What were the attacking preferences of each Conforama Ligue 1 team season 2019-20? Here we focus on the sides that preferred the central corridor as their main road to goal.
You have to take the ball wide in order to get in behind your opponent's defensive bloc. No Ligue 1 Conforama team is an exception to this rule, with all of the sides in French football's elite attacking more on each of the two corridors than in the centre in season 2019-20. But PSG mounted the highest number of attacks through the middle, averaging 10.9 times per match, edging out LOSC (9.6 times) and AS Monaco (9.4).
More than 20% of Dijon's attacks
The top three changes, however, when looking at the proportion of central attacks each club engaged in. Dijon FCO are the most attack-minded through the middle, with 20.7 per cent of their attacks coming from the centre. AS Monaco attacked centrally 18.9% of the time, while PSG follow in third place with 18.3% of their attacks foregoing the flanks.
Attacks through the centre per match:
1. Paris Saint-Germain: 10.9
2. LOSC: 9.6
3. AS Monaco: 9.4
4. Dijon FCO: 9.1
5. Amiens SC: 8.1
6. FC Metz: 7.5
7. Montpellier Hérault SC: 7.4
8. Angers SCO: 7.3
9. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 6.9
10. OGC Nice: 6.9
11. Girondins de Bordeaux: 6.8
12. FC Nantes: 6.5
13. Olympique Lyonnais: 6.5
14. Nîmes Olympique: 6.4
15. Toulouse FC: 6.2
16. Olympique de Marseille: 6.1
17. Stade Rennais FC: 6.0
18. Stade Brestois 29: 5.8
19. Stade de Reims: 5.7
20. AS Saint-Etienne: 5.5
% of central attacks:
1. Dijon FCO: 20.7
2. AS Monaco: 18.9%
3. Paris Saint-Germain: 18.3%
4. LOSC: 18.0%
5. Amiens SC: 17.9%
6. Girondins de Bordeaux: 17.3%
7. FC Metz: 17.3%
8. OGC Nice: 15.6%
9. Angers SCO: 15.3%
10. Montpellier Hérault SC: 14.8%
11. FC Nantes: 14.5%
12. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 14.5%
13. Toulouse FC: 14.4%
14. Stade Rennais FC: 14.0%
15. Nîmes Olympique: 13.4%
16. Olympique Lyonnais: 13.2%
17. Olympique de Marseille: 13.0%
18. Stade Brestois 29: 12.7%
19. Stade de Reims: 12.6%
20. AS Saint-Etienne: 12.4%
In terms of overall attacking volume, PSG led the way with an average of 59.4 attacking moves created per match. LOSC were the second most attack-minded team in Ligue 1 Conforama (53.3), while Montpellier Hérault SC complete the podium (49.9), with an average slightly higher than AS Monaco (49.6) and Olympique Lyonnais (49.5).
Attacks (average per match):
1. Paris Saint-Germain: 59.4
2. LOSC: 53.3
3. Montpellier Hérault SC: 49.9
4. AS Monaco: 49.6
5. Olympique Lyonnais: 49.5
6. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 47.8
7. Angers SCO: 47.8
8. Olympic Nîmes: 47.6
9. Olympique de Marseille: 47.0
10. Stade Brestois 29: 45.8
11. Amiens SC: 45.2
12. Reims Stadium: 45.1
13. FC Nantes: 45.0
14. AS Saint-Etienne: 44.4
15. OGC Nice: 44.0
16. Dijon FCO: 43.8
17. FC Metz: 43.7
18. Toulouse FC: 43.0
19. Stade Rennais FC: 42.9
20. Girondins de Bordeaux: 39.5
