Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Athletic Bilbao has 36 goals and Getafe has a total of 27 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 1250 interceptions and 56 blocks.
• In Getafe the two top defensive players are Domingos Sousa Coutinho Menezes Duarte and Djene.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Yeray Alvarez and Daniel Vivian Moreno.
• 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. Athletic Bilbao has a PPV value of 0.32 and Getafe has a value of 0.14. Within the team of Athletic Bilbao Oscar de Marcos Arana has a total value of 0.74 and in the team of Getafe the best player is Damian Suarez.

• 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 36 goals and 122 shots on goal. Getafe scored 27 and 92 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Oihan Sancet Tirapu with 8 goals and Gorka Guruzeta Rodriguez with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.02 and 3.84.
• The two best players of Getafe are Enes Unal with 13 goals and Borja Mayoral with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.08 and 7.42.
• 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.