Borussia Dortmund vs Lyon - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Borussia Dortmund has 83 goals and Olympique Lyonnais has a total of 65 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1368 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Nico Schlotterbeck and Jude Bellingham.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defenders are Castello Junior Lukeba and Maxence Caqueret.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Dortmund 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 Borussia Dortmund has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Corentin Tolisso has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Borussia Dortmund the best player is Marius Wolf.

• 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.)
• Borussia Dortmund has scored in this season so far 83 goals and 42.36 shots on goal. Olympique Lyonnais scored 65 and 43.1 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Sebastien Haller with 9 goals and Julian Brandt with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.26 and 3.79.
• 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 Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Olympique Lyonnais.

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