Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2023-24 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 Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.1 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | OGC Nice | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Feb | Montpellier HSC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Feb | Olympique de Marseille | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Jan | Le Havre AC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Dec | FC Nantes | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Feb | AS Monaco FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 04 Feb | Stade Brestois 29 | A | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Jan | FC Metz | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Jan | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Dec | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–0 | W |
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' Three points are at stake. Olympique Lyonnais host OGC Nice — let the battle begin!
- 5' France international Alexis Claude Maurice has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 9' It’s gonna be a card for Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeremie Boga made 386 appearances and scored 31 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' Orel Mangala has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
- 27' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Terem Moffi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 32' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 37' Khephren Thuram-Ulie, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 52' Olympique Lyonnais is showing some good football. However, Olympique Lyonnais are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Francesco Farioli might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 59' The whistle greets Evann Guessand as he departs to be replaced by Terem Moffi.
- 64' Mohamed Cho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique Lyonnais so far.
- 69' 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.
- 71' A tactical swap from OGC Nice — Tom Louchet on, Morgan Sanson off on 71 minutes.
- 73' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Said Benrahma is withdrawn and Gift Orban gets his opportunity.
- 74' Orel Mangala makes way for Malick Fofana at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
- 79' Rayan Cherki gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Ernest Nuamah and will look to change the dynamic.
- 81' Another change for OGC Nice made on 81 minute. Mohamed Cho leaves to be changed by Aliou Balde.
- 86' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 22
- 98
- 10
- 31
-
17
Said Benrahma ↓ Gift Orban 73'
- 3
- 1
- 55
-
25
Orel Mangala ↓ Malick Fofana 74'
- 6
-
37
Ernest Nuamah ↓ Rayan Cherki 79'
Bench
- 14
- 23
- 4
- 7
-
18
Rayan Cherki ↑ 79'
- 2
- 20
-
11
Malick Fofana ↑ 74'
-
9
Gift Orban ↑ 73'
Coach
Pierre Sage
OGC Nice Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 8
- 6
-
24
Gaetan Laborde ↓ Jeremie Boga 59'
-
11
Morgan Sanson ↓ Tom Louchet 71'
- 23
- 19
-
29
Evann Guessand ↓ Terem Moffi 59'
- 26
- 1
- 55
-
25
Mohamed Cho ↓ Aliou Balde 81'
Bench
- 15
- 31
- 2
-
18
Alexis Claude Maurice ↑ 59'
-
7
Jeremie Boga ↑ 59'
-
9
Terem Moffi ↑ 59'
-
27
Aliou Balde ↑ 81'
- 33
-
32
Tom Louchet ↑ 71'
Coach
Francesco Farioli
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 7 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 4 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 4 |
| Houssem Aouar | 3 |
| Moussa Dembele | 2 |
| Ernest Nuamah | 1 |
| Nicolas Pepe | 1 |
| Memphis Depay | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
2024-02-16
Olympique Lyonnais
1–0
OGC Nice
W
2024-02-11
Montpellier HSC
1–2
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2024-02-04
Olympique Lyonnais
1–0
Olympique de Marseille
W
2024-01-26
Olympique Lyonnais
2–3
Stade Rennais FC 1901
L
2024-01-14
Le Havre AC
3–1
Olympique Lyonnais
L
2023-12-20
Olympique Lyonnais
1–0
FC Nantes
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.35
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 76% + Under 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique Lyonnais win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
89%
Draw or OGC Nice
37%
Olympique Lyonnais or OGC Nice
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
17.1%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.3%
2 – 2
1.1%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 21% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 30% | 34% |
| -0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 6% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
71%
✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

