Lorient vs Bochum - who is the better team?

Currently Lorient has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Lorient has 41 goals and Bochum has a total of 27 goals. Our opinion is that currently Lorient would win the match.

• At the moment Bochum has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1346 interceptions and 70 blocks.
• In Bochum the two top defensive players are Ivan Ordets and Anthony Losilla.
• In Lorient the two top defenders are Montassar Omar Talbi and Vincent Le Goff.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Bochum 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. Bochum has a PPV value of 0.2 and Lorient has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Bochum Christopher Antwi-Adjei has a total value of 0.59 and in the team of Lorient the best player is Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni.

• 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.)
• Lorient has scored in this season so far 41 goals and 126 shots on goal. Bochum scored 27 and 94 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Lorient are Enzo Jeremy Le Fee with 4 goals and Ibrahima Kone with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.43 and 2.37.
• The two best players of Bochum are Philipp Hofmann with 7 goals and Erhan Masovic with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.84 and 1.97.
• Our opinion is that Lorient has the better offensive players than Bochum.

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