OGC Nice 3-2 Lyon
Updated
OGC Nice won: OGC Nice 3-2 Lyon in the Ligue 1 (Round 8) on Sat, 18 Oct 2025 at Allianz Riviera, Nice. OGC Nice goals: Melvin Bard 5', Sofiane Diop 35', Hicham Boudaoui 55'. Lyon goals: Pavel Sulc 29', Pavel Sulc 90'+5. Expected goals: 0.60-3.39. Possession: 31-69. Player of the match: Pavel Sulc (9).
Match report
OGC Nice beat Lyon 3-2
OGC Nice narrowly beat Lyon 3-2 at Allianz Riviera on Saturday 18 October in Ligue 1.
Melvin Bard put OGC Nice ahead on 5' (1-0), Pavel Sulc levelled for Lyon on 29' (1-1), Sofiane Diop restored OGC Nice's lead on 35' (2-1), Hicham Boudaoui made it 3-1 on 55' and Pavel Sulc pulled one back for Lyon on 90+5' (3-2).
OGC Nice had 31% of the ball, shots were 5-29 (4-7 on target) and expected goals finished 0.60-3.39. Lyon created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Pavel Sulc (Lyon) was player of the match with a 9 rating.
Attendance: 24,122. Referee: Jérôme Brisard.
Match stats
| OGC Nice | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 31 | 69 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.60 | 3.39 |
| Total shots | 5 | 29 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 13 | 48 |
| Big chances | 1 | 5 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 192 (76%) | 477 (88%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 1 | 16 |
| Total shots | 5 | 29 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 15 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 16 |
Lineups
OGC Nice (3-4-2-1): Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Dante, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Jonathan Clauss, Hicham Boudaoui, Charles Vanhoutte, Melvin Bard, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Jeremie Boga, Sofiane Diop
Lyon (4-2-3-1): Dominik Greif, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Ruben Kluivert, Abner, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Adam Karabec, Pavel Sulc, Malick Fofana, Martin Satriano
Key events
- 5' · Goal · Melvin Bard (OGC Nice)
- 26' · Yellow card · Clinton Mata (Lyon)
- 29' · Goal · Pavel Sulc (Lyon)
- 35' · Goal · Sofiane Diop (OGC Nice)
- 55' · Goal · Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice)
- 64' · Yellow card · Charles Vanhoutte (OGC Nice)
- 66' · Substitution · Juma Bah for Dante (OGC Nice)
- 68' · Substitution · Rachid Ghezzal for Adam Karabec (Lyon)
- 68' · Substitution · Nicolás Tagliafico for Abner (Lyon)
- 73' · Substitution · Tiago Gouveia for Jeremie Boga (OGC Nice)
- 73' · Substitution · Morgan Sanson for Sofiane Diop (OGC Nice)
- 73' · Substitution · Tom Louchet for Mohamed-Ali Cho (OGC Nice)
- 77' · Substitution · Afonso Moreira for Malick Fofana (Lyon)
- 77' · Substitution · Moussa Niakhaté for Ruben Kluivert (Lyon)
- 77' · Substitution · Tanner Tessmann for Tyler Morton (Lyon)
- 90'+5 · Goal · Pavel Sulc (Lyon)
- 90'+6 · Yellow card · Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon)
All-time head-to-head
55 league meetings since 1994: OGC Nice 13, draws 13, Lyon 29.
Questions
Who won OGC Nice vs Lyon?
OGC Nice won, 3-2 (Ligue 1) on Sat, 18 Oct 2025.
When and where is OGC Nice vs Lyon?
Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 15:00 UTC at Allianz Riviera, Nice, Ligue 1.
What is the head-to-head record between OGC Nice and Lyon?
In 55 league meetings since 1994: OGC Nice 13 wins, 13 draws, Lyon 29 wins (goals 60-97).