
-
A. Juma Bah DEF1
-
A Fulgini MID1711
2
-
H. Ojediran MID131
4
-
T. Pouilly MID2
1
-
A Zaroury FWD161
1
1
W Saïd  FWD121
2
-
J. Agbonifo FWD21
-