Nice v Lyon result

Full-time · Nice 3–2 Lyon

Ligue 1 · Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:00 BST · Allianz Riviera

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Nice 3–2 Lyon — Nice won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Lyon: 2.90 to 1.23 in expected goals, from 29 shots to 5, ahead on xG from the 50th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The result went the other way.

The result

Nice beat Lyon 3–2 at Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1 on Saturday 18 October. Nice have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Lyon have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Nice led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Nice: Melvin Bard (5’, assisted by Sofiane Diop), Sofiane Diop (35’, assisted by Jérémie Boga) and Hicham Boudaoui (55’, assisted by Jonathan Clauss); Lyon: Pavel Šulc (29’, assisted by Ruben Kluivert; 90’).

Discipline

Jérôme Brisard, France showed three yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nice: Charles Vanhoutte (64’); Lyon: Clinton Mata (26’) and Moussa Niakhaté (90+6’).

What it changes

Nice move up from 12th to eighth (eight league matches played).

Lyon move down from third to fourth (eight league matches played).

It is Nice’s first win over Lyon since 3 June 2023, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Pavel Šulc (Lyon) 10.9, Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) 9.3 and Sofiane Diop (Nice) 7.9 led the match.

Next up

Nice next travel to Stade Brestois 29 on 23 October 2026.

Lyon next travel to 1899 Hoffenheim on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nice: Stade Brestois 29 v Nice, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Lyon: 1899 Hoffenheim v Lyon, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nice 3–2 Lyon · Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera · Nice
Referee: Jérôme Brisard, France
Head-to-head (last 6): Nice 1 · draws 2 · Lyon 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Nice 0W 2D 3L · Lyon 4W 0D 1L

Nice 3–2 Lyon (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.38

Corners

against 3.63 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · Jérôme Brisard, France

1.57 home / 2.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nice for / against	Line	Lyon for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.38 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jérôme Brisard, France — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.29 red cards, 24.29 fouls over 7 matches (1.57 to the home side, 2.57 to the away side).

Home 1.57Away 2.57

Nice

Nice — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Bernard Nguene n 5	12.2	4.4 3/0	3 2/0	—
Kevin Carlos n 8	51.4	3.1 6/5	3.1 6/5	—
A. Abdi n 8	42.9	2.6 4/3	1.6 4/2	—
M. Sanson n 8	30.3	2.6 4/2	3.7 5/2	—
S. Abdul Samed n 8	38.3	2.4 4/3	1.2 3/1	—

Nice — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Moffi n 8	37.8	3.9 8/5	2.1 6/1
Kevin Carlos n 8	51.4	2.8 8/4	1.5 5/2
S. Diop n 8	52.5	1.9 5/4	0.9 3/1
B. Bouanani n 8	42.4	1.9 4/2	0.8 3/0
Bernard Nguene n 5	12.2	1.5 1/0	0 0/0

Nice — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Moffi n 8	37.8	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
M. Cho n 8	26.8	0 0/0	0.8 2/0
S. Diop n 8	52.5	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
J. Boga n 8	60.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
T. Louchet n 8	60.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/1

Nice — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Bernard Nguene n 5	12.2	4.4 2/1
C. Vanhoutte n 8	77.1	2.9 5/5
A. Mendy n 8	77.1	2.8 7/6
T. Louchet n 8	60.9	2.4 6/4
J. Clauss n 8	74.8	2.1 7/5

Nice — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Y. Diouf n 8	90	3.4 7/5

Lyon

Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Molébé n 3	10	3 1/0	3 1/0	—
Afonso Moreira n 8	15.6	2.9 4/0	2.2 3/0	—
M. Satriano n 8	49.3	2.5 8/2	0.5 2/0	—
P. Šulc n 8	41.5	2.4 4/3	1.1 3/1	—
K. Merah n 8	41.8	2.2 4/3	1.9 4/3	—

Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Molébé n 3	10	6 2/0	0 0/0
Afonso Moreira n 8	15.6	2.9 3/1	1.4 1/1
M. Satriano n 8	49.3	2.1 5/2	0.5 2/0
G. Mikautadze n 8	63.5	1.8 4/3	0.9 4/1
C. Tolisso n 8	86.6	1.6 7/5	0.9 6/1

Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Mikautadze n 8	63.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Adam Karabec n 8	66.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
M. Satriano n 8	49.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Tolisso n 8	86.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	73.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Afonso Moreira n 8	15.6	2.9 2/2
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	73.4	2.8 6/5
M. de Carvalho n 4	47.5	2.8 3/2
R. Kluivert n 8	59.8	2.6 5/4
Abner n 8	54.6	2.3 4/4

Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Greif n 8	90	3.8 8/4
R. Descamps n 8	90	3.4 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nice		Lyon
31%	Possession	69%
0.60	Expected goals (xG)	3.39
5	Shots	29
4	Shots on target	7
1	Shots off target	7
0	Blocked shots	15
5	Shots inside the box	16
1	Corners	16
2	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
252	Passes	544
76%	Pass accuracy	88%

Nice player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Y. Diouf	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
A. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
K. Peprah Oppong	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
J. Clauss	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
H. Boudaoui	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	8.2
C. Vanhoutte	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
M. Bard	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
M. Cho	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Diop	73	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.6
J. Boga	73	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Dante	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Abdulay Bah sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Louchet sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Tiago Gouveia sub	17	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
M. Sanson sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Lyon player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Greif	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Maitland-Niles	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6
R. Kluivert	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	6.2
C. Tolisso	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
P. Šulc	90	2	0	3	2	4	0	0	8.5
M. Satriano	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
Clinton Mata	77	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
T. Morton	77	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	7.3
M. Fofana	77	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.3
Abner	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Adam Karabec	68	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.2
N. Tagliafico sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
R. Ghezzal sub	22	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
M. Niakhaté sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
T. Tessmann sub	13	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.2
Afonso Moreira sub	13	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nice v Lyon — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NiceLLDLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

LyonWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nice 1 · 2 draws · Lyon 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2025-03-09 Nice 0–2 Lyon
2024-12-01 Lyon 4–1 Nice
2024-02-16 Lyon 1–0 Nice
2023-08-27 Nice 0–0 Lyon
2023-06-03 Nice 3–1 Lyon
2022-11-11 Lyon 1–1 Nice

League standing · 2025/26

Nice#16 pos32 pts34 pl-23 GD

Lyon#4 pos60 pts34 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Nice scored1.09

Lyon scored1.56

Nice conceded1.76

Lyon conceded1.18

Shot map and expected goals

Nice 1.23 xG from 5 shots, Lyon 2.90 from 29. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nice (attacking right)Lyon (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nice	5	3	1.23
Lyon	29	2	2.90

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What is the head-to-head record between Nice and Lyon?: In their last 6 meetings, Nice won 1, Lyon won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
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