Atletico de Madrid vs Atalanta - who is the better team?

Currently Atalanta has a better 1vs1 performance index with 89. Atletico Madrid has 27 goals and Atalanta has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Atalanta would win the match.

• At the moment Atalanta has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 823 interceptions and 48 blocks.
• In Atalanta the two top defensive players are Merih Demiral and Marten Roon.
• In Atletico Madrid the two top defenders are Reinildo Isnard Mandava and Axel Witsel.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Atalanta 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. Atalanta has a PPV value of 0.27 and Atletico Madrid has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Atalanta Jeremie Boga has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of Atletico Madrid the best player is Angel Correa.

• 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.)
• Atletico Madrid has scored in this season so far 27 goals and 100 shots on goal. Atalanta scored 37 and 94 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Atletico Madrid are Alvaro Borja Morata Martin with 7 goals and Antoine Griezmann with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.52 and 4.15.
• The two best players of Atalanta are Ademola Lookman with 11 goals and Teun Koopmeiners with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.9 and 5.69.
• Our opinion is that Atalanta has the better offensive players than Atletico Madrid.

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