Ligue 1 · Sat, 2 May 2026 ·
Nice vs Lens — 1 - 1
Allianz Riviera · Referee: T. Leonard
Match report
A. Abdi’s 84' equaliser earns Nice 1-1 draw with Lens
Nice and Lens drew 1-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 32 on Saturday, 2 May 2026 at Allianz Riviera. A. Abdi (84') scored for Nice, while A. Saint-Maximin (60') found the net for Lens. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens, 81') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Nice had 46% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Lens’s 16 (4 on target). Malang Sarr (Lens) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Nice 14th in the Ligue 1 table on 5 points and Lens 15th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Toulouse | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 27'yellow cardMalang SarrYellow Card
- 44'yellow cardFlorian ThauvinYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardAbdulay Juma BahYellow Card
- 60'goalA. Saint-MaximinAssist: A. Thomasson
- 71'substitutionK. BoudacheOff: A. Abdi
- 71'substitutionM. ChoOff: I. Jansson
- 71'substitutionM. SansonOff: S. Abdul Samed
- 77'substitutionO. EdouardOff: A. Sima
- 81'red cardSaud AbdulhamidRed Card
- 82'yellow cardAdrien ThomassonYellow Card
- 84'goalA. AbdiNormal Goal
- 86'substitutionF. ThauvinOff: R. Aguilar
- 90'yellow cardMelvin BardYellow Card
- 90+1'substitutionH. BoudaouiOff: C. Vanhoutte
- 90+1'substitutionS. DiopOff: Kevin
Lineups
Nice
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Claude Puel
Starting XI
- 80Y. DioufG
- 20T. LouchetD
- 33A. MendyD
- 28J. BahD
- 37K. PeprahD
- 26M. BardD
- 32K. BoudacheM
- 6H. BoudaouiM
- 8M. SansonM
- 10S. DiopM
- 25M. ChoF
Substitutes
- 31M. DupeG
- 4DanteD
- 2A. AbdiD
- 22T. NdombeleM
- 24C. VanhoutteM
- 21I. JanssonF
- 90KevinF
- 99S. Abdul SamedM
- 23G. BernardeauM
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 25I. GaniouD
- 6S. BaidooD
- 20M. SarrD
- 23S. AbdulhamidM
- 8M. SangareM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 9A. Saint-MaximinF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 22W. SaidF
- 7F. SotocaF
- 2R. AguilarD
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 19A. SimaF
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 18F. SyllaM
- 38R. FofanaF
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 1.07Expected goals (xG)1.53
- 9Total shots16
- 2Shots on target4
- 2Shots off target6
- 5Blocked shots6
- 7Shots inside the box6
- 2Shots outside the box10
- 7Corners8
- 2Offsides1
- 11Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards1
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 390Passes468
- 328Accurate passes400
- 84%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.20Goals prevented-0.20
Player statistics
Nice
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80Yehvann DioufG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Tom LouchetD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 26Melvin BardD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Abdulay Juma BahD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 33Antoine MendyD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Kojo Peprah OppongD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Hicham BoudaouiM | 89 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Morgan SansonM | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Sofiane DiopM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 32Kaïl BoudacheM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 25Mohamed Ali ChoF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Maxime DupéG | – | – | ||
| 2Ali AbdiD | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 4DanteD | – | – | ||
| 22Tanguy NdombéléM | – | – | ||
| 23Gabin BernardeauM | – | – | ||
| 24Charles VanhoutteM | 1 | – | ||
| 99Salis Abdul SamedM | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Isak JanssonF | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 90Kevin Carlos OmoruyiF | 1 | – |
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Samson BaidooD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Malang SarrDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Saud AbdulhamidM | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 9Allan Saint-MaximinF | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 10Florian ThauvinF | 86 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 77 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | – | – | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | – | – | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | – | – | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | – | – | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Wesley SaïdF | – | – | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | – | – |