Athletic Bilbao vs Bologna FC 1909 - who is the better team?

Currently Bologna FC 1909 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 281. Athletic Bilbao has 23 goals and Bologna FC 1909 has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bologna FC 1909 would win the match.

• At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1137 interceptions and 47 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Yeray Alvarez and Inigo Martinez.
• In Bologna FC 1909 the two top defenders are Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mattia Bani.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Athletic Bilbao 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. Bologna FC 1909 has a PPV value of 0.24 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Bologna FC 1909 Mitchell Dijks has a total value of 0.72 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Unai Vencedor Paris.

• 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.)
• Athletic Bilbao has scored in this season so far 23 goals and 86 shots on goal. Bologna FC 1909 scored 37 and 123 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Raul Garcia with 6 goals and Inaki Williams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.37.
• The two best players of Bologna FC 1909 are Riccardo Orsolini with 7 goals and Rodrigo Palacio with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.3 and 0.37.
• Our opinion is that Bologna FC 1909 has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Bologna FC 1909 is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.