PSG vs Lyon - who is the better team?

Currently Paris Saint-Germain has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Paris Saint-Germain has 10 goals and Olympique Lyonnais has a total of 2 goals. Our opinion is that currently Paris Saint-Germain would win the match.

• At the moment Paris Saint-Germain has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 65 interceptions and 5 blocks.
• In Paris Saint-Germain the two top defensive players are Achraf Hakimi and Marcos Aoas Correa.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defenders are Thiago Mendes and Nicolas Alejandro Tagliafico.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Paris Saint-Germain 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 0.26 and Paris Saint-Germain has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Corentin Tolisso has a total value of 0.65 and in the team of Paris Saint-Germain the best player is Lionel Messi.

• 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.)
• Paris Saint-Germain has scored in this season so far 10 goals and 7 shots on goal. Olympique Lyonnais scored 2 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Paris Saint-Germain are Junior Neymar with 3 goals and Lionel Messi with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.74 and 1.61.
• The two best players of Olympique Lyonnais are Alexandre Lacazette with 1 goals and Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.75 and 0.23.
• Our opinion is that Paris Saint-Germain has the better offensive players than Olympique Lyonnais.

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