Nice vs Lens Predictions, Tips & Predictions

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France Ligue 1
Sunday, august 23, 2024
Starts at 16pm UK / 00pm CET
Location: Stade Allianz Riviera.

Nice will be favorites to beat newly promoted Lens and could be worth supporting their price which is around the par mark (2,00) which could very well be lowered closer to the game.

Nice have had a mixed pre-season but at least they've played a lot of games and should be ready for this one. They lost against the likes of Lyon, Saint Etienne and Red Bull Salzburg with some 4-goal defeats.

However, the club won their last pre-season game by beating Rennes 3-2 at home, which would have been important for them and gave them some confidence going into this game.

Lens is back in Ligue 1 and this weekend he will be excited to return to top-flight football. They are sure to give a good return. In pre-season, the club lost 3 out of 7 matches, although the last match ended in a 1-0 win over Dijon.

Previously they faced Belgian Genk and managed a respectable win and draw in those two games, so there were a lot of positives to the summer.

Nice vs Lens: Head to Head

• The teams haven't met since 2015, when Nice beat Lens 2-1.

• In the last 15 years, Lens have not won in Nice.

• There is a 80% chance of seeing less than 2,5 goals.

Nice vs Lens: Prediction

It's the first game of the season and that means there could be an air of unpredictability about what could happen. But Nice is a very good price to win this game, given that they did well in pre-season and are at home with a newly promoted team.

Lens will want to impress and will have their opportunities and that's why we believe that the goals of both teams can be a factor here, even if history says that this game has a low number of goals.

For us, Nice must have enough in midfield to control this game and win it.

Nice vs Lens: betting tips

• Good for beating Lens at 2,00 (1/1)

• Anytime Scorer: Wylan Cyprien (Nice) at 3,00 (2/1)

• Over 0,5 first half goals for 1,44 (4/9).

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