Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 3 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 · Saturday 3 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Allianz Riviera, Nice

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Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais preview

The Ligue 1 fixture between Nice and Olympique Lyonnais is scheduled for Saturday 3 April 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Allianz Riviera in Nice. Nice sit 8th on 14 points after 9 matches, while Olympique Lyonnais sit 3rd on 17 points after 9 matches.

Nice come into the game with a W-W-L-W-W run in the league (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Olympique Lyonnais's recent sequence reads W-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Nice have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Olympique Lyonnais average 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Nice won 2, 2 games were drawn and Olympique Lyonnais won 6. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 18 Oct 2026, ended Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Nice.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
3Olympique Lyonnais9522157+817WLWLW
8Nice94231312+114WWLWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nice 2, draws 2, Olympique Lyonnais 6.

Team news

Nice expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yehvann Diouf, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Xavier Mandza, Niels Nkounkou, Jonathan Clauss, Axel Witsel, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Amoura, Elye Wahi

Olympique Lyonnais expected line-up (4-3-3)

Dominik Greif, Zachary Athekame, Abner, Felix Bacher, Moussa Niakhaté, Corentin Tolisso, Mads Bidstrup, Tanner Tessmann, Tyler Morton, Pavel Sulc, Ernest Nuamah

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