Ligue 1 Gameweek 22 Sun, Feb 15 2026 · 19:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.32 – 1.23
Nice
  • C. Tolisso 45+1’
  • N. Nartey 64’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Lyon beat Nice

Lyon entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Tolisso and Nartey. The chances were even, with xG of 1.32 and 1.23. On the chances created, Nice deserved more: 1.3 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Lyon ✓67%
Draw20%
Nice12%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
2
Model 2.11 · xG 1.32
Nice goals
0
Model 0.79 · xG 1.23
Total goals
2
Model 2.90 · xG 2.55
Score 2–0
12%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. NiakhatéLyon
7.6
  • RefereeThomas Leonard
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 3rd · Nice 14th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor S. Wahi
    6’
  2. M. SansonYellow card · Handling
    21’
  3. C. Tolisso 1–0Assist P. Šulc
    45+1’
  4. A. Maitland-NilesYellow card · Foul
    45+4’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. F. TessmannYellow card · Roughing
    52’
  7. N. Nartey 2–0
    64’
  8. ⇄ Khalis MerahFor C. Tolisso
    66’
  9. ⇄ A. BahFor Dante
    74’
  10. ⇄ Kevin CarlosFor M. Cho
    74’
  11. ⇄ H. BoudaouiFor T. Louchet
    75’
  12. ⇄ R. YaremchukFor P. Šulc
    81’
  13. ⇄ I. JanssonFor M. Sanson
    83’
  14. AbnerYellow card · Holding
    87’
  15. ⇄ Noham KamaraFor A. Maitland-Niles
    90+1’
  16. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Lyon9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
Nice9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
LyonNice
56% Possession 44%
1.32 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
1.43 Expected points (xPts) 1.30
9 Shots 9
2 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 6
2 Shots outside the box 3
578 Passes 452
88% Pass accuracy 84%
8 Corners 5
3 Goalkeeper saves 0
16 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.99 Team rating 6.52

Line-ups

Lyon 3-4-2-1

17.2 D. Greif(G)
336.6 H. Hateboer 197.6★ M. Niakhaté 227.0 Clinton Mata
166.6 Abner 237.5 T. Morton 66.6 F. Tessmann 987.2 A. Maitland-Niles ↓90’
86.9 C. Tolisso ↓66’ 997.6 N. Nartey
106.2 P. Šulc A↓81’
  • 1D. Greif (G)7.2
  • 33H. Hateboer6.6
  • 19M. Niakhaté ★7.6
  • 22Clinton Mata7.0
  • 16Abner6.6
  • 23T. Morton7.5
  • 6F. Tessmann6.6
  • 98A. Maitland-Niles↓90’7.2
  • 8C. Tolisso↓66’6.9
  • 99N. Nartey7.6
  • 10P. ŠulcA↓81’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 44Khalis Merah↑66’6.5
  • 85Noham Kamara↑90’
  • 77R. Yaremchuk↑81’6.5

Unused: R. Descamps, A. Karabec, Mathys de Carvalho, R. Ghezzal, A. Hamdani, Rémi Himbert

Nice 4-2-3-1

316.7 M. Dupé(G)
25.9 A. Abdi 46.2 Dante ↓74’ 376.6 Kojo Peprah Oppong 926.9 J. Clauss
246.5 C. Vanhoutte 86.5 M. Sanson ↓83’
206.7 T. Louchet ↓75’ 106.9 S. Diop 256.5 M. Cho ↓74’
11 S. Wahi ↓6’
  • 31M. Dupé (G)6.7
  • 2A. Abdi5.9
  • 4Dante↓74’6.2
  • 37Kojo Peprah Oppong6.6
  • 92J. Clauss6.9
  • 24C. Vanhoutte6.5
  • 8M. Sanson↓83’6.5
  • 20T. Louchet↓75’6.7
  • 10S. Diop6.9
  • 25M. Cho↓74’6.5
  • 11S. Wahi↓6’

Substitutes used

  • 32K. Boudache↑6’6.3
  • 90Kevin Carlos↑74’6.3
  • 28A. Bah↑74’6.5
  • 6H. Boudaoui↑75’6.7
  • 21I. Jansson↑83’6.3

Unused: Y. Diouf, A. Mendy, E. Pereira da Silva, Gabin Bernardeau

Player stats

Top rated
M. NiakhatéLyon7.6
2nd
N. NarteyLyon7.6
3rd
T. MortonLyon7.5

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 92% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
H. Hateboer M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 52 2 2 0/0 3/1 6.6
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 85 3 4 0/0 1/1 7.6
Clinton Mata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 77 2 0 0/1 0/1 7.0
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 70% 30 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.6
T. Morton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 70 1 0 0/1 1/1 7.5
F. Tessmann M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 61 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.6
A. Maitland-Niles M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 55 2 0 2/2 1/0 7.2
C. Tolisso M 66 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 34 0 1 0/1 3/2 6.9
N. Nartey M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 97% 36 1 1 2/5 3/2 7.6
P. Šulc M 81 0 1 3 (0) 1 53% 15 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.2
Khalis Merah M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 19 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
Noham Kamara D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
R. Yaremchuk F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.5

Nice

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dupé G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 74% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Abdi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 40 0 1 1/3 0/2 5.9
Dante D 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 29 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
Kojo Peprah Oppong D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 63 3 0 0/0 1/2 6.6
J. Clauss D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 63 1 2 0/1 0/3 6.9
C. Vanhoutte M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 45 4 0 0/0 1/2 6.5
M. Sanson M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 39 3 1 0/0 3/1 6.5
T. Louchet M 75 0 0 2 (2) 2 80% 25 2 0 1/3 2/1 6.7
S. Diop M 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 79% 48 0 0 4/4 2/1 6.9
M. Cho F 74 0 0 1 (0) 3 86% 21 0 0 1/1 2/2 6.5
S. Wahi F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Boudache F 84 0 0 2 (0) 1 56% 16 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
Kevin Carlos F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Bah D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
H. Boudaoui M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
I. Jansson F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.