Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- OGC Nice 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Millot
- Referee Johan Hamel
- Referee Christophe Mouysset
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
- Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
- Referee Erwan Finjean
4 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 9.0 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May | OGC Nice | H | 2–3 | L |
| 16 May | Nimes Olympique | A | 5–2 | W |
| 08 May | FC Lorient | H | 4–1 | W |
| 02 May | AS Monaco FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 25 Apr | Lille OSC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 18 Apr | FC Nantes | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 3–2 | W |
| 16 May | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 0–2 | L |
| 09 May | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 3–2 | W |
| 01 May | Lille OSC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Apr | Montpellier HSC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 18 Apr | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Olympique Lyonnais | OGC Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #14 |
| 11 | Points | 5 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 3 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| 10 | Scored | 3 |
| 2 | Conceded | 6 |
| +8 | GD | -3 |
| 2.20 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 60% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Olympique Lyonnais this season
20%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
Olympique Lyonnais are 2nd (11 pts). OGC Nice are 14th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
OGC Nice
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ 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 Groupama Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Olympique Lyonnais and OGC Nice.
- 5' 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.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 14' What composure from Karl Toko Ekambi! The Cameroon international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 24' Memphis Depay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 92 goals in his last 431 appearances.
- 27' A stunning finish from Kasper Dolberg — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' Hassane Kamara, a Ivory Coast , has 35 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Karl Toko Ekambi makes it 2-1.
- 43' Houssem Aouar is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 45' Khephren Thuram-Ulie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
- 50' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Hassane Kamara! He fires home on 50 to make it 3-2!
- 55' It’s high time Rudi Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcelo.
- 57' William Saliba doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 61' Bruno Guimaraes makes way for Islam Slimani at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
- 65' The referee calls foul for Jean-Clair Todibo. He receives a Yellow card.
- 67' Rayan Cherki gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Houssem Aouar and will look to change the dynamic.
- 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Olympique Lyonnais in their trying to find a way past OGC Nice's compact .
- 74' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Leo Dubois is replaced by Mattia De Sciglio on 74 minute.
- 78' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Rony Lopes departs to be replaced by Dan Ndoye.
- 83' OGC Nice manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Schneiderlin is hanging Khephren Thuram-Ulie on the field on 83 minute.
- 88' OGC Nice ring the changes. Hicham Boudaoui has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Lotomba to step up.
- 89' The OGC Nice bench stirs into life. Hicham Boudaoui is withdrawn and Jordan Lotomba gets his opportunity.
- Olympique Lyonnais will have plenty to reflect on. OGC Nice were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
-
39
Bruno Guimaraes ↓ Islam Slimani 61'
- 1
- 6
-
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Rayan Cherki 67'
- 27
- 10
-
14
Leo Dubois ↓ Mattia De Sciglio 74'
- 5
- 7
- 25
Bench
-
20
Islam Slimani ↑ 61'
-
23
Thiago Mendes ↑ 67'
- 30
-
22
Mattia De Sciglio ↑ 74'
-
18
Rayan Cherki ↑ 67'
- 26
- 2
- 29
- 17
Coach
Rudi Garcia
OGC Nice Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
-
22
Rony Lopes ↓ Dan Ndoye 78'
- 25
- 11
- 18
- 40
- 8
- 20
- 13
- 19
- 28
Bench
-
6
Morgan Schneiderlin ↑ 83'
- 30
-
23
Jordan Lotomba ↑ 88'
- 3
- 24
- 34
- 5
-
14
Dan Ndoye ↑ 78'
- 33
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 7 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 4 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 4 |
| Houssem Aouar | 3 |
| Moussa Dembele | 2 |
| Sofiane Diop | 1 |
| Jeff Reine-Adelaide | 1 |
| Evann Guessand | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: OGC Nice win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
79%
Draw or OGC Nice
45%
Olympique Lyonnais or OGC Nice
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
3.5%
4 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 23% | 39% |
| -0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

