LOSC Lille vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently Nice has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. LOSC Lille has 42 goals and Nice has a total of 54 goals. Our opinion is that currently Nice would win the match.

• At the moment Nice has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1651 interceptions and 176 blocks.
• In Nice the two top defensive players are Jean Clair Todibo and Dante.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Jose Fonte and Benjamin Andre.
• 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 0.38 and Nice has a value of 0.32. Within the team of LOSC Lille Jeremy Pied has a total value of 2.22 and in the team of Nice the best player is Jordan Amavi.

• 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 42 goals and 116 shots on goal. Nice scored 54 and 137 shots on goal.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 15 goals and Burak Yilmaz with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.28 and 11.27.
• The two best players of Nice are Andy Delort with 18 goals and Amine Gouiri with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 15.26 and 12.46.
• Our opinion is that Nice has the better offensive players than LOSC Lille.

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