Nice 1-2 Lens - April 16, 1997 / Division 1 1996/1997
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NIC
8' - Goal
Mohamed Chaouch8
NIC

49' - Substitution
Youssef Salimiis substituted by Arjan Vermeulen49
49' - Goal
Vladimir Smicer
56' - Substitution
Jean-Philippe Mattiois substituted by Bruno Calégari56
63' - Substitution
Roberto Onoratiis substituted by Thierry De Neef63
63' - Substitution
Titi Camarais substituted by Fréderic Déhu
67' - Substitution
Philippe Vercruysseis substituted by Philippe Brunel
80' - Substitution
Hervé Arsèneis substituted by Yoann Lachor
81' - Goal
Michaël Debève
LEN
LEN
Team line-ups
Nice
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bruno Valencony | 28 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frédéric Tatarian | 26 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Youssef Salimi | 49 | 24 | 123 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Henri Savini | 21 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thierry Crétier | 24 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Philippe Mattio | 56 | 32 | 288 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Louis Gomis | 25 | 93 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Frédéric Gioria | 27 | 202 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roberto Onorati | 63 | 31 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mohamed Chaouch | 8 | 30 | 136 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andrzej Kubica | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
108
Lens
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Guillaume Warmuz | 26 | 187 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Guy Wallemme | 29 | 388 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Boco | 33 | 218 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Cyrille Magnier | 27 | 252 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Christophe Delmotte | 27 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Hervé Arsène | 80 | 33 | 220 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michaël Debève | 81 | 26 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Vladimir Smicer | 49 | 23 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Philippe Vercruysse | 67 | 35 | 246 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Titi Camara | 63 | 24 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Tony Vairelles | 24 | 70 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
175
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Arjan Vermeulen | 49 | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Bruno Calégari | 56 | 21 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Thierry De Neef | 63 | 30 | 110 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Fréderic Déhu | 63 | 24 | 188 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Yoann Lachor | 80 | 21 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Philippe Brunel | 67 | 24 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Louis Gomis
IN
Arjan Vermeulen
OUT
Frédéric Gioria
IN
Zoran Milinkovic
OUT
Thierry Crétier
IN
Thierry De Neef
OUT
Roberto Onorati
IN
Franck Pottier
OUT
Mohamed Chaouch
IN
James Debbah
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Philippe Vercruysse
IN
Philippe Brunel
OUT
Titi Camara
IN
Fréderic Déhu
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
18
Success rate in this team:
22 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Takac vs Lens
3 victories
7 draws
5 losses
Takac vs Lemerre
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
47
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Lemerre vs Nice
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Lemerre vs Takac
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Serge Léon
5 victories |
5 draws |
3 losses |
Nice13 matches | General total | Lens11 matches | 5 victories |
4 draws |
2 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
Nice3 matches | Season total | Lens2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 23, 1998 | Latest figure on April 13, 1999 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures

Nice keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a win in Ligue 1 running (since 20/12/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 20/01/1996-20/04/1996 time period (12 matches).

Nice keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded in Ligue 1 running (since 14/02/1997).

Lens keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 08/03/1997).
General ranking
| -2 | 16 | Le Havre | 35 pts | 33 rd |
| 17 | Lille | 33 pts | 32 rd | |
| 18 | Caen | 31 pts | 33 rd | |
| 19 | Nancy | 30 pts | 33 rd | |
| 20 | Nice | 20 pts | 33 rd |
General ranking
| 12 | Marseille | 42 pts | 33 rd | |
| +2 | 13 | Rennes | 38 pts | 33 rd |
| +2 | 14 | Lens | 38 pts | 33 rd |
| -2 | 15 | Cannes | 36 pts | 32 rd |
| -2 | 16 | Le Havre | 35 pts | 33 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DNice 1-1 Lille20/12/1996 | DNice 0-0 Marseille01/02/1997 | DNice 1-1 Caen22/02/1997 | VNice 2-0 Gueugnon01/03/1997 | LNice 1-2 Nantes14/03/1997 | LNice 0-2 Monaco26/03/1997 |
| Overall | DNice 1-1 Lille20/12/1996 | DNice 0-0 Marseille01/02/1997 | DNice 1-1 Caen22/02/1997 | VNice 2-0 Gueugnon01/03/1997 | LNice 1-2 Nantes14/03/1997 | LNice 0-2 Monaco26/03/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 11 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
20 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
16 |
|
20 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
13 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
32 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
32 |
|
16 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
7 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
20 |
Losses (Competition total) |
15 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
8 |
Goals
|
25 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
34 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
56 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
48 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
0.78 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.06 |
|
0.69 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.63 |
|
1.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.13 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.31 |
Betting aid
|
14 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
12 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
12 |
|
7 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
18 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
29 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
31 |
|
29 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | James Debbah | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Titi Camara | ![]() |
![]() | James Debbah | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Roberto Onorati | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Fréderic Déhu | ![]() |
![]() | Roberto Onorati | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Michaël Debève | ![]() |
||
![]() | James Debbah | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Tony Vairelles | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
88 gf
39 ga
Away
35 gf
77 ga
Total
123 gf
116 ga
Historical head to head
Home
77 gf
35 ga
Away
39 gf
88 ga
Total
116 gf
123 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 20, 1975 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
September 20, 1975 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
September 09, 1956 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
September 29, 1965 |
Latest head to head
November 02, 1996 - Division 1 1996/1997
January 20, 1996 - Division 1 1995/1996
August 26, 1995 - Division 1 1995/1996
January 28, 1995 - Division 1 1994/1995
August 27, 1994 - Division 1 1994/1995
Best historical scorers against Lens
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Just Fontaine | 7 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
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Joseph Ujlaki | 5 goals | 1954 - 1957 |
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Charly Loubet | 4 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
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Pär Bengtsson | 4 goals | 1951 - 1951 |
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Victor Nurenberg | 4 goals | 1953 - 1957 |
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Daniel Sanchez | 4 goals | 1975 - 1980 |
Best historical scorers against Nice
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Maryan Wisniewski | 7 goals | 1955 - 1961 |
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Egon Jönsson | 5 goals | 1955 - 1957 |
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Georges Lech | 4 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
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Didier Six | 4 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
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Ahmed Oudjani | 4 goals | 1960 - 1964 |
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Kazimierz Juraszek | 4 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
Players with most games played vs Lens
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Victor Nurenberg | 16 matches | 1952 - 1959 |
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César Héctor Gonzalès | 16 matches | 1951 - 1960 |
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Alphonse Martinez | 12 matches | 1953 - 1961 |
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Francis Isnard | 12 matches | 1963 - 1975 |
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Henri Zambelli | 11 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
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Juan Pedro Ascery | 10 matches | 1973 - 1980 |
Players with most games played vs Nice
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Bernard Placzek | 18 matches | 1958 - 1968 |
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Xercès Louis | 16 matches | 1949 - 1957 |
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Maryan Wisniewski | 15 matches | 1954 - 1962 |
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Georges Duffuler | 13 matches | 1949 - 1956 |
![]() |
Maryan Marresch | 12 matches | 1950 - 1955 |
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Daniel Leclercq | 12 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
They played in both sides
110 matches
3 matches
72 matches
68 matches
36 matches
35 matches
24 matches
27 matches
22 matches
6 matches
16 matches
59 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
180 matches
7 matches
90 matches
72 matches
68 matches
16 matches
59 matches
36 matches
35 matches
5 matches
32 matches
Competition info
The other matches
April 15, 1997
April 16, 1997
April 17, 1997
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| ![]() | Monaco | 68 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 25 | +34 |
2
| ![]() | Paris SG | 57 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 |
+13
| ![]() | Nantes | 56 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 |
-14
| ![]() | Bastia | 55 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 |
+15
| ![]() | Bordeaux | 54 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 |
-16
| ![]() | Strasbourg | 53 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 42 | +2 |
7
| ![]() | Auxerre | 52 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 |
+18
| ![]() | Metz | 50 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 |
-19
| ![]() | Lyon | 49 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 46 | -2 |
+110
| ![]() | Montpellier | 44 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 |
-111
| ![]() | Guingamp | 44 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 32 | -1 |
12
| ![]() | Marseille | 42 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 36 | +2 |
+213
| ![]() | Rennes | 38 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | -11 |
+214
| ![]() | Lens | 38 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 49 | -13 |
-215
| ![]() | Cannes | 36 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
-216
| ![]() | Le Havre | 35 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 37 | -10 |
17
| ![]() | Lille | 33 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 51 | -22 |
18
| ![]() | Caen | 31 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 42 | -13 |
19
| ![]() | Nancy | 30 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 44 | -16 |
20
| ![]() | Nice | 20 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 58 | -32 |





























































































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