Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lens vs Nice – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Nice 2-0. Goals: O. Édouard (15'), O. Édouard (57'). Lens had 46% possession against Nice's 54%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 16

Sunday, 14 December 2025

Lens

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Nice

Referee: Willy Delajod, France

Lineups

Lens3-4-2-1

40R. RisserG

25I. GaniouD

6S. BaidooD

20M. SarrD

2R. AguilarM

8M. SangareM

28A. ThomassonM

14M. UdolM

10F. ThauvinF

22W. SaidF

11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

1R. GurtnerG

23S. AbdulhamidD

5A. BulatovicM

18F. SyllaM

26A. BermontM

7F. SotocaF

19A. SimaF

29M. GuilavoguiF

38R. FofanaF

Nice4-3-3

80Y. DioufG

92J. ClaussD

33A. MendyD

37K. PeprahD

26M. BardD

6H. BoudaouiM

24C. VanhoutteM

8M. SansonM

25M. ChoF

10S. DiopF

21I. JanssonF

Substitutes

31M. DupeG

28J. BahD

2A. AbdiD

99S. Abdul SamedM

22T. NdombeleM

47T. GouveiaF

44Z. DialloF

49B. NgueneF

90KevinF

Match Events

10'Y

C. Vanhoutte

15'G

O. Édouard

Assist: M. Udol

46'S

C. Vanhoutte

Substitution 1

57'G

O. Édouard

Assist: M. Udol

70'S

K. Peprah Oppong

Substitution 2

70'S

H. Boudaoui

Substitution 3

70'S

M. Sanson

Substitution 4

70'S

I. Jansson

Substitution 5

78'S

W. Saïd

Substitution 1

78'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 2

83'Y

S. Abdul Samed

86'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 3

90'+3S

A. Thomasson

Substitution 4

Statistics

Lens

46%54%

Nice

1.65Expected Goals (xG)0.76

15Total Shots8

5Shots on Target4

2Corners5

17Fouls13

0Offsides2

82Pass Accuracy (%)85

0Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Lens host Nice on Sunday, 14 December 2025 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The kick-off time is 16:15 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lens go into the match 2nd in the table; Nice sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lens have taken 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 wins in a row. Nice have collected 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Feb 2025: Lens 0-2 Nice; 28 Sept 2024: Lens 0-0 Nice; 16 Mar 2024: Lens 1-3 Nice. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Nice 2-0. Lens scored through O. Édouard 15', O. Édouard 57'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 57 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lens held 46% of the ball against 54% for Nice. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 1.65 for Lens, 0.76 for Nice.

Verdict

The win nudges Lens forward and leaves Nice with work to do. Lens sat 2nd and Nice 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.