While the defeat of Lyon against Marseille came after back-to-back victories, the problem plaguing Lyon is that they cannot seem to gain any ground in the standings, losing six of their seven league fixtures played against teams ranked ahead of them in the table. After 14 games this season, Lyon have been patient in their build-up, stringing together plenty of passes before launching an attack, sitting second in Ligue 1 in possession (58.72%) and passes. Lyon have already suffered six defeats domestically in 2022-23, which is more than half of their total from a season ago when they lost 10 league fixtures and finished eighth. They have only managed to pick up one point so far this season when giving up the first goal, losing three times by a 1-0 margin. 

Nice has made some small strides in the right direction after having a dismal start to the season, winning just two of their first nine league games. They have now won three of their last five domestic encounters. Since the end of August, they have shown more composure away from home and found ways to get results, losing just one of their last eight road matches in all competitions. A solid group stage campaign at the Europa Conference League seems to have instilled some much-needed confidence in a group struggling at the start of the season, with Nice topping their group with nine points. Since 2017-18 they have traded victories against Lyon at Groupama Stadium, with Lyon capturing this exact meeting last season in a 2-0 victory.