Lens VS Nice

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

VS

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.

Past matches, Nice vs Lens

  • League Final
    Home Lens
    3 - 1
    Nice Away
    Stade de France
  • League Regular Season - 32
    Home Nice
    1 - 1
    Lens Away
    Allianz Riviera
  • League Regular Season - 16
    Home Lens
    2 - 0
    Nice Away
    Stade Bollaert-Delelis
  • League Regular Season - 21
    Home Nice
    2 - 0
    Lens Away
    Allianz Riviera
  • League Regular Season - 6
    Home Lens
    0 - 0
    Nice Away
    Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Match center

Lens
Lens
3 - 1
FT
Nice
Nice
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Starting eleven

Starting XI Lens
  • 40
    G
  • 32
    D
  • 25
    D
  • 20
    D
  • 23
    M
  • 8
    M
  • 28
    M
  • 14
    M
  • 10
    F
  • 11
    F
  • 9
    F
Nice Starting XI
  • G
    31
  • D
    33
  • D
    4
  • D
    37
  • M
    92
  • M
    39
  • M
    6
  • M
    26
  • F
    25
  • F
    10
  • F
    11
Substitutes Lens
  • 22
    F
  • 19
    F
  • 7
    F
  • 16
    G
  • 27
    D
  • 2
    D
  • 5
    M
  • 21
    M
  • 38
    F
Nice Substitutes
  • F
    32
  • D
    2
  • M
    8
  • M
    20
  • F
    90
  • G
    80
  • D
    28
  • M
    24
  • F
    47

Match events

0'
45'
90'
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  • 25'
    ⚽
    F. Thauvin Normal Goal (Asst: M. Udol)
  • 36'
    Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
  • 42'
    ⚽
    O. Edouard Normal Goal (Asst: F. Thauvin)
  • 45'
    ⚽
    D. Coulibaly Normal Goal (Asst: J. Clauss)
  • 64'
    W. Said A. Saint-Maximin
  • 65'
    A. Sima O. Edouard
  • 66'
    K. Boudache M. Cho
  • 67'
    M. Sanson D. Coulibaly
  • 67'
    A. Abdi S. Diop
  • 77'
    F. Sotoca F. Thauvin
  • 78'
    ⚽
    A. Sima Normal Goal
  • 79'
    Kevin M. Bard
  • 79'
    T. Louchet Dante
  • 85'
    Kojo Peprah Oppong Yellow Card
  • 90' +3
    Matthieu Udol Yellow Card
  • 90' +2
    Morgan 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

Nice
Lens

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

Final
Lens
3 - 1
Nice
Stade de France
Regular Season - 32
Nice
1 - 1
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 16
Lens
2 - 0
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 21
Nice
2 - 0
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 6
Lens
0 - 0
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 26
Lens
1 - 3
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 17
Nice
2 - 0
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 21
Lens
0 - 1
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 16
Nice
0 - 0
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 31
Lens
3 - 0
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 19
Nice
2 - 1
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 21
Lens
0 - 1
Nice
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 1
Nice
2 - 1
Lens
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 37
Nice
2 - 1
Lens
 
Regular Season - 19
Lens
2 - 0
Nice
 
Regular Season - 26
Nice
0 - 0
Lens
 
Regular Season - 10
Lens
1 - 0
Nice
 

Previous games Nice

Regular Season - 4
Auxerre
1 - 0
Nice
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Regular Season - 3
Nice
1 - 1
Le Mans
Allianz Riviera
Regular Season - 2
Paris FC
3 - 0
Nice
Stade Jean Bouin
Regular Season - 1
Nice
0 - 0
Lorient
Allianz Riviera
Club Friendlies
Hull City
0 - 0
Nice
 

Previous games Lens

Regular Season - 4
Le Mans
2 - 2
Lens
Stade Marie-Marvingt
League Stage - 1
Slavia Praha
2 - 3
Lens
 
Regular Season - 3
Lens
0 - 1
Lorient
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Regular Season - 2
Strasbourg
2 - 1
Lens
Stade de la Meinau
Regular Season - 1
Lens
5 - 2
Auxerre
Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Upcoming games Nice

- Regular Season - 5
Nice
Lille
Allianz Riviera
- Regular Season - 6
Nice
Strasbourg
Allianz Riviera
- Regular Season - 7
Lyon
Nice
 
- Regular Season - 8
Stade Brestois 29
Nice
 
- Regular Season - 9
Nice
Rennes
Allianz Riviera

Upcoming games Lens

- Regular Season - 5
Monaco
Lens
Stade Louis-II
- Regular Season - 6
Lens
Lyon
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Group Stage
Lens
Sporting CP
 
- Regular Season - 7
Estac Troyes
Lens
 
- Group Stage
Club Brugge KV
Lens