Montpellier vs ESTAC Troyes - who is the better team?

Currently Troyes has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. Montpellier Herault SC has 44 goals and Troyes has a total of 38 goals. Our opinion is that currently Troyes would win the match.

• At the moment Troyes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1319 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Troyes the two top defensive players are Erik Ross Palmer-Brown and Yoann Salmier.
• In Montpellier Herault SC the two top defenders are Christopher Jullien and Issiaga Sylla.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Troyes 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. Troyes has a PPV value of 0.25 and Montpellier Herault SC has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Troyes Lucien Jefferson Jefferson Agoume has a total value of 0.82 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. Troyes scored 38 and 111 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 Troyes are Mama Samba Balde with 10 goals and Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.07 and 3.62.
• Our opinion is that Montpellier Herault SC has the better offensive players than Troyes.

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