Fiorentina vs Rayo Vallecano - who is the better team?

Currently ACF Fiorentina has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. ACF Fiorentina has 32 goals and Rayo Vallecano has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently ACF Fiorentina would win the match.

• At the moment Rayo Vallecano has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1173 interceptions and 57 blocks.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defensive players are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• In ACF Fiorentina the two top defenders are Lucas Martinez Quarta and Nikola Milenkovic.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Rayo Vallecano has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Rayo Vallecano has a PPV value of 0.39 and ACF Fiorentina has a value of 0.38. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of ACF Fiorentina the best player is Alfred Duncan.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• ACF Fiorentina has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 139 shots on goal. Rayo Vallecano scored 31 and 113 shots on goal.
• The two best players of ACF Fiorentina are Arthur Mendonca Cabral with 6 goals and Nicolas Ivan Gonzalez with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.86 and 4.5.
• The two best players of Rayo Vallecano are Isaac Palazon Camacho with 6 goals and Sergio Camello Perez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.92 and 6.21.
• Our opinion is that ACF Fiorentina has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently ACF Fiorentina is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.