Ligue 1: Nice vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 21 match between Nice and Lens and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Lens come to Allianz Riviera for the Ligue 1 match this coming Saturday, Nice will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Nice are number 5 in the table on 34 points after 20 matches. Lens rank as number 6 with 33 points after 20 matches played.

Form: Nice vs Lens

Nice Form

Nice look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Marseille in a 2-0 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Bodo/Glimt. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Toulouse. Nice won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Allianz Riviera, scoring 13 and conceding seven along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Lens Form

Lens look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Paris Saint-Germain, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Angers in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-2 win against Montpellier in their most recent outing. Lens claimed 13 points in their last six Ligue 1 matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded four and scored ten goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Nice and Lens

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nice and Lens. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Nice vs Lens

Gaetan Laborde has five strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Nice, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Lens. The visitors are looking to M’Bala Nzola, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.

Betting markets: Nice vs Lens

Full-time result

Nice claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Lens won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Nice are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Nice have not lost to Lens in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Nice scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Lens scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Lens will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Nice managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nice’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Lens played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. Nice are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches.