Lille vs Lyon - who is the better team?

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

• At the moment LOSC Lille has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1421 interceptions and 62 blocks.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defensive players are Benjamin Andre and Jose Fonte.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defenders are Castello Junior Lukeba and Maxence Caqueret.
• Based on this statistics we believe that LOSC Lille 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. Olympique Lyonnais has a PPV value of 0.42 and LOSC Lille has a value of 0.37. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Corentin Tolisso has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of LOSC Lille the best player is Remy Cabella.

• 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. Olympique Lyonnais scored 65 and 43.1 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 Olympique Lyonnais are Alexandre Lacazette with 27 goals and Maxence Caqueret with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 25.17 and 3.54.
• Our opinion is that Olympique Lyonnais has the better offensive players than Olympique Lyonnais.

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.