Sunday , 16 August 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)

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
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
#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' Welcome to Allianz Riviera that hosts another battle between OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His OGC Nice side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Lotomba.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Neil El Aynaoui made 323 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Florian Sotoca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Allianz Riviera. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hicham Boudaoui, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Riviera with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 61' France international Ruben Aguilar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' Jeremie Boga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
  • 74' The whistle greets Wesley Said as he departs to be replaced by Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 76' Terem Moffi adds to his 0 season tally! OGC Nice lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 78' Terem Moffi with the second goal in the match!
  • 82' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Florian Sotoca departs to be replaced by Morgan Guilavogui.
  • 85' Another substitution for OGC Nice to replace Antoine Mendy by Alexis Claude Maurice on 85 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 89' Jeremie Boga makes way for Tom Louchet at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from OGC Nice.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Dante is booked for OGC Nice — Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens share the spoils 2-0.

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
Allan Saint-Maximin 1
Mario Lemina 1
Justin Kluivert 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
0.85 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice49% Draw38% Racing Club de Lens13%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
86%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
51%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice26% Draw69% Racing Club de Lens5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.4%
1 – 0
25.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
2 – 2
0.7%
4 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 12% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 30% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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