Nice vs Lens

2 May 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ali Abdi 84’
  • Allan Saint-Maximin 60’

Match summary

Nice and Lens drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Allan Saint-Maximin put Lens ahead in the 60th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson and Ali Abdi equalised in the 84th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Nice created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Lens 1.58 from 16. Lens had a player sent off.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
9 Shots 16
2 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 8
88 Attacks 105
36 Dangerous attacks 42
390 Passes 468
84% Pass accuracy 85%
17 Tackles 28
11 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Nice Lens
Kick-off
4’
Shot on target
Shot on target
17’
27’
Malang SarrArgument
30’
Shot on target
40’
Shot on target
44’
Florian ThauvinArgument
Juma BahArgument
45’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
60’
Allan Saint-MaximinLeft foot shot0-1 (Lens)
Ali AbdiKaïl Boudache
71’
Isak JanssonMohamed-Ali Cho
71’
Salis Abdul SamedMorgan Sanson
71’
77’
Abdallah SimaOdsonne Édouard
81’
Saud AbdulhamidProfessional foul last man
82’
Adrien Thomasson Argument
Ali AbdiLeft foot shot1-1 (Nice)
84’
86’
Ruben AguilarFlorian Thauvin
Melvin Bard Foul
90’
Kevin CarlosSofiane Diop
90+1’
Charles VanhoutteHicham Boudaoui
90+1’
Full-time1-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.58 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), 0-1 60’ 84’ Ali Abdi (Nice), 1-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.58 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), 0-1 Saint-Maximin 60’ 84’ Ali Abdi (Nice), 1-1 Abdi 84’
Nice 1.42 xGLens 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Nice attacking 
84’ Ali Abdi (Nice), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 74’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 4’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 17’ Juma Bah (Nice), from a corner, 0.36 xG, saved 84’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 19’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Ali Abdi (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Ali Abdi (Nice), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 74’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 4’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 17’ Juma Bah (Nice), from a corner, 0.36 xG, saved 84’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, blocked 19’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Ali Abdi (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nice 5-4-1 Starting XI
Diouf
Louchet
Mendy
Bah
Oppong
Bard
Boudache 71’
Boudaoui 90’
Sanson 71’
Diop 90’
Cho 71’
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Sarr
Baidoo
Ganiou
Udol
Thomasson
Sangaré
Abdulhamid
Saint-Maximin
Thauvin 86’
Édouard 77’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yehvann Diouf GK900 0.000.000
Tom Louchet DEF900 0.000.361
Antoine Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Kojo Peprah Oppong DEF900 0.000.000
Juma Bah DEF901 0.360.000
Melvin Bard DEF900 0.000.000
Kail Boudache MID731 0.030.000
Hichem Boudaoui MID900 0.000.131
Morgan Sanson MID730 0.000.000
Sofiane Diop MID902 0.290.102
Mohamed Ali-Cho FWD732 0.110.000
Salis Abdul Samed Sub170 0.000.000
Isak Jansson Sub170 0.000.000
Ali Abdi Sub1712 0.570.061
Charles Vanhoutte Sub10 0.000.000
Kevin Omoruyi Sub11 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 21% Avg odds 4.55
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.16
Lens win 57% Avg odds 1.65

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

Form going into the game

Nice LLDDD
Lens LWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 2-0 Nice, 14 Dec 25 All Nice vs Lens meetings, next on 12 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.