LOSC Lille vs Lorient - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 289. LOSC Lille has 47 goals and Lorient has a total of 33 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Lorient has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1251 interceptions and 83 blocks.
• In Lorient the two top defensive players are Jeremy Morel and Julien Laporte.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Sven Botman and Jose Miguel da Rocha Fonte.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lorient 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 0.25 and Lorient has a value of 0.15. Within the team of LOSC Lille Jeremy Pied has a total value of 0.94 and in the team of Lorient the best player is Jonathan Delaplace.

• 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.)
• LOSC Lille has scored in this season so far 47 goals and 130 shots on goal. Lorient scored 33 and 98 shots on goal.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Burak Yilmaz with 9 goals and Yusuf Yazici with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.39.
• The two best players of Lorient are Terem Igobor Moffi with 8 goals and Yoane Wissa with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.46 and 0.47.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Lorient.

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.