Lyon vs Nice — Ligue 1

Ligue 1 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 Finished
Lyon Lyon
2 1
Finished
Nice Nice

Match facts

Kick-off
Sun 18 Oct, 21:45 UTC
Competition
Ligue 1 · France
Round
Regular Season - 7
Stadium
Groupama Stadium, Lyon
Referee
Francois Letexier

Key events

Lyon Timeline Nice
  1. 10'

    Niels Nkounkou

    Yellow card

  2. 18'

    Sepe Elye Wahi

    Jonathan Clauss

  3. Pavel Šulc

    Goal scored

    32'

  4. Tanner Tessmann

    Zachary Athekame

    36'
  5. 48'

    Mohamed Abdelmoneim

    Yellow card

  6. Julien Duranville

    Keito Nakamura

    61'

  7. Noah Teye Nartey

    Corentin Tolisso

    61'
  8. 65'

    Mohamed Amoura

    Yellow card

  9. Keito Nakamura

    Red card

    70'

  10. Kail Boudache

    Felix Bacher

    75'

  11. Pavel Šulc

    Khalis Merah

    81'

  12. Abner Vinicius

    Ruben Kluivert

    81'
  13. 81'

    Mohamed Abdelmoneim

    Alidu Seidu

  14. 87'

    Gauthier Hein

    Isak Jansson

  15. 87'

    Axel Witsel

    Morgan Sanson

  16. 87'

    Xavier Mandza

    Sofiane Diop

  17. 90+3'

    Sepe Elye Wahi

    VAR

  18. 90+4'

    Sepe Elye Wahi

    Yellow card

Lineups

Lyon 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

  • 40 R. Descamps G
  • 13 Z. Athekame D
  • 22 Clinton Mata D
  • 19 M. Niakhaté D
  • 16 Abner D
  • 6 T. Tessmann M
  • 2 M. Bidstrup M
  • 26 K. Boudache M
  • 99 N. Nartey M
  • 24 J. Duranville M
  • 10 P. Šulc F

Substitute players

  • 1 D. Greif G
  • 21 R. Kluivert D
  • 20 F. Bacher D
  • 45 R. Himbert F
  • 18 K. Merah M
  • 23 T. Morton M
  • 11 Keito Nakamura F
  • 7 E. Nuamah F
  • 8 C. Tolisso M
Nice 3-4-2-1

Starting lineup

  • 23 Y. Diouf G
  • 5 Mohamed Abdelmonem D
  • 55 Y. Ndayishimiye D
  • 35 X. Mandza Tsiendi D
  • 92 J. Clauss M
  • 28 A. Witsel M
  • 6 H. Boudaoui M
  • 27 N. Nkounkou M
  • 7 G. Hein M
  • 9 M. Amoura M
  • 11 E. Wahi F

Substitute players

  • 84 H. Koutoune D
  • 21 I. Jansson F
  • 10 S. Diop M
  • 39 D. Coulibaly M
  • 77 T. Boulhendi G
  • 41 D. Morana F
  • 29 N. Ngoumou F
  • 36 A. Seidu D
  • 8 M. Sanson M

Match statistics

Lyon Nice
1.55 expected_goals 1.56
400 Passes accurate 436
6 Shots insidebox 7
2 Shots outsidebox 5
1 Blocked Shots 2
14 Free Kicks 6
4 Shots on Goal 5
3 Goalkeeper Saves 2
3 Shots off Goal 5
471 Total passes 502
1 Red Cards 0
8 Total Shots 12
1 Corner Kicks 9
0 Offsides 3
0 Yellow Cards 4
6 Fouls 14
48% Ball Possession 52%

Player ratings

Lyon

  1. 8.1 T. Tessmann 1 goal · 90'
  2. 7.7 P. Šulc 1 goal · 81'
  3. 7.1 Z. Athekame 1 assist · 90'
  4. 7.0 J. Duranville 61'
  5. 7.0 M. Niakhaté 90'

Nice

  1. 7.4 E. Wahi 1 goal · 90'
  2. 7.1 J. Clauss 1 assist · 90'
  3. 6.9 Y. Ndayishimiye 90'
  4. 6.8 H. Boudaoui 90'
  5. 6.7 X. Mandza Tsiendi 87'

Prediction

LyonDrawNice

Winner : Lyon

Head to head

Lyon
2–0 FT
Nice
Nice
3–2 FT
Lyon
Nice
0–2 FT
Lyon
Lyon
4–1 FT
Nice
Lyon
1–0 FT
Nice
Nice
0–0 FT
Lyon

Table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain107211223
2Lille10631721
3Paris FC10622720
4Marseille10604818
5Lyon10523617
6Nice10523317
7Monaco10442216
8Rennes10514016
9Stade Brestois 2910433615
10Lorient10433115
11Lens10415213
12Toulouse10343113
13Strasbourg10316-410
14Auxerre10316-1110
15Le Mans10154-78
16Angers10226-108
17Estac Troyes10226-108
18Le Havre10028-132