Ligue 1 · Matchday 7 
Lyon's grip on Nice: four wins in five meetings
Lyon arrive on Sunday with the upper hand in this fixture, having won four of the last five meetings. Nice, 11th in the table, know a fresh result is needed to change the picture.
📍 Groupama Stadium
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Nice | 0.8 | 1.2 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lyon | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 11 | Nice | 6 | -2 | 8 |
Last meetings
- 2026Lyon2-0Nice
- 2025Nice3-2Lyon
- 2025Nice0-2Lyon
- 2024Lyon4-1Nice
- 2024Lyon1-0Nice
Absences
Lyon
- OutL. Openda · Leg Injury
- OutM. Ouedraogo · Knee Injury
- OutN. Tagliafico · Knee Injury
Nice
- OutL. Abergel · Knee Injury
- OutM. Bombito · Leg Injury
- OutA. Mendy · Knee Injury
- OutM. Sanson · Knee Injury
- DoubtfulA. Abdi · Muscle Injury
Lyon have a chance to press their place in the top half against a Nice side that has been losing ground, and the recent history between these clubs suggests the hosts have the better of this rivalry.
Form on both sides
Lyon sit fifth with 11 points from six games, a goal difference of +7, and a pattern that mixes results: a win, a loss, a win, a draw and a win in their last five league matches. Their attack has found its rhythm at the Groupama Stadium, where they have scored eight of their 11 league goals this season, and four of those came in the final 15 minutes of matches.
Nice are 11th on 8 points with a goal difference of -2. Their last five outings, form WWLDL, have included two wins, but they have conceded seven times in that spell, and their away record is the weak point, with no victories on the road this season.
Head-to-head
The recent meetings tell a clear story. Lyon have won four of the last five, with the most recent result a 2-0 home win in February. Their only defeat in that run came in October, when Nice won 3-2 at home. Lyon scored 11 goals across those five games, Nice only four. The 4-1 win in December 2024 and the 1-0 victory in February 2024 show how Lyon have controlled this fixture at their own ground.
Team news
Lyon will be without L. Openda, M. Ouedraogo and N. Tagliafico, all sidelined by leg or knee problems. Nice face a heavier list of absences: L. Abergel, M. Bombito, A. Mendy and M. Sanson are all out, while A. Abdi is a doubt with a muscle issue.
Our prediction
Lyon are the stronger side at home, and Nice’s injury problems at the back and in midfield leave them vulnerable. We expect the hosts to take control early and see the game out with a late goal, as they have done several times this season. Nice have the quality to score, but their away form points to a difficult afternoon. Lyon 2-1 Nice.