The top 5 choices for the Ballon d'Or according to the stats

The top 5 choices for the Ballon d'Or according to the stats

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the statistical leader in the race for the Ballon d'Or. AFP

The 'France Football' ceremony is more awaited than ever by all football fans. After a season full of twists and turns, it is now impossible to predict who will win the Ballon d'Or. However, the statistics have spoken for themselves. Cristiano Ronaldo should win the award if mathematics is anything to go by.

Will individual performance take precedence over collective performance? Will the World Cup won by France be important? Will this be the end of Messi-Ronaldo hegemony? These are questions that are difficult to answer today, but that football fans have been asking themselves for several weeks.

While the top 3 of the Ballon d'Or after counting half of the votes has been revealed by the French radio station "RFI", Modric supposedly being at the top of the ranking, "ProFootballDB", BeSoccer's laboratory, highlights the five best performing players this year. Players who are expected to form the top 5' of the France Football award ranking according to statistics, and among whom Luka Modric is not included, seen as the favourite for the trophy this year and voted player of the year by UEFA.

The ELO ranking reports on each player's performance by taking into account various variables, such as the level of matches, opponents, competitions, impacts in moments of maximum pressure, goals and decisive passes, etc...

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

According to statistics from 'ProFootballDB', the Portuguese superstar is expected to win the prize, thanks to his impressive performances this season, including a new Champions League with Real Madrid.

2. Antoine Griezmann

Griezmann is just behind the Juventus forward. He is the player who has won the most trophies this year: the Europa League, the European Super Cup but above all the World Cup, after a distinguished season with the French national team.

3. Kylian Mbappe

The PSG forward closes out the podium. The Frenchman believes he has all the necessary ingredients on his side to win the award. It is difficult to argue with him, after a prolific season in goals but in titles as well. In addition to a World Cup win with Les Bleus, the PSG player won every domestic trophy. However, the poor performance of the Parisians in the Champions League and his young age should handicap him in the race for the precious trophy.

4. Lionel Messi

Voted best player of the 2017-18 Liga season, Lionel Messi flopped on a European stage, losing in the Champions League quarter-finals against Roma and in the Round of 16 of the World Cup with the Argentine team. He is also the top scorer in Europe this season.

5. Raphael Varane

Although he seems to have experienced the backlash of his great World Cup in recent weeks, the French defender has had some very good days with Real Madrid, winning a new Champions League in May in Kiev. At 25 years old, Varane has been playing for eight seasons at the Bernabeu and has had more than fifty caps with Les Bleus. Impressive.