Lens are currently occupying second spot in the Ligue 1 standings, having collected 36 points from 15 games, just five adrift of leaders Paris Saint-Germain, while Nice are sitting at the 9th position, with 20 points to their name.
Lens finished their schedule before the seven-week break with a surprising run of victories, putting together their best run of form in the French top flight since winning the club’s lone Ligue 1 title. They had only lost one competitive game all season. The 1998 Champions have struggled at times since then, but they occupied second place before Christmas and are now five points ahead of third-place Rennes in the long-distance contest for a position in the group stage of the Champions League for the upcoming season.
The expensively formed Nice squad has fallen short of preseason expectations thus far, and as a result, they are currently ninth in the standings with just six goals and two victories from their first seven home games this season. Prior to Qatar 2022’s intervention, Lucien Favre’s team had gone through their last seven competitive games unbeaten to surge into the top half of the standings. However, they are now 16 points behind their less wealthy visitors from the North-East.
The lineups might be similar to their last matches as Lotomba, Todibo, Dante, many others from Nice side while Sotoca, Said, Costa and many more from Lens. Both teams will be ready with substituion depending on the plays and players conditions.
Nice
Opponents | Score |
Tottenham | 1-1 (D) |
Atalanta | 0-3 (L) |
Girona | 1-2 (L) |
St. Liege | 4-1 (W) |
Lyon | 1-1 (D) |
Lens
Opponents | Score |
Reims | 1-2 (W) |
Le Havre | 3-0 (W) |
Montpellier | 1-2 (W) |
Clermont | 2-1 (W) |
Angers | 1-2 (W) |
Last 5 match results | Score |
Lens beat Nice | 3-0 |
Nice beat Lens | 2-1 |
Nice beat Lens | 0-1 |
Nice beat Lens | 2-1 |
Nice beat Lens | 2-1 |
The Ligue 1 match between Nice and Lens will take place at Allianz Riviera on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
Nice vs Lens | Key Details |
Date | December 29 |
venue | Allianz Riviera |
kickoff time in France | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
Football fans in India can catch the live action via Voot Select. Meanwhile, for those in France, live telecast of the match will be available on Amazon Prime Video.