Lyon vs Nice Highlights - October 18, 2026

Lyon beat Nice 2-1 in Ligue 1 on October 18, 2026. The match was played at Groupama Stadium.

Pavel Sulc (32'), Tanner Tessmann (36') scored for Lyon. Elye Wahi (18') scored for Nice.

Lyon went into the game in position 6, on 11 points. They had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their previous five.

Lyon arrived unbeaten in 3. At kick-off Nice stood in position 13 with 8 points.

Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats.

Abner shot wide for Lyon on 7 minutes. Soon after, Tanner Tessmann saw a shot blocked (9').

Niels Nkounkou was booked for Nice (10'). Jonathan Clauss picked out Elye Wahi, who scored for Nice (18').

Noah Nartey forced a save for Lyon on 26 minutes. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Julien Duranville’s effort (32').

Shortly afterwards, Pavel Sulc found the net for Lyon (32'). Tanner Tessmann scored for Lyon on 36 minutes after a pass from Zachary Athekame.

Moments later, Moussa Niakhaté could not find the target for Lyon (39').

After the break, the referee cautioned Mohamed Abdelmoneim of Nice on 48 minutes. Niels Nkounkou tested the goalkeeper for Nice (55').

Soon after, a block denied Mohamed Amoura on 56 minutes. Hicham Boudaoui saw a shot blocked (61').

Shortly afterwards, Mohamed Amoura was booked for Nice (65'). A block denied Gauthier Hein on 68 minutes.

Moments later, Keito Nakamura was sent off for Lyon (70'). Isak Jansson forced a save for Nice on 88 minutes.

Soon after, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Niels Nkounkou’s effort (90'). Substitutions: Lyon 5, Nice 4.

Nice controlled 52.4% of possession. Lyon had 8 shots with 4 on target, while Nice had 12 and 5.

Goalkeeper saves: Lyon 3, Nice 2. Corners: Lyon 1, Nice 9.

Nice completed the most passes, 502 in total at 86.9% accuracy. The referee produced 4 yellow cards.