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Nice v Lyon : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 16:00 BST, Allianz Riviera, Nice

Franck Haise and Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca meet in the Ligue 1 on Saturday afternoon, as Nice face Lyon at the Allianz Riviera. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our extensive database and dug out the statistics that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 mins. Both Nice and Lyon's recent form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nice are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
40%
2.45
4%
2.40
2%
Draw
25%
3.403.50
Lyon
36%
2.80
6%
2.80
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.506.50
Nice 2-1
9%
10.008.50
Nice 1-0
8%
10.00
9%
8.50
6%
Lyon 2-1
8%
10.009.00
Lyon 1-0
8%
11.009.00
5%
Nice 2-0
6%
13.00
13%
11.00
8%
Draw 2-2
6%
12.0011.00
Draw 0-0
6%
12.00
8%
10.00
Lyon 2-0
5%
15.0013.00
Nice 3-1
4%
19.0015.00
Lyon 3-1
4%
21.00
11%
17.00
13%
Nice 3-0
3%
23.00
12%
19.00
Nice 3-2
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
12%
Lyon 3-2
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
Lyon 3-0
3%
29.00
12%
21.00
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1.80
4%
1.73
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
2.00
5%
2.00
5%
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.911.91
Away 1st Goal
48%
2.00
3%
2.05
No 1st Goal
3%
12.00
8%
10.00
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.62
3%
1.62
3%
BTTS - No
41%
2.20
2%
2.20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
4.504.20
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.004.20
BTTS - Away Win
19%
5.00
11%
4.60
2%
Home/draw
64%
1.40
3%
1.44
Away/draw
60%
1.53
2%
1.55
1%
Home/away
75%
1.301.30
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.25
2%
1.25
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4.00
8%
3.75
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
3.00
9%
2.75
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1.40
3%
1.40
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5.50
10%
5.00
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.14
3%
1.15
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
11.00
10%
9.50
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.05
1%
1.04
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.04
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12.00
8%
10.00
9%
Home DNB
57%
1.80
2%
1.73
1%
Away DNB
53%
1.91
4%
2.00
3%
Nice win to nil
19%
4.50
10%
-
Lyon win to nil
17%
5.50-
Nice / Nice
21%
4.003.75
Nice / Lyon
3%
26.00
13%
21.00
Nice / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Nice
14%
6.00
8%
5.75
Draw / Lyon
12%
6.506.50
8%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
8%
5.00
5%
Lyon / Nice
4%
23.0019.00
Lyon / Lyon
18%
4.33
8%
4.33
Lyon / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
Lyon
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG7511816 
Mar 22
Nov 1
Nov 9
Apr 19
2
Marseille75021015 
Nov 21
Apr 26
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
3
Strasbourg7502715 
Jan 4
Apr 5
Oct 26
Feb 22
4
Lyon7502415 
Oct 18
Feb 15
-
-
5
Monaco7412413 
Feb 8
d
 
2-2F
Mar 22
Jan 4
6
Lens7412413 
May 3
Dec 14
May 16
w
 
0-1F
7
Lille7322411 
Oct 29
Apr 19
Feb 1
w
 
0-1F
8
Paris FC7313-110 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
Mar 8
Oct 29
9
Toulouse7313-110 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 18
l
 
1-2F
May 9
10
Rennes7241-110 
Mar 8
Oct 26
May 3
l
 
3-1F
11
Brest722308 
Feb 1
l
 
4-1A
Jan 18
Nov 2
12
Nice7223-38 
-
-
Feb 15
Oct 18
13
Lorient7214-77 
Feb 22
Nov 30
Apr 12
Dec 7
14
Auxerre7205-56 
w
 
3-1F
May 9
Apr 26
Nov 23
15
Le Havre7133-26 
Apr 12
l
 
3-1A
Dec 14
Mar 15
16
Nantes7133-26 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
Nov 30
Feb 8
17
Angers7124-85 
Dec 7
Mar 15
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
18
Metz7025-112 
May 16
Nov 9
w
 
3-0F
Jan 25
Win / draw / win form
Nice 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nice1 - 1Paris FC
Nice1 - 0Nantes
Nice3 - 1Auxerre
Nice0 - 1Toulouse
Nice6 - 0Brest
Nice1 - 0Reims
Nice2 - 1Angers
Nice1 - 2Nantes
Nice1 - 1Auxerre
Nice0 - 2Lyon
Nice2 - 0Montpellier
Nice2 - 0Lens
Nice2 - 0Marseille
Nice3 - 2Rennes
Nice2 - 1Le Havre
Nice2 - 1Strasbourg
Nice2 - 2Lille
Nice2 - 1Monaco
Nice1 - 1PSG
Nice8 - 0St Etienne
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANice2 - 2Monaco
HNice1 - 1Paris FC
ANice1 - 4Brest
HNice1 - 0Nantes
ANice1 - 3Le Havre
HNice3 - 1Auxerre
HNice0 - 1Toulouse
HNice6 - 0Brest
ANice0 - 2Rennes
HNice1 - 0Reims
ANice3 - 1PSG
HNice2 - 1Angers
ANice2 - 2Strasbourg
HNice1 - 2Nantes
ANice1 - 2Monaco
HNice1 - 1Auxerre
HNice0 - 2Lyon
ANice3 - 1St Etienne
HNice2 - 0Montpellier
ANice3 - 1Le Havre
Lyon 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lille0 - 1Lyon
Rennes3 - 1Lyon
Lens0 - 1Lyon
Monaco2 - 0Lyon
St Etienne2 - 1Lyon
Auxerre1 - 3Lyon
Strasbourg4 - 2Lyon
Nice0 - 2Lyon
Montpellier1 - 4Lyon
Marseille3 - 2Lyon
Nantes1 - 1Lyon
Brest2 - 1Lyon
PSG3 - 1Lyon
Angers0 - 3Lyon
Reims1 - 1Lyon
Lille1 - 1Lyon
Le Havre0 - 4Lyon
Toulouse1 - 2Lyon
Lens0 - 0Lyon
Rennes3 - 0Lyon
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLyon1 - 2Toulouse
ALyon1 - 0Lille
HLyon1 - 0Angers
ALyon1 - 3Rennes
HLyon1 - 0Marseille
HLyon3 - 0Metz
ALyon1 - 0Lens
HLyon2 - 0Angers
ALyon0 - 2Monaco
HLyon1 - 2Lens
HLyon4 - 1Rennes
ALyon1 - 2St Etienne
ALyon3 - 1Auxerre
HLyon2 - 1Lille
ALyon2 - 4Strasbourg
HLyon4 - 2Le Havre
ALyon2 - 0Nice
HLyon2 - 1Brest
HLyon2 - 3PSG
ALyon4 - 1Montpellier
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Lyon have beaten Nice in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Nice since 2014
Nice
Lyon
Goals: Scored
16
19
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
NIC
6
D
1
LYN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nice
0 - 2Lyon
Draw0 - 0Draw
Nice3 - 1
Nice3 - 2
1 - 4Lyon
Nice2 - 1
Nice1 - 0
0 - 5Lyon
Nice2 - 0
Nice3 - 0
1 - 3Lyon
0 - 1Lyon
League games at Lyon since 2013
Lyon
Nice
Goals: Scored
24
15
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
NIC
3
D
3
LYN
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
Lyon4 - 1
Lyon1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Lyon2 - 0
2 - 3Nice
Lyon2 - 1
0 - 1Nice
Lyon3 - 2
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Nice
Lyon4 - 0
Goal Statistics

Nice have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Ligue 1 outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Lyon on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Goals have been difficult to come by for Lyon of late. It has been 5 Ligue 1 games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Nice.

Nice 12th Lyon 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 59% probability that Lyon will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Nice have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
=0
Lyon’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
Lyon
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
NIC
LYN
33%
better
view stats
Games scored4
5
Failed to score1
0
Scored first2
5
Goals scored6
7
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for1.7
2.1
KickOff rating
+33%
Defence rating
NIC
LYN
65%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
1
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first3
0
Goals conceded9
3
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.4
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
14
Conversion rate against19%
7%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+65%

Nice v Lyon Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7322
Y DioufS DiopH BoudaouiH Boudaoui
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Diouf GLK7
-
K Oppong DEF71
1
-
M Bard DEF7
1
-
H Boudaoui MID72
2
-
S Diop FWD73
2
-
J Boga FWD72
-
T Moffi FWD72
-
J Clauss  DEF6
-
S Samed MID6
1
-
T Louchet MID62
-
I Jansson FWD6
1
-
A. Juma Bah DEF5
2
-
A Mendy DEF5
1
-
M Sanson MID5
-
C Vanhoutte MID41
1
-
K Carlos FWD4
1
-
M Cho FWD32
-
M Bombito DEF2
1
-
A Abdi DEF2
1
1
T Gouveia FWD2
-
B. Nguene FWD2
1
-
Dante DEF1
-
Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7222
M NiakhatéC TolissoA Maitland-NilesP Sulc
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Niakhaté DEF7
1
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF72
-
C Mata DEF7
1
-
A Karabec MID71
1
-
P Sulc MID71
2
-
C Tolisso MID72
1
-
T Tessmann MID71
-
M Fofana FWD721
1
-
K. Merah MID6
1
-
T Morton MID61
1
N Tagliafico DEF51
1
-
A Moreira FWD5
2
-
R Descamps GLK4
-
Abner DEF4
2
-
D Greif GLK3
-
R Kluivert DEF3
-
M. de Carvalho MID2
-
R Ghezzal  FWD2
-
M Satriano FWD21
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-