Barcelona vs Real Betis - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. Barcelona has 68 goals and Real Betis has a total of 62 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Barcelona has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1875 interceptions and 180 blocks.
• In Barcelona the two top defensive players are Jules Kounde and Sergio Busquets.
• In Real Betis the two top defenders are Guido Rodriguez and Luiz Felipe.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Barcelona 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 0.39 and Real Betis has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Barcelona Jordi Alba has a total value of 0.91 and in the team of Real Betis the best player is Joaquin.

• 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 68 goals and 240 shots on goal. Real Betis scored 62 and 165 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Robert Lewandowski with 35 goals and Memphis Depay with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 35.51 and 11.4.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Juanmi with 16 goals and Borja Iglesias Quintas with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.1 and 7.02.
• 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.