Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna - who is the better team?

Currently Athletic Bilbao has a better 1vs1 performance index with 76. Athletic Bilbao has 40 goals and Osasuna has a total of 37 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 1779 interceptions and 187 blocks.
• In Osasuna the two top defensive players are David Garcia Zubiria and Lucas Torro Marset.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Daniel Vivian Moreno.
• 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. Osasuna has a PPV value of 0.29 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Osasuna Jose Angel has a total value of 0.81 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Iker Muniain.

• 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 40 goals and 136 shots on goal. Osasuna scored 37 and 106 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams with 8 goals and Oihan Sancet Tirapu with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.73 and 4.88.
• The two best players of Osasuna are Ante Budimir with 8 goals and Luis Ezequiel Avila with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.98 and 4.68.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Osasuna.

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.