Athletic Bilbao vs Torino FC - who is the better team?

Currently Torino FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 275. Athletic Bilbao has 29 goals and Torino FC has a total of 28 goals. Our opinion is that currently Torino FC would win the match.

• At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1263 interceptions and 53 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Yeray Alvarez and Inigo Martinez.
• In Torino FC the two top defenders are Armando Izzo and Nicolas Aleksis Julio Nkoulou.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Athletic Bilbao 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. Torino FC has a PPV value of 0.2 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Torino FC Cristian Ansaldi has a total value of 0.78 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 29 goals and 102 shots on goal. Torino FC scored 28 and 93 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Raul Garcia with 9 goals and Inaki Williams with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.39.
• The two best players of Torino FC are Andrea Belotti with 9 goals and Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.52 and 0.28.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Torino FC.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Torino FC is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.