Everton FC vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently Nice has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. Everton FC has 34 goals and Nice has a total of 48 goals. Our opinion is that currently Nice would win the match.

• At the moment Everton FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1774 interceptions and 102 blocks.
• In Everton FC the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Vitalii Serhiyovych Mykolenko.
• In Nice the two top defenders are Dante and Jean Clair Todibo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Everton FC 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. Nice has a PPV value of 0.31 and Everton FC has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Nice Sofiane Diop has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Everton FC the best player is Alex Iwobi.

• 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.)
• Everton FC has scored in this season so far 34 goals and 37.24 shots on goal. Nice scored 48 and 40.8 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Everton FC are Dwight McNeil with 7 goals and Abdoulaye Doucoure with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.34 and 3.1.
• The two best players of Nice are Terem Igobor Moffi with 18 goals and Gaetan Laborde with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 14.35 and 14.57.
• Our opinion is that Nice has the better offensive players than Everton FC.

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