Lens vs Nice Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Lens have been brilliant at the start of this season as they now take on a faltering, almost crisis club Nice at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the north of France this weekend.
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Lens vs Nice prediction
Lens begin the final game before the Ligue 1 winter break sitting at the top-of-the-table, a point above defending treble winners Paris Saint-Germain. Pierre Sage, who was appointed over the summer, most recently oversaw an impressive but hard-fought 2-1 victory over struggling Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire last weekend.
They now face a neglected Nice side that, still just about under the management of unhappy Franck Haise, suffered a 1-0 loss to Braga in the UEFA Europa League. In Ligue 1, the southerners have been woeful in the league at the moment with a 1-0 defeat at home to Angers, extending their losing streak to five matches.
That makes it eight defeats in a row across all competitions and, with their home advantage, Lens will be expected to ease themselves to a victory to stay at the top.
Lens vs Nice tip: Lens to win
