Nice vs Lyon

18 October 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Melvin Bard 5’
  • Sofiane Diop 35’
  • Hichem Boudaoui 55’
  • Pavel Sulc 29’, 90+5’

Match summary

Nice beat Lyon 3-2. Nice led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Melvin Bard put Nice ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Sofiane Diop, Pavel Sulc equalised with a header in the 29th minute, set up by Ruben Kluivert, and Sofiane Diop put Nice back in front in the 35th minute, set up by Jeremie Boga. In the second half, Hichem Boudaoui made it 3-1 in the 55th minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss and Sulc pulled one back to make it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time.

Lyon can feel hard done by, creating 2.90 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to Nice's 1.23 from 5. Ainsley Maitland-Niles had a penalty saved for Lyon.

Match stats

31% Possession 69%
5 Shots 29
4 Shots on target 7
1 Corners 16
50 Attacks 96
26 Dangerous attacks 103
252 Passes 544
76% Pass accuracy 88%
15 Tackles 20
10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Nice Lyon
Kick-off
Melvin Bard Left foot shot1-0 (Nice)
5’
26’
Clinton MataFoul
29’
Pavel SulcHeader1-1 (Lyon)
29’
Corentin TolissoShot on target
VAR review
33’
Sofiane DiopRight foot shot2-1 (Nice)
35’
Half-time2-1
Second half underway
53’
Ainsley Maitland-NilesMissed penalty
53’
Ainsley Maitland-NilesShot on target
Hicham BoudaouiRight foot shot3-1 (Nice)
55’
57’
Malick FofanaShot on target
Charles VanhoutteFoul
64’
Juma BahDante 
66’
68’
Rachid GhezzaAdam Karabec
68’
Nicolás TagliaficoAbner
Tiago GouveiaJérémie Boga
73’
Tom LouchetMohamed-Ali Cho
73’
Morgan SansonSofiane DiopInjury
73’
77’
Afonso MoreiraMalick Fofana
77’
Moussa NiakhatéClinton Mata
77’
Tanner TessmannTyler Morton
Tiago GouveiaShot on target
78’
82’
Rachid GhezzalShot on target
86’
Tanner TessmannShot on target
90+5’
Pavel SulcHeader3-2 (Lyon)
90+6’
Moussa NiakhatéArgument
Full-time3-2

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 2.90 5’ Melvin Bard (Nice), 1-0 5’ 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 1-1 29’ 35’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 2-1 35’ 55’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 3-1 55’ 90+5’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 3-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 2.90 5’ Melvin Bard (Nice), 1-0 Bard 5’ 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 1-1 Sulc 29’ 35’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 2-1 Diop 35’ 55’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 3-1 Boudaoui 55’ 90+5’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 3-2 Sulc 90+5’
Nice 1.23 xGLyon 2.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Nice attacking 
35’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 53’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 71’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 19’ Martín Satriano (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 82’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Melvin Bard (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 29’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Martín Satriano (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 53’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 71’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.30 xG, goal 19’ Martín Satriano (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 1’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 78’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 82’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Malick Fofana (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Melvin Bard (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 29’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Martín Satriano (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Tanner Tessmann (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nice 3-4-3 Starting XI
Diouf
Mendy
Oppong
Dante 66’
Clauss
Boudaoui
Vanhoutte
Bard
Cho 73’
Diop 73’
Boga 73’
Lyon 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Greif
Abner 68’
Kluivert
Mata 77’
Maitland-Niles
Tolisso
Morton 77’
Fofana 77’
Sulc 2
Karabec 68’
Satriano

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yehvann Diouf GK900 0.000.000
Antoine Mendy DEF900 0.000.000
Kojo Peprah Oppong DEF900 0.000.000
Dante DEF700 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss MID9010 0.000.162
Melvin Bard MID9011 0.030.000
Hichem Boudaoui MID9011 0.080.000
Charles Vanhoutte MID900 0.000.000
Mohamed Ali-Cho FWD770 0.000.000
Sofiane Diop FWD77111 0.960.031
Jeremie Boga FWD7711 0.070.961
Juma Bah Sub200 0.000.000
Tom Louchet Sub130 0.000.000
Morgan Sanson Sub130 0.000.000
Tiago Gouveia Sub131 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 42% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Lyon win 31% Avg odds 3.08

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

Form going into the game

Nice LWLDD
Lyon WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 0-2 Lyon, 09 Mar 25 Next meeting: Lyon 2-0 Nice, 15 Feb 26  All Nice vs Lyon meetings

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