Ligue 1 Regular Season - 32
Nice 1 - 1 FT Lens
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
M. Sarr 27'
F. Thauvin 44'
45' J. Bah
HT
A. Saint-Maximin (A. Thomasson) 60'
71' ↓ M. Sanson ↑S. Abdul Samed
71' ↓ M. Cho ↑I. Jansson
71' ↓ K. Boudache ↑A. Abdi
↓ O. Edouard ↑A. Sima 77'
S. Abdulhamid 81'
A. Thomasson 82'
84' A. Abdi
↓ F. Thauvin ↑R. Aguilar 86'
90' M. Bard
90'+1 ↓ H. Boudaoui ↑C. Vanhoutte
90'+2 ↓ S. Diop ↑Kevin
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Nice
Goalkeepers
Yehvann Diouf 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Tom Louchet
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antoine Mendy
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Abdulay Juma Bah 
SHIELD
3
Blocks
3
Blocks
2
Interceptions
2
Tackles
Kojo Peprah Oppong
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Melvin Bard 
SWEEPER
6
Cleanups
6
Cleanups
6
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Midfielders
Kaïl Boudache
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Hicham Boudaoui
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Morgan Sanson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
Sofiane Diop
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Forwards
Mohamed Ali Cho
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
BENCH
Maxime Dupé 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ali Abdi 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Dante
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Salis Abdul Samed
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Charles Vanhoutte
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabin Bernardeau
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tanguy Ndombélé
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Isak Jansson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
4
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lens
Goalkeepers
Robin Risser
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Ismaelo Ganiou 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
80%
Duel Win %
Samson Baidoo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Malang Sarr 
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
56%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Saud Abdulhamid 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
Mamadou Sangare
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
52%
Pass Acc
Adrien Thomasson 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.7
Rating
Matthieu Udol
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
95
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Florian Thauvin
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
31%
Pass Acc
Allan Saint-Maximin 
MAGNET
55
Activity
55
Activity
44
Passes
11
Duels
Odsonne Édouard
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
77
Total Mins
77
Entry
BENCH
Mathieu Gorgelin
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ruben Aguilar
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Andrija Bulatovic
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Fode Sylla
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Amadou Haidara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Abdallah Sima
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Florian Sotoca
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Wesley Saïd
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rayan Fofana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2025 | Lens | 2 - 0 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 02/08/2025 | Nice | 2 - 0 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Allianz Riviera |
| 09/28/2024 | Lens | 0 - 0 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 03/16/2024 | Lens | 1 - 3 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 12/20/2023 | Nice | 2 - 0 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Allianz Riviera |
| 02/01/2023 | Lens | 0 - 1 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 12/29/2022 | Nice | 0 - 0 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Allianz Riviera |
| 04/10/2022 | Lens | 3 - 0 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 12/22/2021 | Nice | 2 - 1 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Allianz Riviera |
| 01/23/2021 | Lens | 0 - 1 | Nice | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Nice Win
Lens Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 31 GD: +43
P: 31 GD: +28
P: 32 GD: +18
P: 32 GD: +16
P: 32 GD: +10
P: 32 GD: +8
P: 32 GD: +15
P: 31 GD: +9
P: 32 GD: -5
P: 32 GD: 0
P: 32 GD: -3
P: 31 GD: -10
P: 32 GD: -19
P: 32 GD: -13
P: 32 GD: -22
P: 32 GD: -13
P: 32 GD: -22
League Standings
| Pos | Team | P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 79 | 74 | 27 | +47 | |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | 70 | 66 | 35 | +31 | |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | 61 | 52 | 36 | +16 | |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | 60 | 53 | 40 | +13 | |
| 5 | Marseille | 34 | 59 | 63 | 44 | +19 | |
| 6 | Rennes | 34 | 59 | 58 | 50 | +8 | |
| 7 | Monaco | 34 | 57 | 59 | 50 | +9 | |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 34 | 50 | 54 | 46 | +8 | |
| 9 | Lorient | 34 | 45 | 48 | 50 | -2 | |
| 10 | Toulouse | 33 | 44 | 47 | 46 | +1 | |
| 11 | Paris FC | 34 | 41 | 45 | 50 | -5 | |
| 12 | Stade Brestois 29 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 54 | -11 | |
| 13 | Le Havre | 34 | 35 | 31 | 44 | -13 | |
| 14 | Angers | 34 | 35 | 28 | 48 | -20 | |
| 15 | Auxerre | 34 | 34 | 33 | 44 | -11 | |
| 16 | Nice | 34 | 32 | 37 | 60 | -23 | |
| 17 | Nantes | 33 | 23 | 29 | 52 | -23 | |
| 18 | Metz | 34 | 17 | 32 | 76 | -44 |
P: 34 GD: +47
P: 34 GD: +31
P: 34 GD: +16
P: 34 GD: +13
P: 34 GD: +19
P: 34 GD: +8
P: 34 GD: +9
P: 34 GD: +8
P: 34 GD: -2
P: 33 GD: +1
P: 34 GD: -5
P: 34 GD: -11
P: 34 GD: -13
P: 34 GD: -20
P: 34 GD: -11
P: 34 GD: -23
P: 33 GD: -23
P: 34 GD: -44
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Late Abdi Strike Punishes Ten-Man Lens on the Riviera
Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 76/100. A dramatic late collapse derailed Lens' title pursuit while handing Nice a vital lifeline in their desperate fight for survival.
The Setup
The Stakes were palpably high as the teams took to the pitch at the Allianz Riviera, setting the stage for a gritty Ligue 1 showdown. Lens arrived with their sights firmly set on the Champions League spots, while Nice desperately needed points to avoid slipping further into the relegation mire. The visitors edged possession with 54 percent of the ball, dictating the early tempo and pinning the hosts back. A high Intensity rating tells the story of a relentless first half, characterized by a barrage of 16 shots from Lens and heavy set-piece pressure culminating in 15 total corners. Despite this bombardment, the Nice defense held firm, largely thanks to their goalkeeper's vital saves. On the other end, Malang Sarr anchored the Lens backline beautifully, earning Man of the Match honors for shutting down early threats.
The Pivot
The tactical stalemate finally broke at the hour mark, rewarding the visitors for their persistent attacking endeavors. A. Saint-Maximin found space inside the box and slotted home a clinical finish after a clever passage of play from A. Thomasson. At this stage, the Balance of power shifted heavily toward Lens, who seemed destined to comfortably manage the remaining minutes and claim a vital away victory. However, football is rarely straightforward. The entire complexion of the match was violently altered in the 81st minute. S. Abdulhamid committed a cynical tripping foul that gave the referee no choice but to produce a straight red card. Suddenly reduced to ten men, the title-chasing visitors were forced into a desperate defensive scramble, completely surrendering their momentum to an emboldened Nice squad.
Resolution
Smelling blood in the water, the hosts pushed forward with renewed belief, leveraging a massive Upset Factor to punish their shorthanded opponents. Just three minutes after the dismissal, substitute A. Abdi etched his name into the headlines, firing past the goalkeeper to rescue a 1-1 draw for Nice. The result is a bitter pill to swallow for Lens, who squandered a golden opportunity to close the gap on the league leaders with only three matches remaining in the campaign. Conversely, the dramatic equalizer feels like a monumental victory for Nice. Sitting in 15th place, every single point is worth its weight in gold as they navigate a treacherous relegation battle, proving that late drama can completely redefine an entire season.
Key Questions
How did the red card for S. Abdulhamid impact the match?
Abdulhamid's 81st-minute dismissal completely shattered Lens' defensive shape, allowing Nice to mount intense pressure and equalize just three minutes later.
What does this mean for Nice's season?
Sitting precariously in 15th place with three games left, this hard-fought point provides a crucial cushion in their tense battle to avoid relegation.
How did substitute Malang Sarr change the game?
Though listed as a standout, Sarr actually started the match, completely dominating defensively as Man of the Match to repeatedly frustrate Nice's attacking line.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Title Dreams Meet Survival Nightmares at the Allianz Riviera
Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 82/100. Lens arrive desperate to keep their championship hopes alive against a local side fighting desperately to beat the drop.
The Setup
On May 02, 2026, the Allianz Riviera hosts a match defined by sheer desperation. Lens sit second in Ligue 1, fully engaged in a gripping title race. Nice are languishing in fifteenth place, staring down the barrel of a grueling relegation battle. That massive contrast sends our Stakes rating off the charts. The Form metrics tell a grim story for the hosts, whose woeful home record of just four wins in fifteen attempts continues to sabotage their season. Meanwhile, the visitors arrive with undeniable momentum. Experienced Stars like Florian Thauvin are pulling the strings in the final third. Despite the chasm in the league table, a solid Balance score suggests the hosts will dig deep, making this a rugged contest rather than a simple procession.
Key Battle
The home defensive block against the visitors' midfield engine. Lens will dominate possession and try to suffocate the hosts. Nice must maintain supreme discipline in a low block and wait for transitional moments. If the defensive wall cracks early, it will be a long night for the home supporters.
Our Prediction
Lens to win. The visitors boast too much attacking quality for a fragile home defense. Expect Lens to grind down their opponents and secure a crucial late victory to sustain their title push.