Lyon v Paris FC: top-three push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Lyon host Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 8 March 2026 in Décines-Charpieu, with third place aiming to steady a top-three charge while the visitors look to build breathing room above the relegation fight.

Both previous meetings ended level, including a 3-3 draw in October 2025, so margins could be fine again.

Lyon won three straight league games before back-to-back defeats at Strasbourg and Marseille. Paris FC have one win in five league outings but took four points from their last two, including a clean sheet against Nice.

Lyon are without Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Pavel Sulc, Afonso Moreira and Ernest Nuamah through injury. Paris FC lose Thibault De Smet, Ilan Kebbal and Otávio to suspension, with Hamari Traore, Maxime Lopez and Pierre-Yves Hamel sidelined. Kebbal is their top Ligue 1 scorer with eight, a significant absentee.

Les Gones have kept 12 clean sheets and conceded only 26, while scoring 39 with 54% possession and 85.68% pass accuracy this season. Endrick, who joined in January, has five goals for the club and Corentin Tolisso has six in the league. Paris FC have shipped 40 and conceded 10 penalties, so discipline in the box may be critical. Marshall Munetsi has added two goals since arriving.

A win would take Les Gones to 48 points and could tighten their grip on the Champions League places. For Paris FC, a result could lift them from 14th and move them further from the relegation play-off spot.