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- 18′Nice, goal:0–1assist
- 32′Lyon, goal:1–1
- 36′Lyon, goal:2–1assist
- Half-time2 – 1
- 48′Nice, yellow card:
- 61′Lyon, substitution:off
- 61′Lyon, substitution:off
- 65′Nice, yellow card:
- 70′Lyon, red card:
- 75′Lyon, substitution:off
- 81′Nice, substitution:off
- 81′Lyon, substitution:off
- 81′Lyon, substitution:off
- 87′Nice, substitution:off
- 87′Nice, substitution:off
- 87′Nice, substitution:off
- 90+3′Nice, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- 90+4′Nice, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 1
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Lyon hold on with ten men to beat Nice and go top of Ligue 1
Lyon beat Nice 2-1 at Groupama Stadium in Ligue 1 on matchday 7, a result that lifted them from sixth to first in the table. They finished with 14 points from seven games, six clear of 13th-placed Nice, who stayed on 8 points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nice took the lead in the 18th minute when Elye Wahi finished from a Jonathan Clauss assist. Lyon responded within 14 minutes. Pavel Šulc equalised in the 32nd minute, and four minutes later Tanner Tessmann put the hosts in front, set up by Zachary Athekame.
The second half brought no further goals. Lyon were reduced to ten men when Keito Nakamura was sent off in the 70th minute, with the score at 2-1, and neither side scored after that. Nice had the better of the closing stages without finding a way through, finishing with nine corners to Lyon's one.
Lyon travel to 1899 Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 22 October, while Nice visit Stade Brestois 29 in Ligue 1 the following day.
Zachary Athekame supplied the pass for Tessmann's winner and was the top-rated player on the pitch with 7.79. Tessmann, who scored the goal, followed on 7.54.
Nice won nine corners to Lyon's one, a measure of the pressure they applied after the sending-off.
Lyon beat Nice 2–1 (half-time 2–1).
Lyon met Nice in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Sunday, 18 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at Groupama Stadium. Referee: Francois Letexier. Attendance: 43,633.
Key moments
- 18' Goal: Elye Wahi (assist: Jonathan Clauss) — 0–1 · Watch Elye Wahi's goal video (18')
- 32' Goal: Pavel Šulc — 1–1 · Watch Pavel Šulc's goal video (32')
- 36' Goal: Tanner Tessmann (assist: Zachary Athekame) — 2–1 · Watch Tanner Tessmann's goal video (36')
- 70' Red card: Keito Nakamura
Starting line-ups
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
Nice (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Lyon 64%, the draw 20%, Nice 16%. It finished Lyon 2–1 Nice.
Lyon's strength edge leads, with Nice's finishing a counterweight — Lyon lead mainly because our strength rating puts them 169 points higher, 1792 to 1622, though Nice have scored less than their chances deserved and cold streaks like this have tended to bounce back. The draw sits at 20%, close to the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged down by that finishing streak and up by typical scoring in both sides' recent games.
Why Lyon at 64%?
Lyon sit 169 points higher on our strength rating — 1792 to 1622. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.8% of 6,590 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 66–19–15.
Why only 64%?
Nice sit -0.40 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,538 such games where the class table expected 35.9%.
Why is the draw only 20%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,356. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Lyon have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Nice have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Lyon vs Nice final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 1 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Elye Wahi's goal against Lyon (18').
- Watch Pavel Šulc's goal against Nice (32').
- Watch Tanner Tessmann's goal against Nice (36').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Lyon 2–1 Nice. Explore more on the Lyon and Nice team pages or the Ligue 1 page.