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

Currently Brighton and Hove Albion has a better 1vs1 performance index with 292. Brighton and Hove Albion has 36 goals and Newcastle United has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently Brighton and Hove Albion would win the match.

• At the moment Newcastle United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1611 interceptions and 138 blocks.
• In Newcastle United the two top defensive players are Federico Fernandez and Isaac Hayden.
• In Brighton and Hove Albion the two top defenders are Lewis Dunk and Adam Webster.
• 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. Brighton and Hove Albion has a PPV value of 0.23 and Newcastle United has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Brighton and Hove Albion Alireza Jahanbakhsh has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of Newcastle United the best player is Javier Manquillo.

• 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 36 goals and 127 shots on goal. Newcastle United scored 40 and 125 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Brighton and Hove Albion are Neal Maupay with 8 goals and Lewis Dunk with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 16 and 3.13.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 12 goals and Joe Willock with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.01 and 3.59.
• Our opinion is that Newcastle United has the better offensive players than Brighton and Hove Albion.

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