Nice 1-1 Lens — Ligue 1, 2 May 2026
Nice and Lens drew 1-1 in Ligue 1 on 2 May 2026 at Allianz Riviera, Nice. Ali Abdi scored for Nice; Allan Saint-Maximin for Lens. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nice have won 3 and Lens 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 27'Argument
- 44'Argument
- 45'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 0-160'
- 71'
- 71'out: I. Jansson
- 71'
- 77'
- 81'Professional foul last man
- 82'Argument
- 1-184'
- 86'
- 90'Foul
- 90+1'
- 90+1'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Nice
- 7.7Ali AbdiD
- 7.3Sofiane DiopM
- 7.3Abdulay Juma BahD
- 7.0Hicham BoudaouiM
- 6.9Melvin BardD
- 6.9Yehvann DioufG
- 6.9Antoine MendyD
- 6.6Salis Abdul SamedM
- 6.6Kojo Peprah OppongD
- 6.5Isak JanssonF
- 6.3Tom LouchetD
- 6.3Kaïl BoudacheM
- 6.2Morgan SansonM
- 6.2Mohamed Ali ChoF
Lens
- 7.9Malang SarrD
- 7.9Allan Saint-MaximinF
- 7.7Ismaelo GaniouD
- 7.3Samson BaidooD
- 7.2Mamadou SangareM
- 6.9Robin RisserG
- 6.7Saud AbdulhamidM
- 6.6Ruben AguilarD
- 6.6Adrien ThomassonM
- 6.6Matthieu UdolM
- 6.5Abdallah SimaF
- 6.5Odsonne ÉdouardF
- 6.3Florian ThauvinF
Line-ups
Substitutes
NiceClaude Puel
Substitutes
- 22T. NdombeleM
- 24Charles Vanhoutte90+1'M
- 31Maxime DupéG
- 4DanteD
- 2Ali Abdi84'71'D7.7
- 21I. Jansson71'F6.5
- 99S. Abdul Samed71'M6.6
- 90Kevin90+1'F
- 23G. BernardeauM
LensPierre Sage
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 21Amadou HaidaraM
- 7Florian SotocaF
- 2Ruben Aguilar86'D6.6
- 22W. SaidF
- 19Abdallah Sima77'F6.5
- 5Andrija BulatovićM
- 18Fodé SyllaM
- 38Rayan FofanaF
Team statistics
Nice
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Abdi | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Sofiane Diop | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Abdulay Juma Bah | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Melvin Bard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Yehvann Diouf | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Antoine Mendy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Salis Abdul Samed | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kojo Peprah Oppong | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Isak Jansson | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tom Louchet | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kaïl Boudache | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Morgan Sanson | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Mohamed Ali Cho | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
Lens
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malang Sarr | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Ismaelo Ganiou | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Samson Baidoo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Mamadou Sangare | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Robin Risser | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 81 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ruben Aguilar | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Adrien Thomasson | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Matthieu Udol | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Abdallah Sima | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Odsonne Édouard | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Florian Thauvin | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Ligue 1 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 34 | -12 | 35 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 34 | -10 | 34 |
| 16 | Nice | 34 | -23 | 32 |
| 17 | Nantes | 33 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Metz | 34 | -44 | 17 |
Before and after
Nice
- Previous: Marseille 1-1 Nice, 26 Apr 2026 · Ligue 1
- Next: Auxerre 2-1 Nice, 10 May 2026 · Ligue 1
Lens
- Previous: Stade Brestois 29 3-3 Lens, 24 Apr 2026 · Ligue 1
- Next: Lens 1-0 Nantes, 8 May 2026 · Ligue 1
Data updated