French Ligue 1
2025-10-18 - Nice vs Lyon
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Saturday 18th October 2025, 1600hrs (GMT)
Nice headed into the international break having earned a decent point in a 2-2 draw away from home at Monaco but regardless, that still means Saturday’s hosts have now failed to win any of their last five matches in all competitions which includes slipping to three defeats in the process.
Recent losses at the hands of Brest, Roma and Fenerbahce, the latter two both being in the Europa League, do not bode well for this upcoming encounter against high-flying visitors Lyon this Saturday afternoon although Nice have performed better on home soil at their Allianz Riviera in the French top flight this term.
A home record of 2-1-1 5/3 will give Franck Haise’s side reasonable confidence that they can get something out of this upcoming home fixture.
Lyon currently occupy 4th place in the Ligue 1 standings having registered five wins within their opening seven games overall in the domestic top flight although the visitors went into the international break on the back of a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Toulouse.
Nevertheless, Lyon had previously racked up four wins on the trot in all competitions including Ligue 1 wins against Angers and Lille together with wins on the European scene at the expense of Utrecht and RB Salzburg respectively.
The visitors also possess a reasonable looking away record of 2-0-1 3/3 so far this season in the domestic top flight so Paulo Fonseca’s side will also be confident that they can at the very least avoid defeat at the Allianz Riviera on Saturday afternoon.
The Betting Verdict
Lyon are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Nice, picking up three wins in the process.
The Pick :
Nice 1-2 Lyon
