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Nice
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Strasbourg
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Troyes
Dec 22, 2021 at 8pm UK at Stade Municipal du Ray
Nice
2 - 1
Lens
Lemina (63'), Kluivert (79')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Kalimuendo (30')
Haidara (23'), Gradit (90+1')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash between Nice and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Nice 2-1 Lens

Nice have had difficulty winning at home, however, they have won their last three fixtures versus Lens in Ligue 1, and they have been more consistent than their opponents, who seem to struggle in close games, conceding a goal beyond the 90th minute in their last two league fixtures. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nice win with a probability of 37.74%. A win for Lens had a probability of 35.12% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.15%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Lens win was 0-1 (10.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Nice in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nice.

Result
NiceDrawLens
37.74%27.14%35.12%
Both teams to score 50.4%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.01%54.99%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.74%76.26%
Nice Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.79%28.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.09%63.9%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.2%29.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.13%65.87%
Score Analysis
    Nice 37.73%
    Lens 35.11%
    Draw 27.13%
NiceDrawLens
1-0 @ 10.63%
2-1 @ 8.15%
2-0 @ 6.73%
3-1 @ 3.44%
3-0 @ 2.84%
3-2 @ 2.08%
4-1 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 37.73%
1-1 @ 12.87%
0-0 @ 8.4%
2-2 @ 4.93%
Other @ 0.93%
Total : 27.13%
0-1 @ 10.17%
1-2 @ 7.8%
0-2 @ 6.16%
1-3 @ 3.15%
0-3 @ 2.49%
2-3 @ 1.99%
1-4 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 35.11%

How you voted: Nice vs Lens

Nice
69.8%
Draw
17.5%
Lens
12.7%
63
Head to Head
Jan 23, 2021 4pm
Lens
0-1
Nice

Cahuzac (61'), Fortes (68')
Atal (49')
Boudaoui (90')
Aug 23, 2020 4pm
Nice
2-1
Lens
Gouiri (23', 75')
Dante (10'), Kamara (45+2')
Kakuta (11' pen.)
Medina (41'), Cahuzac (51'), Boura (71')
May 16, 2015 8pm
Nice
2-1
Lens
Amavi (30'), Digard (77')
Bodmer (45')
Touzghar (14')
Cyprien (16')
Dec 19, 2014 7.30pm
Lens
2-0
Nice
Cyprien (38'), Coulibaly (86')
Sylla (26'), Lemoigne (72'), Valdivia (73')

Eysseric (18'), Puel (39')
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG21163252163651
2Marseille21144342172546
3Lens21136233151845
4MonacoMonaco21125446291741
5Rennes21124540221840
6Lille2110563526935
7Lorient2110563534135
8Nice218762420431
9Clermont218672427-330
10Lyon218583023729
11Reims2161142626029
12Toulouse218583536-129
13NantesNantes2141072126-522
14Montpellier HSCMontpellier2162133143-1220
15Brest2147102334-1119
16Troyes2147103245-1319
17Ajaccio2153131837-1918
18StrasbourgStrasbourg2129102539-1415
19Auxerre2134141846-2813
20Angers2122171847-298

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