Lens, a football club with a rich history and a devoted fan base, has been on a tear in the French top flight this season. The northern outfit has compiled its best run of form in Ligue 1 in over two decades and currently sits in a lofty second place, just five points behind league-leading Paris Saint-Germain. Despite facing stiff competition from some of the best clubs in France, Lens has lost just one competitive game all season and boasts the second-best defensive record in the league. While Lens has been somewhat less dominant on the road, it has been nearly unbeatable at home, winning all eight of its matches at Stade Bollaert. The club's home form has been so impressive that it has become just the second Ligue 1 team this century to win eight straight home games. Lens will have the opportunity to add to this streak when it faces off against PSG at Stade Bollaert in the near future. But on the road they are not that strong with 3-3-1 record. Compared to that home record of course. In the meantime, the team will look to take advantage of its opponent's struggles at home Nice. I believe that recent pause helped Nice, and I believe they will get higher on the table at the end of the season. And for sure, I predict Lens will drop down the table in the next period, even if I do like how they looked, they dont have so much power to keep the pressure in this race for CL. Meanwhile, Lens goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez will be among the visitors' absentees on Thursday due to a second knee procedure next month that would terminate his season. Brice Samba remains Franck Haise's starting goalkeeper, with Jean-Louis Leca or youthful Yannick Pandor filling in for Farinez on the bench.Winger Jimmy Cabot and striker Adam Buksa are both out, as a back three commanded by Kevin Danso seeks to maintain their record of only four goals conceded in seven Ligue 1 away games this season.While Lens are good defensively, Nice have not been at their best at home this season, so a low-scoring draw could be in the cards. Both teams will want to pick up where they left off in what could be a dramatic meeting on the French Riviera, and a point apiece would not be a terrible result for either.Predicting 1-1 result here.

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朗斯是一家拥有丰富历史和忠实球迷基础的足球俱乐部，本赛季在法甲顶级联赛中表现抢眼。这支北方球队在法甲取得了20多年来的最佳表现，目前排名第二，仅落后联赛领先的巴黎圣日耳曼5分。尽管面临着来自法国一些顶级俱乐部的激烈竞争，朗斯整个赛季只输掉了一场比赛，并且拥有联赛第二好的防守记录。虽然朗斯在客场的统治力有所下降，但在主场几乎是不可战胜的，在博拉尔特球场取得了全部8场比赛的胜利。俱乐部的主场状态令人印象深刻，它已经成为本世纪第二支主场8连胜的法甲球队。朗斯将有机会在不久的将来在博洛埃特球场对阵巴黎圣日耳曼时再添一笔。但在客场，他们并没有那么强的3-3-1战绩。当然是和主场记录相比。与此同时，球队将在尼斯主场利用对手的困境。我相信最近的暂停对尼斯有帮助，我相信他们会在赛季结束后在积分榜上排名更高。而且可以肯定的是，我预测蓝思会在下一阶段的积分榜上下滑，即使我喜欢他们的样子，他们也没有那么大的力量来保持对CL的压力。与此同时，伦斯门将乌尔克·法里内斯将缺席周四的比赛，因为他将在下个月进行第二次膝盖手术，这将结束他的赛季。布莱斯·桑巴仍然是弗兰克·海斯的首发门将，让-路易斯·莱卡或年轻的雅尼克·潘多尔在替补席上顶替法里内斯。边锋吉米·卡伯特和前锋亚当·布克萨双双缺阵，凯文·丹索指挥的三后卫试图保持本赛季法甲客场7场仅丢4球的纪录。虽然伦斯的防守很好，但尼斯本赛季在主场并没有发挥出最好的状态，所以一场低比分的平局可能是可能的。两支球队都希望在法国里维埃拉的一场戏剧性的比赛中继续前进，对任何一方来说，各得一分都不是什么可怕的结果。预测结果是1-1。