Brighton and Hove Albion vs Newcastle United - who is the better team?

Currently Newcastle United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 72. Brighton and Hove Albion has 9 goals and Newcastle United has a total of 9 goals. Our opinion is that currently Newcastle United would win the match.

• At the moment Newcastle United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1162 interceptions and 50 blocks.
• In Newcastle United the two top defensive players are Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie.
• In Newcastle United the two top defenders are Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Newcastle United 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. Newcastle United has a PPV value of 0.19 and Brighton and Hove Albion has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Newcastle United Kieran Trippier has a total value of 0.63 and in the team of Brighton and Hove Albion the best player is Pascal Gross.

• 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.)
• Brighton and Hove Albion has scored in this season so far 9 goals and 43 shots on goal. Newcastle United scored 9 and 43 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Brighton and Hove Albion are Neal Maupay with 7 goals and Leandro Trossard with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.29 and 5.16.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 6 goals and Allan Saint Maximin with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.42 and 3.89.
• Our opinion is that Newcastle United has the better offensive players than Newcastle United.

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