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Nice vs Lens is a balanced French matchup shaped by venue changes and fine margins rather than a permanent hierarchy. Nice won 2–0 at home on 8 February 2025, Lens answered 2–0 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 14 December 2025, and the sides drew 1–1 in Nice on 2 May 2026 before Lens won the Coupe de France final 3–1 on 22 May 2026. Future meetings will test whether either side can turn control into separation.
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Starting eleven
Starting XI Lens
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40G
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32D
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25D
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20D
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23M
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8M
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28M
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14M
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10F
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11F
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9F
Nice Starting XI
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G
31
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D
33
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D
4
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D
37
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M
92
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M
39
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M
6
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M
26
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F
25
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F
10
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F
11
Substitutes Lens
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22F
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19F
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7F
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16G
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27D
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2D
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5M
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21M
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38F
Nice Substitutes
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F
32
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D
2
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M
8
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M
20
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F
90
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G
80
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D
28
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M
24
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F
47
Match events
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25'⚽F. Thauvin Normal Goal (Asst: M. Udol)
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36'Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
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42'⚽O. Edouard Normal Goal (Asst: F. Thauvin)
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45'⚽D. Coulibaly Normal Goal (Asst: J. Clauss)
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64'W. Said A. Saint-Maximin
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65'A. Sima O. Edouard
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66'K. Boudache M. Cho
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67'M. Sanson D. Coulibaly
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67'A. Abdi S. Diop
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77'F. Sotoca F. Thauvin
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78'⚽A. Sima Normal Goal
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79'Kevin M. Bard
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79'T. Louchet Dante
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85'Kojo Peprah Oppong Yellow Card
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90' +3Matthieu Udol Yellow Card
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90' +2Morgan Sanson Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Nice VS Lens
Neither side owns the script
The matchup profile points to a contest that can change with the venue. Nice won 2–0 at Allianz Riviera on 8 February 2025, while Lens replied with a 2–0 home win on 14 December 2025. The 1–1 league draw in Nice on 2 May 2026 kept the balance tight before Lens defeated Nice 3–1 at Stade de France in the Coupe de France final on 22 May 2026.
Small advantages decide the tone
Those results show why the fixture is more compelling than a simple ranking of reputations. Nice can use home control to limit Lens’ running, while Lens can make the match physical and transitional enough to test Nice’s defensive concentration. The cup final added a different setting and pressure without erasing the league pattern of close margins. A future meeting should again ask which side can protect its structure when the other gains momentum, and whether one moment of efficiency turns an even contest into a win.
Past head to head stats
Nice VS Lens
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 17 games
Nice VS Lens
Head-to-Head History
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