On Sunday Apr 10th, in week 31, Lens will host Nice in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 10th placed Lens, recorded a 0-1 loss against Strasbourg. Ludovic Ajorque scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 67th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lens couldn’t muster any offence and Strasbourg ran away with the shutout win. Lens is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nice recorded a 1-1 draw against Rennes. Andy Delort struck first for Nice in the 67th minute, then Martin Terrier tied it up for Rennes in the 78th minute on a feed from Benjamin Bourigeaud squeezing out at least the one point for Rennes. Nice is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Nice won by a score of 2 to 1. Arnaud Muinga struck first for Lens in the 30th minute, then Mario Lemina tied it up for Nice in the 63rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Justin Kluivert to cap off a wild match.
Nice’s most prolific scorer has been Andy Delort. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Jonathan Clauss and Batista Mendy are the top scorers for Lens in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Corentin Jean and Florian Sotoca are unavailable to play for Franck Haise’s team, while Morgan Schneiderlin and Alexis Claude Maurice are unavailable to play for Nice.