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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-GermainPSG312010176294770
2MonacoMonaco32187762422061
3Brest32169749331657
4Lille311510645271855
5Nice31149836251151
6Lens32147114234849
7Rennes32129115143845
8Marseille31111194738944
9Lyon31135134251-944
10Montpellier HSCMontpellier321011114144-340
11Toulouse321010123942-340
12Reims31117133845-740
13StrasbourgStrasbourg3299143547-1236
14NantesNantes3296172949-2033
15Le HavreLe Havre32711143342-932
16Metz3285193454-2029
17Lorient3268183763-2626
18Clermont32510172654-2825


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