Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 3
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 20:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Terem Moffi
0–2 53' Khephren Thuram-Ulie
0–3 66' Terem Moffi pen
Sepe Elye Wahi 76' 1–3
Ruben Aguilar 37' Y
Y 40' Khephren Thuram-Ulie
Y 46' Romain Perraud
Przemyslaw Frankowski 62' Y
Abdukodir Khusanov 65' Y
Y 78' Pablo Rosario
Adrien Thomasson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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

2
3
7
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar OGC Nice H 1–3 L
09 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 1–0 W
03 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 3–0 W
25 Feb AS Monaco FC H 2–3 L
22 Feb SC Freiburg A 2–3 L
18 Feb Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 3–1 W
08 Mar Montpellier HSC H 1–2 L
03 Mar Toulouse FC A 1–2 L
25 Feb Clermont Foot 63 H 0–0 D
16 Feb Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L
11 Feb AS Monaco FC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens OGC Nice
#4 Position #20
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

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade Bollaert-Delelis that hosts another battle between Racing Club de Lens and OGC Nice.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 11' Magnificent from Terem Moffi! That is 66 goals in 132 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering OGC Nice that had 442 games and scored 370 goals.
  • 21' 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 Sepe Elye Wahi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Another substitution for OGC Nice to replace Morgan Sanson by Tom Louchet on 31 minute.
  • 36' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Ruben Aguilar is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
  • 40' Khephren Thuram-Ulie was booked on 40.
  • 45' Neil El Aynaoui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 323 appearances.
  • 46' It’s a booking for OGC Nice player. Romain Perraud gets a card.
  • 46' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Jonathan Gradit exits the field as Abdukodir Khusanov enters on 46.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens 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.
  • 53' The France Khephren Thuram-Ulie breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 0-2!
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Another substitution for OGC Nice to replace Jeremie Boga by Evann Guessand on 60 minute.
  • 62' Racing Club de Lens player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Andy Diouf gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Nampalys Mendy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Racing Club de Lens receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 66' A goal from the Nigeria international Terem Moffi! He fires home on 66 to make it 0-3!
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' The Ivory Coast forward Sepe Elye Wahi breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-3!
  • 77' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Adrien Thomasson comes on to replace Neil El Aynaoui.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Pablo Rosario. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 82' Another change for OGC Nice made on 82 minute. Pablo Rosario leaves to be changed by Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Adrien Thomasson.
  • With this win, OGC Nice is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

OGC Nice Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-03-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 OGC Nice L 2024-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-02-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 AS Monaco FC L 2024-02-22 SC Freiburg 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-02-18 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D

OGC Nice Form

2024-03-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 OGC Nice W 2024-03-08 OGC Nice 1–2 Montpellier HSC L 2024-03-03 Toulouse FC 2–1 OGC Nice L 2024-02-25 OGC Nice 0–0 Clermont Foot 63 D 2024-02-16 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 OGC Nice L 2024-02-11 OGC Nice 2–3 AS Monaco FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.57 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens26% Draw38% OGC Nice36%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
64%
Draw or OGC Nice
74%
Racing Club de Lens or OGC Nice
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens14% Draw64% OGC Nice22%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.7%
0 – 1
18.7%
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 24% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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