Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
OGC Nice
2 – 0
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
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
Mohamed Cho 7' Y
Y 9' Adrien Thomasson
Y 31' Facundo Medina
YR 57' Facundo Medina
Y 88' Hamzat Ojediran

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

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
2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2024-09-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 OGC Nice 2024-03-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 OGC Nice 2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
02 Feb Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
30 Jan FK Bodo/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
Racing Club de Lens
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and OGC Nice launch into their encounter with Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' Mohamed Cho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 7.
  • 9' Adrien Thomasson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 9.
  • 10' Gaetan Laborde has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 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 Goduine Koyalipou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' OGC Nice seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Facundo Medina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Jonathan Gradit has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' OGC Nice are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anass Zaroury is hanging Adrien Thomasson on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malang Sarr, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Riviera with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His OGC Nice side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a card on 57.
  • 62' OGC Nice are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 64' Jonathan Clauss adds to his 0 season tally! OGC Nice lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Mohamed Cho makes way for Sofiane Diop at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from OGC Nice.
  • 73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franck Haise will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' It is a substitution in OGC Nice team. Jonathan Clauss is replaced by Tom Louchet on 74 minute.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 446 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Wesley Said. He replaces M'Bala Nzola on 82 minute.
  • 87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamzat Ojediran on 88.
  • 90' The OGC Nice bench stirs into life. Hicham Boudaoui is withdrawn and Mohamed Abdelmonem gets his opportunity.
  • OGC Nice celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

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

2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2024-09-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 OGC Nice 2024-03-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 OGC Nice 2023-12-20 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice

OGC Nice Form

2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-02-02 Toulouse FC 1–1 OGC Nice D 2025-01-30 OGC Nice 1–1 FK Bodo/Glimt D 2025-01-26 OGC Nice 2–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-01-23 IF Elfsborg 1–0 OGC Nice L 2025-01-17 Lille OSC 2–1 OGC Nice L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-26 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Angers SCO W 2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-01-12 Le Havre AC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 Toulouse FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.76 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 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice47% Draw39% Racing Club de Lens14%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 1.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 29%
71%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
87%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
53%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice23% Draw71% Racing Club de Lens6%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37.4%
1 – 0
24.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
1.2%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.6%
4 – 0
0.4%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 28% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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