Montpellier vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently Nice has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. Montpellier Herault SC has 44 goals and Nice has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Nice would win the match.

• At the moment Montpellier Herault SC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1237 interceptions and 43 blocks.
• In Montpellier Herault SC the two top defensive players are Christopher Jullien and Issiaga Sylla.
• In Nice the two top defenders are Dante and Jean Clair Todibo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Montpellier Herault SC 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. Nice has a PPV value of 0.31 and Montpellier Herault SC has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Nice Sofiane Diop has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Montpellier Herault SC the best player is Issiaga Sylla.

• 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.)
• Montpellier Herault SC has scored in this season so far 44 goals and 127 shots on goal. Nice scored 37 and 128 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Montpellier Herault SC are Sepe Elye Wahi with 12 goals and Teji Savanier with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.57 and 5.9.
• The two best players of Nice are Terem Igobor Moffi with 15 goals and Gaetan Laborde with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.2 and 9.09.
• Our opinion is that Montpellier Herault SC has the better offensive players than Nice.

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.