Atalanta vs Rayo Vallecano - who is the better team?

Currently Atalanta has a better 1vs1 performance index with 89. Atalanta has 44 goals and Rayo Vallecano has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently Atalanta would win the match.

• At the moment Atalanta has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1290 interceptions and 48 blocks.
• In Atalanta the two top defensive players are Marten Roon and Rafael Toloi.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defenders are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Atalanta 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 Atalanta has a value of 0.27. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of Atalanta the best player is Jeremie Boga.

• 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.)
• Atalanta has scored in this season so far 44 goals and 130 shots on goal. Rayo Vallecano scored 31 and 113 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Atalanta are Ademola Lookman with 12 goals and Rasmus Winter Winther Hojlund with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.01 and 4.44.
• 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 Atalanta has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

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