Lyon vs Nice

15 February 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Corentin Tolisso 45+1’
  • Noah Nartey 64’

Match summary

Lyon won 2-0 at home to Nice. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

Corentin Tolisso put Lyon ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Pavel Sulc and Noah Nartey made it 2-0 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Nice's 1.54 from 10.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
9 Shots 10
2 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 5
100 Attacks 82
33 Dangerous attacks 37
616 Passes 457
89% Pass accuracy 84%
10 Tackles 12
16 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Lyon Nice
Kick-off
6’
Kaïl BoudacheElye WahiInjury
21’
Morgan SansonHandball
22’
Sofiane DiopShot on target
28’
Tom LouchetShot on target
Corentin TolissoRight foot shot1-0 (Lyon)
45+1’
Ainsley Maitland-NilesFoul
45+4’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
49’
Tom LouchetShot on target
Tanner TessmannFoul
52’
Noah NarteyLeft foot shot2-0 (Lyon)
64’
Khalis MerahCorentin Tolisso
66’
74’
Kevin CarlosMohamed-Ali Cho
75’
Juma BahDante 
75’
Hicham BoudaouiTom Louchet
Roman YaremchukPavel Sulc
81’
83’
Isak JanssonMorgan Sanson
AbnerFoul
87’
Noham KamaraAinsley Maitland-Niles
90+1’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.54 45+1’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), 1-0 45+1’ 64’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), 2-0 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 1.54 45+1’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), 1-0 Tolisso 45+1’ 64’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), 2-0 Nartey 64’
Lyon 2.29 xGNice 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Lyon attacking 
46’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 12’ Kail Boudache (Nice), from a corner, 0.62 xG, off target 63’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 46’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 64’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 12’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 9’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 42’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Isak Jansson (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 12’ Kail Boudache (Nice), from a corner, 0.62 xG, off target 63’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 46’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 64’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 12’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 9’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 22’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 27’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Kail Boudache (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 34’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Isak Jansson (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Moussa Niakhate (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lyon 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Greif
Mata
Niakhaté
Hateboer
Maitland-Niles 90’
Tessmann
Morton
Abner
Nartey
Tolisso 66’
Sulc 81’
Nice 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Dupé
Abdi
Dante 75’
Oppong
Clauss
Vanhoutte
Sanson 83’
Louchet 75’
Diop
Cho 74’
Wahi 6’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dominik Greif GK900 0.000.000
Clinton Mata DEF900 0.000.000
Hans Hateboer DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Niakhate DEF901 0.010.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles MID900 0.000.081
Abner MID900 0.000.613
Tanner Tessmann MID900 0.000.000
Tyler Morton MID901 0.040.011
Noah Nartey MID9011 0.420.041
Corentin Tolisso MID6912 0.660.000
Pavel Sulc FWD8414 1.140.641
Khalis Merah Sub210 0.000.000
Roman Yaremchuk Sub60 0.000.000
Noham Kamara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 51% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.68
Nice win 23% Avg odds 4.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lyon WWWWW
Nice DLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 3-2 Lyon, 18 Oct 25 All Lyon vs Nice meetings, next on 18 Oct 26

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.