Lens vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently Lens has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Lens has 47 goals and Nice has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Lens would win the match.

• At the moment Nice has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1195 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Nice the two top defensive players are Dante and Jean Clair Todibo.
• In Lens the two top defenders are Kevin Danso and Florian Sotoca.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Nice 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 Nice has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Lens Jean Onana has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of Nice the best player is Sofiane Diop.

• 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. Nice scored 37 and 128 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 Nice are Terem Igobor Moffi with 15 goals and Gaetan Laborde with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.2 and 9.09.
• Our opinion is that Lens has the better offensive players than Nice.

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.