• OGC NICE vs RC LENS

    Ligue 1 McDonald's • Journée 21 ALLIANZ RIVIERA Date to be confirmed

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Founded in 1906, RC Lens is a major club in French football due to its popularity, mainly in the North of France. The "Sang et Or" have won several titles in their history, including a French Ligue 1 title in 1998, a few months before the FIFA World Cup, played in France. They also have a League Cup won in 1999 and 4 Ligue 2 BKT titles.

The "Derby of the North", a classic of the Ligue 1 McDonald's for decades, pits Lens against the neighbouring club from the Lille metropolis: LOSC.

Head-to-head

In the last 10 meetings between OGC Nice and RC Lens, the two teams drew once, the Gym won 7 times and lost 2.

In the last meeting between the two teams, on the 26th day of Ligue 1 McDonald's 23/24, our Aiglons won 3-1, with goals from T. Moffi (11' and 67') and K. Thuram (53').

Key fact

Back in Ligue 1 McDonald's after 5 seasons in Ligue 2 BKT, RC Lens faced the Gym at the Allianz Riviera in the opening game of the 2020-2021 championship.

Gaël Kakuta kicked off the Lens season by opening the scoring with a penalty (11'), then Amine Gouiri scored his first professional goal in official competition with a right-footed shot that grazed the crossbar (23') before sealing the match with a double (75') for a 2-1 victory for the Gym.

Anecdote

Wylan Cyprien trained at Racing Club de Lens between 2008 and 2016 before signing for the Aiglons during the 2016 summer transfer window, where he will remain until 2020.

Did you know ?

The Bollaert-Delelis stadium is the home of RC Lens and has a capacity of 38,223 spectators. The distance between the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice and the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens is 818 kilometres.