Bayer Leverkusen vs ESTAC Troyes - who is the better team?

Currently Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 45 goals and Troyes has a total of 38 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayer 04 Leverkusen would win the match.

• At the moment Troyes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1319 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Troyes the two top defensive players are Erik Ross Palmer-Brown and Yoann Salmier.
• In Bayer 04 Leverkusen the two top defenders are Edmond Faycal Faycial Tapsoba and Jonathan Tah.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Troyes has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Troyes has a PPV value of 0.25 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Troyes Lucien Jefferson Jefferson Agoume has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of Bayer 04 Leverkusen the best player is Jeremie Frimpong.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen has scored in this season so far 45 goals and 127 shots on goal. Troyes scored 38 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayer 04 Leverkusen are Moussa Diaby with 8 goals and Jeremie Frimpong with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.77 and 5.3.
• The two best players of Troyes are Mama Samba Balde with 10 goals and Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.07 and 3.62.
• Our opinion is that Bayer 04 Leverkusen has the better offensive players than Troyes.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Bayer 04 Leverkusen is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.