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Ligue 1 26/27 · 18 Oct 2026

Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Nice

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.5 – 1.5
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Olympique Lyonnais favourites at 64%.

Olympique Lyonnais won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Elye Wahi, 63.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Elye Wahi +20.6, Hicham Boudaoui +12.0, Tanner Tessmann +11.7.

Well below it: Abner Vinícius −11.1, Moussa Niakhaté −10.6, Gauthier Hein −9.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Olympique Lyonnais

15 Oct 2026W 3–2v Crystal Palace Europa League
9 Oct 2026L 1–2at RC Lens Ligue 1
19 Sep 2026W 4–0v Stade Rennais Ligue 1
16 Sep 2026W 2–1at RSC Anderlecht Europa League
12 Sep 2026D 0–0at Paris FC Ligue 1

Nice

11 Oct 2026W 2–1v RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
20 Sep 2026W 2–1v Lille Ligue 1
12 Sep 2026L 0–1at Auxerre Ligue 1
5 Sep 2026D 1–1v Le Mans Ligue 1
30 Aug 2026L 0–3at Paris FC Ligue 1

Head to head

15 Feb 2026Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nice Ligue 1
18 Oct 2025Nice 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Khalis Merah Midfielder900–76.1–
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder90100.2655.5+11.7
Rémy Descamps Goalkeeper9000–54.3+4.2
Pavel Šulc Forward81100.9253.2+8.2
Zachary Athekame Defender9001–48.7−0.7
Julien Duranville Forward61000.0148.2–
Clinton Mata Defender9000–45.2+2.4
Kaïl Boudache Forward7500–43.6−0.5
Ruben Kluivert Defender900–43.4–
Noah Nartey Midfielder61000.1241.7−7.2
Moussa Niakhaté Defender90000.0541.0−10.6
Mads Bidstrup Midfielder90000.1040.6−1.5
Corentin Tolisso Midfielder2900–37.8–
Felix Bacher Defender1500–32.8–
Abner Vinícius Defender81000.0132.7−11.1
Keito Nakamura Midfielder900–0.0–

Nice

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alidu Seidu Defender9000.0392.8–
Elye Wahi Forward90101.0163.0+20.6
Hicham Boudaoui Midfielder90000.0256.5+12.0
Jonathan Clauss Midfielder9001–55.9+9.4
Mohamed Abdelmonem Defender8100–54.3+3.4
Niels Nkounkou Defender90000.0553.8+6.3
Mohamed Amoura Forward90000.1050.7+6.5
Youssouf Ndayishimiye Defender9000–50.5+1.5
Axel Witsel Midfielder87000.0844.4−2.7
Xavier Mandza Midfielder87000.0344.1−4.7
Isak Jansson Forward9000.0343.8–
Yehvann Diouf Goalkeeper9000–43.4−6.7
Gauthier Hein Midfielder87000.1543.3−9.0
Sofiane Diop Midfielder900–36.1–
Morgan Sanson Midfielder900–31.4–