Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 270. Athletic Bilbao has 41 goals and Getafe has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently Athletic Bilbao would win the match.

• At the moment Getafe has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1915 interceptions and 53 blocks.
• In Getafe the two top defensive players are Djene and Mauro Arambarri.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Yeray Alvarez and Inigo Martinez.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Getafe 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. Getafe has a PPV value of 0.18 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Getafe Damian Suarez has a total value of 0.54 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 41 goals and 137 shots on goal. Getafe scored 40 and 127 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Raul Garcia with 15 goals and Inaki Williams with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.3.
• The two best players of Getafe are Jaime Mata Arnaiz with 11 goals and Angel Rodriguez with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.43 and 0.36.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Getafe.

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.