Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lyon vs Nice – Lineups & Match Details

Lyon beat Nice 2-0. Goals: C. Tolisso (45'), N. Nartey (64'). Lyon had 57% possession against Nice's 43%. Shots on target: 2-3.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 15 February 2026

Lyon

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Nice

Referee: Thomas Leonard, France

Lineups

Lyon3-4-2-1

1D. GreifG

22C. MataD

19M. NiakhateD

33H. HateboerD

98A. Maitland-NilesM

6T. TessmannM

23T. MortonM

16Abner ViniciusM

99N. NarteyF

8C. TolissoF

10P. SulcF

Substitutes

40R. DescampsG

85N. KamaraD

7A. KarabecM

44K. MerahM

39M. de CarvalhoM

18R. GhezzalF

34A. HamdaniF

45R. HimbertF

77R. YaremchukF

Nice4-2-3-1

31M. DupeG

92J. ClaussD

37K. PeprahD

4DanteD

2A. AbdiD

8M. SansonM

24C. VanhoutteM

25M. ChoM

10S. DiopM

20T. LouchetM

11E. WahiF

Substitutes

80Y. DioufG

28J. BahD

33A. MendyD

23G. BernardeauM

6H. BoudaouiM

41E. PereiraM

32K. BoudacheF

21I. JanssonF

90KevinF

Match Events

6'S

E. Wahi

Substitution 1

21'Y

M. Sanson

45'+4Y

A. Maitland-Niles

45'G

C. Tolisso

Assist: P. Šulc

52'Y

T. Tessmann

64'G

N. Nartey

66'S

C. Tolisso

Substitution 1

74'S

M. Cho

Substitution 2

75'S

Dante

Substitution 3

75'S

T. Louchet

Substitution 4

81'S

P. Šulc

Substitution 2

83'S

M. Sanson

Substitution 5

87'Y

Abner

90'+1S

A. Maitland-Niles

Substitution 3

Statistics

Lyon

57%43%

Nice

1.52Expected Goals (xG)1.46

9Total Shots10

2Shots on Target3

8Corners5

16Fouls12

0Offsides0

89Pass Accuracy (%)84

3Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Lyon host Nice on Sunday, 15 February 2026. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lyon go into the match 4th in the table; Nice sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lyon have taken 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 wins in a row. Nice have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Oct 2025: Lyon 2-3 Nice; 9 Mar 2025: Lyon 2-0 Nice; 1 Dec 2024: Lyon 4-1 Nice. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lyon beat Nice 2-0. Lyon scored through C. Tolisso 45', N. Nartey 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 64 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lyon held 57% of the ball against 43% for Nice. Shots on target finished 2-3. Expected goals read 1.52 for Lyon, 1.46 for Nice.

Verdict

The win nudges Lyon forward and leaves Nice with work to do. Lyon sat 4th and Nice 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.