Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. Borussia Dortmund has 45 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 33 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 967 interceptions and 59 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Ander Capa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Dortmund 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. Borussia Dortmund has a PPV value of 0.31 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.96 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Inigo Vicente Elorduy.

• 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.)
• Borussia Dortmund has scored in this season so far 45 goals and 124 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 33 and 88 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 17 goals and Jadon Sancho with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.26.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 6 goals and Inaki Williams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.22 and 0.28.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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