Ligue 1 · Matchweek 1 · Aug 23

Nice - Lens

Nice beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 (Matchweek 1). Goals: A. Gouiri 23', 75'; G. Kakuta (P) 11'.

🏟 Allianz Riviera 👤 Referee: J. Miguelgorry
Key events
10' 🟨 DanteYellow card Nice
11' G. Kakuta (P)(0 - 1) Lens
23' A. Gouiri(1 - 1) · Assist: H. Kamara Nice
41' 🟨 Facundo MedinaYellow card Lens
45' 🟨 Hassane KamaraYellow card Nice
51' 🟨 Yannick CahuzacYellow card Lens
71' 🟨 Ismaël BouraYellow card Lens
75' A. Gouiri(2 - 1) · Assist: P. Lees Melou Nice
Quick stats
%57 Possession %43
4 Total shots 16
2 Shots on target 4
0 Shots off target 9
2 Blocked shots 3
2 Shots inside box 12
2 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 0
Match timeline
First half
DanteYellow card🟨
10'
11'
G. Kakuta (P)(0 - 1)
A. Gouiri(1 - 1) · Assist: H. Kamara
23'
Robson Bambu ↔ A. PelmardSubstitution🔁
33'
41'
🟨Facundo MedinaYellow card
Hassane KamaraYellow card🟨
45'
HT 1 - 1
51'
🟨Yannick CahuzacYellow card
61'
🔁F. Sotoca ↔ C. JeanSubstitution
61'
🔁I. Ganago ↔ S. BanzaSubstitution
K. Thuram-Ulien ↔ D. NdoyeSubstitution🔁
68'
68'
🔁G. Kakuta ↔ T. MauricioSubstitution
71'
🟨Ismaël BouraYellow card
A. Gouiri(2 - 1) · Assist: P. Lees Melou
75'
77'
🔁I. Boura ↔ I. SyllaSubstitution
J. Lotomba ↔ P. BurnerSubstitution🔁
90+1'
K. Dolberg ↔ E. GuessandSubstitution🔁
90+2'
A. Claude Maurice ↔ E. SylvestreSubstitution🔁
90+2'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsNice · Lens
Key stats
%57 Possession %43
Shots
4 Total shots 16
2 Shots on target 4
0 Shots off target 9
2 Blocked shots 3
2 Shots inside box 12
2 Shots outside box 4
4 Saves 0
Passing
515 Total passes 353
441 Accurate passes 292
%86 Pass accuracy %83
Set pieces & discipline
1 Corners 7
0 Offsides 1
17 Fouls 18
Cards
2 Yellow cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2021–2026
Nice 6
Jan 23who was on topMay 22
Lens 3
6 Nice 3 draw 3 Lens
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.0goals / match
1311total goals
6/4clean sheets
2-0Nice best win · Feb 8
3-0Lens best win · Apr 10
%67 Over 1.5 8/12
%33 Over 2.5 4/12
%17 Over 3.5 2/12
%33 BTTS 4/12
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Nice at home5 matches
3W 2D 0L 7:2
Lens at home7 matches
3W 1D 3L 9:6
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Nice1W 4D 0L Lens3W 2D 0L
1.40 2.20 Points per game
5 12 Goals scored
3 7 Goals conceded
0.89 2.46 xG average
1.71 0.89 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%0 %60 Over 2.5
5.0 8.4 Corners
1.6 2.0 Cards
Nice2W 5D 3L Lens5W 3D 2L
1.10 1.80 Points per game
8 23 Goals scored
14 15 Goals conceded
1.03 2.17 xG average
1.66 1.05 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %70 BTTS
%30 %80 Over 2.5
5.8 7.5 Corners
1.7 2.0 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
9Nicein the table52pts
38matches 15-7-16W-D-L 50:53goals -3diff
WLWLW
7Lensin the table57pts
38matches 15-12-11W-D-L 55:54goals +1diff
DLLLW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
1.10 2.33 Points per game
1.29 1.54 xG average
1.73 1.29 xGA average
%14 %38 Clean sheets
%67 %48 BTTS
%57 %62 Over 2.5
5.1 5.5 Corners
2.4 2.2 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 22 Lens 3-1 Nice Coupe de France
May 2 Nice 1-1 Lens Ligue 1
Dec 14 Lens 2-0 Nice Ligue 1
Feb 8 Nice 2-0 Lens Ligue 1
Sep 28 Lens 0-0 Nice Ligue 1
Mar 16 Lens 1-3 Nice Ligue 1
Dec 20 Nice 2-0 Lens Ligue 1
Feb 1 Lens 0-1 Nice Ligue 1
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