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Player impact

Value every touch.

Ligue 1 scouting desk built on the last complete season (2024-25 baseline · 2025-26 preview). Sofascore season ratings stand in where ASA Goals Added (g+) does not exist for European leagues; fbref per-90 and Understat finishing fill the advanced layer.

SR
Sofascore rating
40
Rated players
40
Preview targets
287
Advanced profiles

Ligue 1 Sofascore impact leaderboard

  1. 1 Mathieu Gorgelin RC Lens 8.30
  2. 2 Lionel Mpasi Nzau Le Havre 7.83
  3. 3 Mezian Mesloub RC Lens 7.70
  4. 4 Rémy Descamps Olympique Lyonnais 7.66
  5. 5 Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain 7.58
  6. 6 Dilane Bakwa RC Strasbourg 7.53
  7. 7 Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain 7.42
  8. 8 Ilan Kebbal Paris FC 7.39
  9. 9 Patrik Carlgren Nantes 7.37
  10. 10 Mason Greenwood Olympique de Marseille 7.37
  11. 11 Hervé Koffi Angers 7.35
  12. 12 Karl-Johan Johnsson RC Strasbourg 7.30
  13. 13 Allan Saint-Maximin RC Lens 7.30
  14. 14 Marquinhos Paris Saint-Germain 7.27
  15. 15 Lucas Beraldo Paris Saint-Germain 7.25
  16. 16 Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain 7.24
  17. 17 Aïssa Mandi Lille 7.24
  18. 18 Florian Thauvin RC Lens 7.23
  19. 19 Berke Özer Lille 7.22
  20. 20 Bradley Barcola Paris Saint-Germain 7.21
  21. 21 Jordan Teze AS Monaco 6.95
  22. 22 Brice Samba Stade Rennais 6.95
  23. 23 Kevin Trapp Paris FC 6.95
  24. 24 Chidozie Awaziem Nantes 6.95
  25. 25 Pape Diop Toulouse 6.95
  26. 26 Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Lille 6.95
  27. 27 Geoffrey Kondogbia Olympique de Marseille 6.95
  28. 28 Brendan Chardonnet Stade Brestois 6.94
  29. 29 Hamza Igamane Lille 6.94
  30. 30 Sadibou Sané Metz 6.94
  31. 31 Théo De Percin Auxerre 6.94
  32. 32 Saud Abdulhamid RC Lens 6.94
  33. 33 Pierre Lees Melou Paris FC 6.93
  34. 34 Luca Koleosho Paris FC 6.93
  35. 35 Emerson Olympique de Marseille 6.93
  36. 36 Philipp Köhn AS Monaco 6.93
  37. 37 Laurent Abergel Lorient 6.93
  38. 38 Clinton Mata Olympique Lyonnais 6.93
  39. 39 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Olympique de Marseille 6.92
  40. 40 Joris Chotard Stade Brestois 6.92

Season-average Sofascore match rating (0–10), min substantial sample from dh_sofascore_player_ratings. Information only.

Ligue 1 preview targets, 2025-26

Highest combined npxG + xAG per 90 from the 2024-25 baseline. The prop desk's forward-looking shortlist.

  1. • Ousmane Dembélé FW 1.25
  2. • Marco Asensio FW,MF 1.21
  3. • Gonçalo Ramos FW 1.13
  4. • Mika Biereth FW 1.04
  5. • Amine Gouiri FW,MF 1.04
  6. • Bradley Barcola FW 0.97
  7. • Jon Rowe FW,MF 0.89
  8. • Folarin Balogun FW 0.83
  9. • George Ilenikhena FW 0.82
  10. • Breel Embolo FW,MF 0.81
  11. • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia FW 0.80
  12. • Emanuel Emegha FW 0.77
  13. • Sofiane Diop MF,FW 0.75
  14. • Rayan Cherki FW,MF 0.71
  15. • Georges Mikautadze FW 0.71
  16. • Désiré Doué FW,MF 0.68
  17. • Alexandre Lacazette FW 0.66
  18. • Takumi Minamino MF,FW 0.62
  19. • M'Bala Nzola FW 0.61
  20. • Maghnes Akliouche FW,MF 0.59
  21. • Gaëtan Laborde FW 0.59
  22. • Goduine Koyalipou FW 0.57
  23. • Ibrahima Niane FW 0.57
  24. • Chuba Akpom FW 0.56
  25. • Neal Maupay FW 0.55
  26. • Rémy Cabella FW,MF 0.55
  27. • Senny Mayulu MF 0.55
  28. • Jonathan David FW 0.54
  29. • Angelo Fulgini MF,FW 0.54
  30. • Lucas Stassin FW 0.52
  31. • Rémy Labeau Lascary FW,MF 0.51
  32. • Evann Guessand FW,MF 0.51
  33. • Koka FW 0.51
  34. • Abdallah Sima FW,MF 0.50
  35. • Saïd Benrahma FW,MF 0.49
  36. • Lee Kang-in FW,MF 0.49
  37. • Sebastian Nanasi MF,FW 0.49
  38. • Eliesse Ben Seghir MF,FW 0.48
  39. • Matias Fernandez-Pardo FW,MF 0.48
  40. • Zakaria Aboukhlal MF,FW 0.48
Power rankings

Ligue 1 ClubElo + xG

Top clubs by ClubElo with team xG per match from the baseline season

  1. #1Paris SG1964⚔ 1.04
  2. #2Lens1767⚔ 0.82
  3. #3Lille1744⚔ 0.95
  4. #4Lyon1732⚔ 1.08
  5. #5Monaco1718⚔ 0.87
  6. #6Marseille1717⚔ 1.16
  7. #7Rennes1716⚔ 1.05
  8. #8Strasbourg1711⚔ 1.14
  9. #9Toulouse1652⚔ 0.90
  10. #10Lorient1639
  11. #11Paris FC1629⚔ 1.04
  12. #12Auxerre1624⚔ 1.17
  13. #13Brest1621⚔ 1.14
  14. #14Nice1582⚔ 1.07
  15. #15Le Havre1580⚔ 0.96
  16. #16Angers1548⚔ 0.88
  17. #17Nantes1544⚔ 0.99
  18. #18Reims1542⚔ 0.93
  19. #19Troyes1521
  20. #20Saint-Etienne1508

Source: ClubElo · dh_clubelo_ratings + match hub Understat xG

Advanced metrics leaderboard

fbref per-90 leaders

287 players with 900+ baseline minutes

Top npxG / 90

  1. #1Gonçalo RamosParis S-G0.95
  2. #2Ousmane DembéléParis S-G0.82
  3. #3Mika BierethMonaco0.71
  4. #4Emanuel EmeghaStrasbourg0.67
  5. #5Bradley BarcolaParis S-G0.55
  6. #6M'Bala NzolaLens0.53
  7. #7Breel EmboloMonaco0.53
  8. #8Alexandre LacazetteLyon0.51
  9. #9Sofiane DiopNice0.51
  10. #10Ibrahima NianeAngers0.47

Top xAG / 90

  1. #1Rayan CherkiLyon0.49
  2. #2Khvicha KvaratskheliaParis S-G0.48
  3. #3Ousmane DembéléParis S-G0.43
  4. #4Bradley BarcolaParis S-G0.42
  5. #5Désiré DouéParis S-G0.41
  6. #6Angelo FulginiLens0.33
  7. #7Mika BierethMonaco0.33
  8. #8Jonathan ClaussNice0.30
  9. #9Lee Kang-inParis S-G0.30
  10. #10Antoine JoujouLe Havre0.29

Source: dh_fbref_player_standard + passing + defense (2024-25)

Finishing vs xG

2024-25

  1. 1Esteban Lepaulepl · 18G vs 12.7 xG+5.3
  2. 2Ousmane Dembéléepl · 8G vs 4.3 xG+3.7
  3. 3Ilan Kebbalepl · 6G vs 3.2 xG+2.8
  4. 4Yann Gbohoepl · 8G vs 5.6 xG+2.4
  5. 5João Nevesepl · 5G vs 3.2 xG+1.8
  6. 6Pavel Sulcepl · 10G vs 8.2 xG+1.8
  7. 7Diego Moreiraepl · 4G vs 2.2 xG+1.8
  8. 8Mason Greenwoodepl · 10G vs 8.3 xG+1.7
  9. 9Pablo Pagisepl · 8G vs 6.3 xG+1.7
  10. 10Mousa Al Tamariepl · 6G vs 4.3 xG+1.7
  11. 11Lamine Camaraepl · 3G vs 1.3 xG+1.7
  12. 12Frank Magriepl · 5G vs 3.4 xG+1.6
  13. 13Allan Saint-Maximinepl · 3G vs 1.5 xG+1.5
  14. 14Giorgi Tsitaishviliepl · 3G vs 1.5 xG+1.5
  15. 15Romain Perraudepl · 3G vs 1.6 xG+1.4
  16. 16Martial Godoepl · 10G vs 8.6 xG+1.4
  17. 17Hamza Igamaneepl · 5G vs 3.8 xG+1.2
  18. 18Valentin Rongierepl · 2G vs 0.8 xG+1.2
  19. 19Sidiki Chérifepl · 4G vs 2.8 xG+1.2
  20. 20Cristian Cásseres Jr.epl · 2G vs 0.9 xG+1.1
  21. 21Ahmadou Bamba Diengepl · 9G vs 8 xG+1.0
  22. 22Mostafa Mohamedepl · 4G vs 3 xG+1.0
  23. 23Arthur Avomepl · 2G vs 1.1 xG+0.9
  24. 24Rassoul Ndiayeepl · 4G vs 3.1 xG+0.9

Goals minus expected goals (Understat), minimum 20 open-play shots. Positive means finishing above the chances created. Information only.

dh_understat_shots

Player value clusters

287 players profiled

Box threat / finisher(51)

  1. #1Thiago Almada4.10
  2. #2Aleksandr Golovin4.04
  3. #3Achraf Hakimi3.97
  4. #4Fabián Ruiz Peña3.49
  5. #5Florian Tardieu3.38

Ball-winner / disruptor(64)

  1. #1Paul Joly4.47
  2. #2Abdukodir Khusanov4.14
  3. #3Emmanuel Agbadou3.99
  4. #4Saidou Sow3.86
  5. #5Abakar Sylla3.16

Progressive ball-carrier(28)

  1. #1Malick Fofana4.16
  2. #2Maghnes Akliouche3.95
  3. #3Eliesse Ben Seghir3.64
  4. #4Mohamed Ali Cho2.93
  5. #5Matias Fernandez-Pardo2.80

Balanced / low-usage(54)

  1. #1Mathieu Gorgelin3.17
  2. #2Mathew Ryan3.17
  3. #3Philipp Köhn3.17
  4. #4Anthony Lopes3.17
  5. #5Gianluigi Donnarumma3.17

Shooter / goal threat(34)

  1. #1Ousmane Dembélé8.50
  2. #2Gonçalo Ramos5.86
  3. #3Mika Biereth5.04
  4. #4Emanuel Emegha4.04
  5. #5Breel Embolo3.67

Dribble-carrier(19)

  1. #1Antoine Joujou7.16
  2. #2Edon Zhegrova6.51
  3. #3Tanguy Ndombele5.53
  4. #4Osame Sahraoui5.21
  5. #5Moses Simon4.99

Circulation passer(24)

  1. #1Lee Kang-in4.68
  2. #2Rémy Cabella3.94
  3. #3Romain Del Castillo3.91
  4. #4Junya Ito3.69
  5. #5Yanis Zouaoui3.62

Deep creator / chance supplier(15)

  1. #1Rayan Cherki6.65
  2. #2Bradley Barcola5.89
  3. #3Khvicha Kvaratskhelia5.60
  4. #4Désiré Doué5.58
  5. #5Angelo Fulgini3.64

Source: fbref per-90 k-means · ligue-1-scouting bake

Role archetypes

Every tracked player clustered into a playing role

Per-90 profile from SportMonks match logs (shots, key passes, tackles, duels). Minimum 180 minutes.

  • Box-to-box / Ball-winner110
  • Squad rotation90
  • Elite attacker / Goal threat #188
  • Elite attacker / Goal threat #277
  • Creator / Advanced playmaker35
  • Full-back / Possession-safe31

Aerial specialists — set-piece and header threat

  1. 1Benjamin LecomteFull-back / Possession-safe100%
  2. 2Alban LafontFull-back / Possession-safe100%
  3. 3Djordje PetrovicFull-back / Possession-safe100%
  4. 4Lucas ChevalierFull-back / Possession-safe94%
  5. 5Brice SambaFull-back / Possession-safe92%
  6. 6Gianluigi DonnarummaFull-back / Possession-safe89%
  7. 7Yehvann DioufFull-back / Possession-safe87%
  8. 8Marcin BulkaFull-back / Possession-safe87%
  9. 9Marco BizotFull-back / Possession-safe86%
  10. 10Anthony LopesFull-back / Possession-safe83%
  11. 11Yahia FofanaFull-back / Possession-safe83%
  12. 12Mathieu GorgelinFull-back / Possession-safe80%
  13. 13A. DesmasFull-back / Possession-safe80%
  14. 14Philipp KöhnFull-back / Possession-safe80%
  15. 15Gautier LarsonneurFull-back / Possession-safe78%
  16. 16Gerónimo RulliFull-back / Possession-safe76%

dh_sm_player_match_stats league_id=301

Squad bios

Position, club and minutes for tracked players

The reference layer behind every prop projection — 238 players with 900+ baseline minutes.

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