Athletic Bilbao vs Hertha BSC Berlin - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Athletic Bilbao has 47 goals and Hertha BSC has a total of 42 goals. Our opinion is that currently Athletic Bilbao would win the match.

• At the moment Hertha BSC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1681 interceptions and 95 blocks.
• In Hertha BSC the two top defensive players are Marc Oliver Kempf and Lucas Tousart.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Yuri Berchiche and Oscar de Marcos Arana.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Hertha BSC 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 Hertha BSC has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Athletic Bilbao Oscar de Marcos Arana has a total value of 0.74 and in the team of Hertha BSC the best player is Maximilian Mittelstadt.

• 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 47 goals and 33.53 shots on goal. Hertha BSC scored 42 and 35.47 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Oihan Sancet Tirapu with 10 goals and Inaki Williams with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8 and 10.28.
• The two best players of Hertha BSC are Dodi Lukebakio with 11 goals and Marco Richter with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.2 and 3.55.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Hertha BSC.

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.