Saturday , 14 November 2026

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
OGC Nice
2 – 0
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Allianz Riviera HT 45' · FT 45'
Terem Moffi pen 76' 1–0
Terem Moffi 78' 2–0
Jordan Lotomba 26' Y
Y 88' Abdukodir Khusanov
Dante 90' Y
Y 90' Morgan Guilavogui

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Assistant 1 Francois Boudikian
  • Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 16.4 goals/game

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
2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 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

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
16 Dec Le Havre AC A 1–3 L
10 Dec Stade de Reims H 2–1 W
02 Dec FC Nantes A 0–1 L
26 Nov Toulouse FC H 1–0 W
10 Nov Montpellier HSC A 0–0 D
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec OGC Nice A 0–2 L
16 Dec Stade de Reims H 2–0 W
12 Dec Sevilla FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Montpellier HSC A 0–0 D
02 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 3–2 W
29 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–6 L

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' The wait is over. OGC Nice get us underway at Allianz Riviera.
  • 5' The 26-year-old Melvin Bard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Allianz Riviera. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' Jordan Lotomba is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
  • 31' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Evann Guessand is clearly more than just a goal scorer for OGC Nice.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. OGC Nice in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 56' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Morgan Sanson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Wesley Said makes way for Sepe Elye Wahi at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 76' OGC Nice is taking the lead after the goal scored by Terem Moffi on 76.
  • 78' Terem Moffi doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' Morgan Guilavogui gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Florian Sotoca and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Alexis Claude Maurice is replacing Antoine Mendy for the OGC Nice side.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Abdukodir Khusanov on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
  • 89' It is a substitution in OGC Nice team. Jeremie Boga is replaced by Tom Louchet on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Dante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from OGC Nice to claim maximum points.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

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
Jonathan Clauss 1
Gael Kakuta 1
Ali El Abdi 1

Head to Head

2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 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

OGC Nice Form

2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-12-16 Le Havre AC 3–1 OGC Nice L 2023-12-10 OGC Nice 2–1 Stade de Reims W 2023-12-02 FC Nantes 1–0 OGC Nice L 2023-11-26 OGC Nice 1–0 Toulouse FC W 2023-11-10 Montpellier HSC 0–0 OGC Nice D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-12-16 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Stade de Reims W 2023-12-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Sevilla FC W 2023-12-08 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2023-11-29 Arsenal FC 6–0 Racing Club de Lens L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.73 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice56% Draw25% Racing Club de Lens19%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
81%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
44%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice39% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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