Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 3 goals and Brighton and Hove Albion has a total of 2 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Brighton and Hove Albion has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 102 interceptions and 10 blocks.
• In Brighton and Hove Albion the two top defensive players are Jo?l Ivo Veltman and Lewis Dunk.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Brighton and Hove Albion 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. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.23 and Brighton and Hove Albion has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Chelsea Conor John Gallagher has a total value of 1.36 and in the team of Brighton and Hove Albion the best player is Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey.

• 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.)
• Chelsea has scored in this season so far 3 goals and 0 shots on goal. Brighton and Hove Albion scored 2 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Kalidou Koulibaly with 1 goals and Reece James with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.59 and 0.44.
• The two best players of Brighton and Hove Albion are Pascal Gross with 2 goals and Leandro Trossard with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.22 and 0.17.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Brighton and Hove Albion.

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