Lyon vs Nice

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Nice.

Elye Wahi put Nice ahead in the 18th minute, Pavel Sulc equalised in the 32nd minute, and Tanner Tessmann won it in the 36th minute.

Lyon secured a 2-1 victory against Nice in Ligue 1 matchday 7 after a competitive fixture that saw the visitors edge most statistical categories. Nice registered 12 shots compared to 8 from Lyon, while also leading on shots on target with 5 to 4. Possession was fairly evenly contested with 48 percent for Lyon and 52 percent for Nice, alongside 96 attacks for the hosts and 95 for the visitors. Nice dominated the corner count with 9 to 1 and committed 14 fouls against Lyon's 6, accumulating 4 yellow cards. Meanwhile, Lyon finished the match with 1 red card and 0 yellow cards.

The scoring opened in the 10th minute when Niels Nkounkou received a yellow card for a foul, before Elye Wahi scored with a right foot shot in the 18th minute to put Nice ahead 0-1. Lyon responded in the 32nd minute through a right foot shot from Pavel Sulc to make it 1-1, and Tanner Tessmann added a header in the 36th minute to bring the half-time score to 2-1. Following cautions for Mohamed Abdelmonem and Mohamed Amoura, Lyon substitute Keito Nakamura was shown a red card in the 70th minute for a foul, and a late yellow card was given to Elye Wahi in the 90+4th minute following a VAR review.