Lens vs Nice: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lens play Nice in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 14 December 2025 at 17:15. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Lens: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Nice: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lens scores 1.94 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. Nice scores 1.09 and concedes 1.76. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lens 50%, Nice 59%. Over 2.5: Lens 65%, Nice 50%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Lens has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.25. Lens: 16.4 shots per match, Nice: 11.2.

Match halves

Lens: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.18. Nice: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Lens: 46-60 (16 goals). Nice: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
LensNice
15Shots8
LensNice
5Shots on target4
LensNice
1.52xG1.11
LensNice
2Corners5
LensNice
31Dangerous attacks44
LensNice
17Fouls13
LensNice
0Cards2
LensNice

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.94Goals scored / match1.09
LensNice
1.03Goals conceded / match1.76
LensNice
51%Average possession46%
LensNice
5.56Shots on target / match3.94
LensNice

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.44Shots per match11.24
LensNice
5.56Shots on target3.94
LensNice
11.8%Shot conversion9.7%
LensNice
51%Possession46%
LensNice
1.79xG for1.25
LensNice
1.24xG against1.68
LensNice

Shooting quality

Lens: AttackingNice: Balanced
LensNice
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lens is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Lens · 0.8 pts / match - Nice

Lens
DDWLW
Season result split
65% W12% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-4-8
2.06 pts / match · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-0-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.97Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Nice
DDDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W32% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-11-16
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-11
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lens is 78% better for: goals scored per match.

1.94 goals / match - Lens · 1.09 goals / match - Nice

Lens is 71% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - Lens · 1.76 goals / match - Nice

Lens scoring profile: very strong

Lens scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Nice keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

Nice scoring profile: strong

Nice scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Lens keeps a clean sheet in 35% (12 of 34 matches).

66Goals scored (season)37
LensNice
35Goals conceded (season)60
LensNice
2.97Average goals in match2.85
LensNice
9Goals scored (last 5)3
LensNice
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
LensNice

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal68%
LensNice
59%2 goals26%
LensNice
35%3 goals12%
LensNice
12%4 goals3%
LensNice

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal82%
LensNice
26%2 goals47%
LensNice
12%3 goals26%
LensNice
0%4 goals15%
LensNice

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time24%
LensNice
0%BTTS in both halves6%
LensNice
44%Scored in both halves15%
LensNice

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
LensNice
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
LensNice
40%BTTS - last 560%
LensNice

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
LensNice
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
LensNice
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
LensNice

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
LensNice
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
LensNice
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
LensNice

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lens is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Lens · 1.09 pts / match - Nice

Lens - half-time state
38% leading32% draw29% trailing
Nice - half-time state
26% leading29% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.09
LensNice
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.56
LensNice
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)0.85
LensNice
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.41
LensNice
53%Clean sheet before half-time38%
LensNice
50%No goal before half-time65%
LensNice

After half-time (2nd half)

2.03Points per match (2nd half)1.03
LensNice
1.18Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
LensNice
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.91
LensNice
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.44
LensNice
68%Clean sheet after half-time41%
LensNice
24%No goal after half-time53%
LensNice

Lens - second-half results

59% W26% R15% P
50
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
69
Second-half points
+25
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 65%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nice - second-half results

26% W24% R50% P
37
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding81%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 21%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Lens - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Nice - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.41.0
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Lens
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
7
7
16-30
13
6
31-45
16
3
46-60
9
7
61-75
15
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (16 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

Nice
ScoredConceded
5
9
0-15
6
7
16-30
8
13
31-45
7
9
46-60
4
10
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.91
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lens

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Nice

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

LensLigaNice
Average goals in match 2.972.83 2.85
Both teams scored 50%51% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%53% 50%
Clean sheets 35%28% 18%
Goal before half-time 79%70% 74%
Goal after half-time 88%79% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Lens 0 - 1 - 0 Nice. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Lens vs Nice?

The Ligue 1 match finished Lens 2:0 Nice. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lens vs Nice?

Lens score 1.94 goals per game on average and Nice 1.09. The Ligue 1 average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Lens's matches and 59% of Nice's.

What form are Lens and Nice in?

Over the last 5 games Lens have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Nice 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lens vs Nice?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Lens vs Nice: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.