Lyon host Nice in Ligue 1 matchweek seven

Lyon meet their guests Nice on 18 October 2026 at 21:45 Damascus time, in a match in matchweek seven of the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

In terms of the standings, Lyon are in fourth place with 11 points from 6 matches, having achieved 3 wins, two draws and one defeat, scoring 11 goals and conceding 4. Nice, meanwhile, are in tenth place with 8 points from 6 matches, with two wins, two draws and two defeats, scoring 5 goals and conceding 7.

Regarding recent results, Lyon won their last match against Crystal Palace 3-2 at home on 15 October 2026, after losing to Lens 1-2 away on 9 October. Before that, they beat Rennes 4-0 and Anderlecht 2-1, and drew with Paris FC 0-0.

Nice, for their part, won their last match against Strasbourg 2-1 on 11 October 2026, after a previous win over Lille 2-1, a defeat to Auxerre 0-1, a draw with Le Mans 1-1, and a defeat to Paris FC 0-3.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Lyon beat Nice 2-0 on 15 February 2026, while Nice beat Lyon 3-2 on 18 October 2025. Before that, Lyon beat Nice 2-0 on 9 March 2025, and also won 4-1 on 1 December 2024, and 1-0 on 16 February 2024.

Lyon will be without Mohamed Ouedraogo, Ekoma-Lewis Opinda, Nicolas Alejandro Tagliafico and Corentin Tolisso through injury. Nice, meanwhile, will be missing L. Abergel, M. Lombongo, Antoine Mendy, M. Sanson, Gibril Coulibaly and Ali El Abdi for the same reason.