Bologna vs Lyon - who is the better team?

Currently Olympique Lyonnais has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. Bologna FC 1909 has 33 goals and Olympique Lyonnais has a total of 43 goals. Our opinion is that currently Olympique Lyonnais would win the match.

• At the moment Bologna FC 1909 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1181 interceptions and 79 blocks.
• In Bologna FC 1909 the two top defensive players are Jhon Janer Lucumi Bonilla and Jerdy Schouten.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defenders are Castello Junior Lukeba and Thiago Mendes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Bologna FC 1909 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 Bologna FC 1909 has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Corentin Tolisso has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Bologna FC 1909 the best player is Charalampos Lykogiannis.

• 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.)
• Bologna FC 1909 has scored in this season so far 33 goals and 108 shots on goal. Olympique Lyonnais scored 43 and 159 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bologna FC 1909 are Marko Arnautovic with 8 goals and Riccardo Orsolini with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.73 and 5.98.
• The two best players of Olympique Lyonnais are Alexandre Lacazette with 17 goals and Moussa Dembele with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 15.12 and 4.12.
• Our opinion is that Olympique Lyonnais has the better offensive players than Bologna FC 1909.

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