Metz vs Nantes - who is the better team?

Currently Metz has a better 1vs1 performance index with 265. Metz has 36 goals and Nantes has a total of 29 goals. Our opinion is that currently Metz would win the match.

• At the moment Metz has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1572 interceptions and 102 blocks.
• In Metz the two top defensive players are Fabien Centonze and John Boye.
• In Nantes the two top defenders are Nicolas Pallois and Andrei Girotto.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Metz 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. Nantes has a PPV value of 0.17 and Metz has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Nantes Dennis Appiah has a total value of 0.42 and in the team of Metz the best player is Fabien Centonze.

• 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.)
• Metz has scored in this season so far 36 goals and 118 shots on goal. Nantes scored 29 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Metz are Farid Boulaya with 5 goals and Aaron Iseka with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5 and 5.62.
• The two best players of Nantes are Ludovic Blas with 7 goals and Imran Louza with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.83 and 3.99.
• Our opinion is that Metz has the better offensive players than Nantes.

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