Real Sociedad vs Lille - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Real Sociedad has 51 goals and LOSC Lille has a total of 65 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment LOSC Lille has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1421 interceptions and 62 blocks.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defensive players are Benjamin Andre and Jose Fonte.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Martin Zubimendi Ibanez and Mikel Merino.
• Based on this statistics we believe that LOSC Lille 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 Real Sociedad has a value of 0.25. Within the team of LOSC Lille Remy Cabella has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Real Sociedad the best player is David Silva.

• 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.)
• Real Sociedad has scored in this season so far 51 goals and 40.18 shots on goal. LOSC Lille scored 65 and 39.2 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Sociedad are Alexander Sorloth with 12 goals and Takefusa Kubo with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.55 and 7.4.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 24 goals and Remy Cabella with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 26.42 and 8.31.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than Real Sociedad.

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.