What were the attacking preferences of each Conforama Ligue 1 team season 2019-20? Here we focus on the sides that preferred the left flank as their main road to goal.
Left corridor? Right flank? Through the middle? In the first 28 rounds of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama campaign, how did clubs build their attacks? PSG were the club that attacked most on the left flank, with an average of 27.3 attacking moves developed on this flank per match. Behind them were Stade de Reims (22.9) and FC Nantes (21.7).
More than half the time for Reims
On the other hand, in terms of proportions, the Reims and Nantes favoured attacks down the left slightly more than the Parisians. Indeed, more than half of Reims' attacks were begun on the left flank by the likes of Moussa Doumbia, Hassane Kamara and Ghislain Konan (50.6%). In Nantes, where Charles Traoré and Moses Simon often occupy the left wing, 48.1% of attacks pass through this corridor. At PSG, that figure sits at 46 per cent with the participation of the likes of Bernat, Kurzawa and, of course, Neymar.
Attacks on the left flank per match:
1. Paris Saint-Germain: 27.3
2. Stade de Reims: 22.9
3. FC Nantes: 21.7
4. Olympique Lyonnais: 21.6
5. Angers SCO: 21.2
6. AS Monaco: 20.5
7. LOSC: 20.3
8. Amiens SC: 19.5
9. FC Metz: 19.4
10. Montpellier Hérault SC: 19.3
11. Nîmes Olympique: 19.3
12. Dijon FCO: 19.1
13. Stade Brestois 29: 19.1
14. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 18.9
15. Olympique de Marseille: 18.2
16. Stade Rennais FC: 17.9
17. OGC Nice: 17.9
18. Toulouse FC: 17.6
19. AS Saint-Etienne: 16.1
20. Girondins de Bordeaux: 14.9
% of left-side attacks:
1. Stade de Reims: 50.6%
2. FC Nantes: 48.1%
3. Paris Saint-Germain: 46.0%
4. FC Metz: 44.5%
5. Angers SCO: 44.4%
6. Dijon FCO: 43.6%
7. Olympique Lyonnais: 43.6%
8. Amiens SC: 43.1%
9. Stade Rennais FC: 41.8%
10. Stade Brestois 29: 41.7
11. AS Monaco: 41.3%
12. Toulouse FC: 40.8
13. OGC Nice: 40.7
14. Nîmes Olympique: 40.5%
15. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 39.5%
16. Olympique de Marseille: 38.8%
17. Montpellier Hérault SC: 38.7%
18. LOSC: 38.1%
19. Girondins de Bordeaux: 37.8%
20. AS Saint-Etienne: 36.2%
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
