Sunday , 16 August 2026

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
OGC Nice
0 – 0
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Thu 29 Dec 2022 · 20:00 UTC Allianz Riviera HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Wesley Said
Y 60' Deiver Machado
Sofiane Diop 78' Y
Nicolas Pepe 78' Y
Y 78' Jonathan Gradit
Sofiane Diop 79' Y
Nicolas Pepe 79' Y
Y 79' Jonathan Gradit

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Samir Zolota
  • Referee Elodie Coppola (France)
  • Referee Thomas Luczynski

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
OGC Nice 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice 2021-12-22 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 0–0 D
11 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 1–1 D
06 Nov Stade Brestois 29 H 1–0 W
30 Oct FC Lorient A 2–1 W
23 Oct FC Nantes H 1–1 D
16 Oct AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec OGC Nice A 0–0 D
12 Nov Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W
05 Nov Angers SCO A 2–1 W
28 Oct Toulouse FC H 3–0 W
22 Oct Olympique de Marseille A 1–0 W
15 Oct Montpellier HSC H 1–0 W

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' The wait is over. OGC Nice get us underway at Allianz Riviera.
  • 5' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 442 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' OGC Nice are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Massadio Haidara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 446 appearances.
  • 45' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kasper Schmeichel, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Riviera with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Switzerland international Jordan Lotomba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Lois Openda. He replaces Jean Onana on 57 minute.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Deiver Machado gets a Yellow card.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Facundo Medina is replaced by Massadio Haidara.
  • 69' OGC Nice are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's shape.
  • 71' The whistle greets Ross Barkley as he departs to be replaced by Sofiane Diop.
  • 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sofiane Diop.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Sofiane Diop. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' Andy Delort gets the nod from OGC Nice. He replaces Gaetan Laborde and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Julien Le Cardinal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Deiver Machado on 88 minute.
  • 90' A tactical swap from OGC Nice — Mario Lemina on, Khephren Thuram-Ulie off on 90 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Terem Moffi 4
Arnaud Kalimuendo 3
Gaetan Laborde 3
Amine Gouiri 2
Youcef Attal 2
Allan Saint-Maximin 1
Mario Lemina 1
Justin Kluivert 1

Head to Head

2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice 2021-12-22 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens

OGC Nice Form

2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-11-11 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 OGC Nice D 2022-11-06 OGC Nice 1–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2022-10-30 FC Lorient 1–2 OGC Nice W 2022-10-23 OGC Nice 1–1 FC Nantes D 2022-10-16 AJ Auxerre 1–1 OGC Nice D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-11-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2022-11-05 Angers SCO 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 Toulouse FC W 2022-10-22 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.34 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice27% Draw50% Racing Club de Lens23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 48%
52%
± 1.5 18%
82%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
76%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
73%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice9% Draw81% Racing Club de Lens10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
16.2%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
2 – 0
2.3%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
0.4%
0 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.3%
1 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 16% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 18% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
71% ✓

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