Thursday , 2 July 2026

OGC Nice vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
OGC Nice
1 – 1
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 2 May 2026 · 19:05 UTC Allianz Riviera HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 60' Allan Saint-Maximin
Ali El Abdi 84' 1–1
Y 27' Malang Sarr
Y 44' Florian Thauvin
Abdulay Bah 45' Y
R 81' Saud Abdulhamid
Y 82' Adrien Thomasson
Melvin Bard 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Assistant 1 Husseyin Ocak (France)
  • Assistant 2 Christophe Mouysset

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
2026-05-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2025-12-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 OGC Nice 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

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Racing Club de Lens H 1–1 D
26 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–1 D
18 Apr Lille OSC A 0–0 D
12 Apr Le Havre AC H 1–1 D
04 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–3 L
21 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–4 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May OGC Nice A 1–1 D
24 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 3–3 D
17 Apr Toulouse FC H 3–2 W
04 Apr Lille OSC A 0–3 L
20 Mar Angers SCO H 5–1 W
14 Mar FC Lorient A 1–2 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' In just a few seconds Allianz Riviera will turn into a battlefield for OGC Nice and Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. OGC Nice needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Odsonne Edouard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a card on 27.
  • 32' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' OGC Nice is showing some good football. However, OGC Nice are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' It looks surprising OGC Nice does not make any changes. Matthieu Udol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Florian Thauvin.
  • 45' The referee shows OGC Nice player a card on 45.
  • 50' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' What a strike from Allan Saint-Maximin! The score is 0-1.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robin Risser made 363 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' Racing Club de Lens player sees a card in front of him.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Adrien Thomasson.
  • 84' What a strike from Ali El Abdi! The score is 1-1.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • 90' The referee shows OGC Nice player a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Terem Moffi 4
Gaetan Laborde 3
Arnaud Kalimuendo 3
Amine Gouiri 2
Youcef Attal 2
Khephren Thuram-Ulie 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Jonathan Clauss 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2025-12-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 OGC Nice 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

OGC Nice Form

2026-05-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-04-26 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 OGC Nice D 2026-04-18 Lille OSC 0–0 OGC Nice D 2026-04-12 OGC Nice 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2026-04-04 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–1 OGC Nice L 2026-03-21 OGC Nice 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2026-05-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-04-24 Stade Brestois 29 3–3 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-04-17 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Toulouse FC W 2026-04-04 Lille OSC 3–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-03-20 Racing Club de Lens 5–1 Angers SCO W 2026-03-14 FC Lorient 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.71 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice35% Draw38% Racing Club de Lens27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
73%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
65%
OGC Nice or Racing Club de Lens
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice18% Draw65% Racing Club de Lens17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.5%
1 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
3 – 0
1.4%
3 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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