Nice vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lens falter in title race after draw at Nice, Marseille roll
Second-placed Lens were held to a 0-0 draw at mid-table Nice on Thursday as they failed to keep pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Match Commentary
- 45'+1': Wesley Saïd (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lens 0.
- 57': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Jean Onana.
- 60': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina.
- 64': Substitution, Lens. Rémy Labeau Lascary replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 71': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Ross Barkley.
- 78': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Sofiane Diop (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Nicolas Pépé (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 88': Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Deiver Machado.
- 90': Substitution, Nice. Mario Lemina replaces Khéphren Thuram.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,672
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Paris Saint-Germain | 29 | 66 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 RCL |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 577 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 10 | Clearances | 8 |
Nice (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 11 | Ross Barkley |
| 29 | Nicolas Pépé  |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 6 | Jean Onana |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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