French Ligue 1

Nice vs Lens, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 84': Ali Abdi
FT
1 - 1
Lens
  • 60': Allan Saint-Maximin
  • Red Card 81': Saud Abdulhamid

About

Nice are hosting Lens at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 6': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Samson Baidoo (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
  • 10': Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
  • 13': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 15': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin following a corner.
  • 16': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Juma Bah (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Robin Risser.
  • 17': Matthieu Udol (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Kail Boudache (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  • 19': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 23': Foul by Samson Baidoo (Lens).
  • 23': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 27': Malang Sarr (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  • 34': Delay in match (Lens).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Mendy (Nice).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  • 41': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 41': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Handball by Odsonne Édouard (Lens).
  • 42': Offside, Nice. Juma Bah is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 44': Florian Thauvin (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Juma Bah (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Delay in match (Lens).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lens 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
  • 47': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Juma Bah.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Offside, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
  • 55': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 56': Foul by Kail Boudache (Nice).
  • 56': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
  • 57': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Lens).
  • 60': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 60': Goal! Nice 0, Lens 1. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 64': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 64': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Kail Boudache (Nice).
  • 69': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Malang Sarr (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 71': Florian Thauvin (Lens) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Salis Abdul Samed replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Kail Boudache.
  • 71': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 72': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  • 73': Offside, Lens. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Ali Abdi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
  • 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
  • 76': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
  • 77': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 79': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 79': Florian Thauvin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 81': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Goal! Nice 1, Lens 1. Ali Abdi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Florian Thauvin.
  • 87': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Samson Baidoo.
  • 88': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 90': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 90': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Isak Jansson (Nice).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Sofiane Diop.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Nice. Charles Vanhoutte replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kevin Carlos (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ali Abdi with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Lens 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Lens 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 3
53.7 Possession 46.3
16 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 328
468 Passes 390
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 40
21 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 8
28 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 21
18 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 26,514

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +45 76
2 Lens 34 +31 70
3 Lille 34 +15 61
4 Lyon 34 +13 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

NICE Nice (5-4-1)

No. Name
80 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
28 Juma Bah Yellow Card
37 Kojo Peprah Oppong
33 Antoine Mendy
26 Melvin Bard Yellow Card
20 Tom Louchet
8 Morgan Sanson
6 Hicham Boudaoui
10 Sofiane Diop
32 Kail Boudache
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Isak Jansson, Kevin Carlos, Charles Vanhoutte, Maxime Dupé, Dante, Tanguy Ndombele, Gabin Bernardeau, Salis Abdul Samed, Ali Abdi.

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
6 Samson Baidoo
20 Malang Sarr Yellow Card
25 Pierre Ganiou
28 Adrien Thomasson
8 Mamadou Sangare
14 Matthieu Udol
23 Saud Abdulhamid Red Card
11 Odsonne Édouard
9 Allan Saint-Maximin
10 Florian Thauvin Yellow Card
Lens Substitutes:
Amadou Haidara, Ruben Aguilar, Fode Sylla, Rayan Fofana, Abdallah Sima, Wesley Saïd, Andrija Bulatovic, Mathieu Gorgelin, Florian Sotoca.

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