Barcelona vs Getafe - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 310. Barcelona has 86 goals and Getafe has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Getafe has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1915 interceptions and 53 blocks.
• In Getafe the two top defensive players are Djene and Mauro Arambarri.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Getafe 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. Barcelona has a PPV value of 0.37 and Getafe has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Barcelona Alex Collado Gutierrez has a total value of 0.95 and in the team of Getafe the best player is Damian Suarez.

• 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.)
• Barcelona has scored in this season so far 86 goals and 226 shots on goal. Getafe scored 40 and 127 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Lionel Messi with 22 goals and Luis Suarez with 16 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.57.
• The two best players of Getafe are Jaime Mata Arnaiz with 11 goals and Angel Rodriguez with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.43 and 0.36.
• Our opinion is that Barcelona has the better offensive players than Getafe.

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