Bayern Munich vs Lorient - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 334. Bayern Munich has 67 goals and Lorient has a total of 33 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment Lorient has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1251 interceptions and 83 blocks.
• In Lorient the two top defensive players are Jeremy Morel and Julien Laporte.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are David Alaba and Jerome Boateng.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lorient 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. Bayern Munich has a PPV value of 0.34 and Lorient has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.88 and in the team of Lorient the best player is Jonathan Delaplace.

• 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.)
• Bayern Munich has scored in this season so far 67 goals and 163 shots on goal. Lorient scored 33 and 98 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 28 goals and Thomas Muller with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.33.
• The two best players of Lorient are Terem Igobor Moffi with 8 goals and Yoane Wissa with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.46 and 0.47.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Lorient.

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