Lille vs Montpellier - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. LOSC Lille has 65 goals and Montpellier Herault SC has a total of 65 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Montpellier Herault SC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1606 interceptions and 43 blocks.
• In Montpellier Herault SC the two top defensive players are Issiaga Sylla and Christopher Jullien.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Benjamin Andre and Jose Fonte.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Montpellier Herault SC 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 0.37 and Montpellier Herault SC has a value of 0.16. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Montpellier Herault SC the best player is Issiaga Sylla.

• 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 65 goals and 39.2 shots on goal. Montpellier Herault SC scored 65 and 41.23 shots on goal.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 24 goals and Remy Cabella with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 26.42 and 8.31.
• The two best players of Montpellier Herault SC are Sepe Elye Wahi with 20 goals and Teji Savanier with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.88 and 8.35.
• Our opinion is that Montpellier Herault SC has the better offensive players than Montpellier Herault SC.

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.