Nice vs Lens prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 12 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Nice vs Lens

Ligue 1 · Saturday 12 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Allianz Riviera, Nice

Nice · Lens · Ligue 1 predictions

Nice vs Lens preview

Nice host Lens in Ligue 1 on Saturday 12 December 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Allianz Riviera in Nice. Nice are 8th in the table with 14 points from 9, while Lens go into the round 9th, on 13 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Nice W-W-L-W-W, Lens L-W-W-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Nice have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Lens average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Nice won 5, 3 games were drawn and Lens won 2. Those games averaged 1.9 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, ended Nice 1-1 Lens.

At home this season Nice have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Lens have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 5.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

  • NiceLast five: W W L W W
  • LensLast five: L W W W L
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8Nice94231312+114WWLWW
9Lens94141613+313LWWWL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nice 5, draws 3, Lens 2.

Team news

Nice expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yehvann Diouf, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Xavier Mandza, Niels Nkounkou, Jonathan Clauss, Axel Witsel, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Amoura, Elye Wahi

Lens expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Robin Risser, Ruben Aguilar, Jean-Clair Todibo, Samson Baidoo, Matthieu Udol, Michaël Cuisance, Amadou Haidara, Saud Abdulhamid, Florian Thauvin, Florian Sotoca

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