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Angers
AJ Auxerre
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Le Havre
Lens logo
Lille
Lyon
Marseille
Monaco
Montpellier
Nantes
Nice
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Reims
Rennes
Saint-Etienne
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Nice
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
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG18144048163246
2Marseille18114340211937
3Lille1888228171132
4MonacoMonaco189452920931
5Nice1886436251130
6Lyon188552922729
7Lens187652218427
8Toulouse187471919025
9Brest188192831-325
10StrasbourgStrasbourg186663130124
11Auxerre186482428-422
12Angers186482127-622
13Reims185672426-221
14Rennes1852112427-317
15NantesNantes183872128-717
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1852111738-2117
17Le HavreLe Havre1841131437-2313
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1833121843-2512


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