Lyon 2-1 Nice — Ligue 1, 18 Oct 2026
Lyon beat Nice 2-1 in Ligue 1 on 18 October 2026 at Groupama Stadium, Lyon. Pavel Sulc and T. Tessmann scored for Lyon; E. Wahi for Nice. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Lyon have won 4 and Nice 1.
Match timeline
- 10'Foul
- 0-118'assist: Jonathan Clauss
- 1-132'
- 2-136'assist: Zachary Athekame
- Half-time2-1
- 48'
- 61'
- 61'
- 65'Foul
- 70'Foul
- 75'
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'
- 87'out: M. Sanson
- 87'
- 87'
- 90+3'VARGoal cancelled
- 90+4'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Lyon
- 8.7Tanner TessmannM
- 7.6Zachary AthekameD
- 7.3Pavel SulcF
- 7.2Clinton MataD
- 7.2Moussa NiakhatéD
- 6.9Rémy DescampsG
- 6.9Corentin TolissoM
- 6.9Khalis MerahM
- 6.6Felix BacherD
- 6.6Abner ViníciusD
- 6.6Ruben KluivertD
- 6.6Julien DuranvilleM
- 6.6Kaïl BoudacheM
- 6.3Noah NarteyM
- 6.0Mads BidstrupM
- 4.9Keito NakamuraF
Nice
- 7.6Elye WahiF
- 7.2Hicham BoudaouiM
- 7.0Mohamed AbdelmonemD
- 7.0Jonathan ClaussM
- 6.9Gauthier HeinF
- 6.9Mohammed AmouraF
- 6.9Alidu SeiduD
- 6.6Axel WitselM
- 6.6Niels NkounkouM
- 6.5Xavier MandzaD
- 6.3Sofiane DiopM
- 6.3Morgan SansonM
- 6.3Isak JanssonF
- 6.2Youssouf NdayishimiyeD
- 6.0Yehvann DioufG
Line-ups
Substitutes
LyonPaulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 8Corentin Tolisso61'M6.9
- 20Felix Bacher75'D6.6
- 11K. Nakamura61'F4.9
- 1Dominik GreifG
- 23Tyler MortonM
- 21Ruben Kluivert81'D6.6
- 7Ernest NuamahF
- 45Rémi HimbertF
- 18Khalis Merah81'M6.9
NiceOlivier Pantaloni
Substitutes
- 10S. Diop87'M6.3
- 8M. Sanson87'M6.3
- 29N. NgoumouF
- 21I. Jansson87'F6.3
- 77T. BoulhendiG
- 36Alidu Seidu81'D6.9
- 84H. KoutouneD
- 39D. CoulibalyM
- 41D. MoranaF
Team statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Tessmann | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.7 |
| Zachary Athekame | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Pavel Sulc | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Clinton Mata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Moussa Niakhaté | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rémy Descamps | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Corentin Tolisso | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Khalis Merah | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Felix Bacher | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Abner Vinícius | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ruben Kluivert | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Julien Duranville | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Kaïl Boudache | 75 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Noah Nartey | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mads Bidstrup | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Keito Nakamura | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 4.9 |
Nice
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elye Wahi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Mohamed Abdelmonem | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Clauss | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Gauthier Hein | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mohammed Amoura | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alidu Seidu | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Axel Witsel | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Niels Nkounkou | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Xavier Mandza | 87 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Sofiane Diop | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Morgan Sanson | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Isak Jansson | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Youssouf Ndayishimiye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Yehvann Diouf | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
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Before and after
Lyon
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Nice
- Previous: Nice 2-1 Strasbourg, 11 Oct 2026 · Ligue 1
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