Espanyol vs Lille - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Espanyol has 32 goals and LOSC Lille has a total of 51 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Espanyol has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1161 interceptions and 70 blocks.
• In Espanyol the two top defensive players are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Benjamin Andre and Tiago Emanuel Embalo Djalo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Espanyol 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. LOSC Lille has a PPV value of 0.37 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Espanyol the best player is Brian Olivan Herrero.

• 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.)
• Espanyol has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 92 shots on goal. LOSC Lille scored 51 and 168 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Espanyol are Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato with 12 goals and Martin Braithwaite with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.17 and 7.03.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 19 goals and Jonathan Bamba with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 19.62 and 6.02.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Espanyol.

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