Saturday , 14 November 2026

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 16:00 UTC Allianz Riviera 22,586 HT 45' · FT 45'
Gaetan Laborde pen 10' 1–0
Jonathan Clauss 64' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
  • Assistant 1 Erwan Finjean
  • Assistant 2 Julien Aube
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
02 Feb Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
30 Jan FK Bodø/Glimt H 1–1 D
26 Jan Olympique de Marseille H 2–0 W
23 Jan IF Elfsborg A 0–1 L
17 Jan Lille OSC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb OGC Nice A 0–2 L
31 Jan Montpellier HSC A 2–0 W
26 Jan Angers SCO H 1–0 W
18 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L
12 Jan Le Havre AC A 2–1 W
05 Jan Toulouse FC H 0–1 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' It’s Showtime! The match between OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Will Still will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' It’s a booking for OGC Nice player. Mohamed Cho gets a card.
  • 9' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a card on 9.
  • 10' OGC Nice is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gaetan Laborde on 10.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hicham Boudaoui suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Dante has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 451 appearances.
  • 31' Facundo Medina was booked on 31.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. OGC Nice must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Hamzat Ojediran has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Adrien Thomasson has done his job and it is now time for Anass Zaroury to step up.
  • 51' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Facundo Medina is booked for Racing Club de Lens — card on 57.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' A goal from the France international Jonathan Clauss! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-0!
  • 68' OGC Nice ring the changes. Mohamed Cho has done his job and it is now time for Sofiane Diop to step up.
  • 73' OGC Nice are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 74' A tactical swap from OGC Nice — Tom Louchet on, Jonathan Clauss off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Wesley Said. He replaces M'Bala Nzola on 82 minute.
  • 87' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a card for Hamzat Ojediran.
  • 90' The whistle greets Hicham Boudaoui as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
  • The points are shared — OGC Nice 2-0 Racing Club de Lens. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice55% Draw25% Racing Club de Lens20%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
80%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
45%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice37% Draw47% Racing Club de Lens16%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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