French Cup: Lens vs Nice 22/05/2026

Asian handicap betting

Cup final between the impressive Lens and the disappointing Nice, who will play relegation playoffs in a few days to stay in the top division.

Lens are enjoying a breakthrough season, moving from 8th place last year to 2nd this season, challenging Paris Saint-Germain until the final month.

They also look in excellent form after crushing Lyon away from home in the final league round. Sage keeps the squad fully focused, while Lens have never won the French Cup before.

Complete contrast for Nice, who after a very problematic season will now have to fight for survival in Ligue 1 through playoff matches. They ended the regular season with mediocre to poor performances. The upcoming matches against Saint-Etienne early next week are clearly the priority, something the club president publicly admitted as well.

The difference in quality is more than obvious. Lens are naturally an attacking side and will not sit back even if they take the lead, but will continue searching for more goals and could easily turn the final into a one-sided affair.

The odds for the clearly superior team to win the final by more than one goal are too high to ignore and worth the risk.