Aston Villa vs ESTAC Troyes - who is the better team?

Currently Aston Villa has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Aston Villa has 35 goals and Troyes has a total of 38 goals. Our opinion is that currently Aston Villa would win the match.

• At the moment Troyes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1319 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Troyes the two top defensive players are Erik Ross Palmer-Brown and Yoann Salmier.
• In Aston Villa the two top defenders are Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Troyes 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. Troyes has a PPV value of 0.25 and Aston Villa has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Troyes Lucien Jefferson Jefferson Agoume has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of Aston Villa the best player is Ashley Young.

• 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.)
• Aston Villa has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 115 shots on goal. Troyes scored 38 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Aston Villa are Oliver George Arthur Watkins with 9 goals and Emiliano Buendia Stati with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.9 and 3.92.
• The two best players of Troyes are Mama Samba Balde with 10 goals and Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.07 and 3.62.
• Our opinion is that Troyes has the better offensive players than Aston Villa.

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