Olympique Lyon vs OGC Nice prediction: Ligue 1, 18 October 2026

Match recap: Olympique Lyon 2-1 OGC Nice, Ligue 1, 18 October 2026

Olympique Lyon beat OGC Nice 2-1 in Ligue 1 Matchday 7 on Sunday 18 October 2026. The match was played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon. Olympique Lyon received one red card, OGC Nice none.

Score period by period

All three goals came in the first half, which Olympique Lyon won 2-1, and the second half finished goalless.

Match statistics

Prediction and analysis

Key match factor

Form is the strongest axis. Across 10 matches between Sunday 10 May 2026 and Thursday 15 October 2026, Olympique Lyon have 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, scoring 16 and conceding 17, while OGC Nice have 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses over 10 matches between Saturday 21 March 2026 and Sunday 30 August 2026, scoring 9 and conceding 16. Lyon took 9 points from their last five against 5 for Nice.

Our prediction

Olympique Lyon hold a slight edge as favourites for Olympique Lyon vs OGC Nice, Sunday 18 October 2026.

Olympique Lyon have 4 wins from 10 matches, against 1 win from 10 for OGC Nice. At home, Lyon are 3 wins and 2 losses from 5. Nice have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from 5 away matches. The one meeting listed, on Sunday 15 February 2026 in Ligue 1, ended 2-0 to Lyon, and the call is a narrow home win.

Who is favoured for Olympique Lyon vs OGC Nice?

Olympique Lyon are slight favourites for Olympique Lyon vs OGC Nice, Sunday 18 October 2026, on the stronger recent form.

When and where Olympique Lyon vs OGC Nice is played

Olympique Lyon play OGC Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday 18 October 2026. The fixture is part of Matchday 7. The venue is the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, which has a capacity of 59186. It is Olympique Lyon's home match.

Key facts

Recent form: Olympique Lyon and OGC Nice

The form figures cover 10 matches between Sunday 3 May 2026 and Friday 9 October 2026 for Olympique Lyon, and 10 matches between Saturday 21 March 2026 and Sunday 30 August 2026 for OGC Nice.

Olympique Lyon won 4, drew 1 and lost 5 of those 10 matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding 17, with a five-result sequence of L-W-W-L-D, newest first. Their latest result was a 2-1 defeat to Racing Club De Lens in Ligue 1.

4W 1D 5L in 10 games1.6 scored · 1.7 conceded per gameHome 3W-0D-2L · Away 1W-1D-3L

OGC Nice won 1, drew 5 and lost 4 of their 10 matches, scoring 9 goals and conceding 16, with a five-result sequence of L-W-D-D-L, newest first. Their latest result was a 3-0 defeat to Paris FC in Ligue 1.

1W 5D 4L in 10 games0.9 scored · 1.6 conceded per gameHome 1W-3D-1L · Away 0W-2D-3L

Olympique Lyon and OGC Nice squads

Head-to-head between Olympique Lyon and OGC Nice

Olympique Lyon and OGC Nice have one meeting in the head-to-head. Olympique Lyon won it. OGC Nice have no wins and there are no draws. That match was played on Sunday 15 February 2026 at the Groupama Stadium in Ligue 1. It ended 2-0 to Olympique Lyon.

Key data

Olympique Lyon won 4, drew 1 and lost 5 of their 10 matches, while OGC Nice won 1, drew 5 and lost 4 of theirs. Olympique Lyon scored 17 and conceded 17. OGC Nice scored 9 and conceded 16. The one head-to-head meeting ended 2-0 to Olympique Lyon.

Frequently asked questions

What is Olympique Lyon's form before playing OGC Nice?

Olympique Lyon won 4, drew 1 and lost 5 of 10 matches between Sunday 3 May 2026 and Friday 9 October 2026. They scored 17 and conceded 17. Their latest result was a 2-1 defeat to Racing Club De Lens.

What is OGC Nice's form before playing Olympique Lyon?

OGC Nice won 1, drew 5 and lost 4 of 10 Ligue 1 matches between Saturday 21 March 2026 and Sunday 30 August 2026. They scored 9 and conceded 16. Their latest result was a 3-0 defeat to Paris FC.

What happened the last time Olympique Lyon played OGC Nice?

Olympique Lyon beat OGC Nice 2-0 in Ligue 1. The match was played on Sunday 15 February 2026. The venue was the Groupama Stadium. It is the only meeting between the two sides in the head-to-head.