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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 17
Dec 20, 2023 at 8pm UK
Allianz Riviera
Lens logo

Nice
2 - 0
Lens

Moffi (76' pen., 78')
Lotomba (26'), Dante (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Khusanov (88'), Guilavogui (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Le Havre 3-1 Nice
Saturday, December 16 at 4pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Lens 2-0 Reims
Saturday, December 16 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Nice 1-1 Lens

After such a solid start to the campaign, Nice are struggling to handle the pressure of being near the top of the table, and although they have been sharp defensively at home, Lens are in great form, and we believe they will be able to earn a point on Wednesday. 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 Nice win with a probability of 42.92%. A win for Lens had a probability of 29.32% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (8.26%). The likeliest Lens win was 0-1 (9.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.

Result
NiceDrawLens
42.92% (0.0020000000000024 0) 27.76%29.32%
Both teams to score 46.89%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.37%58.63% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.82%79.18% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Nice Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.95% (0.0019999999999953 0)27.05%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.58% (0.0019999999999953 0)62.42% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.27%35.73% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.5%72.5% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Score Analysis
    Nice 42.92%
    Lens 29.32%
    Draw 27.75%
NiceDrawLens
1-0 @ 12.63%
2-1 @ 8.5%
2-0 @ 8.26% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 3.71%
3-0 @ 3.6%
3-2 @ 1.91%
4-1 @ 1.21%
4-0 @ 1.18%
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 42.92%
1-1 @ 13%
0-0 @ 9.66%
2-2 @ 4.38%
Other @ 0.71%
Total : 27.75%
0-1 @ 9.95%
1-2 @ 6.69%
0-2 @ 5.12%
1-3 @ 2.3%
0-3 @ 1.76%
2-3 @ 1.5%
Other @ 2.01%
Total : 29.32%

How you voted: Nice vs Lens

Nice
48.3%
Draw
25.0%
Lens
26.7%
60
Head to Head
Feb 1, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 21
Lens
0-1
Nice
Laborde (57')
Dec 29, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 16
Nice
0-0
Lens
Apr 10, 2022 4.05pm
Gameweek 31
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
Gameweek 19
Nice
2-1
Lens
Lemina (63'), Kluivert (79')
Kalimuendo (30')
Haidara (23'), Gradit (90+1')
Jan 23, 2021 4pm
Gameweek 21
Lens
0-1
Nice

Cahuzac (61'), Fortes (68')
Atal (49')
Boudaoui (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG342210281334876
2MonacoMonaco34207768422667
3Brest341710753341961
4Lille341611752341859
5Nice341510940291155
6Lyon34165134955-653
7Lens34149114537851
8Marseille3413111052411150
9Reims34138134247-547
10Rennes341210125346746
11Toulouse341110134246-443
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier341012124348-541
13StrasbourgStrasbourg34109153850-1239
14NantesNantes3496193055-2533
15Le HavreLe Havre34711163445-1132
16Metz3485213558-2329
17Lorient3478194366-2329
RClermont34510192660-3425


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