AS Saint-Etienne : Payet, the most dangerous player in Ligue 1? | ASSE News

In an article devoted to Dimitri Payet’s statistics, Ligue 1 confirms the good season for Reunion. He is very high in several offensive rankings!

This Friday, Ligue 1 published an article on Dimitri Payet’s statistics. According to the latter, he is one of the most dangerous players in the offensive league.

Decisive on several occasions this season, he has been one of the incontrovertible holders of André Villas-Boas since the arrival of the Portuguese coach. In statistics published by the L1, Payet (345) is second in the classification of assists preceding a shot since 2015/16, just behind Angel Di Maria (389).

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Passes leading to a shot:

Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain): 389
Dimitri Payet (Marseille Olympics): 345
Thomas Mangani (Angers SCO): 342
Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier HSC and AS Saint-Etienne): 308
Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais): 264
Julien Féret (SM Caen): 23
Nicolas De Préville (Stade de Reims, LOSC and Girondins de Bordeaux): 225
Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marseille): 224
Andy Delort (SM Caen, Toulouse FC and Montpellier HSC): 205
Rémy Cabella (Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Etienne): 201

15 GOALS OUTSIDE THE SURFACE FOR PAYET

Besides being a threat in the assists field, Dimitri Payet also excels in finishing. His specialty: goals from afar. The former West Ham player has been the top scorer outside the Ligue 1 area since the 2010/11 season. Statistics which show its effectiveness and which prove its importance in the eleven of Marseille.

Away goals:

Dimitri Payet (ASSE, LOSC and Olympique de Marseille): 15
Nicolas De Préville (Stade de Reims, LOSC and Girondins de Bordeaux): 13
Florian Thauvin (SC Bastia and Olympique de Marseille): 11
Romain Hamouma (SM Caen and AS Saint-Etienne): 10
Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain): 10
André-Pierre Gignac (Olympique de Marseille): 10
Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais): 10
Wahbi Khazri (SC Bastia, Girondins de Bordeaux, Stade Rennais, ASSE): 10
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain): 8
Rémy Cabella (Montpellier HSC, Olympique de Marseille and ASSE): 8
Morgan Sanson (Montpellier HSC and Olympique de Marseille): 8
Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyonnais): 8
Floyd Ayité (Stade de Reims and SC Bastia): 8
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain): 8