Athletic Bilbao vs Udinese - who is the better team?

Currently Udinese has a better 1vs1 performance index with 279. Athletic Bilbao has 41 goals and Udinese has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Udinese would win the match.

• At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1760 interceptions and 92 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Yeray Alvarez and Inigo Martinez.
• In Udinese the two top defenders are William Troost Ekong and Bram Nuytinck.
• 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. Udinese has a PPV value of 0.2 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Udinese Marco Ballarini has a total value of 1.89 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 41 goals and 137 shots on goal. Udinese scored 37 and 142 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Raul Garcia with 15 goals and Inaki Williams with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.3.
• The two best players of Udinese are Kevin Lasagna with 10 goals and Stefano Okaka with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.35 and 0.32.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Udinese.

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