Barcelona vs Sevilla - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 80. Barcelona has 0 goals and Sevilla has a total of 1 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Sevilla has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 30 interceptions and 3 blocks.
• In Sevilla the two top defensive players are Nemanja Gudelj and Fernando Francisco Fernando Regec.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Eric Garcia and Jordi Alba.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Sevilla 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 0.25 and Sevilla has a value of 0.12. Within the team of Barcelona Frenkie De Jong has a total value of 1 and in the team of Sevilla the best player is Jesus Navas.

• 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 0 goals and 0 shots on goal. Sevilla scored 1 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Ronald Araujo with 0 goals and Gerard Pique with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Rafael Mir Vicente with 1 goals and Alfonso Pastor Pastor Vacas with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.79 and 0.
• Our opinion is that Sevilla has the better offensive players than Barcelona.

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.