Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 247. Athletic Bilbao has 2 goals and Osasuna has a total of 3 goals. Our opinion is that currently Athletic Bilbao would win the match.

• At the moment Osasuna has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 165 interceptions and 5 blocks.
• In Osasuna the two top defensive players are David Garcia Zubiria and Oier Mathe Sanjurjo Mate.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Dani Garcia and Unai Simon.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Osasuna 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 0.17 and Osasuna has a value of 0.09. Within the team of Athletic Bilbao Mikel Balenziaga has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of Osasuna the best player is Jony.

• 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 2 goals and 7 shots on goal. Osasuna scored 3 and 11 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Unai Lopez Cabrera with 2 goals and Inaki Williams with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.19.
• The two best players of Osasuna are Ruben Garcia Santos with 1 goals and Adrian Lopez Alvarez with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.35 and 0.2.
• Our opinion is that Osasuna has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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.