Lille vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. LOSC Lille has 65 goals and Nice has a total of 48 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Nice has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1465 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Nice the two top defensive players are Dante and Jean Clair Todibo.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Benjamin Andre and Jose Fonte.
• 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. LOSC Lille has a PPV value of 0.37 and Nice has a value of 0.31. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 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.)
• LOSC Lille has scored in this season so far 65 goals and 39.2 shots on goal. Nice scored 48 and 40.8 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 Nice are Terem Igobor Moffi with 18 goals and Gaetan Laborde with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 14.35 and 14.57.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Nice.

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.