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Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Nice vs Lens – Lineups & Match Details

Nice and Lens drew 1-1. Goals: A. Saint-Maximin (60'), A. Abdi (84'). Nice had 46% possession against Lens's 54%. Shots on target: 2-4.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 32

Saturday, 2 May 2026

NiceNice

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

LensLens

Referee: Thomas Leonard, France

Lineups

NiceNice5-4-1
Y. Diouf80Y. DioufG
T. Louchet20T. LouchetD
A. Mendy33A. MendyD
J. Bah28J. BahD
K. Peprah37K. PeprahD
M. Bard26M. BardD
K. Boudache32K. BoudacheM
H. Boudaoui6H. BoudaouiM
M. Sanson8M. SansonM
S. Diop10S. DiopM
M. Cho25M. ChoF

Substitutes

31M. DupeG
4DanteD
2A. AbdiD
22T. NdombeleM
24C. VanhoutteM
21I. JanssonF
90KevinF
99S. Abdul SamedM
23G. BernardeauM
LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
S. Baidoo6S. BaidooD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
S. Abdulhamid23S. AbdulhamidM
M. Sangare8M. SangareM
A. Thomasson28A. ThomassonM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
A. Saint-Maximin9A. Saint-MaximinF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

16M. GorgelinG
22W. SaidF
7F. SotocaF
2R. AguilarD
21A. HaidaraM
19A. SimaF
5A. BulatovicM
18F. SyllaM
38R. FofanaF

Match Events

27'Y

M. Sarr

44'Y

F. Thauvin

45'Y

Abdulay Bah

60'G

A. Saint-Maximin

Assist: A. Thomasson

71'S

K. Boudache

Substitution 1

71'S

M. Cho

Substitution 2

71'S

M. Sanson

Substitution 3

77'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 1

81'R

Saud Abdulhamid

82'Y

A. Thomasson

84'G

A. Abdi

86'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 2

90'Y

M. Bard

90'+1S

H. Boudaoui

Substitution 4

90'+1S

S. Diop

Substitution 5

Statistics

Nice
46%54%
Lens
0.79Expected Goals (xG)1.09
9Total Shots16
2Shots on Target4
7Corners8
11Fouls10
2Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Nice host Lens on Saturday, 2 May 2026 at Allianz Riviera. The kick-off time is 19:05 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Nice go into the match 16th in the table; Lens sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nice have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. Lens have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Dec 2025: Nice 0-2 Lens; 8 Feb 2025: Nice 2-0 Lens; 28 Sept 2024: Nice 0-0 Lens. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nice and Lens drew 1-1. Nice scored through A. Abdi 84'. Lens replied with A. Saint-Maximin 60'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 84 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nice held 46% of the ball against 54% for Lens. Shots on target finished 2-4. Expected goals read 0.79 for Nice, 1.09 for Lens.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Nice sat 16th and Lens 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.