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·12 December 2025

PREVIEW | Lens vs Nice - team news, lineups, predictions

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Lens and Nice face each other this Sunday at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for matchweek 16 of the Ligue 1.

Lens currently have 34 points and lie in 1st position. In their last fixture, Pierre Sage's team won 1-2 against Nantes (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Nice have picked up 17 points and currently lie in 12th position. In their last encounter, Franck Haise's team were beaten 0-1 by SC Braga (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Nice winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Lens: Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Rubén Aguilar, Mamadou Sangaré, Andrija Bulatovic, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

Nice: Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Juma Bah, Melvin Bard, Jonathan Clauss, Morgan Sanson, Hichem Boudaoui, Ali Abdi, Charles Vanhoutte, Sofiane Diop, Mohamed-Ali Cho

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Last starting XIs

Lens ( vs Nantes 2025-12-06): Robin Risser, Rubén Aguilar, Malang Sarr, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Matthieu Udol, Mamadou Sangaré, Andrija Bulatovic, Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

Nice ( vs SC Braga 2025-12-11): Maxime Dupé, Tiago Gouveia, Melvin Bard, Kojo Peprah Oppeng, Ali Abdi, Salis Samed, Tom Louchet, Tanguy Ndombélé, Bernard Nguene, Kevin Carlos, Isak Jansson

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

Pierre Sage faced Franck Haise on three occasions, recording a win and two losses
Franck Haise faced Lens on two occasions, recording a win and a draw
Pierre Sage faced Nice on two occasions, recording only victories.

TEAMS

Away from home, Nice currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Nice currently has one win in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Nice comes from 11 consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Nice comes from four consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Nice comes from four consecutive losses.
Nice currently has one draw in the last 14 games.
Nice currently has one win in the last nine games.
Nice comes from eight consecutive games conceding goals.
Nice comes from eight consecutive games without winning.
Nice comes from eight consecutive losses.
At home, Lens currently has one loss in the last seven games.
At home, Lens comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Lens comes from six consecutive games without losing.
At home, Lens comes from six consecutive victories.
Lens currently has one loss in the last 11 games.
Lens currently has one draw in the last 15 games.
Lens comes from five consecutive games scoring goals.
Lens comes from five consecutive games without losing.
Lens comes from five consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Lens and Nice have faced each other 95 times, with Nice holding an advantage: 36 wins, against 34 victories for Lens.
At the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens has an advantage in the clashes against Nice: 27 wins in 47 games. Nice has eight victories.
In the French League, there have been 94 matches between the two teams, with 34 wins for Lens, 24 draws, and 36 victories for Nice.

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