Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - who is the better team?
Is Borussia Dortmund better than Athletic Bilbao?
Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 327. Borussia Dortmund has 21 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 12 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.
Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - who has the better defense?
- At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 417 interceptions and 13 blocks.
- In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Inigo Martinez and Yeray Alvarez.
- In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
- Based on this statistics we believe that Athletic Bilbao has currently the best defense.
Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - who has the better midfield?
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 0.34 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Inigo Vicente Elorduy.
Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Bilbao - who has the better attackers?
- 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 21 goals and 55 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 12 and 40 shots on goal.
- The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 10 goals and Mats Hummels with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.41.
- The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams with 2 goals and Unai Lopez Cabrera with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.33 and 0.22.
- Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.
Summary
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.
