Nice vs Lyon

Nice

3 - 2

Lyon

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Allianz Riviera 🧑‍⚖️ Jérôme Brisard 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Nice 16 · Lyon 4

Referee Stats

Jérôme Brisard

16 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.44
Penalties avg	0.06
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	69%
Draws	6%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Lyon outshot their opponent (5-29).
Lyon controlled possession (69%).
Lyon had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nice (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 1.12 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lyon (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 22

Avg: 1.35 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18

PPG

1.35

1.12

1.35

1.59

1.29

41%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

53%

41%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Nice rank16th

Lyon rank4th

Nice points32

Lyon points60

Nice: #16 · 32 pts · GD -23

38 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Lyon: #4 · 60 pts · GD +13

10 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nice last 5 home

D D D L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals2-10

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lyon last 5 away

L W D D L

Points5/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nice trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Nice score at home65%

Nice clean sheet at home24%

Lyon score away71%

Lyon clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Nice score first41%

Nice win after scoring first57%

Lyon score first47%

Lyon win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nice 44% · Lyon 0%

Avg first goal minute: Nice 21.4' · Lyon 19.6'

Vs league average

Nice score at home1.12 vs 1.59

Nice concede at home1.59 vs 1.24

Lyon score away1.35 vs 1.24

Lyon concede away1.29 vs 1.59

Nice score 30% below league average, while Lyon score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Nice are 28% above league average at home, and Lyon are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Nice goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

Lyon goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

31%

69%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

252

544

Passes Accurate

192

477

Passes %

76%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Bard

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Diop

26'

26' Clinton Mata

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

P. Šulc

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kluivert

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ VAR

M. Cho

Penalty cancelled

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Diop

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Boga

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

H. Boudaoui

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Clauss

64'

64' C. Vanhoutte

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Dante

1st substitution · For: Abdulay Bah

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Karabec

1st substitution · For: R. Ghezzal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Abner

2nd substitution · For: N. Tagliafico

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Cho

2nd substitution · For: T. Louchet

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Diop

3rd substitution · For: M. Sanson

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Boga

4th substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Clinton Mata

3rd substitution · For: M. Niakhaté

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Morton

4th substitution · For: T. Tessmann

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Fofana

5th substitution · For: Afonso Moreira

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

P. Šulc

Normal Goal

90+6'

90+6' M. Niakhaté

Nice vs Lyon 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nice beat Lyon 3-2 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Jérôme Brisard. It was played at Allianz Riviera.

First half: Nice took an early lead at 5' when M. Bard scored, with the assist credited to S. Diop, making the score 1-0. Clinton Mata received a yellow card for Lyon at 26'. Lyon leveled the score at 29' when P. Šulc scored, with the assist credited to R. Kluivert, making the score 1-1. VAR intervened at 33' for Nice (Penalty cancelled). Nice took the lead at 35' when S. Diop scored, with the assist credited to J. Boga, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Nice extended the lead at 55' when H. Boudaoui scored, with the assist credited to J. Clauss, making the score 3-1. C. Vanhoutte received a yellow card for Nice at 64'. Nice made their 1st substitution at 66', with Dante replacing Abdulay Bah. Lyon made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Karabec replacing R. Ghezzal. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Abner replacing N. Tagliafico. Nice made their 2nd substitution at 73', with M. Cho replacing T. Louchet. Nice made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Diop replacing M. Sanson. Nice made their 4th substitution at 73', with J. Boga replacing Tiago Gouveia. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Clinton Mata replacing M. Niakhaté. Lyon made their 4th substitution at 77', with T. Morton replacing T. Tessmann. Lyon made their 5th substitution at 77', with M. Fofana replacing Afonso Moreira. Lyon scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when P. Šulc scored, making the score 3-2. M. Niakhaté received a yellow card for Lyon at 90+6'.

Nice used 4 substitutions while Lyon used 5 substitutions. Nice got 1 yellow card, while Lyon got 2 yellow cards.