Lens vs Nice

14 December 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Odsonne Edouard 15’, 57’

Match summary

Lens saw off Nice 2-0. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

Odsonne Edouard put Lens ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Matthieu Udol and Edouard made it 2-0 with a header in the 57th minute, set up by Matthieu Udol.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Nice's 0.73 from 8.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
15 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 4
2 Corners 5
92 Attacks 101
31 Dangerous attacks 44
418 Passes 493
82% Pass accuracy 85%
15 Tackles 18
17 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Lens Nice
Kick-off
10’
Charles VanhoutteFoul
Mamadou SangaréShot on target
10’
Odsonne ÉdouardHeader1-0 (Lens)
15’
17’
Mohamed Ali-ChoShot on target
37’
Hichem BoudaouiShot on target
Half-time1-0
46’
Kevin CarlosCharles Vanhoutte
Second half underway
47’
Hichem BoudaouiShot on target
48’
Isak JanssonShot on target
Odsonne ÉdouardHeader2-0 (Lens)
57’
Wesley SaidShot on target
60’
70’
Ali AbdiKojo Peprah Oppong
70’
Tiago GouveiaIsak Jansson
70’
Tanguy NdombéléMorgan Sanson
70’
Salis Abdul SamedHicham Boudaoui
Morgan GuilavoguiFlorian Thauvin
78’
Florian SotocaWesley Saïd 
78’
83’
Salis Abdul SamedArgument
Rayan FofanaOdsonne Édouard
86’
Adrien ThomassonShot on target
88’
Andrija BulatovicAdrien Thomasson 
90+3’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 0.73 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 15’ 57’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 2-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 0.73 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 Edouard 15’ 57’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 2-0 Edouard 57’
Lens 1.92 xGNice 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Lens attacking 
57’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 88’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 37’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 74’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Isak Jansson (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 88’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 37’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 85’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 74’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Isak Jansson (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Ganiou
Baidoo
Sarr
Aguilar
Sangaré
Thomasson 90’
Udol 2
Thauvin 78’
Saïd 78’
Édouard 2 86’
Nice 4-3-3 Starting XI
Diouf
Bard
Oppong 70’
Mendy
Clauss
Sanson 70’
Vanhoutte 46’
Boudaoui 70’
Jansson 70’
Diop
Cho

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.000
Samson Baidoo DEF901 0.020.000
Pierre Ganiou DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF900 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar MID903 0.080.000
Matthieu Udol MID9020 0.000.694
Adrien Thomasson MID901 0.520.000
Mamadou Sangaré MID902 0.030.000
Florian Thauvin MID791 0.310.101
Wesley Said MID792 0.160.332
Odsonne Edouard FWD8723 0.740.092
Florian Sotoca Sub111 0.020.521
Morgan Guilavogui Sub110 0.000.000
Rayan Fofana Sub31 0.040.000
Andrija Bulatovic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 62% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.52
Nice win 17% Avg odds 5.55

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lens WWWWW
Nice LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 2-0 Lens, 08 Feb 25 Next meeting: Nice 1-1 Lens, 02 May 26  All Lens vs Nice meetings

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