Tottenham Hotspur vs Lens - who is the better team?

Currently Tottenham Hotspur has a better 1vs1 performance index with 94. Tottenham Hotspur has 52 goals and Lens has a total of 47 goals. Our opinion is that currently Tottenham Hotspur would win the match.

• At the moment Lens has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1190 interceptions and 55 blocks.
• In Lens the two top defensive players are Kevin Danso and Florian Sotoca.
• In Tottenham Hotspur the two top defenders are Eric Dier and Pierre Emile Hojbjerg.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lens 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. Lens has a PPV value of 0.32 and Tottenham Hotspur has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Lens Jean Onana has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of Tottenham Hotspur the best player is Ivan Perisic.

• 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.)
• Tottenham Hotspur has scored in this season so far 52 goals and 155 shots on goal. Lens scored 47 and 145 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Tottenham Hotspur are Harry Kane with 21 goals and Heung min Son with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 15.92 and 6.54.
• The two best players of Lens are Ikoma Lois Openda Ikoma with 14 goals and Florian Sotoca with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.13 and 10.11.
• Our opinion is that Tottenham Hotspur has the better offensive players than Lens.

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