Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur - who is the better team?

Currently Tottenham Hotspur has a better 1vs1 performance index with 307. Atletico Madrid has 22 goals and Tottenham Hotspur has a total of 36 goals. Our opinion is that currently Tottenham Hotspur would win the match.

• At the moment Tottenham Hotspur has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1062 interceptions and 76 blocks.
• In Tottenham Hotspur the two top defensive players are Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez.
• In Atletico Madrid the two top defenders are Saul Niguez Esclapez and Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Tottenham Hotspur 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. Tottenham Hotspur has a PPV value of 0.26 and Atletico Madrid has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Tottenham Hotspur Harry Winks has a total value of 0.66 and in the team of Atletico Madrid the best player is Kieran Trippier.

• 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 22 goals and 79 shots on goal. Tottenham Hotspur scored 36 and 104 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Atletico Madrid are Alvaro Borja Morata Martin with 7 goals and Angel Correa with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.33.
• The two best players of Tottenham Hotspur are Harry Kane with 11 goals and Dele Alli with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.49 and 0.41.
• Our opinion is that Tottenham Hotspur has the better offensive players than Atletico Madrid.

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