FC Bayern Munchen vs Lyon - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Bayern Munich has 92 goals and Olympique Lyonnais has a total of 65 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment Olympique Lyonnais has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1327 interceptions and 33 blocks.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defensive players are Castello Junior Lukeba and Maxence Caqueret.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are Joshua Kimmich and Benjamin Pavard.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Olympique Lyonnais 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. Olympique Lyonnais has a PPV value of 0.42 and Bayern Munich has a value of 0.41. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Corentin Tolisso has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Bayern Munich the best player is Kingsley Coman.

• 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 92 goals and 42.26 shots on goal. Olympique Lyonnais scored 65 and 43.1 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Serge Gnabry with 14 goals and Jamal Musiala with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.46 and 9.84.
• The two best players of Olympique Lyonnais are Alexandre Lacazette with 27 goals and Maxence Caqueret with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 25.17 and 3.54.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Olympique Lyonnais.

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.