Lille vs Southampton - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. LOSC Lille has 51 goals and Southampton has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment Southampton has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1323 interceptions and 66 blocks.
• In Southampton the two top defensive players are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Armel Bella-Kotchap.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defenders are Benjamin Andre and Tiago Emanuel Embalo Djalo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Southampton 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 Southampton has a value of 0.24. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Southampton the best player is Stuart Armstrong.

• 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. Southampton scored 23 and 112 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 Southampton are James Ward Prowse with 7 goals and Che Adams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.51 and 6.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Southampton.

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.