PREVIEW | Nice vs Lens: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 02/05)

Lens: Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Malang Sarr, Samson Baidoo, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Florian Sotoca, Abdallah Sima, Wesley Saïd

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Nice

• Youssouf Ndayishimiye - Muscle Injury
• Everton Pereira - Ankle Injury

Lens

• Jonathan Gradit - Lower Leg Fracture
• Régis Gurtner - Hamstring Injury
• Arthur Masuaku - Yellow Card Suspension

Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs Marseille 2026-04-26): Yehvann Diouf, Jonathan Clauss, Juma Bah, Antoine Mendy, Kojo Peprah Oppeng, Melvin Bard, Hichem Boudaoui, Salis Samed, Morgan Sanson, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Elye Wahi

Lens ( vs Brest 2026-04-24): Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Malang Sarr, Arthur Masuaku, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Florian Sotoca, Abdallah Sima, Wesley Saïd

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

• Pierre Sage has faced Nice on three occasions, recording only wins.
• Claude Puel has faced Lens on 27 occasions, recording ten wins, eight draws and nine defeats.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Lens currently have three defeats in their last 13 matches.
• Away from home, Lens currently have one win in their last six matches.
• Away from home, Lens are coming off five consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Away from home, Lens are coming off five consecutive matches without a win.
• Lens currently have four defeats in their last 25 matches.
• Lens are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Lens are coming off six consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Lens are coming off three consecutive matches unbeaten.
• At home, Nice currently have two defeats in their last ten matches.
• At home, Nice currently have one win in their last seven matches.
• At home, Nice are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
• At home, Nice are coming off five consecutive matches without a win.
• Nice currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
• Nice currently have two wins in their last 13 matches.
• Nice are coming off four consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Nice and Lens have faced each other 97 times, with no advantage for either side: 36 wins each in 97 matches.
• At the Allianz Riviera, Nice have the edge in their clashes with Lens: 28 wins in 48 matches. Lens have seven victories.
• In the French League, the two teams have met 95 times, with 36 wins for Nice, 24 draws and 35 wins for Lens.