Lille vs Nantes - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. LOSC Lille has 51 goals and Nantes has a total of 30 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Nantes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1257 interceptions and 76 blocks.
• In Nantes the two top defensive players are Andrei Girotto and Jean-Charles Victor Castelletto.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Benjamin Andre and Tiago Emanuel Embalo Djalo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Nantes 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 Nantes has a value of 0.26. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Nantes the best player is Quentin Merlin.

• 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 51 goals and 168 shots on goal. Nantes scored 30 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 19 goals and Jonathan Bamba with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 19.62 and 6.02.
• The two best players of Nantes are Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah with 6 goals and Andy Delort with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.45 and 8.29.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Nantes.

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.