Lens vs Espanyol - who is the better team?

Currently Lens has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Lens has 47 goals and Espanyol has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Lens would win the match.

• At the moment Lens has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1185 interceptions and 55 blocks.
• In Lens the two top defensive players are Kevin Danso and Florian Sotoca.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lens 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 0.32 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Lens Jean Onana has a total value of 0.89 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.)
• Lens has scored in this season so far 47 goals and 145 shots on goal. Espanyol scored 32 and 92 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Lens are Ikoma Lois Openda Ikoma with 14 goals and Florian Sotoca with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.13 and 10.11.
• 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.
• Our opinion is that Lens has the better offensive players than Espanyol.

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.