Wednesday , 30 September 2026

OGC Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
OGC Nice
0 – 2
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Allianz Riviera 23,840 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 78' Rayan Cherki
0–2 83' Ernest Nuamah
Y 4' Sael Kumbedi
Youssouf Ndayishimiye 72' Y
Y 90' Corentin Tolisso

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

Head-to-Head

7
2
7
OGC Nice 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 OGC Nice 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-12-01 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 OGC Nice 2024-02-16 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 OGC Nice 2023-08-27 OGC Nice 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-06-03 OGC Nice 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 0–2 L
01 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 3–1 W
23 Feb Montpellier HSC H 2–0 W
16 Feb Le Havre AC A 3–1 W
08 Feb Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
02 Feb Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar OGC Nice A 2–0 W
06 Mar FCSB Bukarest A 3–1 W
02 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
23 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–3 L
16 Feb Montpellier HSC A 4–1 W
09 Feb Stade de Reims H 4–0 W

Season Stats

OGC Nice Olympique Lyonnais
#14 Position #2
5 Points 11
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 0
3 Scored 10
6 Conceded 2
-3 GD +8
1.00 PPG 2.20
20% Win % 60%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

OGC Nice are 14th (5 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 2nd (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

OGC Nice
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Allianz Riviera. Ninety minutes of football awaits between OGC Nice and Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 4' The referee calls foul for Sael Kumbedi. He receives a card.
  • 9' Malick Fofana has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 303 appearances.
  • 14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' OGC Nice are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique Lyonnais backline.
  • 24' Olympique Lyonnais seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 34' OGC Nice currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Ivory Coast international Evann Guessand has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Ainsley Maitland-Niles is replacing Sael Kumbedi for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • 51' The 32-year-old Corentin Tolisso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Fonseca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 66 minute. Malick Fofana leaves to be changed by Ernest Nuamah.
  • 71' Rayan Cherki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for OGC Nice tonight.
  • 72' Youssouf Ndayishimiye is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 77' Jeremie Boga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaetan Laborde at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' Rayan Cherki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ernest Nuamah makes it 0-2.
  • 84' Another change for OGC Nice made on 84 minute. Melvin Bard leaves to be changed by Ali El Abdi.
  • 89' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Thiago Almada is withdrawn and Jordan Veretout gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee shows Olympique Lyonnais player a card on 90.
  • The points are shared — OGC Nice 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais. Honours even.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karl Toko Ekambi 7
Kasper Dolberg 4
Alexandre Lacazette 4
Houssem Aouar 3
Moussa Dembele 2
Allan Saint-Maximin 1
Hassane Kamara 1
Orel Mangala 1

Head to Head

2025-03-09 OGC Nice 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-12-01 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 OGC Nice 2024-02-16 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 OGC Nice 2023-08-27 OGC Nice 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-06-03 OGC Nice 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais

OGC Nice Form

2025-03-09 OGC Nice 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2025-03-01 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 OGC Nice W 2025-02-23 OGC Nice 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2025-02-16 Le Havre AC 1–3 OGC Nice W 2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-02-02 Toulouse FC 1–1 OGC Nice D

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2025-03-09 OGC Nice 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-03-06 FCSB Bukarest 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-03-02 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2025-02-23 Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-02-16 Montpellier HSC 1–4 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-02-09 Olympique Lyonnais 4–0 Stade de Reims W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.53 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 65% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice17% Draw26% Olympique Lyonnais57%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
43%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
83%
OGC Nice or Olympique Lyonnais
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice8% Draw48% Olympique Lyonnais44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
17.4%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
1 – 4
2.1%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 27% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 21% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.