Nice vs Lens

Nice

1 - 1

Lens

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 20:05 Europe/London 📍 Allianz Riviera 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Leonard 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Nice 16 · Lens 2

Referee Stats

Thomas Leonard

17 matches · 3.53 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.53
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	53%
Draws	29%
Away wins	18%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Lens outshot their opponent (9-16).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Nice (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 1.12 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 22

Avg: 1.82 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18

PPG

1.65

1.12

1.82

1.59

1.29

41%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

59%

41%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Nice rank16th

Lens rank2nd

Nice points32

Lens points70

Nice: #16 · 32 pts · GD -23

38 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

38-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nice last 5 home

D D D L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals2-10

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lens last 5 away

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nice trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Nice score at home65%

Nice clean sheet at home24%

Lens score away76%

Lens clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Nice score first41%

Nice win after scoring first57%

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first89%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nice 44% · Lens 17%

Avg first goal minute: Nice 21.4' · Lens 31.6'

Vs league average

Nice score at home1.12 vs 1.59

Nice concede at home1.59 vs 1.24

Lens score away1.82 vs 1.24

Lens concede away1.29 vs 1.59

Nice score 30% below league average, while Lens score 47% above league average.

Defensive side: Nice are 28% above league average at home, and Lens are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Nice goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

386

463

Passes Accurate

326

395

Passes %

84%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27'

27' M. Sarr

44'

44' F. Thauvin

45'

45' Abdulay Bah

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Saint-Maximin

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thomasson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Sanson

1st substitution · For: S. Abdul Samed

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ K. Boudache

2nd substitution · For: A. Abdi

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ K. Boudache

3rd substitution · For: A. Abdi

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Cho

4th substitution · For: I. Jansson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Sanson

5th substitution · For: S. Abdul Samed

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ O. Édouard

1st substitution · For: A. Sima

81'

81' Saud Abdulhamid

82'

82' A. Thomasson

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Abdi

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ F. Thauvin

2nd substitution · For: R. Aguilar

90'

90' M. Bard

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ H. Boudaoui

6th substitution · For: C. Vanhoutte

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ S. Diop

7th substitution · For: Kevin Carlos

Nice vs Lens 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nice drew 1-1 with Lens on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Thomas Leonard. It was played at Allianz Riviera.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Sarr received a yellow card for Lens at 27'. F. Thauvin received a yellow card for Lens at 44'. Abdulay Bah received a yellow card for Nice at 45'.

Second half: Lens took the lead at 60' when A. Saint-Maximin scored, with the assist credited to A. Thomasson, making the score 0-1. Nice made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Sanson replacing S. Abdul Samed. Nice made their 2nd substitution at 71', with K. Boudache replacing A. Abdi. Nice made their 3rd substitution at 71', with K. Boudache replacing A. Abdi. Nice made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Cho replacing I. Jansson. Nice made their 5th substitution at 71', with M. Sanson replacing S. Abdul Samed. Lens made their 1st substitution at 77', with O. Édouard replacing A. Sima. Saud Abdulhamid received a red card for Lens at 81'. A. Thomasson received a yellow card for Lens at 82'. Nice leveled the score at 84' when A. Abdi scored, making the score 1-1. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 86', with F. Thauvin replacing R. Aguilar. M. Bard received a yellow card for Nice at 90'. Nice made their 6th substitution at 90+1', with H. Boudaoui replacing C. Vanhoutte. Nice made their 7th substitution at 90+1', with S. Diop replacing Kevin Carlos.

Nice used 7 substitutions while Lens used 2 substitutions. Nice got 2 yellow cards, while Lens got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.