Match Report
Before the match
Olympique Lyon's previous five results comprised two wins, two draws and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 4 conceded. RC Lens were their latest opponents, away on 9 October: a 2-1 defeat; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Stade Rennais on 19 September.
On 9 October, RC Lens faced Olympique Lyon in Ligue 1: Olympique Lyon lost 1-2 away from home, having scored one and conceded two. Ligue 1, 19 September brought a home meeting with Stade Rennais; Olympique Lyon won 4-0, a return of four goals scored and zero conceded. Olympique Lyon visited Paris FC on 12 September (Ligue 1) and drew 0-0; their goals totalled zero, compared with zero conceded. Auxerre travelled to face Olympique Lyon (Ligue 1) on 4 September. For Olympique Lyon, the score was 3-1: three goals scored, one allowed. 1-1 was Olympique Lyon's result against Le Havre on 29 August (Ligue 1), playing at home; Olympique Lyon drew, with one scored to one conceded.
Before kickoff, Ligue 1's results-based standings placed Olympique Lyon 6th after six matches and 11 points.
Nice came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding seven. On 11 October, Nice recorded a 2-1 win hosting Strasbourg.
Ligue 1, 11 October brought a home meeting with Strasbourg; Nice won 2-1, a return of two goals scored and one conceded. Nice hosted Lille on 20 September (Ligue 1) and won 2-1; their goals totalled two, compared with one conceded. Auxerre hosted Nice (Ligue 1) on 12 September. For Nice, the score was 0-1: zero goals scored, one allowed. 1-1 was Nice's result against Le Mans on 5 September (Ligue 1), playing at home; Nice drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 30 August fixture (Ligue 1) paired Nice with Paris FC. Nice lost 0-3 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding three.
Nice stood 13th in the results-based Ligue 1 table before kickoff, with eight points from six matches.
Earlier results between these sides included a 2-0 home win for Olympique Lyon on 15 February and a 3-2 home win for Nice on 18 October 2025.
After the match
Olympique Lyon edged past Nice 2-1 on 18 October 2026. Sepe Elye Wahi opened the scoring in the 18th minute for Nice, set up by Jonathan Clauss, to make it 1-0. Pavel Šulc levelled it in the 32nd minute for Olympique Lyon to make it 1-1. Tanner Tessmann put Olympique Lyon in front in the 36th minute, set up by Zachary Athekame, to make it 2-1. Keito Nakamura (70') was sent off. Niels Nkounkou (10'), Mohamed Abdelmonem (48'), Mohammed Amoura (65') and Sepe Elye Wahi (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Olympique Lyon 188 points stronger than Nice. All the scoring was done by half time. 71.6% is Olympique Lyon's winning probability here from current model ratings, alongside their recorded victory. one red card went to Olympique Lyon. Olympique Lyon: five substitutions. After coming on for Olympique Lyon in minute 61, Keito Nakamura was sent off. Nice picked up four yellow cards. The substitution total for Nice was four. one change of leader occurred in the scoring sequence. Olympique Lyon won after falling behind.