GolVolt — Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Elye Wahi: 5 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG4.37

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.4).

Last time

Last meeting, 18 October: Olympique Lyonnais – Nice 2:1

WWLWW

Table

3 points apart in the table

10.Nice11 pts 5.Olympique Lyonnais14 pts

Nice: place 10, 11 pts · Olympique Lyonnais: place 5, 14 pts.

Attack

Nice score 2.4 goals per match

Nice2.4 Olympique Lyonnais1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Olympique Lyonnais score 1.2.

Player in form

Ernest Nuamah: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

Nice have scored in 5 matches in a row

WWLWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 1, this season.

Elye Wahi

Nice · forward

6goals 2assists 7.18avg rating

Last match, Rennes: 3 goals and 1 assist, rating 9.5.

Zachary Athekame

Olympique Lyonnais · defender

2goals 3assists 7.23avg rating

Last match, Paris Saint Germain: rating 6.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Nice at home and Olympique Lyonnais away, as in this match.

Nice

at home · 10

3W5D2L1.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Olympique Lyonnais

away · 10

3W2D5L1.0scored per match1.4conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 18 Oct 2026 · Ligue 1 Olympique Lyonnais 2:1 Nice Sulc 32' · Tessmann 36' · Wahi 18'. Olympique Lyonnais: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

1wins

0 draws3.4 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

4wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Nice (3-4-2-1, last: Rennes) · Olympique Lyonnais (4-3-3, last: Paris Saint Germain).

YDDiouf MAAbdelmonem YNNdayishimiye XMMandza JCClauss DCCoulibaly HBBoudaoui NNNkounkou SDDiop MAAmoura EWWahi DGGreif ABAbner MNNiakhaté FBBacher ZAAthekame CTTolisso TMMorton TTTessmann JDDuranville KMMerah ENNuamah

NiceOlympique Lyonnais

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

48.9 60.0