Dijon vs Lens - who is the better team?

Currently Lens has a better 1vs1 performance index with 272. Dijon has 18 goals and Lens has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Lens would win the match.

• At the moment Dijon has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1322 interceptions and 81 blocks.
• In Dijon the two top defensive players are Bruno Ekele Manga and Glody Ngonda Muzinga.
• In Lens the two top defenders are Loic Bade and Jonathan Gradit.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Dijon 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. Lens has a PPV value of 0.21 and Dijon has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Lens Clement Michelin has a total value of 0.57 and in the team of Dijon the best player is Wilitty Younoussa.

• 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.)
• Dijon has scored in this season so far 18 goals and 68 shots on goal. Lens scored 37 and 99 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Dijon are Mama Samba Balde with 6 goals and Pape Moussa Konate with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.38.
• The two best players of Lens are Gael Kakuta with 9 goals and Florian Sotoca with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.42 and 0.41.
• Our opinion is that Lens has the better offensive players than Dijon.

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