VfB Stuttgart vs LOSC Lille - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 295. VfB Stuttgart has 17 goals and LOSC Lille has a total of 22 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 512 interceptions and 27 blocks.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defensive players are Sven Botman and Jose Miguel da Rocha Fonte.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Pascal Stenzel and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• 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 0.27 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of LOSC Lille Jeremy Pied has a total value of 1.02 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Borna Sosa.

• 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.)
• VfB Stuttgart has scored in this season so far 17 goals and 46 shots on goal. LOSC Lille scored 22 and 66 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 3 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.25.
• The two best players of LOSC Lille are Burak Yilmaz with 6 goals and Jonathan Bamba with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.55 and 0.19.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than VfB Stuttgart.

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.