Defense vs position
Ligue 1 defense vs position
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For Ligue 1 defense vs position, Olympique de Marseille allows the most shots to forwards: 3.46 per 90, against a league average of 2.66. The forwards who faced Olympique de Marseille took 16% more shots than they do in their other matches.
Midfielders get the most shots against Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest (1.52 per 90) and defenders against RC Strasbourg Alsace (0.94). Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne is the hardest team for forwards to shoot against, at 1.87 per 90.
Based on every outfield player in 80 Ligue 1 matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 21, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026.
- Olympique de Marseille: most shots per 90 to forwards
- 3.46
- Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest: most shots per 90 to midfielders
- 1.52
- RC Strasbourg Alsace: most shots per 90 to defenders
- 0.94
- Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne: fewest shots per 90 to forwards
- 1.87
Ligue 1 shots allowed by position
Green means opposing players did more of it, which helps an over. "vs own" compares those same players with their own rate in their other matches, so it strips out a schedule of strong or weak attackers.
 Olympique de Marseille | 9 | 3.46 | +16% | 1.36 | +1% | 0.60 | +3% |
 Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | 9 | 3.33 | +25% | 1.52 | +19% | 0.87 | +45% |
 Stade Rennais | 9 | 3.32 | +26% | 1.45 | +26% | 0.44 | -30% |
 Le Mans | 9 | 3.24 | +20% | 1.50 | +15% | 0.74 | +9% |
 FC Lorient | 8 | 2.92 | +19% | 1.00 | -10% | 0.62 | +12% |
 Association Jeunesse Auxerroise | 9 | 2.91 | +17% | 1.32 | +25% | 0.63 | -15% |
 Lille OSC | 9 | 2.77 | -4% | 1.18 | +1% | 0.88 | +16% |
 Toulouse | 9 | 2.71 | +4% | 1.45 | +22% | 0.51 | -26% |
 Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 2.67 | -7% | 0.80 | -34% | 0.65 | +1% |
 AS Monaco | 9 | 2.67 | -4% | 1.36 | +3% | 0.48 | -16% |
 Le Havre AC | 9 | 2.58 | -2% | 1.14 | +2% | 0.57 | -7% |
 RC Strasbourg Alsace | 9 | 2.56 | -3% | 1.45 | +19% | 0.94 | +77% |
 Racing Club de Lens | 9 | 2.55 | -4% | 1.18 | -8% | 0.43 | -9% |
 Paris | 9 | 2.21 | -17% | 0.84 | -35% | 0.42 | -38% |
 OGC Nice Côte d'Azur | 9 | 2.09 | -18% | 1.41 | +12% | 0.70 | +50% |
 Stade Brestois 29 | 8 | 1.98 | -24% | 0.99 | -20% | 0.79 | +46% |
 Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | 1.97 | -29% | 1.02 | -22% | 0.63 | -5% |
 Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne | 9 | 1.87 | -25% | 1.28 | +6% | 0.35 | -30% |
What Ligue 1 defenses allow to forwards
League average per forward per 90: 2.66 shots, 1.05 on target, 1.10 tackles, 1.37 fouls, 1.43 fouls drawn, 26.3 pass attempts.
| Olympique de Marseille | 3.46 | +16% | 1.36 | +14% | 1.14 | -1% | 0.96 | 1.36 | 25.7 |
| Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | 3.33 | +25% | 1.25 | +14% | 1.20 | +4% | 0.69 | 1.20 | 29.1 |
| Stade Rennais | 3.32 | +26% | 1.28 | +23% | 1.33 | +18% | 1.20 | 1.33 | 29.5 |
| Le Mans | 3.24 | +20% | 1.39 | +18% | 0.87 | 0% | 1.59 | 1.70 | 25.6 |
| FC Lorient | 2.92 | +19% | 0.89 | -8% | 0.99 | +10% | 1.82 | 1.15 | 28.4 |
| Association Jeunesse Auxerroise | 2.91 | +17% | 1.34 | +29% | 1.46 | +48% | 1.42 | 1.98 | 22.7 |
| Lille OSC | 2.77 | -4% | 0.74 | -38% | 1.11 | +8% | 1.94 | 1.43 | 25.7 |
| Toulouse | 2.71 | +4% | 0.86 | -15% | 1.09 | -6% | 2.33 | 1.86 | 23.2 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 2.67 | -7% | 1.13 | -7% | 0.86 | -27% | 1.27 | 1.27 | 24.5 |
| AS Monaco | 2.67 | -4% | 1.02 | -7% | 1.02 | -13% | 1.02 | 1.08 | 34.4 |
| Le Havre AC | 2.58 | -2% | 0.99 | -6% | 1.76 | +84% | 1.55 | 1.76 | 27.8 |
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 2.56 | -3% | 1.23 | +19% | 0.85 | -30% | 1.04 | 1.14 | 28.6 |
| Racing Club de Lens | 2.55 | -4% | 1.24 | +19% | 1.00 | -3% | 1.37 | 2.05 | 22.9 |
| Paris | 2.21 | -17% | 0.86 | -30% | 0.70 | -27% | 1.18 | 1.83 | 25.7 |
| OGC Nice Côte d'Azur | 2.09 | -18% | 1.00 | -8% | 1.14 | -1% | 1.05 | 1.14 | 23.3 |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 1.98 | -24% | 0.94 | -13% | 0.80 | -27% | 1.13 | 1.32 | 28.4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1.97 | -29% | 0.76 | -36% | 1.25 | +26% | 1.34 | 0.63 | 22.7 |
| Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne | 1.87 | -25% | 0.68 | -32% | 0.93 | -1% | 1.70 | 1.57 | 26.9 |
What Ligue 1 defenses allow to midfielders
League average per midfielder per 90: 1.24 shots, 0.43 on target, 2.00 tackles, 1.34 fouls, 1.30 fouls drawn, 48.6 pass attempts.
| Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | 1.52 | +19% | 0.60 | +32% | 1.72 | -11% | 1.40 | 1.20 | 51.3 |
| Le Mans | 1.50 | +15% | 0.46 | 0% | 1.60 | -22% | 0.92 | 1.52 | 52.2 |
| Stade Rennais | 1.45 | +26% | 0.54 | +27% | 2.02 | +5% | 1.39 | 1.54 | 47.2 |
| Toulouse | 1.45 | +22% | 0.38 | -4% | 2.53 | +31% | 1.17 | 1.83 | 41.1 |
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1.45 | +19% | 0.45 | +4% | 2.32 | +20% | 0.92 | 1.06 | 50.3 |
| OGC Nice Côte d'Azur | 1.41 | +12% | 0.44 | -6% | 1.82 | -13% | 0.85 | 0.97 | 46.2 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 1.36 | +1% | 0.37 | -13% | 2.18 | +5% | 1.39 | 1.27 | 47.4 |
| AS Monaco | 1.36 | +3% | 0.39 | -21% | 1.91 | -4% | 1.42 | 1.47 | 48.7 |
| Association Jeunesse Auxerroise | 1.32 | +25% | 0.36 | -1% | 3.06 | +64% | 1.25 | 1.61 | 52.3 |
| Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne | 1.28 | +6% | 0.53 | +39% | 1.90 | -7% | 1.43 | 1.21 | 56.0 |
| Lille OSC | 1.18 | +1% | 0.36 | -10% | 2.43 | +23% | 1.75 | 1.24 | 47.7 |
| Racing Club de Lens | 1.18 | -8% | 0.41 | -13% | 1.57 | -22% | 1.27 | 1.24 | 44.3 |
| Le Havre AC | 1.14 | +2% | 0.60 | +51% | 2.16 | +16% | 1.75 | 1.56 | 47.5 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1.02 | -22% | 0.43 | -9% | 2.01 | -1% | 1.30 | 0.65 | 32.4 |
| FC Lorient | 1.00 | -10% | 0.40 | +18% | 1.40 | -34% | 1.70 | 0.80 | 59.4 |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 0.99 | -20% | 0.32 | -28% | 2.70 | +48% | 1.75 | 1.51 | 53.1 |
| Paris | 0.84 | -35% | 0.28 | -36% | 1.31 | -30% | 1.28 | 1.53 | 49.9 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 0.80 | -34% | 0.33 | -16% | 1.69 | -17% | 1.30 | 1.19 | 48.9 |
What Ligue 1 defenses allow to defenders
League average per defender per 90: 0.62 shots, 0.18 on target, 1.65 tackles, 1.05 fouls, 0.84 fouls drawn, 53.0 pass attempts.
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 0.94 | +77% | 0.27 | +55% | 2.22 | +30% | 0.97 | 1.06 | 56.8 |
| Lille OSC | 0.88 | +16% | 0.18 | -19% | 1.64 | -9% | 0.96 | 0.85 | 52.5 |
| Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | 0.87 | +45% | 0.12 | -38% | 1.32 | -12% | 1.59 | 0.60 | 51.0 |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 0.79 | +46% | 0.12 | -30% | 1.52 | -6% | 1.28 | 1.16 | 51.3 |
| Le Mans | 0.74 | +9% | 0.21 | +10% | 1.18 | -31% | 1.01 | 0.98 | 51.5 |
| OGC Nice Côte d'Azur | 0.70 | +50% | 0.33 | +117% | 1.52 | -4% | 0.84 | 0.79 | 51.6 |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 0.65 | +1% | 0.15 | -23% | 1.85 | +16% | 1.20 | 0.88 | 49.4 |
| Association Jeunesse Auxerroise | 0.63 | -15% | 0.26 | +16% | 2.20 | +39% | 0.57 | 0.94 | 49.4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0.63 | -5% | 0.23 | +34% | 1.71 | +14% | 1.03 | 0.60 | 31.7 |
| FC Lorient | 0.62 | +12% | 0.10 | -43% | 1.98 | +12% | 1.04 | 0.75 | 64.2 |
| Olympique de Marseille | 0.60 | +3% | 0.22 | +29% | 1.56 | -10% | 0.92 | 0.60 | 46.6 |
| Le Havre AC | 0.57 | -7% | 0.20 | +29% | 1.56 | +13% | 1.16 | 0.74 | 52.2 |
| Toulouse | 0.51 | -26% | 0.11 | -49% | 1.80 | +16% | 0.88 | 1.10 | 57.1 |
| AS Monaco | 0.48 | -16% | 0.24 | +63% | 1.86 | +25% | 0.93 | 0.96 | 52.4 |
| Stade Rennais | 0.44 | -30% | 0.18 | -25% | 1.29 | -14% | 0.97 | 0.59 | 48.9 |
| Racing Club de Lens | 0.43 | -9% | 0.19 | +36% | 1.70 | -2% | 1.30 | 0.78 | 52.1 |
| Paris | 0.42 | -38% | 0.11 | -41% | 1.52 | -10% | 1.10 | 0.85 | 63.8 |
| Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne | 0.35 | -30% | 0.12 | -31% | 1.34 | -17% | 1.14 | 0.85 | 72.6 |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Start with the position
For a forward's shots prop against Olympique de Marseille, the forwards table shows 3.46 shots per 90 allowed. The Ligue 1 average is 2.66.
Check the vs own column
Olympique de Marseille shows +16%: those forwards shot that much more against Olympique de Marseille than in their other matches. A high raw number with a small vs own number is usually a schedule full of strong forwards.
Scale it to the player
A forward at the league average of 2.66 per 90 who plays 75 minutes works out to about 2.6 shots at that rate. For a tackles prop, read that column the same way: midfielders make 3.06 per 90 against Association Jeunesse Auxerroise, against an average of 2.00.
Check today's line
This table looks back. Today's Ligue 1 line and the player's hit rate against it are in PickFinder, next to these defense numbers.
How this is counted
Counts every forward, midfielder and defender row in 80 Ligue 1 matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 21, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026, grouped by the team they played against. Per 90 is the group's total divided by its minutes, times 90, so it's a rate per player and a substitute's 20 minutes counts as 20 minutes. "vs own" compares the total with what those same players do at their own per 90 rate in their other Ligue 1 matches, using the league's position average for anyone with under 180 other minutes. Positions come from OpticOdds; goalkeepers are left out. Teams need 3 or more matches. Cup games are excluded. Only matches with full Opta coverage in OpticOdds are counted, so a match with missing stats never reads as zeros.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which Ligue 1 team allows the most shots to forwards?
Olympique de Marseille, at 3.46 shots per 90 and 1.36 on target. The league average is 2.66 shots and 1.05 on target.
Which Ligue 1 team is hardest to shoot against?
For forwards, Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, at 1.87 shots per 90 and 0.68 on target.
Which team do Ligue 1 midfielders make the most tackles against?
Association Jeunesse Auxerroise, at 3.06 tackles per 90 against a league average of 2.00.
Which team fouls forwards the most?
Racing Club de Lens: forwards draw 2.05 fouls per 90 against them, against a league average of 1.43.
What does "vs own" mean?
It compares what players did against a team with what the same players do in their other matches. Olympique de Marseille's +16% means forwards took that much more than usual against Olympique de Marseille, whoever those forwards were.
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