Athletic Bilbao vs UC Sampdoria - who is the better team?

Currently UC Sampdoria has a better 1vs1 performance index with 278. Athletic Bilbao has 21 goals and UC Sampdoria has a total of 30 goals. Our opinion is that currently UC Sampdoria would win the match.

• At the moment UC Sampdoria has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 789 interceptions and 59 blocks.
• In UC Sampdoria the two top defensive players are Albin Ekdal and Lorenzo Tonelli.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Ander Capa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that UC Sampdoria 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 UC Sampdoria has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Athletic Bilbao Inigo Vicente Elorduy has a total value of 1.26 and in the team of UC Sampdoria the best player is Antonio Candreva.

• 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 21 goals and 62 shots on goal. UC Sampdoria scored 30 and 59 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams with 4 goals and Iker Muniain with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.36.
• The two best players of UC Sampdoria are Fabio Quagliarella with 7 goals and Jakub Jankto with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.53 and 0.13.
• Our opinion is that UC Sampdoria has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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