Lyon vs Nice 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 6': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Elye Wahi because of an injury.
- 21': Morgan Sanson (Nice) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 45'+1': Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pavel Sulc following a fast break.
- 45'+4': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Lyon 2, Nice 0. Noah Nartey (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Corentin Tolisso.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Juma Bah replaces Dante.
- 75': Substitution, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Tom Louchet.
- 81': Substitution, Lyon. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Pavel Sulc.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 87': Abner Vinícius (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lyon. Noham Kamara replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Nice 0.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25 | Lens | 22 | 52 | 4 |
| +30 | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 51 | 3 |
| +16 | Lyon | 22 | 45 | 5 |
| +19 | Marseille | 22 | 40 | 6 |
Statistics
 NICE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 545 |
| 456 | Passes | 614 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Lyon (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 23 | Tyler Morton |
| 6 | Tanner Tessmann  |
| 16 | Abner |
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 10 | Pavel Sulc |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 99 | Noah Nartey |
Nice (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Maxime Dupé (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 2 | Ali Abdi |
| 92 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 24 | Charles Vanhoutte |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 11 | Elye Wahi |
| 20 | Tom Louchet |
| 25 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
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