Athletic Bilbao vs Elche - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Athletic Bilbao has 46 goals and Elche has a total of 29 goals. Our opinion is that currently Athletic Bilbao would win the match.

• At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1525 interceptions and 46 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Oscar de Marcos Arana and Mikel Vesga.
• In Elche the two top defenders are Omar Mascarell and Pedro Bigas.
• 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. Athletic Bilbao has a PPV value of 0.32 and Elche has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Athletic Bilbao Oscar de Marcos Arana has a total value of 0.74 and in the team of Elche the best player is .

• 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 46 goals and 32.85 shots on goal. Elche scored 29 and 31.69 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams with 10 goals and Oihan Sancet Tirapu with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.84 and 7.12.
• The two best players of Elche are Lucas Boye with 6 goals and Pere Milla Pena with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.86 and 5.88.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Elche.

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