Home side Nice meet Lyon at Allianz Riviera on 2025-10-18 (kick-off 16:00 GMT), contesting week 8 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1.
With the data available to us, F. Haise and Jorge Maciel have not met as managers before.
In the table Nice are 12th (8 pts) and Lyon sit 4th with 15 pts.
Nice misses 6 players: M. Abdelmonem (Knee Injury), A. Abdi (Red Card), M. Bombito (Leg Injury), Y. Ndayishimiye (Knee Injury), Dante (Knee Injury), T. Ndombele (Groin Injury) while Lyon misses 3 players: R. Descamps (Wrist Injury), O. Mangala (Knee Injury), E. Nuamah (Knee Injury).
Forecasting a three-man defense for Nice (3-4-2-1), while Lyon are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw A. Abdi lead Nice with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and N. Tagliafico top-rating for Lyon at 7.7.
Different fortunes: Nice drew 2-2 with Monaco, while Lyon fell 1-2 against Toulouse.
Nice's form is 0-2-3 recently, but Lyon are on a roll with 4-0-1 in their last 5 matches.
Lyon lead this rivalry - 22 wins from 46 matches versus Nice (who've won just 13 games), alongside 11 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Lyon to win 2-1, despite Nice's 2-1-1 home form - Lyon's strong 2-0-1 record away with 1.50 goals/game does the trick.
Nice is going head to head with Lyon on 18/10/2025 15:00 GMT at Allianz Riviera for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nice v Lyon H2H statistics!