Ligue 1: Nice vs Lens – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 32 match between Nice and Lens and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Nice face Lens at Allianz Riviera in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Ligue 1 campaign.

While Lens are chasing the lead in the Ligue 1 after collecting 63 points in 30 rounds, Nice trail by 30 points after 31 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.

Team form: Nice vs Lens

Nice Form

Nice are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 0-0 with Lille, beating Strasbourg 0-2 and drawing 1-1 with Marseille. Nice did not win any of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Allianz Riviera. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and two defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored seven goals.

Lens Form

Lens recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 3-2 and 4-1 against Toulouse and Toulouse, respectively. Last time out, Brest ended their streak as the match finished even 3-3. Lens managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in 11.

Betting stats for Nice and Lens

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nice and Lens played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Nice vs Lens

With two goals in six matches Elye Wahi has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Lens and their defence. The visitors hope Florian Thauvin adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Nice vs Lens

Full-time result

Nice claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Lens won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Nice have not lost to Lens in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Nice scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Lens got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Lens will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Nice managing a measly four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nice, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Lens. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these.