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OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 15:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de LensLigue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset
  • Referee Aldric Chancioux

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
OGC Nice 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
07 Mar AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W
01 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
21 Feb Stade Brestois 29 H 2–2 D
15 Feb Toulouse FC A 2–0 W
08 Feb Nimes Olympique H 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug OGC Nice A 1–2 L
09 Mar US Orleans Loiret H 1–0 W
02 Mar Paris FC A 2–0 W
22 Feb SM Caen H 1–4 L
17 Feb La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–3 L
10 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–0 D

Season Stats

OGC Nice Racing Club de Lens
#20 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Patrick Vieira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dante.
  • 11' Goal! Gael Kakuta scores his 29 goal in 229 matches.
  • 16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 21' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 442 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' What a moment for Amine Gouiri! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Robson departs to be replaced by Andy Pelmard.
  • 38' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Facundo Medina.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Hassane Kamara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' Yannick Cahuzac was booked on 51.
  • 56' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Florian Sotoca has done his job and it is now time for Corentin Jean to step up.
  • 66' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' Dan Ndoye is replacing Khephren Thuram-Ulie for the OGC Nice side.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ismael Boura on 71.
  • 75' Magnificent from Amine Gouiri! That is 76 goals in 425 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 77' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Ismael Boura exits the field as Issiaga Sylla enters on 77.
  • 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pierre Lees Melou made 442 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' A tactical swap from OGC NiceEvann Guessand on, Kasper Dolberg off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Racing Club de Lens.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice44% Draw33% Racing Club de Lens23%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
77%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
56%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice24% Draw60% Racing Club de Lens16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.9%
1 – 0
16.8%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% 86%
-1 14% 24% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
50%
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
39%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.