Barcelona vs Real Betis - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 311. Barcelona has 57 goals and Real Betis has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Real Betis has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 940 interceptions and 81 blocks.
• In Real Betis the two top defensive players are Marc Bartra and Aissa Mandi.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Real Betis 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 0.38 and Real Betis has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Barcelona Ricard Puig Marti has a total value of 2.06 and in the team of Real Betis the best player is Antonio Barragan.

• 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 57 goals and 145 shots on goal. Real Betis scored 32 and 101 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Lionel Messi with 18 goals and Luis Suarez with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.58.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Lorenzo Moron Garcia with 8 goals and Joaquin with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.57 and 0.47.
• Our opinion is that Barcelona has the better offensive players than Real Betis.

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.