PREVIEW | Nice vs Lyon - team news, lineups, predictions

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·16 October 2025

PREVIEW | Nice vs Lyon - team news, lineups, predictions

Nice and Lyon face off this Saturday at the Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1.

Nice have 8 points to their name this season and occupy 12th position in the table. Last time out, Franck Haise's team drew 2-2 against Monaco (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Lyon have won 15 points to date and are placed in 4th position. Last time out, Paulo Fonseca's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Toulouse (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lyon winning 2-0.

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Nice

Tanguy Ndombélé - Pubalgia
Youssouf Ndayishimiye - Injury

Lyon

Rémy Descamps - Hand Injury

Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs Monaco 2025-10-05): Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Moïse Bombito, Melvin Bard, Jonathan Clauss, Charles Vanhoutte, Hichem Boudaoui, Ali Abdi, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Terem Moffi, Sofiane Diop

Lyon ( vs Toulouse 2025-10-05): Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Nicolás Tagliafico, Tyler Morton, Tanner Tessmann, Adam Karabec, Corentin Tolisso, Malick Fofana, Martin Satriano

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MANAGERS

Franck Haise has faced Paulo Fonseca on five occasions, recording two draws and three losses
Paulo Fonseca has faced Nice on five occasions, recording one win, two draws, and two losses
Franck Haise has faced Lyon on ten occasions, recording three wins, two draws, and five losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Lyon has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Lyon has gone two consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Lyon has two consecutive wins.
Lyon currently has one loss in the last five games.
Lyon has gone nine consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Nice has gone four consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Nice has gone two consecutive games without a win.
Nice currently has one win in the last seven games.
Nice has gone eight consecutive games scoring goals.
Nice has gone five consecutive games conceding goals.
Nice has gone five consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nice and Lyon have faced each other 119 times, with Lyon having the advantage: 51 wins, against 39 wins for Nice.
At the Allianz Riviera, Nice has an advantage in the clashes against Lyon: 28 wins in 61 games. Lyon has 20 wins.
In the French League, 110 matches have been played between the two teams, with Nice winning 36, drawing 25, and Lyon winning 49.