Saturday , 14 November 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
7 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 14.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

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
#6 Position #11
17 Points 13
10 Played 10
5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 5
15 Scored 17
12 Conceded 15
+3 GD +2
1.70 PPG 1.30
50% Win % 40%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

OGC Nice are 6th (17 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

OGC Nice
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

OGC Nice
Sepe Elye Wahi 6 G 2 A
Jonathan Clauss 3 G 1 A
Mohammed Amoura 2 G 2 A
Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 5 G 8 A
Matthieu Udol 2 G
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 459 games and scored 442 goals.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lucien Favre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Kasper Schmeichel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
  • 55' Netherlands international Pablo Rosario has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Jean Onana as he leaves the pitch. Lois Openda steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 60' Deiver Machado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 64' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Facundo Medina has done his job and it is now time for Massadio Haidara to step up.
  • 69' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 71' Ross Barkley makes way for Sofiane Diop at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from OGC Nice.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 78' Sofiane Diop picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Sofiane Diop is booked for OGC Nice — Yellow card on 79.
  • 81' The whistle greets Gaetan Laborde as he departs to be replaced by Andy Delort.
  • 86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lucien Favre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Deiver Machado trudges off to be replaced by Julien Le Cardinal on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Khephren Thuram-Ulie as he departs to be replaced by Mario Lemina.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Jonathan Clauss 1
Gael Kakuta 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
3 / 4
1.22 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice40% Draw30% Racing Club de Lens30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
71%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
60%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice27% Draw51% Racing Club de Lens22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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