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Four wins in five: Lyon have the edge over Nice, who have won only once
Fourth-placed Lyon host 10th-placed Nice in Ligue 1 matchday seven on Sunday, a fixture Lyon have won four times in the last five meetings.
By FootieRadar Desk · Published · 2 min read
Lyon have won four of the last five Ligue 1 meetings with Nice, and their league record is stronger at both ends of the pitch this season.
Kick-off is Sunday 18 October, 9:45pm Kenya time, at the Groupama Stadium, with Francois Letexier refereeing. Lyon are fourth on 11 points, three ahead of Nice in 10th.
Lyon's steadier recent form
Lyon have won three of their last five across all competitions, scoring 10 and conceding five. Their only defeat in that run was a 2-1 loss at Lens on 9 Oct, and their latest win, 3-2 over Crystal Palace in the Europa League on 15 Oct, came at home.
Nice have two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last five, scoring five and conceding seven. Their latest result was a 2-1 home win over Strasbourg on 11 Oct, but their heaviest defeat in that span was a 3-0 loss at Paris FC on 30 Aug.
| Lyon | Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | League position | 10th |
| 11 | Points | 8 |
| 3-2-1 | Won-drawn-lost | 2-2-2 |
| 11 / 4 | Goals for / against | 5 / 7 |
| 3 | Clean sheets | 1 |
| W L W W D | Last five, latest first | W W L D L |
Absences on both sides
Lyon are without L. Openda (leg injury), M. Ouedraogo (knee injury) and N. Tagliafico (knee injury), all listed as missing the fixture. Nice have four players out: L. Abergel (knee injury), M. Bombito (leg injury), A. Mendy (knee injury) and M. Sanson (knee injury).
A. Abdi is a doubt for Nice with a muscle injury.
Lyon's grip on the head-to-head
Three of Lyon's four wins came at home: 1-0 in February 2024, 4-1 in December 2024 and 2-0 in February 2026. Their fourth was a 2-0 win at Nice in March 2025.
Nice's only win came at home, a 3-2 result in October 2025, and it is the only one of the five meetings in which they scored more than one goal.
What the numbers say
Lyon have scored 11 Ligue 1 goals to Nice's five and conceded four to Nice's seven. Nice have failed to score in three of their six league games, while Lyon have kept three clean sheets to Nice's one. Lyon's biggest league win is 4-0 against Rennes, and E. Nuamah leads their league scoring with three goals and one assist. Z. Athekame has two goals and two assists.
The betting market's view at the time of writing is 53% for a Lyon win, 24% for a draw and 23% for Nice. That figure is calculated from Pinnacle's odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, so it reflects the market, not a FootieRadar tip. On the league numbers, Lyon have the stronger attack and the tighter defence, the same direction the market leans.
Odds in Kenya
Kick-off is Sunday 18 October, 9:45pm Kenya time at Groupama Stadium, Lyon. These are the best prices at bookmakers licensed in Kenya right now.
Market view
The chance of each result implied by Pinnacle’s odds, with the bookmaker’s margin (3.5%) removed. Updated hourly. Calculated from betting-market data, not our opinion, and never a guarantee. How we calculate this →
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Data: API-Football (fixtures, standings, form, injuries, head-to-head, odds). Written by the FootieRadar desk with AI assistance and checked against the match data. How our predictions work.
