Almeria vs Real Valladolid - who is the better team?

Currently Almeria has a better 1vs1 performance index with 81. Almeria has 23 goals and Real Valladolid has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Almeria would win the match.

• At the moment Almeria has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 823 interceptions and 72 blocks.
• In Almeria the two top defensive players are Rodrigo Ely and Srdan Babic.
• In Real Valladolid the two top defenders are Javier Sanchez De Felipe and Joaquin Fernandez Moreno.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Almeria 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. Real Valladolid has a PPV value of 0.21 and Almeria has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Real Valladolid Lucas Rene Olaza Catrofe has a total value of 0.57 and in the team of Almeria the best player is Francisco Portillo Soler.

• 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.)
• Almeria has scored in this season so far 23 goals and 81 shots on goal. Real Valladolid scored 13 and 79 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Almeria are El Bilal Bilal Toure with 4 goals and Luis Javier Suarez Charris with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.06 and 4.17.
• The two best players of Real Valladolid are Sergio Leon with 5 goals and Roque Mesa with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.88 and 0.75.
• Our opinion is that Almeria has the better offensive players than Real Valladolid.

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