Paris Saint-Germain host Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes on Monday, 26 October 2026, in a meeting between Ligue 1’s top two sides.

The match is scheduled for 19:30 GMT, with another listing giving a 20:30 kick-off, and forms part of the eighth round of the championship. Both teams have 14 points, although Lyon lead the table on goal difference.

The game has been previewed by Mahamad Sangare, presenter of the sports debate programme La VAR on Burkina info TV.

PSG arrive on a winning run

PSG have recovered from a difficult start to the campaign and go into the fixture on a run of seven successive victories in all competitions. That sequence has lifted them to second place in Ligue 1, level on points with Lyon, while they have also produced notable European results against Manchester City and FC Barcelona.

The Paris side have scored at least twice in each of their past four matches, underlining the strength of their current attacking form. However, Luis Enrique will have to manage a depleted squad.

Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembele and Nuno Mendes are expected to miss the match, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could be out for several months after suffering a cruciate ligament rupture. Maghnes Akliouche and Ferran Torres could therefore be called upon to support Desire Doue, who has been especially influential in recent games.

Lyon remain top despite setbacks

Lyon’s position at the summit has been built on a consistent opening seven matches, recorded in the source as four wins, one draw and one defeat. Their recent away results, however, have been less convincing.

They drew 0-0 at Paris FC before losing 2-1 at Lens, where they suffered their first defeat in the competition at Stade Bollaert. Olympique Lyonnais responded with narrow home wins against Crystal Palace, 3-2 in the Europa League, and Nice, 2-1 in Ligue 1.

A third successive victory was not secured on Thursday, when Lyon were beaten 3-0 by Hoffenheim in the Europa League.

Paulo Fonseca will be without Openda and the injured full-backs Kango, Tagliafico and Ouedraogo. Winger Nakamura is suspended following his red card against Nice, while Pavel Sulc remains hopeful of featuring despite missing the Europa League match. Ernest Nuamah, with three Ligue 1 goals and one assist, remains a major attacking threat, although he has failed to score in his past two league appearances.

PSG had won six consecutive meetings with Lyon before losing 2-1 at home last season. That result ended Paris’ dominance in the fixture and serves as a warning, particularly with Lyon capable of upsetting the expected order.

The listed betting options include PSG to win at 1.47, an exact 3-1 score at 9.5, both teams to score at 1.53 and more than 1.5 PSG goals at 1.35. Ferran Torres is priced at 2.00 to score at any time. A PSG eighth straight win is predicted, while under 7.5 PSG corners is offered at 1.42. The source also lists Lyon as having “cinq trois” to recover after their European match, with PSG given five. Odds may change.