Nice vs Lens

2 - 1
🕒 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Allianz Riviera 🧑‍⚖️ Jérôme Brisard 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Nice 4 · Lens 8
Referee Stats
20 matches · 2.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.90
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 35%
Draws 25%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • Nice controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Nice (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-4-5

Goals For / Against

27 / 21
Avg: 1.42 / 1.11

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 1.42 / 1.47

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.47
1.42
GF
1.42
1.11
GA
1.47
53%
O2.5
63%
53%
BTTS
68%
53%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Nice rank4th
Lens rank8th
Nice points67
Lens points62
Nice: #4 · 67 pts · GD +16
4 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Lens: #8 · 62 pts · GD +14
9 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nice last 5 home

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals9-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Lens last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nice trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Nice score at home74%
Nice clean sheet at home26%
Lens score away74%
Lens clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Nice score first53%
Nice win after scoring first70%
Lens score first32%
Lens win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nice 50% · Lens 58%
Avg first goal minute: Nice 42.6' · Lens 22.8'

Vs league average

Nice score at home1.42 vs 1.58
Nice concede at home1.11 vs 1.23
Lens score away1.42 vs 1.23
Lens concede away1.47 vs 1.58
Nice score 10% below league average, while Lens score 16% above league average.
Defensive side: Nice are 10% below league average at home, and Lens are 7% 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: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 6
61-75 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 6
61-75 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
0-15 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
9
8
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
7
7
Shots Outside Box
2
1
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
7
9
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
591
499
Passes Accurate
532
433
Passes %
90%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
2
23'
23' M. Haïdara
30' ⚽
⚽
30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
A. Kalimuendo
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Wooh
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
M. Lemina
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Rosario
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ M. Lemina
1st substitution · For: M. Schneiderlin
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ K. Dolberg
2nd substitution · For: A. Delort
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
J. Kluivert
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Rosario
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Yannick Cahuzac
1st substitution · For: I. Ganago
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ J. Clauss
2nd substitution · For: C. Jean
90+1'
90+1' J. Gradit

Nice vs Lens 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nice beat Lens 2-1 on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Jérôme Brisard. It was played at Allianz Riviera.

First half: M. Haïdara received a yellow card for Lens at 23'. Lens took the lead at 30' when A. Kalimuendo scored, with the assist credited to C. Wooh, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Nice leveled the score at 63' when M. Lemina scored, with the assist credited to P. Rosario, making the score 1-1. Nice made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Lemina replacing M. Schneiderlin. Nice made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Dolberg replacing A. Delort. Nice took the lead at 79' when J. Kluivert scored, with the assist credited to P. Rosario, making the score 2-1. Lens made their 1st substitution at 82', with Yannick Cahuzac replacing I. Ganago. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 89', with J. Clauss replacing C. Jean. J. Gradit received a yellow card for Lens at 90+1'.

Nice used 2 substitutions while Lens used 2 substitutions. Lens got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • Nice controlled possession (55%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Nice vs Lens Head-to-Head History by Season